Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1914 — The Reason Why. [ARTICLE]

The Reason Why.

Indiana is “broke” under democratic rule. Indiana needs more tariff and less taxes. Democracy raised the state tax llevy 6.75 cents. During 1913 the democratic state administration spent $1,648,716.41 more than was spent during the dosing year of the last republican administration. That’s why your taxes are so high. The last legislative .session under republican rule, that of 1907, cost $130,024.87; the legislative session of 1913, under democratic rule, cost $162,507.67, an increase of $32,482.80, or 25 per cent more Another reason Why your taxes are so high. . During eight years off, republican rule the Indiana state debt was decreased $3,194,452. During the first year of Ralston’s administration the state debt was Increased $210,000, and during the past few months the democratic administration has borrowed $600,000 from Chicago 'bankers. During the last year of the last republican state administration the office of state gas inspector cost $4,273.92; last year, under democratic rule, this same office cost SB,656.18, an increase of 102 per cent. This is but one of the many reasons why your 'taxes are so high under democratic rule. During th elast year of the last ■republican state administration the office of auditor of state cost $58,941.44; last year, under democratic rule, this same office cost $72,602.32, an Increase of $13,660.88, or an increase of 23 per cent. Tlida is another reason why your taxes are so high under democratic rule.