Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-21
DAVIS TELLS OF
/. TAX INCREASE
BY COP. RING
Calls Attention to Board of
Accounts Report on
Spending.
ADAMS I SCOUTS ACTION

Calling attention to the enormous In
crease In taxation since the Republicans
came into power in Indiana, Paul g..
Davis. Democratic candidate for prose-
cutor, spoke at the League Of Nations
headquarters on North Pennsylvania
street last night.
He said:
In 1915, since which time the Republic
ans have been I'm charge OF our county
government, S6,090.O00 was paid into the
public treasury by the taxpayers or
Next year this same Republican ma
chine wiz collect over s16.00O,0O0 from
Marion County taxpayers,
In 1915, the county debt was less than
s4, 900. 600
Last year It was more than s6o00.000
This enormous increase in the amount
collected In taxes, accompanied by tho
unparalleled increase in the public debt
is due to- what the Republican State
Board of Accounts calls a free hand
spending of the public funds
with entire disregard of law and good
business Judgment"
NO DENIAL OF
ENTRAFAGANCE.
1t is a fact which cannot be and fs
not denied, that great sums of the tax
payers money has been spent in allavish
and extravagant manner.
Do you know that these Republican Of
heials are spending 5000 year Of the
puhlics money for the operation Of auto
mobiles for the running OF which there
Is no provision in law2
Do you know that they are paying ap-
proximately $4,000 n year under the
gulse Of janltor service for the court
house, and that it costs less than IS ,00C
q year 10 pay for the janitors in the
Board Of Trade building?
DO you know that they have paid ont
more than $500 10 put less than $40 worth
OF paint and hardware on election booths
Do you know they paid Slf 900 a mile 10
build three miles of road from the store
OF County Commissioner Lewis w. George
10 Valley Mills, without letting any con-
tract and without any competitive bid
ding
These. and many other Instances Of
tho outrageous mana cement OF the county
finances are charged In the published re-
ports Of the State Board of Accounts.
The Republican prosecuting attorney
does not raise bis hand IN protest.
APPROVES ACTIONS
or ASSOCIATES.
lie approves the actions OF his political
associates and Is himself party TO the
lie petitloned and prevailed upon the
county 10 pay a lawyer LOO for assist
iug him fu the trial Of the HaEg per-
jury case when, under the law, he should
which hae been we'll filed by fees paid
by the unfortunGtes or the community
and he fatty refuses % collect the bal
ancp Of 81 900 due the State npon 1udg-
ments against his apparently good friend,
Pop Leppert Of hliud tiger fame.
DO the people hf Marion County I'm
dcrse this administration Of their affairs
Is 1t the Kind Of management they
would toierate la their own business
Isn't the fact that our taxes are now
toe blgh and are growing higher sum.
efent to Interest the voters cg this county
ia the county government
AaSa diesa III peiltses. aren't the tax.
payers Interested ia oustng the crowd
which has placed these heavy burdens
upon them
IL Is an election which we are entitled
10 win
The more the people know aoout the
facts the more votes we wlll get.
The voters are insisting upon knowing
the truth and II Is the truth which we
want them 60 know
We are right and, because we are right,
we will win.