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Amit mm TAX CONSPIRACY.

l{(‘|iiiMk‘an Local Officials

Joincil

the

Democratic Conspiracy

Increase the Local Taxes and Blame the

New Tax Law,

Counties Who A-t. ■ • Ul - /’ Li.'- .. Result to the

Pass (tiunty-

Delphi, city.

Total for county.

Rcthlehem tp Jefferson tt> Noble tp flay tp Miami tp Clinton tp —

U,«09 5fl

Total for county. Claik county— Union tp Retlilehcin tp Total for county. Clay county— liewis tp Bowlinit tirccn. town . renter Point, town... . Staunton, town Brazil, city

When Held Down by Commission's Trustees, Resorted to the Courts •to Enforce Their Exhorbitant Levy.

Total for county. Crawford county l.iberty tp Boone tp la-avenworth. town... Marensto, town Alton, town

In a Foolhardy Attempt to Make the New Law Odious, ft 1,6*45,013.30 Local Taxeii Were I'miecessarily Levied by Republican Official*—Figure* Demonstrating the Republican Tax Conspiracy, the Harden of Which Fall* 1’pou the Feople. The figures heretofore printed of the' i* actually greater than the entire local increase of taxes in the several counties increase—proving that the Democratic of the state were made from the abstracts i officials in those counties decreased the officially returned by the county audi- \ local taxes of which they had control, tors. As made up from these it wtis | and the Republicans are responsible for

shown that the increase of local taxes in forty-six Republican counties from 181H) to 1HU1 was $1,258,265.13. while the increase in forty-six Democratic counties was only $510,458.82. In the settlement sheets of the various counties, since

made up, there are corrections of small j Warrick. errors in eleven counties which make a The figures here presented amount to slight change in the aggregates, increas- actual demonstration of the Republican tag the increase in the Republican conn- tax conspiracy. Outside of Marion ties to $1,260.249.45, and decreasing the county the entire increase of local taxes increase in the Democratic counties to in forty-five Democratic counties was

the entire increase made. In seven of the counties the increase made by the local Republican officials is greater than the increase of state taxes for the entire counties. They are Blackford, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Perry, Starke and

Total for county. Dearborn county— York tp Clay tp Washington tp Moore's Hill, town. .. Hillsboro, town

Total for county. DeKalb county— Butler ip N'ewville tp Wilmington tp. Kirkland tp Troy tp (Irani tp Waterloo, town .... Butler, town

*249 01 547 54 377 40 102 49 447 36 1.890 08 t3,115 70 239 79 •100 77 $73 02

735 50 93 14 156 02 334 33 4,270 80 $5,390 99 254 16 00 14 510 93 654 62 40 06 $1,526 51 2,302 00 *24 00 502 no 115 07 285 26 63,190 33

1,138 K£2 50 037 *394 •1,050 419 2,855

6503.871.60. These figures are in all probability the more accurate and will therefore be used. As has been said heretofore the increase in local taxes in the Democratic counties was made chiefly by Republican officials who joined in the Republican conspiracy to increase local taxes f counties, and blame the result to the new tax law, Hancock which, of course, had no connection with their action. The following tabular statement shows how shameful the scheme was carried out in each city, ’ town and township in each Democratic county where Republican officials were in control. In the counties of Brown and Floyd there were no Republican officials who made levies, and in the others the exact work of the officials is shown. The figures given include only the taxes for which the local officials are responsible, i. e., corporation taxes, (in cities and towns) township, tuition, special school and road taxes. The figures in the first column show the actual increase (or "decrease of these local taxes made by the officials. The second column shows the amount of school money distributed to each tax district by the state more than last year—this is computed at seventy-five cents for each school child, which is the amount of increase that the state superintendent of public instruction gave notice would be made, and the amount of reduction that therefore should have been made by the local officials. The third column shows the total unnecessary increase—that is to say the sum of the increase made and the decrease that should have been made—for which these local Republican officials are responsible. The grand total of these increases by the few Republican officials in Democratic counties is $353,763.85, which is scattered through the several counties in varying proportions. There is an increase of local taxes by Republican local officials, although there is a decrease of the total local taxes for the entire cottn1 ties of Bartholomew. Cass. Clark, Duibois, Hancock, Harrison. Jackson, MarItin. Miami, Pike, Scott, Sullivan. ISwitzerland. Tipton and Warrick. In ■the Democratic counties that show an pnerease of local taxes the increase aiade by the Republicans usually forms Ihe greater part, and in the counties <>f Parr oil, Fulton, Johnson and Madison it

only $206,714.68, while the increase of local taxes made by the Republican officials scattered through those counties aggregates $208,141.29, or more than the total increase. It would have been much more but for the action of Democratic. county commissioners in some I the counties of Dnlxiis, Harrison, La Porte, Scott, Wells and White, the Republican trustees desired to make heavy increases, but the Democratic county commissioners assumed the power of refusing to allow it. There is question as to the power of county commissioners to do this, and the Republican trustee of Blue River township, Harrison county, brought mandamus proceedings to compel the commissioners to permit the levy as he wanted it. This case is now pending in the supreme court. The people of those counties were saved an unnecessary increase of taxes by this action, but it may have been unwarranted by law. Of course, the county commissioners could not prevent the increases made by town and cities in any event. The t"fal increase of local taxes in the forty-six Republican counties being $1,269.249.45 and the increase by Republican officials in Democratic counties l>eing 6153,763.45. the Republicans of Indiana have made by their great tax conpiracy an increase of $1,623,013.30 of l.H'al taxes out of a total increase of local taxes of $1,773,121.05. The Democrats of Indiana are responsible for an increase of $1,230,547.73 of state taxes, and $150,107.75 of local taxes, or in all $1,380.055.48. In other words the Republican local officials of this state increased the local tares of the people over $240,000 more than the Democratic increase for all purposes. And this Republican increase was an unnecessary, wanton, wicked piece of political trickery, the whole burden of which falls on the people. The Democratic increase for state purposes was due to the well-known necessities of the state, and falls on the corporations of the state. The Republican increase is a foolhardy attempt to deceive the people by imposing an enormous burden on them and telling them that some e'e else placed it there. • The other Democratic increase was an honest effort to meet the needs of the state and place the burdens of taxation on a more just and equitable, basis.

Total for county $4.473 74

Dubois county—

Columbia tp *477 85 Madison tp *563 50 Birdseye, town 244 t'd Total for county *$700 71

Floyd county—

No levies by Republican officials.

Franklin county—

Bath tp Fairfield tp Posey tp Metaniora tp Mt. Carmel, town Total for county

Fulton county—

Rochester, town Kewanna, town

$2,646 00 293 00 285 00 141 00 153 00 197 00 216 00 $1,285 00 263 00 204 00 $407 00 611 00 157 00 171 00 166 00 1,740 ■ $2,751 00

224 00 115 00 236 00 164 00 107 00 $K«6 00

223 00 182 00 S9 00 118 (10 IM 00 $796 00 193 00 159 00 37 5 00 345 IN) 152 INI 144 IN) 458 00 443 00 $2,269 n0

$23,877 .VI

43 832 518 255 644 2,106

Marion tp Van Bixrentp Morristown, town..

$4,4<N) p: 502 79 37 23 $54*1 02 1,940 5( 280 74 327 62 5oii 88 6.019 Hit

*8,444 99 478 16 175 74 786 96 8)8 62 153 in: $2,462 51

2.525 158 651 2(4 419

$3,98(1 33

1,326 IIS] 431 982 *242 *912 877 8,298

Total for county. Scott county--Vienna tp Starke county Oregon tp Railroad tp Davis tp California tp Knox, town

Total for county. Sullivan county— Jackson tp St. Joseph county— Warren tp Centertp (ireene tp Lincoln tp New Carlisle, town ... Walkerton, town Myler, town

356 285 152

Total for county. Hancock county Blue River tp Jackson tp Fortville, town

Total for county. Harrrisou count y Boone t p Beth tp .. Blue River tp Washington tp Webster tp

Total for county Jackson county— Carr tp Hamilton tp Seymour, city

Total for county.. Johnson county— Clark tp Franklin tp Kdinburg, town Franklin, town Greenwood, town

COUNTIES, TOWNSHIPS AND TOWNS.

Total for county

Knox county—

Busseron tp

La Porte county

Hudson tp Coolspring tp Scipio tp Clinton tp Noble t p Cass tp Westville, town Total for county....

Madison sounty

Fall Creek tp Greene ip. Duck Creek tp Anderson, city Elwood, city Pendleton, town Total for county

Marion county—

Decatur tp Washington tp Brightwood, town Irvington, town Woo n off . town . ..... Indianapolis, school board

Total for county. ..

♦Brightwood and Woodruff are

Center township. Marshall county—

Union tp

Martin county—

Miteheltrec tp Halbert tp IsKigootee. town Shoals, town

*551 98 *450 64

9 44

199 66

44 08

*$749 52 1,296 32 768 52 $2,064 84 1.707 17 *920 26 40 80 $827 71 •884 55 281 97 258 39 *16 44 *584 50 $*294 13

892 45 *476 46 4,224 12 $4,641) 11 691 67 955 99 2.718 79 1,896 IN) 221 84 $6,IM 29 $254 57 21 95 76 62 *489 54 *571 67 *1,427 119 428 71 702 V)

$793 IN)

152 (N) 14s IN) 208 IN) 192 in) 28 IN) $718 IN) 736 IN) 153 INI $889 00 ■ ■ 395 00 191 00 -

$6,742 74 *121 85 •278 5 426 64 $26 29

*390 98 *312 Id 217 44 391 66 72 08 *$31 52 2,032 32 921 52 $2,953 s4 1.903 17 *525 26 281 sn $1,609 71

Total for county.. Switzerland county— ( ctton tp Craig tp Patriot, town Total for county.. Tipton county Liberty tp Warrick county— Anderson tp Boonetp Greer tp Ohio tp Skelton tp Newbutg, town Total for county. Washington county— Brown tp Washington tp Pierce tp Jackson tp Salem, town

Total for i

Wells county— Nottingham tp. White count)

955 8$ *5 49 398 11 >2,711 V)

*349 77 150 84 1,846 30 751 68 437 81 821 17 $4.>Ni7 80 *$516 67 519 26 *267 43 329 16 639 !4 23 49 389 55 1.215 23 $2,909 20 171 57 *516 71 150 66 *$194 48 $728 30 18<i 58 1,951 95 1,172 Hi 2,11' 30 1,169 09 507 05 $7,168 8!)

243 09 866 00 129 00

$1,170 00 395 (N)

I'd 303 126 163 203

$9-i 60

$894 (JO 213 00 127 00 193 IN) 109 IN) 174 00 240 (JO 13 00 *1,128 00 330 00 443 00 117 00 $996 u.; $666 00

234 894 :£>' 555 619 478

IN) INI IN) IN) INI INI

161 597 375 l.OtN,

ounty

485 4: is 806 245 282

250 679 564 228 *301

$1,716 ini

479 .VNl 1.512

$2,497 in)

287 321 .V (2 931

290 00 $2,331 00 $52.1 00

$1,421 87 1,371 45 20 54 5,376 13 |7 97' 67 1.276 99 3.226 79 2,827 i»i 5,511 84 $8,815 39 $783 57

168 294 137 194 252 435

IN) IN) IN) INI IN) IN)

$ .545 64 *$1,295 22

$3,117 IN) ‘244 00 053 IN) 267 IN) 228 IN) 448 IN) 81,830 IN) $f.82 00

i,it» n 360 51 58t II $3,881 9T 45 •£■ 336 84 2,149 3( 877 68 600 m 1.00* 17 $4,988 HI $377 37 736 at *80 48 522 16 8118 94; 196 41 629 5f 1,228 27 4,087 2f .507 57 *73 7) 267 (it. $761 57 $1,394 3t 423 58 2.844 1,510 86 2,678 » 1,788 01 1,045 or $1*1,285 81 395 01 1.250 Di m2 71 943 01 2,144 74

$5,375 64 *$713 22

Prairie tp

*l.4!‘8 91

282 (N)

# l,21b 'Ji

Jackson tp

• M>

no

bp m

Princeton tp

•1,85, 20

862 (N)

*l,r>5i 2t;

\\ est Point tp

e.*.4 *1

1‘. s IN)

M

Momm, town .

•«l#» 111

J2ID (to

*477 19

W oleott, town

*157 86

103 UU

*54 86

Total for county ity—

*$,5,439 66

$1,482 00

*3,957 0t_

Ktna tp

598 16

164 (N)

757 18

Union tp

1,130 56

00

1,428 5(J

Total for county

$1,723 56

$462 IN)

$2,185 (iti

M ''MARY.

Total increase in forty Democratic counties 0 f i fKll i taxes by ReTotal decrease in four Democratic counties .. ^ ^ Net Increase Increase of local taxes in Republican conn-i es

. $358,524 37 $4,75(1 52 . $453,763 85 #1,269,249 45

Total Hi'|iiiblicnn increase ef bn al taxes in the state..

>1.623,013 30

Wouldvou be

*$1,157 '.82

150 IN) $ .

s jiiirt*, ESP

45 *1,083 *605 15.8117 20.284 1,890

13 22 :ci 17 :t6 14

3M ‘220 466 3,(Kill 941 228

IN) IN) INI '.1 INI IN)

429 *8)4 *239 18.816 27,‘225 1,448

$11,718 25 1,150 35 *384 41 1,304 77 1,71*1 97 724 113.014 86 $117,512 16

$5,148 00

436 00 544 00 + 188 IN) ♦ 26,94*2 (N) $28,110 00

not aJiiHjI corporations, but are

Miami county

Total for county.

$120 02 •881 60 613 8.5 ■; 80 772 22 $1,026 67

$470 00 397 00 3IN, (N) 44s 00 186 (N) $1,221 (N)

Adams county St. Mary’s tp.. Geneva, town.

M ii HE

Total for county. Hen county— Lake tp Jefferson tp Aboite tp. Jackson tp Total for county.

#741 64 *1.'295 76 $554 12 525 73 257 76 286 HI IK I IN) $1,130 44

fai

1 h

np

: 1?

f k 3 00

$1,( 44 64

204

*1.091 76

$507 00

*57 13

421 10 4INI IN) 261 INI 361 00

Richland tp Butler tp Deer Creek tp Jackson tp Bunker Hill. town.... Xenia, tow n Amboy, town Macy, town

Total for county. Owen county—

Monigomery tp Washington tp Gosport, town Spencer, town

*247 828 2D 1,221 91 197 *.VI 436

98 17 75 52 86 91 21 92

303 (N) 344 INI 283 289 151 279 107 88

Total for county. Perry county-

Union tp Tobin tp Tell City

Total for county.

$1,445 IN)

Pike county-

Washington tp Patoka tp Petersburg, town

Total for county.

94s 7 1 Posey county—

657 76 Black tp 547 891 Point tp 421 (Ni| Robinson tp

Mt. Vernon, city

$2,575 44

Hawereek tp

483 21

241 IN)

724 21

(ierman tp

1,075 (N)

2c,s no

l.:42 *ni

Columbus’tp

2,337 39

4:Ui 00

2,4)7 39

Rockcreek tp

495 25

047 IN)

742 25

Santlifeek tp Columlms, city

551 31

181 (N)

732 31

.2.519 87

2,410 00

4,'.O.i 8?

Hope, town

.-4 91

261 06

315 91

Total for county mnty—

7,516 !4

4,038 00

11,554 97

Harrison tp

526 8'.)

430 (\)

956 89

Hartford, city

5,003 00

“20 (K)

5,723 ik)

Moblpelier, town

181 07

269 (N)

4.50 07

Total for county

$5,711 56

$1,419 00

$7,130 5(1

Total for

•>j Pulaski county

Harrison ‘

county..

White Posi Van Bun n Salem tp Beavertp..

Brown county—

No levies by Republicans.

Carroll couuty--

Jackson tp

1,270 38

329 00

1,599

331

Adams tp

1,353 71

201 00

1.554

; i

BurliuKton tp

1,668 64

414 (N)

2,082

64,

('arrulftou tp'

1,631 56

293 90

1,324

56

Monroe tp

1,733 99

668 (N)

2,301

99

Ducr Creek tp

B,728 71

276 00

4,004

T1 |

Total for county.. Putnam county Russell tp Grei-ncastle tp ^ Jefferson tp. Hussi llvillr, town Putnamville. town . Greencastle. city Total for county.. Ripley county— Otter Creek tp I.aughery tp Delaware tp Total for county.. t helby county— Washington tp

$‘2,2:2 64 11 20 766 42 INK I 39 2.1 Nil 70 $3,739 71 1.002 35 1.190 81 3,403 58 $V>9d 71 *57i 41 232 84 2,378 27 $2,040 00 2,104 4‘2 HO 00 625 86 *965 37 $1,864 91 IK 14 56 *36 77 *207 69 47 44 448 s4 $85*. 37 391 29 2.744 99 *46*2 68 *16 44 95 08 552 00 $3,3114 24

4 '5 48 69 04 538 77 $1,073 29 1,362 70

$1,844 (*)

142 345 189 451

00 IN) IN) IN)

$1,127 (N) 487 (X) 594 IN) 767 00 $1,788 00 487 IN) 7‘N‘| IN) 415 IN) $1,698 00 1,184 00 277 IN) 52S IN) 1,683 nO $3 672 00

276 261 307 211 *269

$1,324 ihI

228 273 2)1 94 TO 1.071

$1,997 INI 432 IN) tor 00 365 IN) *1,104 IN) 432 00

$40,s6tl 25 1,580 35 HKI 6!) 1,314 77 1,888 '47 724 trj 139,956 86 $145,022 56 included in

$590 02

45 40

919 85 ltd) 20 952 22 $2,247 67

55 02

672 17 517 75 1,510 54 242 56

476, 91 50 79

524 42 $4,' 56 M 153 20 1,111 42 1,149 39 2,452 70 $4,806 71 1,489 35 1,784 s] 4,110 *M $7,384 71

‘83 41

1,028 8t 2,793 27 $3,738 69 8,288 42 377 INI 1,153 Mi 717 63 $5,536 91 88(1 56 224 23

99 31

258 43 717 84 $2,180 37 619 29 3,017 '.19 *2(11 68 377 56 165 us

1,623

#5,301 -.4

8<I7 48 376 14 «.NI3 77 #2,177 29 1,791 70

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