The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-10

AOCOmOtlVeS ...... Z56
Passenger cars. .............. 224
Freight cars. ............... 7,943
Other cars. Observation-Disclosures. 80
The last legislature passed Constitu-
tional Amendment that will be submitted
to the people at the next election, and we
desire them to know the facts.
It Is unquestionably true that with pos
sibly two exceptions-and as. to those
there may be some doubt-every acre Of
railroad land in this state can be taxed
and taxed now. Not alone this, but they
are taxable for from thirteen to seventeen
years back taxes and county officials
should perform their duty in accordance
with law and their oath. When this is
done there will be such a rafting among
the corporation dry bones and hydra
headed ministers as should seem like
heavenly music to the (m) asses who have
been so foolishly year by year voting into
have inevitably, systematically and DELHI
erately stranded the ship of state on the
corporation rocks by broken pledges, false
promises, rotten planks, and false berean
lights set by the free booting, piratical
gang that have too long controlled the
destinies of state and nation.
The alleged daily press Of the Twin
Cities, St. Paul and Minneapolis, ignore
these facts and just demands of the people
if they will. Let the Governor continue
to ignore the plain commands Of law and
violate his oath of Office If he thinks 1t a
fitting moment so to do, as apt to be con-
ducive to his political health and we'll
being; let the District and Supreme Courts
of this state usurp the functions of the
legislative and executive departments Of
the state and constitute themselves the
de facto If not de jure law making power,
if in their august opinion they have the
nerve or impudence so to do; let the clergy
come to the front with fulsome adulations
or boughten praise of the crime laden,
perjury matching, lying, thieving, pratt
cal crew that have so long had the ascend
ancy in the state and nation; let the sniv
cling, jhypocritical, bowling, sanctimoni
Gus idiots take their front seat In the
sanctuary, on the rostrum, in public, and
private, and there battle themselves and
their auditors in the flood Of crocodile
tears oozing from the rank pores OF their
putrescent, hybrid and worthless car
cases; let the murderers, assass:ns, sneak
| thieves and private detectives employed
and paid by the corporate, railroad, f1nan-
cial or criminal element Of tie state and
nation to steal the books, papers and evil
dence of those who dare tell the truth, do
so let the mayor of a certain city con-
| tinue to refuse to deny his completely in
| these or other crimes; let towards, mis-
creants and pusilanimous ours bow the
| hinges of the knee to the slums Of society
| In the person of railroad or bank presi-
dent and lick the hands that smite them
| let every man, woman and child In this
| broad land bow with servile obedience
and cowardly mien before the corporation
| juggernaut. Still will be heard the echo
resounding from every hill top, every
valley the results Of the peoples demand.
Like Banquo's ghost, lit will not down," "
and though it should be the lot of the
writer hereof to stand alone, yet will he
endeavor to stem the tide of corruption,
rascality, cupidity, crime, rapacity and
plumber permeating our state, national
and private affairs, to the end that these
piratical anarchists may be taught their
place and made to keep it. And reader
you can Judge what these words imply
when it is stated that more than once has
the writer hereof received letters threat
ening him with death. Still he is ever
reminded Of the words Of holy writ, Tho
| should walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, yet will fear no evil
|
before the Legislature to tax railroad
lands the fact was developed that 5000, 900
acres of this class Of land now escape tax
alton and the reasonable and fair valua-
ton of same will be about $50, 900, 900.
There can be no doubt that these lands
can and must be taxed for each and every
of the past thirteen years, and that the
tax average, two per cent thereon, can
! and must be collected with seven per cent
interest thereon, which in some cases the
tax can be collected for even a longer
period.
In order to make practical illustration
Of the law and to show how the railroad
companies have profited by the willful
neglect or corrupt connivance Of state and
county officials, let us calculate the
amounts now due and that can be col
lected from said companies:
Tax 1880. 100000
Is years interest. ............ $4,000
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $1,240, 00O
Tax 1881. $500, OOO
IA years interest. 5SS.eOO
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $1,1SS,O
Tax 1882. 100000
13 years interest. ............ $4,000