Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-27

law.
The republican bosses demand re-
election because of their open and fla
grant violation of law. The corpora
tionS cracked the whip of authority
and each obedient slave began baying
in defense of the corporate interests
who were defrauding the people of
this state out of several million dol
lars taxes each year. They justified
their violations of the trust law pro-
hibitory law, gambling law, and old
soldier law by openly proclaming in
the press and on the platform, that
the fusion nominee for governor
would do no better; that his admins
tration as mayor of Kansas City, Kans.
was fraud, that taxes were not re-
duced, the city debt increased, the
independent voter who elected him
was a bush-whacker. They declare
the little brown man a saint; the
Cubans were angels, and President
Roosevelt a second redeemer, but at
no time or place have they declared
for the interests of the people of this
state, or shown the Negro where
the political turkey roasted, or
proved to the old soldier where the
law was enforced in his favor,
We ask Judgment on the proof here
submitted: Hon. Sam B. Cook, Secre-
tary of State for Missouri under date
of August 9Th, says: Replying to
your favor of the 4th instant, beg to
say the figures quoted in your state
platform as to the railroad assessments
in Missouri and Kansas, are taken
| from the official records"
Count 5000 miles Kansas railway;
voters 350,0O0: population 1900, 900;
state taxes for 1891, IA million dollars;
the result proves our contention.
For capitalization of public utility
corporations, use 1900 report, Kansas
Railway Commission. For assessed
value, take 1907 report of State Tax
Commissioners. For valuation on
your home or farm, take any of your
tax receipts for past five years.
Take 1901 assessments reported to
state at (without railways) 285 mil
lion dollars; add so per cent tor one
half) of 600.million dollars as assessed
value of public utility corporations.
the result proves our contention, that
taxes can be1reduced one-half.
Matters of common knowledge need
no proof. Every man in the state
knows the trust law, prohibitory law,
old soldiers law and gambling law
are not enforced. The reason for
non-enforcement of the violated laws,
except as to the old soldier have been
given. From a republican standpoint
the old soldier and the negro are con-
Sidered reliable republican assets at
all times and in all places. They can
be scourged with impunity. They
furnish the gun, ammunition, do the
hunting. bring the game to the feet
of the master, and must be content
with the feathers and offalls as their
pay.
Kansas City, Kansas, has republic
can assessor, appointed by the prece-
ding administration, and holds office
until nearly the expiration of my term
as mayor. We also have republican
City Clerk, City Treasurer and City
Attorney; also a republican school
board, republican County Attorney,
Sheriff, Treasurer, and until very late
~, a republican board of County Com
miSsioners. The two lone democrats
are County Clerk and City Mayor.
Under the law complaints to close
saloons must be submitted to the
County Attorney republican,.
We arrested gamblers, fined them
in police court; cases were appealed
and dismissed by republican City At
torney, abstract of court record sub
; mitted, at expense OF the city.
The following figures are duly certi-
fed by the County Clerk:
Tax Rate, 1899, s6.16 per 100 val.
Tax Rate, 1902, $3.50 y .
Increased valuation of all property
in 1902 over 1890, s5,OO0,oo0 asfollows:
New property, S1,00o,000-
Increase Corp. prop. $4,000, o0o.
Increase Individual prop. 81, 000, 900.
School Tax, 1899, Sl39, $40.
School Tax, 1902, S214, 40.
Increase, s74, 20o,, in 5 years.
School population. 1892, 1925.
1901, II, 1872.
The republican school board refused
to reduce their levy because it would
be credited to democrats. Hence use
of 81, 200 to take care of 2,167 add
tional scholars
t City Tax, 1899, s195, 27o.
; City Tax, 1902, $780,
t Decrease, s26, 1850.
5 City has added $4,000 people to pop
ulation of 1899.
D State Tax (Wyandotte county,
r under republican rule,
{ 1898, s4S, 900.
? 1901, se8. 900.
Increase, $50, 600.
/ If state and school would cut of