The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-09

1909 was practically equal to that In
Hamilton county, and the duplicate In
Hamilton county ought to be 10 times
what it is in Butler county. In Fair
field county 1t was practically equal
to Hamilton county. Darke county, a
community of farmers, returned $780,,
600 in excess of Hamilton county. In
Licking county the amount was in ex
cess of the amount in Hamilton coun'
ty. In Muskingum county the amount
returned was practically 100000 in
excess of Hamilton county. In Stark
county the return was more than
double that of Hamilton county, and
so per cent more than Cuyahoga coun-
ty. In Wayne, Pickaway and Medina
counties the returns were practically
equal to those in Hamilton county. In
Tuscarawas the return was greater
by more than 100000 than in Hamil-
ton county. when we speak of per-
sonal property, we have in mind par
ticularly intangible property and not
household goods. / hope Ohio will
work to the plan of exempting house.
hold effects from taxation entirely.
Why Tax Dodgers Fought.
care you men beginning to under.
stand why the Warnes bill was fought
last summer by the tax dodgers in
Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties, men
who live on their yachts and enjoy the
blessings of government, but insist
upon the farmer and the workingman
having his property listed for taxation
at what 1t is worth, and yet, wealthy
as they are and enjoying vast for
tunes, hiding their property from tax.
alton? hope my children will speak
in pride of my administration having
been fought bitterly by these influ-
ences. No higher tribute could be
paid to il.
"a comparison Of the tax returns of
credits, notes, ETC., will show as great
or greater inequalities. In 1909 the
return in Cuyahoga was 1868, ,96S,
and in Hamilton $1,429,279 In Fair
field county the return was 81 $685. ,O80,
only $4,000 less than Cuyaho 3
county, with all the vast commerce
of that great commercial center;
$125,000 more than the return in Ham,
ilton county. Cincinnati, the gate
way to the south, the clearing house
for cotton and coal-Cleveland,
through whose gates comes coal from
the south and ore from the north for
the great steel industry of the coun-
try-and yet in notes and credits Fair
field county reports more than Ham
ilton county, and just little less than
Cuyahoga county. In Belmont coun
ty the return was greater than either
Cuyahoga or Hamilton county In
Butler, Champaign, Columbiana, Craw
ford, Greene Licking, Miami, Mus
kingum, Portage, Stark, Warren (the
largest city in Warren county is less
than $1,000, Wayne and Washington
counties, the returns were practically
equal to or greater than those in Ham
ilton county.
Hurrah For PrebIe.
"The most striking inequality Il
seen in the returns from Preble coun
ty, which is S2,161,704 as against /;
return of $1,400,O00 in Hamilton, anC
$1,600,000 in Cuyahoga, Poor, little
modest Preble county. l remembe
she only cast about 5000 votes. Blu
: If you will measure up her citizenship
according to this exhibit, little Prebl,
goes to the head of the list TAX,
those figures back to the farmers o
Ohio. | challenge the DEVILS Diar'
) to question the correctness of them
Now, gentlemen, l think you will
agree with me that the club of tn,
taxing power must never be held owe
the head of any man in this state, an
that this organization must be free
0 absolutely from politics; that tn
/. commissioners here will give dignit,
!. and efficiency to the administration o
Q the law and win the largest measure
:. of gratitude and confidence of tn
t communities in which you reside 1
Q assured If you free yourselves iron
!. all political activity.
1 TWO Thousand Under Civil Service.
"The charge has been made tha
y the governor desires to build poht
y ical machine, that you are appointe
by virtue of right given him by les
: islative enactment; that all of tn
| tdAlllS OIuSeTS III lulS Sldle your sui
ordinates. assessors and clerks, vii
be made part OF political machine
"a make to you this morning
y this announcement, that every
man employed under you in this
, state must submit to the test Of
). merit. ohio has passed a civil
u service law. The Democratic a.
ministration In this state has the
T. right between now and January
e 1st to appoint Democrats to every
8 position under these commissions.
We have the right to cut the pa
tronage pie. surrender II abso-
= iutely to the merit system. And
/ this whole organization goes un-
. der the civil service law Of this
u state. The state tax commits
u sion will, in due lme, formally
e advise you gentlemen to make
y no selections until after Janu, ry
Y 1st, when men In the dlfferert
communities can suhnqlt them