Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-08-31


license tax law which shall provide for the
issuance of license in towns, townships and
municipal corporations of the state by n
vote of the people of such corporations and
which shall provide that for each license
an annual tax of $500, to be paid into the
county treasury, and such further tax as
the town township or municipal corpora.
ton shall prescribe, the proceeds thereof
to go to the use OF such municipalities.
And as n partial reparation for the unjust
| confiscation of private property caused by
| the prOhIbitory law we favor such legisla-
ton as will permit the manufacture OF
| spirltuous and vinous liquors within the
state, thereby giving to our people at least
equal rights in this respect with the manu-
facturers of other states.
We believe the burden of taxation should
be borne equally by every species of prop
erty, and favor such changes in our exist.
ing laws as will insure the full, fair and
equal assessment and taxation OF all the
property in the state of every kind and
character after allowing exemptions and
exceptions fixed by law, and we demand
strict economy and honesty in the expendi-
lures of all public moneys taken from the
the substance of the people by public taxa.
ton
We reaffirm our adherence to the doc
trine of control and regulation of railroads
as now enacted into law, and we favor
necessary to protect the people from eva
sions of law and extortions through imper-
fections of the law, and as will establish
Just and equitable relations between the
people and railway corporations in all
travel and traffic over railway lines.
We reiterate our unfinching opposition
to monopoles and trusts and call for en-
actments which will abolish combines by
which excessive telephone, telegraph and
insurance charges and other like extUrtions
are maintained.
We favor such legislation as will secure
to the coal miners of this state full com
ensation for their labor and bi-weekly
payment OF their earnings,
We favor the establishment by law of a
free public employment office in connection
with the bureau of labor statistics
Our state institution represent many
millions of capital drawn from the pockets
of our people; their support absorbs an.
nually two.thirds of all the revenues OF
! the state. They are governed by seperata
and distinct boards of trustees and officers,
usually if not always selected in the inter.
! est of the political party IN power. No
| one of these boards has any knowledge
! whatever of the wants of a single institil-
| ton other than that which it represents
! and each is ever intent upon securing the
! largest possible share for its own use OF the
/ common fund from which all must be sup
| POI ted
! We demand an abandonment of this
! wastelul and unbusinesslike system and
! the substitution therefor of a single non
! partisan board of control which can intel
| hgently comprehend tie wants OF eaC h and
economically and justly apportion among
| the whole that which the state can afforC
! to give.
For supreme judge, w. II. McIIenry
named Judge j. G. Day and A. K LadC
named John Cliggitt.
Here the committee arrived will
Gov. BoiGs and lie was given an ova
ton. He spoke briefly and his words
were received with great enthusiasm
". /. Babb, of Mt. Pleasant, wa
placed in nomination, as were alsC
Judge Crozicr, Judge G. ID. Goldsmith
of Sac county, l.. j.. Dclano and Judg,
j. II Preston.
Lieutenant Governor BcstOw appear
cd and addressed the convention, afte
which the convention procce led 10 bal
lot. The first vote was badly scatter
cd but Clggitt was slightly in tn
lead with 2iS votes. During the sccon'
ballot, it being apparent that Cliggit
was the choice of the convention, tn
choice was made by reclamation.
For superintendent of public instruc
ton, J. i. knoepher was rcnominate,
by reclamation.
ThOs Bowman was unanimously sc
lccted as candidate for railroad com
missioner, and the convention adjourn