Greencastle Star Press, Greencastle, Putnam County, 15 September 1894 — Page 7
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A Barbaroan System Replaced by a Just and Equitable Code — Burdens Equalised and Taxes Proportioned to Possessions — Illinois and Indiana Contrasted—Former Still Complaining of Partiality In Exemptions and Favoritism to Corporations—Latter Favored at the Expense of the People—Facts and Figures In Illustration—Superiority of the Indiana Plan—Democracy’s Great Triumph, For many years the necessity for reform in the system of taxation was one of the most pressing questions in the state of Indiana. It was recognized that the prevailing system was unjust, vicious and oppressively unequal in its operations, but every effort for a change long proved abortive. Under the old laws prevailing in the state up to the year ISSH, the corporations always managed to evade payment of their just proportion of taxation. The corporate in flueueos appeared to be in complete control of the machinery for levying taxes, and for years, by means known only to themselves and the revenue officials, shifted almost the entire burden of taxation to the shoulders of individual property owners. While only a small per cent of the taxes were paid by corpora tions and railroad interests, their hold ings largely exceeded the total assessed valuation of the entire state. Hundreds of thousands of individual pniperty owners throughout the state were for years assessed at from one-third to om half the actual value of their possi -sions, while the corporations were either entirely overlooked by the local assessors and state board of equalization, or sueneeded in having their aggregations of wealth listed at one-tenth, or even onetwentieth, of its value. Nor was this all or the worst. Many rich corporations, such ns the Pullman Oar company, oscaped taxation altogether. Though doing business in the state on a large scale enjoying the protection of her laws and getting the benefit of her rich resources, they returned not a dollar to the treas ury in compensation. The attempts to remedy this iniquitous system It mg pr< >ved vain. The Republican party, though often in power, refused to do anything. The demands of the people were un heard or unheeded. The old code, out of date and unjust to the last degree, was allowed to remain on the statuti
books.
Suc h was the situation when the Democratic party assumed control of the legislature in the winter of IWXf-'.H. The leaders of the party had determined to
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less administration to secure ideal resuits. In Illinois the complaints are loud and deep and a demand comes np from every quarter of the state for the tassage of a tax law similar to that in Indiana. The records in Illinois show that more than $100,000,000 worth of railroad projx rty does not pay a cent of taxes, while every acre owned by the farmer is assessed to the fullest extent. The same records show that the colossal corporations of the state, with capital stock reaching into the hundred milliiflt figures, pay taxes ou but $o,36-'l,047. It goes without saying that such a condition of affairs constitutes a crime against every individual taxpayer in the state. It is wholesale robbery of the people by the trusts and corporate monopolies, aided and abetted by officials chosen by the taxpayers to secure an equitable distribution of the burdens of taxation. Farming lands throughout the state are assessed at from sfl‘2 to $.)0 per acre, while a corporation like that of the Pullman Palace Car company, having a paid-up capital of $30,000,000, owning a city in itself and possessed of assets valued at $50,000,<km), is permitted to pay taxes on less than $2,000,000, or about 4 jH-r cent of its real value. Owners of humble homes worth from A'.’.ono to v,.o ,o aiv a.-x-ssed at from $1,000 to $2,500, or half their real value, while railroads owning $20,000,000 worth of property are allowed to escape on an assessed valuation of less than $1,000,000. Real estate experts estimate tin! value of railroad property in Chicago at $000,000,000, yet the state board of equalization places the assessed value at less than $13,000,000 and in tinentire state of Illinois at $32,000,000, although known to be worth $1,000,000,000. In other words, the individual taxpayer has to pay taxes ou about one-fourth the real value of his property, while the big railroad corporations escape with assessments of from one-tenth to one-twentieth of the real value of their holdings. The $30,000,000 paid-up capital stock of Pullman's Palace Car company is assessed at the pitiful figure of $672,846. This same company has never paid a dollar of taxes in Indiana until the present year, which is the result of a law passed by the last Democratic legislature of Indiana. It has made millions of dollars in the state during the last 30 years without returning a single dollar in taxes. The remedy tor this glaring abuse i-; due
solely to the Democratic party. Last year the total assessed value of
property in Illinois was $347,101,510, of which $700,887,855 was placed ou real estate and personal property, $79,531.73s on railroads, and $5,803,947 on capital stock corporations other than railroads. This tells the story of how the people pay the taxes while the corporations, which have the people by the throat escape the burdens of government. Precisely similar to Ibis were the conditions prevailing in Indiana until the 1 -gislath m of 1891 plucked up the abuse by the roots, made mandatory provisions for equal and just ass'-ssments and compelled all classes of property to ix-ar their fair share of the taxation. How it has operated its to the railroads is illustrated in the figures above given, contrasting the assessment of 1890 with subsequent years. But it is not simply necessary to have a good law to insure justice to the people. To the Democratic party of Indiana belongs the credit of first enacting the tax law and then enforcing it with vigorous impartiality and st>-i n justice to all. The administration of the law was resisted by one of the most power'T.rBecu.ibinations ever formed for such a ■fit- tViu.. All the railroad companies of l fAV'-jc • uniiod in refusing payment of
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TUP I l Hip PAXTrmPfin ' Read the following from The Chicago I 111-! I \ I H I \| r \\ Times and give thanks that the Demoill L.l I It vUi.1 UllLJOlJ* crats, by the present tax law. have abol-
I ished this system of corporate favoritism
“ I in Indiana:
Result of Its Work Boring the 2 Z Sesgion liecentlv Closed, Chicago ga- trust is $39,595,00!). < >n this
vast capitalization the gross earnings for |M!)3 were $2,330,000, and the net earu-
. ,, , j ings were $1,030,909. Cash dividends
i aggregating 15 jx-r cent were declared,
raej-’s K«dein|itiin> of PiedgM — Sh«-r- The aggregate assessed valuation placed mnn I.aw. Federal Klectlon law nntl iqxm the properties of the trust was McKinley I,aw .All Ke|t«-iiled — iixpenne* $l,- > 0< ,.>00, or le.-S rh.lll out‘-thirty-fifth ,, ..... of the actual value—a shining example rea y e nee . u f the manlier in which the state board The Fifty-third congress on Ang. 23 of equalization does ‘business.' The
ended one of the longest sessions in the history of the country and one that will be remarkable. It is fashionable to abuse legislative bodies, Ixitli for sins of omission and commission, and the late congress is no exception to the rule. Much, howc ver, of value has been accomplished and, still better, much of evil has lieen prevented. As the Democratic party will lx; called on for an account of its stewardship, it will be well to summarize briefly the work of the party during the year past. The three things which the Democratic party especially promised to do have been done. The Sherman law, the federal election law and the McKinley law have all been repealed. This work has been done in spite of much powerful influences arrayed against it, the Democratic party being compelled at many points to fight the solid Republican party, asisted by traitors in its own ranks. In the darkest days of the republic the Republican party placed on the statute Ixxiks a law of most dangerous tendencies, designated to retain itself in power at the exix-use of violating one of tin-most sacred principles of the constitution. It authorized United States supervisors of elections and deputy marshals to be appointed by the federal courts wholly independent of the states where the elections were to be held. By this revolutionary and unconstitutional act the R- - publican party for years dominated and controlled m my elections in its own interest. Thousands of men were arrested without cau-i and imprisoned within the states of New York, Ohio and Indiana in a single election and thus prevented from voting. The Democraticparty promised, if placed in jxiwer, that this abuse should no longer continue. It kept its pledge and elections throughout the Union are now free from federal interference. The D moeratic party in congress ha« repealed the law which, unconstitutionally as they claimed, authorized the president to levy and remit taxes. This great right has been restored to the people's representatives where alone it rightfully belongs. Another valuable reform effected by this congress is embodied in the bill of Mr. Cooper of the Fifth Indiana district authorizing the states to tax greenbacks and other United States currency. Th : s class of money has been used for many years as a means for escaping just taxation. Indianians escaped it by having their funds in bank nominally invested in greenbacks or United Stab - treasury warrants on the day for assessment. Banks accomplished the same object in the same way. This crying abuse, which enabled the dislumes', io shift Unburden of taxation fi -u tine'sVmst able
same board that committed this infamous discrimination last year is now in session in Springfield. The agents and attorneys of the gas trust are duly represented at the meetings, and there is no likelihood that the assessment for 1894 will he any higher than it was la-t year. On the contrary, it mav be lower, while individual taxpayer- will have the valuation of their property raised to
cover the deficiency. ’
The following, from the St. Louis Republic shows that the people of Illinois have yet to fight the battle for tax reform which was won in Indiana by the
Democrats in 1SS9:
"The Illinois state board of equalization must go. In inaugurating the fight for revenue reform in that state, which has since been waged in every campaign and at every session of the Illinois assembly, The Republic fits'!ared that no scheme of reform which did not involve the nlxilitiou of that btxly as at present constituted would ever be found to be practicable to correct the present and growing evils in the manner of making assessments and laying taxes. The equalization board has fought a hard battle for its own perpetuation and. sustained and supported by the wealth and influence of all the great corporations of the state, it has succeeded, at each recurring session of the assembly, in defeating in committee the bills aimed at the reform of the revenue system."
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to pay, has Ix'en finally abolished.
- - Representative Sayers, chairman of
in a suit to declare the law , th( . appropriations committee, publishes ■ i tutioual and void. This htiga-1 ilu statement showing that this ti n ui'olved more monej thau any j c,ingress has reduced appropriations to
Each year marks an increase of ne-gnx.-s who h ave the Republican party. The colored man is fast finding out that the only use that party has for him is Ids vote. The colored vote kept the Rt publican party in supremacy in country for a quarter of a century and the negro’s reward was paid in uufultilled promises. When the colored race becomes more independent with its vote, that vote will wield a greater influence for good government. The black man sees tiiis, and the more intelligent ones if the rac - are refusing to be longer driven to the polls in herds like cattle are driven to the slaughter.—Kansas
City Times.
Tin- Republican party during its long control legislated exclusively in the interest of the capitalistic class. Protection itself, the Republican fad and fetich, is nothing hut a mass i f chi— legislation, all its favors going to those who wed them least and ucne to those who need them most. Such laws are trust-breeder- and the powerful oirjMirations thus built up finally grew so .strong its to defy both congress and president. The contest now on is to t.-st the question whether this country shall be governed by the trusts or the ix'ople. Democracy champions the latter; R ■ publicauism remains with its old friends. Thomas Bracket R--ed is afflicted with the presidential ambition to such an extent as to really consider himself a candidate. But to go no further, it might as well he understood that no man who wears a "bcllyban l” can ever be pvesi dent of those United States.
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.ipie-n^ainnt n. l ne opeTatluifof the law was obstructed in every possible way. payment of taxes was resisted and suits were brought to declare the law
unconstitutu mal.
The basic principle underlying this law is that all persons shall pay taxes in proportion to their means. While none are allowed to escape, they will all be asses-cd equitably. The wealthiest corporation must bear its burden equally with the small farmer or householder. While according equal rights to all, special privileges will be allowed to none. How unjustly the old plan o]>orated and the incst'iiuable reform that has been accomplished by this great Democratic law may be judged from the single item of railroad property. The total assessments of railroad properties in the state of Indiana for the year !890, under the old system, was $ii9,7G2,l!7(i. For 1891, after the new law came into effect, tin’ assessment of the same properties was $1111,039,109. For 1392 it was $100,595,302 and for 1893 it was $159,243,8i3. It will be seen that the aggregate for
OR years the r e ha« ,n < s<' >hne years wa- $i--«o,«iv>..s.*4, as been a growing interest i against $309,233,033, which would have among the women of been tho assessment during these three the State in the StaU y*'™ - * »’•>" basis of 1—0, showing an Fair and this year tht txoess under the new law of $271,595,-
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810. But while railroad property, being the largert item, attracts the most attention, the operation of the law worked a similar reformation proportionally in all kinds of corporate property which had theretofore escaped taxation in
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other tax case ever before tried in the United States. How it was fought through for the state and finally won by the Democratic attorney general; how the railroads were compelled to come to time and settle their long withheld dues, are matt< rs of recent history and form one of the proudest triumphs of the Democratic party. Valuable as was the service to the people of enacting such a law, t lie honest and fearless enforcement of its provisions constitute a still stronger claim for public approval and
public gratitude.
REFUE2LICANISM AND DEMOCRACY. Look I pon This Picture ami Then Cast
lour Eye I'pon Thin.
As another campaign is on, it is well to contrast the records of the two great parties now contesting for supremacy in Indiana. During its tenure of power at various time s in the last decode the Democratic party has done these- things: It passed the mechanics’ lieu law. It passed the law giving laborers a lien upon the product of their labor for wages and material furnished. It passed tho law protecting labor or-
ganizations.
It jn-uiul fbe law providuig for the safety of miners and the proper ventila-
tion of mines.
It passed the law constituting eight hours a day’s labor in public employ-
ment.
It passed the law prohibiting tho blacklisting of employes. , It passed the law prohibiting “pluckme” stores. li pa-.sed tin* employe^' liability law. It passed the law prohibiting the importation of Pinkerton detectives. It passed the law against the importation of alien or foreign laborers. It enacted the school-book law. It enacted laws to purify elections. It enacted the Australian ballot law. It devised and passed the present tax
law.
It passed the new fee and salary law. It enacted the Barrett improvement
law.
It passed the state board of charities
law.
The Other Side.
Every one of the alxive mentioned laws, now admitted to be valuable, was opposed to the last by the Republican
party.
It fought the school book law with ut-
most desperation.
It arrayed itself against tho ialxir re-
form laws.
It opposed the 8-hour day law.
It was against the employee’ liability
bill.
It was the champion of Pinkerton de-
tectives.
11 iought all ihe lavs s to purify elections It arrayed itself like a stone wall against the Australian ballot law, which it regarded as an attack upon its inalien-
able right to buy votes.
11 v«.».-. b.iv.ig.ly agaiubt tin- prexeui equitable tax law and fought it at every stage, and if returned to power is pledged to repeal it and go back to tho okl sys-
tem of corporation favoritism.
the extent of $20,01)0,000. In addition to this it lias abolished several hundred useless offices and greatly reduced the expenses of the treasury department without injuring its efficiency. Another great reform, which has escaped general notice, is omlxxlied in an amendment to one of the appropriation bills which earrii «dnto law the most effectivi means yet devised for controlling and curbing the power of trusts. It is, in fact, the most stringent law against trusts ever enacted in this country. It replaces the law of the former congress which had proved ineffective. Another invaluable reform accomplished by this congress is the income tax law, the most effective measure to take the taxes off want and put them on wealth. It is confidently expected that the benefits derived from this experiment will result in making the in come tax a permanent feature of our revenue system, as it always has Ixx-n in the most enlightened countries of
Europe
While Democrats do not claim that the new tariff law is all that they ex pected and demanded, it is generally admitted that it is a vast improvement on the McKinley uiea-mre. The full measure of tanlT reform, us is well known, was defeated by untoward causes, against which the wisest and best of parties cannot guard. Treachery is a crime that is not dis covered until it has done its deadly work, and the best appointed army is helpless if its commanding officer proves untrue to his trust. But McKinlcyism at least, is gone, and tht- country by the new bill is placed several removes from that hideous oommercial nightmare. Tho new bill enlarges the free list, reduces protection on nearly all articles, some very greatly, and at every point improves on its predecessor. It is a proud consolation to sincere Democrats to reflect how gallantly tho battle for revenue r.-f inn was fought by tin- entire press -if the party, by its membership in the house of representatives, by its president and by all of its senators except a handful. The latter, aided by a solid Republican phalanx, were able in some measure to block Democratic intention by tr- aeliery to Democratic principles, but their conduct only “--rves »o bring out in bold r--lief the fidelity of the rank and file of the party. In short, while much of the work of the late congress was positively good, but little of it was bad. On a full review it will be found that, despite the shameful conduct of certain senators, this congress has been responsive to the popular will and true to Democratic pledges. Its negative services have been of great value. Many bad bills were detcated, many steals neodeu ort ami almost as great service rendered to the people by what was left undone as by what was done by positive legislation. Taken as an entirety no Democrat need icci called on to iq-oiogize for the record of his party in the Fifty-third congress. Commonweal armies were only Re- , publican chickens going home to roost j where they were hatched.
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Tin- Republican parry lights shy of tho income tax is<ue. Its state platforms are universally silent and snow that while not daring to condemn they are afraid to oppose. ‘‘Though ho would not play false,” says Lady Macbeth, “yet he would wrongly win." Republican financial policies filled the country with millionaires at one end and tramps at the other. D< moeracy, while pledged to sound finance, would introduce a system that would give equal rights to all and special privileges
to none.
Commonweal movements were unheard of until 30 years of Republican misrule had made the country ripe for them. Democracy can’t undo in a year the mischief of three decades, but if kept in power will eventually bring the nation back to first principles. Anyone who imagines that the Democrats are discouraged and will make a spiritless campaign will find himself mistaken. The party is preparing for one of the most vigorous off-year contests of its history. Thanks to the Democratic party there will be an honest vote and a fair count this fall in Indiana. The Republican Dorseys and Dudleys can no longer play their vile games nor can corporations control the timid voter. The panic was the result of Republican misrule and vicious legislation extending over a long period. After stealing the hot.se they tried to have the Democracy arrested and convicted of tincrime. Senator Voorhees denies the reports that In- will be unable to make speeches this fall. On the contrary he expects to be heard at many places and is preparing for un unusually vigorous canvass. Thd splendid schoolbook law, now in operation in Indiana, was the work of the Democratic party. Likewise the new ballot law, the now tax law and various other reformatory legislation. No party ever bad so proud a record of grr.it reforms as the Democratic party of Indiana. By their works shall ye know them," and Indiana Democracy points to its works. While Democrats admit that the new law is not all they demanded on the tariff question, they insist that it is a great improvement over McKinlcyism The rest will be made right in time. Chairman Wilson sounded the Democratic keynote in his great speech at Murtinsburg. Along that line Demo crats will fight, if it takes all fall—and
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Xotice to \ou-Residents. The State of Indiana, Putnam County. In the Putnam Circuit Court, September Term, IKIt. Susie C. Higgs
vs.
George Higgs Complaint No. 5382. Now comes the Plaintiff, by Allee & Nelson, Attorneys, and tiles her complaint herein, petition and affidavit for divorce, together with an affidavit that said defendant, tleorge Higgs, is a non-resident of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given said De fendaut, that unless he be and appear on the2Tth day of the next Term of the Putnam Circuit Court, the same being Octohr-r 3, \ f). tstlt, at the Court House in tile City of Greencaatle, in said County and State, and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will be heard and determined in hst absence. W it ness my name, and the seal of said Court, affixed at the city ol Grccncastle, this 2iHh dav of August, A. I). )X9I. DANIEL T. DARN ALL, Clerk. Allee A Nelson, Plff.’s Attys. 3C20
Notice to Noii-ltcsidciitK. The State of Indiana, Putnam County, In the Putnam Circuit Court, Seitomber Term, 1S91. June l\. Winkler George \V Winkler. Complaint No. 5085. Now comes tho Plaintiff, by Allee A Nelson, her Attorneys, and files complaint herein, for r-tition tor divorce, together with an affidavit that said defendant, George W. Winkler , is a non-resident ot the Stale of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given said defendant, that unless he lie and appear on the 27ih day of the next Term of the Putnam Circuit Court, the same being the dd day of October. A t>. 1894, at the Court House in tho city ol (ireeneastle, in said County and State, and answer or demur to said complaint’, the same will be heard and determined in his
absence.
Witness my name, and the seal of said Court, affixed at the city of Greencustle, this 31st day ot August, A. It, l-c.-t. DANIKL T. DARNALL,Clerk. Alice & Nelson, PUT '* Attys. 3t21
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