The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

should be assessed on the selling value of |
inst an9 Il the ef only legal the only
and the courts uphold it.
The supreme court Of Michigan recently
held that the Detroit Street Railway COM
pany was property property assessed for $4,000 900
property MS represented by it's tracks, ties
and rails and cars and STATIONS.
The supreme court of Ohio has held that
| for something more than the horse and
wagon and office furniture with which it
does business in any locality. Its right to
do business in different states-to tax the
people for performing public service. is
worth at whatever it's earning capacity fixes
the value of it's charter.
IF the state is not able to get at the
proper proportion Of the property of rail-
ing car company doing an Interstate bust
ness, let some commission or bureau of the
! federal government be charged with putting
such corporation and then apportion it just.
ly among the states for local taxation.
"Ex- Sc y, g, Edmunds SAYS; Unequal
of all forms Of tyranny The people of this
state agree with him. Just government
ceases When even dollar is taken from one
taxpayer because, some. corporation or indl-
vidual pays less than his share. Taking one
single dollar uniustly is no better than high
way robbery, it is Il crime on the part of the
state.
1T should be the work Of this convention
to emphatiGGally declare for equality in the
LaSallon Iue republican party VIII never
assessment of all property for purposes of
settle this question in the state Of Iowa.
They may resolve in county and state CON
to accomplish It Horace Boies tried to do
4 It with republican majority on the execu-
tive council and he failed, Senator Cheshire
provide for 1t and he too failed. There is
no hope, Of relief in the election Of Mr.. Cum
whieh he Is n Seeking ne The gha
between Mr.. Cumniins and Mr.. Blythe and
Mr. Hubbard ,b; was fight between rival rail.
said were favored We're turned down and
!, the railroads that were kicking seek to get
the favor. Of the executive council by plac-
ing one of their attorneys on the council.
The people of the state, their rights and
their interests have not been taken Into ac-
, count. and no word has escaped Mr.. Cum
Minis before or since he won his great fight
: that he would favor equality of taxation be-
, tween the. railroads whose. attorney he is
/ factories and lot owners Of the state
Committees were then announced as
e follows:
State Central Committee-First, N G.
tns IF F9rt Madison Charles
Z of Manchester; Fourth, Senator d. A. Lyons
Of Tama; Sixth, s. i Mcconnell Of Bloom.
Mones hod ove e?Fse eighth a. w.
! Of seymour; Ninth, s. 3. ,Morrlsey Of Har.
n Ian; Eleventh. J. H. oalck of Woodbury.
!. Resolutions-John J. seerley of Burling.
NJ. Higbee Of Fairbank; Fourth, II. c. BIsh-
!, OPP of Elkader; Fifth NJ F.. Jackson of Tip
> ton; Sixth. p. w. Hamilton Of Sigourney
y Seventh, Walter Ii. Butler of Polk; Eighth
!, Claude Porter of Centervile: Ninth, w. n
Z Cleveland Of Harlan; Tenth, John l.. Powers
of Carroll; Eleventh, +. C. Herrick of Cher.
okee.
Credentials-First, p. ri. Rockwell of Van
Buren,. Second. A. Brandt of Maquoketa;
Third, w. s. Porter of HardiR; Fourth,
! of Garrison; Sixth, Fred Townsend of
Abba; Seventh, Lee Evans of Madison;
/ Eighth, Ben Widener Of Corning; Ninth, j.
ID. Goss Of Atlantic; Tenth. ID. A. Roy of
Humboldt; Eleventh, Frank Harvey of Mo-
mona.
Permanent Organization-First, p. j. Han
ley OF Washington; Second, G. A. Caldren
Of Muscatine; Third, John B. Wade Of But.
Ter; Fourth, Il. N. Douglass of Postyille;
Fifth, J, A. Green Of Story City; Sixth w. !