The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-16


The republicans at the state convention
In Portland on Wednesday, April 10th,
adopted as part Of their platform the fol
lowing plank;
"Eighth we arc IN favor OF fair
and equal distribution OF taxation, and we
believe that all property not now exempt
by law should contribute It's due proportion
in payment Of legitimate expense of The
government That we are IN favor Of the
adoption OF such amendment 20 our as
sessment laws as will secure the equal and
just assessment and taxation Of all property
at It's true value"
In order TO carry out their yirtuoua In
,enticns they nominate for governor Hon.
orable David 7. Thompson, banker, money
letder and public spirited (il citizen, who
has acquired the bulk Of his wealth by
systematically dodging his share OF taxa
ton and compelling the less wealthy ci.i
xens Of Multnomah county aud Of the state
TO pay Il for him. HIS assessment for tax.
alton for 1890 In Multnoman county Is
$ITI,7oo. 90 of which there Is exempted as
claimed by hl,s. for Indebtedness $4,000.
90 and $500 90 exempted by law. The
following table shows his holdings, the
amount assessed at aud actual market
value Of Il. showing how his less wealthy
ueignbors who hold property IN Multno-
Aaah county aud through the state arc
compelled 10 assume the burden he shit,
on them.
Description OF property; Undivided ~
OF 40 acres In Blaekinstones Donation lane
claim sec as r. n. X ! T.; Value, 5000
Total assessed value y 1000; Actual value
| 100000. Description OF property; 7iS
acres, Sections 20, ~, IS and 10, n. +
value, $1,000; total assessed value, $1,000
actual value, $ioo,ooo. Description o
property, SW 4 OF n l. "a see - n. l.
value, $1,000; total assessed value, $luoD
actual value, SIS. 900. Description ol prop
erty; ! acres Sec 10 n. +; value, $500
total assessed value, $500; aciua! vaiue
$4,000. Description Of property; ,, acre
sec 30 Nj Z; value, SsSoo; total assesse,
value, $sSou; actual value, $4,000 De
scrip'ion OF property, city property, cast 7,
Il Of n y lot / block 40; yalae, S7ooI
value OF improvements. $1,000; total as
, sessed value, $4,000; actual value, $50,
, 600. Description of proPertyi undivided
s-Ia OF block 80; value, $4,000; value o
improvement, $1,000 ,otal assessed value
$47,Soo; actual value, $4,000. Descrip
ton Of property; undivided 8 OF lots 1, /.
, block, M lot ( block 81, :. 5s OF ESs lc
block 81; value, $1,000; value of I'm
|. provements, $4,000; total assessed value
' $4,000; actual value, $iooooo. DE
seription of property; lot 4, Sts block i
lot 3 south so Il. lot east 20 Il lot ca,
10 Il OF south 80 Il; value, $500; value c
: improvements, 5000 total assessed VALUE
? $1,000; actual value, $4,000. Dcscripto
4 OF property; 10, J, 4, s, block - Couch
value, $50, 500; value of improvement, 41i
90; total assessed value, $4,000; actul
value. $7S.OOu Description Of property
!. household fuTaiturc, value, $I200; totl
: assessed value, 81 900; actual value, S5s
o COO. Description Of propertyi stock
o notes, mortgages aud money; estimated a
o actual value, 100000. exemption, 34.s0
o Description OF properly; personal proper
o "; value, S54,So0; exemption, S5l,sU
E Totals; value, $4,000; value Of improv,
ment, $4,000; total assesse value, $f7t,
100; actual value, st,TSo, 400; exemption
!, $54,2U0.
n REcAPiruLArioS.
Real estate and Inn mtrovements; asSesse
= at, $4,000; actual value. $6so, zoo; pei
!, sonal property, Sst 500; estimated a
y $500, 600 Total assessed vaiuc, xtTI,70
estimated value, Si,tso,500.
y Claimed as deduction; indebtedness
; $4,000; exempt by law, 900, total s5l, so
e Total amount Of taxable property as rs
!, turned by the Hon. ID + Thompson; Si5j
? 500; as agains. actual and estimated valu
: of, St,Is9,s0o.
Eeing about & Sin II the taxes whis
, the Hon ID r Thompson ought TO ha'
/" paid, the 7-Sths Of 1t had to be paid by Il
= other taxpayers Of this city, county al
state.
= The following Is list Of the taxah
property Of the Hon ID z Thompson fro
the year 1887 to 1859 By which Il will
$ seen that 10 1888 the ionorble gentiem'
was In reduced circumstances, being wor
in worldly goods and ehatteis aite. d
ducting his indebtedness only ss6.I7
But On Lordy, the following year isS
either through an over sight In mol dedus
Ing any Indebtedness or because of an u
.
friendly feeling on behalf of the assess
> OF this county. or because the Lord pre-
. Pered him exceedingly during The ps
2 year. his assessment was ss3s,oso. u
he equalized Il the following year, 1855,
which year he lost little over s.eO,Os
= And this was not the year in which Il
bonds we're stolen) for in 1855 hls assei
. ment was only S37,7O0. In 1886 II W
= $4,000 In 1857 I0I 600 But between rs
and 1888 his worldly goods increased on
by 10000. But that year was bad yei
n II was the year he was receiver OF q
Holiday estate, but from 1883 TO 1859
must have been quite prosperous yea
. for hs actually must have made g. 5000
that year. Avery large amount Of mon.
to make In one year. but there was OF
transaction in that year which Is Sd
: yielded 10000 in a lump sum. Many
! our citizens knew where that $4,000 can
from.
!. Nice showing this FOR the standard bea
er Of ticket with n platform as adoPte
Debt. Exempt Tax pro
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