The Portland daily press., 1901-02-16

and rsadjustsd sqnitably ana rairii
and. sir. the common peopls Of Msin
have waited patiently and hopefully AZ
through gil that time Whenever thei
views have found expression they nav
been in oonsonancs with the principle
and themes Of the piil which l intro
duosd. sennte bill No. 4
''In his last annual address bsfcre th'
State Grange. State Master Gardner OK
pressed his convictions IS foilowst Il
seems to me that soms general plal
might be adopted for getting at the jus
value Of property alIka We never con
slider 10 fair or equal to assess one cias
Of property upon its earning power ant
another upon an arbitrary valuation, n
many instances far sboxe It's selling
value No one can complain when thu
provisions of the constitution are car
ried out and all property assessed accord
ing TO the Just value thereof
AT the National Farmera' Congress
held In Faneuil hall, in the fall of 1890
Governor Hoard in his annual address
said:
" Property Is property. Taxation
should be bassd on the dollars worth
OF property no matter how IL is invest.
ed. That which the law recognizes al
property and defends az property should
be taxed as pso psrty. according to iti
value. A general violation Of this princi.
pie is produ cling widespread demorsli-
zation ami discomfort In society,""
"If from all the men In this broad
country 1 could have selected two In
whom the yeomnnry OF Maine would
have confidence, could not, sir, have
selected two more TO my liking than
those from whom / have quoted; snd If
L could have dictated the language In
shich they should express their approval
OF the principle OF Senate hill No. 4,
/ could not have made 1t stronger or
better than It is.
81 have one more quotation to make
II Is as follows:
We favor the readiustmsut of the
system of taxation prevailing In the
state and the enactment Of measures
which Will lead TO 9 more just and
equitable valuation and assessment Of
all forms of property of every lind and
description
"rhat, sir. is from the platform Of
the great Republican party, ADOPTED at
Bangor last june. VIII this pill lead
10 more just and equitable vlluAtionf
why. sir, 1t totally ignores valuation Ii
the Republican party had gore before
-. .un.z,..1. - A.4ua .,.tks. n ra.,,lr tn tta
platform In favor OF taxing CORPORATIONS
upon their gross receipts, do you think
we should have had more tlan 10000
plurality?
''It was to be expected, Mr.. President.
that the great railroad intsrens OF this
state would resist any change In the
methods of taxation. EtefDAl vigilance
is the price OF privilege pswell as the
price of freedom, ard l iegted for moth
~ ipg msinsainn lfn s1inn aa sas tks privileges tes Sy
have 40 long enjoyed, hut, sir. did not
expect that that great organization
from whose great leaders / have quoted
and whose heart Is right today In spite
of the false position into which 1t has
been so adroitly wheeled. would be found
backing up and supporting the railroad
Interest and the railroad privilege. by
what ny, MOTTO influence. " that psyche
logical mystery this change OF mont in
the great Grange brotherhood OF Maine
has been effected. would not here and
now explain to you II / could. 1t Is
enough to say that 1t has been accom-
pIished and 1t seems ts me the part OF
wisdom to accept the paitry hundred
thousand dollars which this bill gives
us, though it is in no ense an equniiza-
tiou OF taxation, rathg than to spend
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