Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-22

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BY ne above test tas been going on for
some tlne. ard unless relief 10 Obtained
BY more equitable tsx laws. ve may expect
20 ses still fsSfhef decline IN al naal -
ta,e oussids Of the cities ard msnufaesus-
ing towns. And We need not look for ths
desired change % long - oar isvs are
made b, ysefesssssat o<s dsessseA ~ esp
italls.s AID corporation nagnasss-
Again, N K. b. ssys:-"h 10 eoo.
planned that fsrmefs pay oors than their
share Of the taxes. Il may b -; bsf
WY Who make our avsf Are they
fnmer.? Hov msny farmers ssre there
IN the last Hosse OF Rspresentadvesf Les
thsn one-ehisd. How many In the Senate
Not onel Tbs farmers Of Maine are pay
ing snn ualiy more than half Of miliies
Of dollars in sxeess Of their eeaiiahle pro
portion IL all the property was assessed &C
coraing to its real vsius- Compute this for
. period Of only t~ensy i've yesfs. and thea
IT, il me IL IL 10 any wonder that agriculture
| 10 depressed .'why do NOS the fasnefs
remedy the e,ily' Suppose . bill for The
equalization Of tsXation had been psesented
70 the las, legislature, What chance Of .
.uccs.sful passage would it have hadf
Just sbout - much ~ IN ordinary sinner
could have Of ssesp ping unhsFmed from .
n.s ~ hill IA
,eutsd-and presented it will be, and it gill
be pu,hed-you NAV be prepared to zee
saeh 40 array Of legal talent and lobbyists
in the employ Of the great corporations
and cspitsli t. Of the State - we're never
seen iB the capitol Of Maine before.
(. Is not so much in the manner Of the ap
por,ionment Of the State And County tax
that I psin-althoagh that 10 very IN
qaai---as 1t 10 from the undenisble fact.
that there 10 more than one half Of the
~.sth Of the State that 10 not paying one
tenth part Of tax in proportion 70 that
paid b. Il e farmers; and IN fact, all the
industrial classes Of t1e State With any
hing ike q semblsnee Of equality in levy.
ing the taIes upon the people, there 10 no
valid reason Why this heretofore favored
class Of property, with . reasonable income
rsx, should rot pay all the State, County
ard Pauper taxes Of the State. 80 far a.
Obtaining fair return Of property and IT.
come Is concerned, all that 10 needed IL .
law with serers penalties attached. bearing
upon the assessor A. we'll - the assessed
lie, he teeth be long and sharp. am
clad 10 know that the writer 10 90 favofably
impressed with An "income tag" law. II
the man who is receiving net income Of
$1,000 TO $40. 900. annually. cannot contrib
ute to the support Of the government. ho~
can the mechanic. or farner who does not
realize one fosrih - much. be expected to
bear the burden of taxation for both? In
conclusion will say Let the discussion 80
on. Let the people 'come to the knowl
edge of the truth" Turn on all the light
you can. Make it 20 plain that he who
runs may read" Then II the industrial
classes do not demand and obtain relief
they can blame none but themselves.
HALL C. BUHLsI0R.
Vassalboro, Feb 20, 1880.