The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-10-11
the County Board of Equalization.
The first sentence in Sec. III same law
before quoted reads:

10 uESI ScutcuCc III ScC. II Sdllo law
before quoted reads:
1.-The County Commissioners, or a
majority OF them, with the County Au-
litor, shall form i. board for the equali-
zatiOn of the assessment of the property |
of the county,"
The third ub-division of the same
section, stating the duties of the Board |
of Equalization reads:
They shall raise the valuation OF
each class of personal property, VIII Il
in their opinion is returned below its
true and full value to such price or
sum, as they believe to be the true and
full value thereof, and they shall raise
the aggregate of the personal property
of each individual whenever they be-
lieve that such aggregate valuation of
the taxable personal property possess
ed by such individual to such sum or
amount as they believe was the true
and full valuation thereof.
The law gives the Auditor, and
Board Of Equalization ample authority,
plenty Of time, and makes it their duty
to get at the true inwardness of this
affair, and if in the interest of the
county, they would set themselves to
work, this class of property could be
made to bear its share Of taxation.
It is now proposed by the recent
triple combination convention with a
patent lobby attachment held at Wor-
thington, to have Mr.. Mills succeeded
as Auditor by Mr.. y. 5. Melick who is
vouched for by the several village at
torneys as being ''thoroughly posted in
county affairs" and (for lawyers will
sometim es tell the truth) without doubt
in this affair he is thoroughly posted.
Mr.. Melick. during his four years resi-
dence in Adrian, has been u dealer in
the kind of property under considera-
tion in this article, and for two years 4
izatior, yet for all that he has neg
lected to have anything assessed to
himself in item % personal property
assessment for the year 1898.
Taxpayers of Mobiles County, is it
fair or lust. that this class of property
should scape taxation. Is it fair to
farmers, to you tradesmen, to you
merchants, to you laborers, that this
property, which always finds its way
into the hands of men who are abInd-
antly able to pay taxes on it, should
escape, while your farms and stock,
your stocks of goods, your teams and
|implem ents of labor, are taxed the more
heavily to make up for this leakage.
There is no justice about It. While
this matter would be greatly simplified
if the law required town clerks to re-
port such property to the auditor, AS it
requires the register of deeds to report
real estxte mortgages. yet | claim that
a little energy expended in the right
direct ion would succeed in placing this
class of property on the list for taxa
tion wh ere it belongs Now, gentle.
men of the town boards in the county.
will y on in your own interest as tax
payers, and as representative men o!
your towns, make an investigation OF
this Cna tier.
Should you do so think you will liud
a little reform needed.
J. T. McKN1Gnr.
DEA1C'C Ratio REPRESENTATIVE con
VENT1ON.
FUI1IA. Mimi. Oct l. 1SSS.-Th.
Demo-, ratio Representative Convention
for th 9 counties of Mobiles and Murray.
was, .ac cording to previous notice, cali
ed to or der at School House Hall, at
o'clock p. no. by L. +. Bennett, clIai'
man of the committee. On mntirn
Peter G.uyerman was chosen t. mlNraIy
charm an and J. N. Rivers secretary.
A co, nmittee consisting of J. n. l;iv
ers, l.. B. Bennett and q. y. Daily was
appoint led on credentials, who reported
the foil owing as delegates: From No.
bles county, l.. 3. Bennett, r. Il
Robins, OH, Peter Guyerman and &. u
John F itZsimons, G. II. Smith. and W
H. Ken ETY.
On M otion the temporary organiZ.-
tion wa made permanent.
J. F. Rivers, l.. B. Bennett aud q.
o. Dali ? was appointed committee on
resoluti Ons.
A cor nmunication. or petition, from
the No bles county Farmers Alliance
and L; .bor organization, asking the
convent; lion to place in nomination a
candi d;lte who would pledge himself to
support. their principles, and recon-.
mendi',g the name of J. H. Maxwell,
was read to the convention.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sente the following, which was unani-
nous ly1 adopted:
Re.so lived, that we endorse the efforts
made by our Democratic representa-
tives in congress. from Minnesota,
assiste by Hon. Knute Nelson. for a
reduct ion of the present excessive
tariff.
That we are heartily in favar of, and
ADOPT the Democratic national and
stat,, platforms as our standard.
And be it further resolved, that we
are he artily in sympathy with the eff
orts m ade by the members of The State
Farn>e rs' Alliance and Labor party to
secure legislation favorable to the pro-
ducing classes.
N.Y.. F. r. Robinson Of Adrian, then
prese'n ted the name of Thomas john
son, of Ellsworth, and stated that he
coun ty and was we'll known there as an
homo, a BILE and capable man. He had
been successful farmer and had fol-
lowed hat occupation until recently,
when lie had gone into business at
EllswO rth. The nomination was Sec
onded t,y all of the Mobiles county dele
gates :md each spoke very highly of
Mr.. JOh nson.
On m otion Mr.. Thomas johnson was
unaniln ously nominated for represen-
tatiye.
WOMEN VOTBRS!
The a .DvANCE recently called atten-
tion tc' I he fact that women can vote
for Supt srintendent of Schools and that
two ye a rs ago there must have been
about 8 6 women votes cast in this
county, as the vote on Superintendent
was tn at much greater than the highest
vote ca st for any other officer. THIS
year, no doubt, the number will be
much lar ger.
We h e; " that the Prohibitionists are
at work With sort Of still hunt, work
ing upon the temperance sentiment of
the worae'h and urging them to 60 to
the poll $ 2 md vote for their candidate
for SUPERB ntendent. This is a matter
which sho uld be looked to, or the Re-
publical candidate NAV wake IL n cleft. ,,