Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18

+ Ywoshsrds of the peopIe OF Nebraska are repubh.
cans. il s safe 10 predict that Harrison ana aSrfon
VIII carry the state BIZ from twenty-five 20 thirty
shdpsand majority. This majority 10 assured even
II every rspu bican paper and every repubesa casa-
pAigu orator remain mute on fhe national Issues
from until the Sd Of November But there are
issues vial 20 the people Of lila state which mast
be fought In the open arena. In this irrepress
be contest party lines cannot safely be drawn.
Tho people Of Nebraska are confronted with grave
problems with which the nexs legislature Crap
pie Nebraska ia one Of the nost raEriddeu states
10 America State taxes are higher in Hebrasks
tbnn 10 any state in The union, excepting alone Ne
vada. With deDt OF less than half million. Of
which over 10 hundred thousand doSaars Reid ~
the permanent school fnnd Nebraska last year lev
fed sac tax Of eighty.one cents On the hundred
dollars OF assessed vaIuation. The state Of Lo1si'
ana with state debt Of nearly twelve millions. lev
les state tax Of only sixty cents on the hundred
dollars. North Carolina with q state debt of over
nfteen llons leyes state tax Of only twenty-five
/ cents on the hundred dollars. The state tax In
Iowais twenty-five cents In Kansas foTty-one eents
Minnesota thirteen cents. and Wisconsin fifteen ana
| three Quarler cents the bundred dollars The
1 ordinary running expenses Of this state for salaries
and maintaining state institutions are over one mil-
1 lion year. and the last legislature piled mp nppro-
prlaiions for smother million ayear which have 20
| be wrBng from a people hearty burdened with
county and municipal taxes. How is this eahsusiing
1 drain be checked? bow are the people 70 secure
tax reduction and moie equitable distribution OF
the burdens u taxation2 Can these needed reforms
be secured unless the next state officers and legfa
4 tors are men Of integrity and men VINO cannot De
swayfd fron their dutyf
THIS is only one Of the issues The ever pressing
and Present railroad Issue must be met and the
lines must be SHARPLY defined between honest men
who VIII faithfully represent the people. Rna venal
roYues who want 10 sell out or Intend 70 nfe their
/ positions for leyying bIscknsl Brszen ihrontee
railroad 20 fcisns and professional 1onbers will ~
| usual. howl themselves hoarse over tho national
issues in order 10 befoE the taxpayera sEd seek
keep the Issues IN which the people are more ysals
concerned in The background. They win discus
protection and free trade when TIE people wan
10 hear about revision Of the assessment iswi
and railroad regulation They VIII night over th'
battles OF the war. but make no reference 70 ths
scsndAlous debauchery Of legislature and th'
law defsing course Of the railroads. IL remain
70 be seen. however. whether the people Of stat
that proudly boasts its intelligence can be oeceiYe'
and 6iEtracted By such tactics II remains 10 b.
seen whether they win Dindly support yellow dog
candidates because they tagged and labelea
straight by a packed convention. The campaign #
Nebraska has already begun. The industrial classe
| must co their duty. Let them rally and unite, re
CARELESS Of party. 20 elect honest. competent an
nnpurchasable men 10 the next legislature. IN
BKE proposes do its fun share OF the work to re
deem the state from monopoly misrule- With thi
end in view IL will labor earnestly until the legisia
Inre conyenea. We want TO place . copy Of n
WEEKLY BKEin the hands Of every farmer and ms
| chAnc aud appeal TO friends Of good goSernmen
ald us We viii fnrntsh The WEEKLY BEE frol
now until the end of he year for th.1y-nTe ceuta
IN clubs of ten for three dollars address ali order
10 TEE BEE PuBLIsHiNs Co. OmahA, Sse-
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