The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1890-10-18
That Tax Question.

| The independents have OF late been
industrlously circulating misleading
statements regarding the taxation OF
property. In his speech in Onida on
the 9th Mr.. Loucks said if YOU have
a hundred dollars the State Board OF
| Equalization by one stroke of the pen
make YOU pay taxes on two hundred,
carrying the idea to the farmers, and
II was so taken to our knowledge. that
the taxes on property had been doubled,
which is wholly untrue and only a
sample of his many deluding state
ments. He was only seeking To make
the farmers believe they had been woe
fully wronged 10y the Republican party
and that their only way out was To
elect him (Loucks) governor, when the
fact Is it relieved the farmers and
doubled the bankers and money lend.
ers assessment. Cash and credits were
raised 100 per cent. and merchandise
and stock in trade 80 per cent. In
stead of injuring the farmers tn V
are benefited, Mr.. Loucks' state.
ment To the contrary, notwithstanding.
He failed To show or even aliude to the
law for the relief of tue farmers passed
by our last Republican legislature
which eXempts from taxation $500
worth of the personal property belong
ing to every farmer in tn. STATE. pro-
viding he is lucky enough To own that
much; if not, he Is wholly exempt
In SuIly county this Republican
measure, which Mr. Loucks toryot to
mention, eXrmpts from taxation, cX-
cept poll tax, more than onc-haif the
residents, rs the appe nded list taken
from the 1890 tax book in the County
Auditors office (opcn for inspection by
anyone) will show. 1t only proves the
duplicitv OF Loucks and his coharts
who are travelling through the State
repeating their lies the truth half told
is worse than Il lic-to deceive the
farmers and catch their vote. knowing
ut the same time that the Republican,
party not only of the State but Nation
have done anh are today doing more
for the farmers and laborcrs than is
even promised by the Independents to
tighten their burdens. The farmers of
South Dakota are the last men that
should abandon the Republican party
and join Loucks party on the grounds
of ill-treatment This assessment-ex-
emption law alone saves them thous-
ands OF dollars annually, eXempting
over half the residents OF Sullv county
from paying any personal tax whatever
Land valuations in SulIy are un.
changed $500 per 100 acres.
Sheep was raised 100 per cent which
puts their present valuation ut : 9S
per head, or about one-half the present
selling price for good sheep, $500 per
head In Pearl township the town as.
SCISSOR thought 30 per cent was Il great
enough reduction ST. assessed all sheep
in that town ut - 90 per head This
valuation was reduced by the County
Board and then raised bv the State
Board, but is still per cent less than
their own assessors and town ,qualz-
alton boards ti1ures.
Read the list below and see the num-
her OF residents and how many of them
pay personal taxes, If you doubt tie
correctness OF the figures gwen 90 to
the County Auditors office and com
pare them with the 1890 tax list
Some of those who are doing the most
talking about high and unjust taxa
ton Ia themselves will find that they
have no personal taxes 10 pay, not a
cent. Here is the list: