Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1892 — MISREPRESENTING THE FACTS. [ARTICLE]

MISREPRESENTING THE FACTS.

Peannt Politics Rnn to Seed. The Republicans in their attacks on the new tax law see only the tricks of politics by which they can create a wrong impression as to the increase of revenue the state derives from the taxes collected on the assessment of last year. The counties are making their May settlement with the auditor of state on that assessment, and because the thousands of voters do not understand how the settlement is made and what is the exact amount due the state The Journal is misrepresenting the figures. The total amount collected, as expressed on a county auditor’s abstract, is not paid the state, and no one but a partisan paper, lost to all shame of political morality, would dare lie about the settlements that are being made as The Journal is doing. Yesterday paper gave the eight counties that settled Wednesday after this style: Amount Counties Settling. paid in. Increase. Jennings, 1892 *13509 19 Jennings, 1891 i 7;682 91 Increase of tax *5,626 28 Harrison, 1892 13,251 90 Harrison, 1891 9,854 80 Increase of tax 3,397 10 Hamilton), 1892 30,088 48 Hamilton, 1891 18,631 96 Increase of tax 11,456 52 These are three counties out of the eight that settled, the others being Jasper, Warren, Elkhart, Bartholomew and Clinton. Gs the eight all are under the control of Republican commissioners except Bartholomew and Harrison. Had The Journal been relieved of partisan bias in dealing with a bit of current information it would have shown what the state really received and what-the counties retained on their school fund account. The statements would then have appeared thus: Amount School Paid to Counties. Collected. Tax. State. Jasper.) .. j. .*13,950 00 * 7,164 58 * Hamilton.... 30,088 48 15,349 99 14,758 49 Harrison 13,251 90 7,141 648 6,109 92 Jennings 18,309 19 7,359 70 5,949 49 Clinton 34,095 72 18,130 93 15,904 79 Bartholomew 29,729 42 15,784 79 13,944 63 Elkl art 41,360 90 21,050 00 20,310 96 Warren 17,597 38 8,935 14 8,662 24 ' The Republicans do not seek to show, nor will they unless driven to it in the campaign, that six cents on each SIOO of these settlements is paid to the state for the sole use of the benevolent and reformatory institutions. The general state levy, twelve cents, has not been increased, but the legislature of 1891 provided for the six cents levy in addition, the law therefor stating explicitly that “the proceeds of the tax herein levied is hereby appropriated to the use of the benevolent and reformatory institutions es the state.” Out of the total amount paid the state has buUthe use of that collected for general revenue. The rest is raised for the benevolent and reformatory institutions, the soldiers’ monument. university endowment fund, and the school fund interest.—lndianapolis Sentinel.