State Taxes Have Been Increased

XotivitliKtandin.u; tífeé gift of $420,8(55. (iü by a republicau congreso to the state of Mk-lngun, whk-h sum the demwrats uBed to decrease the state tai levy, the demoi-rats liave actually Increeaed the state tax. The levy of 18í)2 its sreater tJian that of 1880, the last repirblicam year. The following- table, compiled by the Detroit Tribune trom official tsoiirces, shows the ini-rea.se in ls2 o.ver 1890: 1890. 1892. Increase. Allegan..: $ 20.049 $ 20,09! $ 45 Alpena 4,678 7.."'::" 2.S7 Barrv 17,S76 is.n:k 1.4U2 Hhv 1 29.4WÍ S:,i)10 4.ÓW Brancb Si. Ml 25J18 1,727 Calhoun - 8726 :!7.(77 251 Cass 2h.mii 20,094 -ló Charlevoix S,:l 4,395 1,054 Cheboygan 4,678 5.023 345 Clinton 23J23 2Ü.8B2 1,139 ".aton -Ï4.XH 2.'). lis 1,727 e 2Í406 II.S9S 1.99Ï Hurón B,68 iü.087 1,85$ [ngham 6.7-28 :'i l.'i-ifi 22,72.-! 2ü.fi(2 1,139 Isabella 6,014 735 1.521 Kalnmazoo "-2.H7U 38,910 1,SI Kent 60,149 62,796 2,r.l7 Lenawee :;7.J-0 :;.j;77 251 Livingston 20,040 20J 1" Macoml) 22,054 -J.;.2;:; 1.179 Manistee rfJJSB lijn ; 1,947 Menominee 854 9,184 Monroe S0,tH9 '2H.722 i'' Muskcgoh 14.7"; 1,27 i.n Onklund 3iiji89 S7.175 1,086 Ottawa 17.371Í ls.tí:s 1,463 Saginaw 44J09 4ii.4i9 2,350 ,:áeo 2()J-1'.I 21.350 1.301 St. Clair 22,054 25,118 3.064 Bt. Joseph 24,059 25,118 1,058 VanBuren 18,713 is.838 . 125 Wayne 200.4Ü8 288,626 88,128 And all this inervase occurs without the building of any new state instituttons. Why there h-liould be auy such increa.se, is n legitimatie queeti'On Oor tlie taxpayere to a.sk.