Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-10-24
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eultor1ally:
The public corporations in Missouri that
contribute to the Democratic campaign
1und are assessed only 50 per cent for tax
aelon. while private owner of property
IN 81. Louis pays on 10 per cent. This
discrimination Is due to the favoritism of
the state board Of equalization consisting
OF the governor auditor. treasurer, Sec
rotary Of state and attorney general, some
OF whom handle the campaign slices of
cash.
That sounds very well to man who
doesn't know the real facts. In the
trial of the famous Brown case in
Kansas City few months ago the tes-
timony showed that some corporations
had made some small contributions to
the Democratic campaign fund and
that they were unsolicited. The same
testimony showed that these same
corporations had made much larger
contributions to the Republican cam
paign fund. An assessment of 33 per
cent on corporations is greater than
the average assessment of the property
of private individuals in the state of
Missouri outside of the city of st.
Louis, where the present assessments
are the same as they have been for
years back. The rate seems high when
compared with 25 per cent assessments
that prevail in many of the Demo-
cratic counties but it must be remem-
bered that the Republicans gave st.
Louis the poorest city government in
the world for year after year under
that same 10 per cent assessment,
while the present Democratic city gov
eminent is giving an excellent admin
istration with the same tax rate and
| the same assessment.
Missouri has lower tax rates and
lower assessments than any Repub-
lican state in the Union, and the CD.
can't rub it out. That is where old
Ananias' shoe pinches.
BY the Way.
Most unfortunately for all concerned
Congressman Jackson Of Kansas fell
down and broke his leg. A Democrat
running for congress in Kansas needs
two good legs and needs them very
much indeed. Judge Jackson is fine
man, has made a fine congressman,
and it must be admitted that it would
be great calamity for him to be de-
feated. With magnanimity that does
him credit, he has offered to withdraw
from the race and let some Democrat
take his place who has his running
apparatus in good condition. Individ.
ually hope that no such thing will
happen and that Jackson will be re-
elected by an increased majority, as he
! deserves to be.
There is a report whispered about
with bated breath that one of the rea-
sons why President Roosevelt did not
finish his western speechmaking bust
ness was that the Republican leaders
became uneasy about his speeches and
pulled him off. Individually don't be-
lieve any such tommyrot. They may
have been uneasy and may have de-
sired to pull him off, but desiring to
pull Teddy off and pulling him off are
two very different things, entirely diff
ferent. Mr.. Thomas c. Platt, the Easy
Boss, thought he shelvcd Teddy ut
/ Philadelphia, but he knows now better
than any living man that he did not
shelve Teddy. The old, old story of
belling the cat has new meaning
for the Republicans when they think
Of Teddy the strenuous.
This is the most unkindest cut of
ALL" New Englanders are criticising
President Roosevelt's language and
grammar! Think of that! The bosom
crony of Henry Cabot Lodge criticised
for not using good English! o tenn
pora, O mores! What are we coming
to anyway? A Harvard man, presi.
dent of the United States, the strenu.
GUS one, hauled up by lot of New
England purists for not using proper
language! o my soul, be on thy guard!
Candidates for Speaker Hendersons
! shoes appear to be slow in announcing.
So far only two have indicated posi-
lively that they are in the race-"Uncle
Joe" Cannon of Illinois and Hon. John
DalzeH of Pittsburg- able and am
bilious men. Hon. Charles q. Little.
field appears to be coquetting with the
idea, but Littlefield is q kicker and will
perhaps be bowled out -