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Editorial May 8, 1872

Democratic Enquirer

Mcarthur, Vinton County, Ohio

What is this article about?

Editorial reproduces tables from the New York Nation showing state taxation rates per $1,000 and public debt per inhabitant, emphasizing high rates in Southern states under carpet-bag rule and Radicalism's legacy of debt and oppression.

Merged-components note: Taxation tables are integral to the 'Taxation and Debt' editorial; content directly references the tables.

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Nevada$26 34Maryland$10 30
Louisiana21 85Illinois10 28
Arkansas18 33Georgia9 79
Mississippi17 86Kentucky9 48
Maine15 36Vermont9 07
Nebraska14 83West Virginia9 03
Alabama14 77North Carolina9 02
Kansas14 15Indiana8 51
South Carolina13 30New Jersey7 88
New Hampshire12 88Connecticut7 83
Iowa12 62Wisconsin7 67
California12 25Michigan7 52
Massachusetts11 68New York7 47
Minnesota11 57Rhode Island7 31
Oregon11 26Texas7 10
Virginia11 26Tennessee6 73
Florida11 23Pennsylvania6 44
Missouri10 82Delaware4 30
Ohio10 52

Taxation and Debt.

The New York Nation has a very interesting table showing the wealth, debt, and ratio of taxation in each State. We give its table of the rate of taxation per $1,000, as follows:

The rates of taxation in the Southern States, under the invigorating and benign influence of carpet-bag rule, will not fail to attract attention. Delaware, which has never been blessed with that spirit of loyalty of which the Radicals are made, shows the lowest rate of taxation of any State in the Union.

There is another table which shows the rate of public debt to each inhabitant. It will show to what extent ignorance and rascality have plundered and impoverished the people of the South, and what a legacy of taxation and oppression Radicalism is leaving to the people everywhere:
Louisiana$78 03Nebraska$16 98
Massachusetts.47 49Illinois.16 61
Nevada.46 74Kentucky.14 34
Virginia.45 64Alabama.13 31
Tennessee.38 80Florida.11 64
Maryland.37 18Vermont.10 88
New York.36 46Arkansas.8 57
New Hampshire.35 04Ohio.8 34
California.32 29Iowa.6 73
Connecticut.31 79Minnesota.6 34
North Carolina.30 31Michigan.5 68
Rhode Island.27 32Wisconsin.5 60
Missouri.27 25Indiana.4 65
Maine.26 52Delaware.4 21
Pennsylvania.25 27Mississippi.3 13
New Jersey.25 22Oregon.2 40
South Carolina.18 53Texas.1 97
Georgia.18 37West Virginia.1 27
Kansas.17 58

What sub-type of article is it?

Taxation Economic Policy Partisan Politics

What keywords are associated?

State Taxation Public Debt Carpet Bag Rule Radicalism Southern States

What entities or persons were involved?

Radicals Carpet Bag Rule Southern States Delaware New York Nation

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

High Taxation And Debt In Southern States Under Radical Rule

Stance / Tone

Critical Of Carpet Bag Rule And Radicalism

Key Figures

Radicals Carpet Bag Rule Southern States Delaware New York Nation

Key Arguments

Southern States Have High Taxation Rates Due To Carpet Bag Rule Delaware Has The Lowest Taxation Rate Radicalism Has Plundered And Impoverished The South Through Ignorance And Rascality Radicalism Leaves A Legacy Of Taxation And Oppression Everywhere

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