Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-14
Madison, March Is,

the law eXclnpting church property
Of u value greater than $1,000 from
taxation was again discussed, A mum
Der of men appeared on both sides,
and those against the him were nofa
bly, stronger than on previous oc-
CnsionS
+. j. Johnson Of Milwaukee, said:
1--WE must have IN our schools where
our children are required to study, the
best modern improvements, and $50,
GOO won't do IT," He said that the
charitable and religious schools give
TO the city and dhc public more than
these Institutions ever gain from cX
pmptcd taxation. The plblIc school
children cost &GOOOOO to educate and
if the city of milwaukee, paid the cX-
pcnscS of cdlnniing children In the
religious schools SI2O,oW W0uld he
added. Al the average rate of 60
students TO the school the religious
societies have saved NJ 'lWaulicr the
cost of twenty eight public school
houses to cost over 81 100000 The
ratio set forth 10y these figures he said
W w lIW' i'1lNl lIAflll NiHl ~ Nt'iIr Nv
contcndcd that every MAN has the
right TO educate his children ~ he
secs III, 80 long as he helps pay the rX
ponsr If maintaining the pubic
schools "LrI we'll cnellph alone" he
Thought WAS u maxim that had gained
Ia force ns time laS gone on, He SAID
the lH&Sngc of the bill would he n
suicidal political dcNI He thought re-
lig'olIN bIgotry WAS II bad lining toI
mcddlr with LET the slcrping dog
lie" said he In milwaukee, are nfly
six private schools and there m" 1--WE
asyhumS belonging no Religious Socic
ties; three hospitals depending for sup
port chiefly upon charity, These aSy
lnms would come under the Jill aS tax
able property. In conclusion he said
thG bill does nui meet HE appreciation
of people belonging to religious eorle
tiles except In Il small degree. lie
Thought that If people under stood the
bin even the small number favuling
II Wtnllh be greatly dwindlcd. He rr
fcrrrd To the dircTlll results to peace
anti harmony caused by the Bennett
law campaigning, lie hoped the polit
CAl sll'Cdp to be caused by ihr need
ot Il Religious NlmNpalgn, should he
avoided. He Thought religious cam
mtgn would drown Hll other issues
"l.el well enough alone" was his part
ing advice,
city Clerk Anderson, OF milwaukee,.
spoke briefly ~ the effect that the nd
vorntcS of the hll were perfectly In !
accord with the principle THAT taxa
ton iS imposed IN return for a cn,
sideratOn, lie thought The present
law calls for an appropriation to rrli-
gluua societies OF n gross amount In
prnport on to thei holdings ANA Il
new hin 10 Ito this wuulh be Il Viola
iion Ut the constitution. Under this
understanding cf the matter the pres
cnt law involves the sAmr prinriple
lie took iSSlr with the argument of
cxpcdienNN ana characterized II ms
the very essence Of snphiStrN The
Bennett law, he said, MnS most in
nocent measure, upon which Il hot of
expiring d"nmgugllrs fumcnted mrly
pFeiudhcc lie Thought the idcn nr
lnllcy out ur place In the matter lie
Thought II was the demand Of an In,
rr"nNng and r'sinG sentiment. that the
hill he passed
Mr. Carpenter. of MilwNmkrc wished
To represent both sides of the cnntro-
vcrSy, lie Thought the philosophical
idea of the hWl should he taken into
pi.I, dan, Il /. -,
YET entertained Ivy an overwhelming
malor"tN was tmt the earth Was
given man, with the exemption Ur cor
tain tracts vt l,nh to he dcvut,M to
His praise Imtl NOT Ia he mad" to pay
tribute He Thought ii a question Of
wisdom rather than one VT rNpcl
Dncy, He rndcAvurrd Ia bring ont the
NloEl that the state receives something
for MhAt II give in cNMupiug from
taxation llv said the religious Schools
are wondering n uuid pro quo. 'Wclt
gion Is the only consolation Il poor
man has" SnAd he, 'Fpud II therefore
exercises an influence against anaN'hy,
It's II keeps the lnNr man from hitting
the rich man on the hral" He said
II WHS An erroneous intSl INlt NNNNntS
holds property mr speculative pnr.
poses, lie called attention to the fact
that the Catholics In milwaukee, do
not take advantage of all the cNNnW-
tlon they might lie thought the
Sto,NNO exemption WAS the worst fea-
tnrc of the bill on the understanding
that the poer att"ud the large
churches. and must pay the taxes on
churches ur over Sln,N0n In value.
NJ. Il. Fletcher. Of Elgert"n, was
surprised that cNpr,liency should DC
dragged with the matter lie Thought
representatives in the legislature We're
elected NOT lu vote for rNprdi ency, hut
for principle,
W. u. Lewis, VI Madison Sata ht
represented no one but htm>rIT u
made his blood boil a. think that the
church was being pushed upon th'
people. lie saw religious MsotrN ch
tering politics and the entering wrdG'
,,f rll,. church coming into the Siale