The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-01-05
MEN OF LEGAL MIND
South Dakota Bar Association Held Its
Annual Meeting in Mitchell Two
Days Last Week.
While the Attendance Was Not Large
the lntereet Was StrOng--Good
Papers We're Read.
An Elegant Banquet Was Held at The
Mitchell at the Close Of the
Convention.
THE LAWYERS CONVENTION.
THE LAWYERS CONVENTION.

THE LAWYERS CONVENTION.
The Second Annual Meeting of the
Attorneys is Not Very Large
ly Attended.
The time of the year or the cold
weather has conspired to make the at
tendance at the second annual meeting
of the Sou,h Dakota Bar Association
rather small, not 30 many attorneys
responding to the call as was expected.
The first meeting of the association wac
held at noon Thursday and au adjourn.
ment WAS taken until evening for the
purpose OF awaiting the arrival of more
delegates. When the session was call
ed to order in the evening at the court
houre by President Crawford the fol-
lowing attorneys were present: Judge
Dick Haney, of the supreme court, j..
b. Voorhees,, G. o. Bailey and Park
Davis, of Sioux Falls, S. V. Jones, of
Parker, P. A Zollman and E. K Wag-
ner, of Alexandria, Judge Bartlett
Tripp and G. H. Dillon, CT Y=akton, h.
f. Fellows, of Plankinton, Edwin Van
Cise, of Deadwood, II. G. Tilton, of
Vermillion, Judge A. W. Burtt, of
Huron. Thos. Sterling, of Redfield, J.
b. Perry, OF Aberdeen, and Lieut..
Gov. Kean and N. B. Reed, of Woon-
socket, came in Friday morning The
local attorneys are acting a. commit
tee of the whole to make the stay OF
the visiting members pleasant.
Owing to the lateness of the trains
from the east and south the;time was
short to arrange a program and it
was therefore necessarily limited. In
introducing G. o. Bailey to the aud.
ience President Crawford paid the
speaker very high compliment for his
fearless ability In the discussion ol
popular subjects. Mr.. Bailey's paper
was entitled "The Abuse of the Taxing
Power" Mr.. Bailey entered his sub
ject by stating that the American revo
luton had it's inception in contro
versy over taxes, and the Boston tea
party was an assertion by the people o.
the right to refuse payment of an In
just tax. After independence had beer
secured one of the main objects in the
construc' ion of government was tc
render oppressive taxation impossible
To this end there was committed tt
congress the exclusive right not only
to make grants of money for the pur
pose of carrying on the governmen
but to spend the money raised by tax
alton, with the president having nt
discretionary powers in the matter
The same form of government is car
ried on in states, cities, towns and ever
down to the most humble township, III.
legislative body has the direct contro
of the raising and expenditure of the
public funds. Indirectly the people
having the control of the public ex
pendi ures it would seem natural thu
it would result in the lessening OF the ta2
burdens imposed upon the people TO,
the conduct Of the government. Tha
would bo the theoretical conclusion
Practically, however, the taxes in
stead Of being decreased have bee,
greatly increased, and the public is sub
jected to greater tax burdens than un
der the old system.
Mr.. Bailey referred to tho man.
ways in which the finances are OK
pended toward the erection of publi
buildings, not made necessary by tn
real needs Of the government but be
cause Of the prosperity that is attend
ant upon the nation it was the desir
N of the largo cities to possess govern
Ment building and this same desire hs
D spread 10 the smaller towns, tho az
= preparations far exceeding the demand
N Of the occasion. He believed the tend
n sncy was toward even greater apprc
priAtions for the future. MIR. Bale
)C talnd that state Legislatures were nc
A. sr behind congress in their willing
IL nsss to impose taxes and spend th'
IF public money, and he took South Daxc
~ Ass fsir example in this respect
IL according the people with an INTEL
peuceequal to that of any state.
rserence to the expenditure OF publ
money In South Dakota Mr.. Bale
said @.
Take. for instance, the educations
in,Itustops Of the state, consisting I
l. the StAte University at Vsrmilliol
ths Agrtcultural College 1t Brooking