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Show mere Bcro.vi) insruTr; Tiik apologists for the course of the City Council, the City AtMssor aud other city officials may uvj all these ill Wry at their command, call tboe who criticize the rervants of the iieojile Rich names as are common com-mon in the pothouse vocabulary, and tell what improvements are ls-temied ls-temied when tlie immense projected pro-jected revenue comes In, but they cannot cover up these patent fact: That there is scarcely anything outside of previously inaugurated improvements to thow for the "vat expenditure: which have left an empty exchequer. That though the percentage of taxation levied Uon the people is lower than before, the taxes are immensely higher, because the valuations on property have been made without regard to the specified meaning of the revenue law, or justice to the tax-I tax-I avers, or the interests of the city. That In the assessments made, property prop-erty has been placed at from three to ten times more than former figures. That tlie city asimient is vastly in excess of tlie county as-ts-.sme.it, which was complained of as far too high by taxpayers of every tarty. That the nrrrrfcr iictition for a reduction of the rate is signed by the leading bssincss men and firms of the city, by "Liberal" as well as People's and Worklngmen's voters and by both rich an J poor. That it has been treated with con-tempt con-tempt by someof tlie City Council, and is likely to be denied by tlie whole body. That the intimation that criticism comes only front "the old crowd, from "men who intend in-tend to abuse the city oDlcers no matter what they do," who have "been at a standstill for a generation." who are of '-one eet and of a past era" and who have "sllurian nerves," is utterly false and aVurd, becau-e it comes from live citizens of all sects grades and classes, including the niast active, ac-tive, progres-ive and practical men in the city. These are facts that cannot Indented. In-dented. Ana it will lie found that those who encourage the w rong that is sought to be perpetrated upon the taxpayers, are n t the friends of the city officers nor of thejiublic. They are raeid rartizaus, who seek to bolster up the tools it in olllce to do their bidding, and fur whom it will lie wen the txa Jtde, Mild and taxpayiDg residents have verylittie ue. They are running their sliaky 'Lllieral" vessel ujion the rocks of swift destruction. |