The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-29

fwo-thlrds of the people of Nebraska are repuoi
cans II is safe predict hat Harrison and Morton
will carry the state by from twenty I'VE 10 thirH
thousand majority. This majority is assured even
Heyery rep ,oIicl paper an ever republican cam
rslgn orator remain mute on he national issues
from now until the 81 of November. But there are
issues vital to The people of this state which must
be fought OUT in the open areah In this irrepresSi-
be contest party lines cannot safely be drawn.
The people of Nebraska are confronted VII h grave
problems with which the next legislature must crap
pie. Nebrasks is one OF the most tsNrdden states
IN America. State taxes are higher IN NEBRASKA
than In any state in the union, excepting alone Ne
yads With n debt of less thaa half million, Oh
which over folr hun ircd thousand dollars is held oJ
the permsnsat school fund. Nebraska last year lev
led . state tax of eishtyenc cents on the hundred
dollars of assessed valuation. The state OF Loulsi-
ana with state debt of nearly twelve millions, lev
les state tax of only slxtv cents on the hundred
dollars North Carolina with state deot OF over
fifteen millions leyes state tax of only twenty-five
cents on the hundred dollars The state TAX III
lows Is TWENTY-FIVE cents in Kansas forty-one cents
Minnesota thirteen cents, and Wisconsin niteeh Sno
three quarter cents the hundred dollars me
ordinary running expenses OF this state for salaries
and maintaining state institutions are over one nil'
lion year. and the last legislature piled up appro-
priations sor another million ayear which nave 10
be wrung from a people heavily burdenea Win
county and Municipal taxes. How Is THIS eNhausins
drain to be ehecsedr How are the people TO secure
tax reduction and more equitable Distribution OF
the burdens of taxation? Can these needed reforms
be secured unless the next state officers and legsla
tors arc men of integrity and men who csnaet be
swayed fron their duty?
This is only one of she issues The ever pressing
and ever present railroad be met and the
un.< must he sbarply defined bstweeu honest men
who will faithfully represent the people. and vena
rogus, who want to sell out or intend 10 use thelr
positions for levying bacSmstL Brazen thfoateo
railroad poIicisns and professional joooers wiz. =,
usual howl themselves hoarse over the NATIONAL
issues In orderto befog the taxpayers and seek 70
keep the issues In which the people are more Vl'S,
concerned In the background They VIII discuss
protection and free trade when the people wan
to hear about revision of the state assessment laws
and railroad regulation. They viii light over the
battles of the war. but make no reference to the
scandalous debauchery of our legislature and ths
law defyiHg course Of the railroads. 1t remains
to be seen however, whether the people OF a state
that proudly boasts Its Intelligence can be deceived
and distracted by such tactics. 1t remains to oS
seen whether they win blindly support yellow dog
candidates because they were tagged and labeled
straight by packed convention. The campaign II
Nebraska has already begun. The industrial classei
must do their duty Let them rally and unite, re
gardless of party. to elect honest competent AMI
unpurchasable men to the next legislature. Tit
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