Mr. Wheelock On The Taxes

Ta the Editor of The Resistes : Sir: - I send you the following clipped frotn the Detroit Weekly Free Pres, of Aug. 30. 1888: A. A. E11Í8, of lonia, the candidate for Attorney-General, was next introduced, but the honr benig late he only spoke a few minutes. He showed that State taxes in 1884 were between 90 cents and 110 cents on the hundred dollars, and in 18S7 they were 235 cents ou the hundred ; this showed a deal of extravagance which should be reformed. The money was juandered by a creatiou of a multitude of new offices. Tos. The followingare the Uxeson $1000 of ssses8ed Vhl'intion in the township of York: 1880 „. ! 1.15 1881 _ 1 30 1882 _ 1.12 18S3 „ - 1.64 1S84 1.00 1885 .„ . . , 1.80 1888 _ 1.10 1887 „ „ „..„ 1.80 You see that the taxes were $1.8u on $1000 in 1887. The man to whom Washtenaw county is oalled upon to give 2000 msj rity ssys it is $2.35 on $100. What a truthlul set of men those Democratie candidates are ! Urania, Oït. 1, 1888.