Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-11-01


Robertson tells you that in Cali
fornia, where this law has been
enforced for more than twenty
years, that it is Successfully eva
ded". would like to know the
reason that the state of California
still clings to this law so long if it
is Il dead letter. And | would like
further to know why all the money
powers that are evading their just
taxation, are making such war
on this proposed amendment if it
is so easily evadcd! Mr.. Robert
son in closing up his legal argu-
ment arrived at seven inevitable
conclusions, aS he termed them.
LIST. INEQUALITY of taxation, equal
ity being one of the fundamental
principles of taxation" | do not
understand how it can be Unequal
ity of taxation to require every
man to pay taxes on just what
property he owns, and think his
illogical legal argument will make
the same impression upon most of
the voters at the coming election
who read it carefully.
SO as to Mr.. Robertson's 2nd
and third inevitable conclusions,
| will say that the Suprem eCourt' 5
decision as quoted above forever
sets to rest both of those PROPOSE
tons. Mr.. Robertson's 4th "inev-
liable conclusion" that it will in
crease the rate of interest. |
would like to know the reason for
that9 If it is fact as he states
it that the provisions of the pro-
posed amendment can so easily be
cvaded why should it affect inter-
est any way! Mr.. RobcrtSon's 9TH
"inevitablc conclusion" If all
property be asses Sed at its full
value, it will increase the taxation
of the borrower" | cannot see
what on assessment has to do in
raising or lowering taxation to
any extent when the raising and
lowering of the assessment reaches
all property and is made just and
equitable, for if YOU make a high
assessment the rate of taxation
will be low, and if YOU make Il
low assessment the tax rate must
be raised, that certain amount Of
revenue may be obtained.
Mr.. Robcrtson's 9th 'incvitable
conclusion: If the pledged prop
erty be assessed at fraction of its
value as now, the notes and cred
its will be assessed below their
present valuation and the State
will lose in revenue | would
like to know if it We're possible
| for the State to lose Il few dollars
in this way if it justiiies the State
in putting the extra burden on Mr..
Judson's ignorant and helpless. "
Mr.. RObertSon'S 7th inevitable
conclusion. :" The local money-len-
der will be the sole beneficiary and
not the borrower, for whom the
amendment is proposed. This pro-
posed amendment only places the
local money loaner on an equal
plain with every other person and
requires him to pay taxes on all Of
his holdings, which is only just
and fair to him.
will now make IA few "inevita-
BILE conclusions myself:
lst-You will never find Il man
or newspaper, that is fighting
this proposed amendment, that
will ever offer substitute looking
in that direction nor will You ever
find one of them that will ever vote
for or sustain a proposition look
ing to the correction of this wrong
of double taxation.
2d-lf the weaker classes of this
State or Nation are to be forever
deprived of equal rights under the
laws, Il Republican form of gov
eminent is n farce.
3d-This amendment will be
beaten by large vote for the rea-
son that the money and corporate
power of the State are against it,
and those whom it seeks to protect
are not paying the attention to it
they should.
4th-All the cities in the State
will fight and vote against this
Il Al a