The Iola register., 1902-08-08
MIR. CRADDOCK'S GOOD LUCK

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MIR. CRADDOCK'S GOOD LUCK.
Ottawa Herald:
w. II. Craddock, the man whom the
fusionists are running for governor,
is having a run Of good luck, in spite
of his politics. lie was able to stay
away from joint debate with w. j.
Bailey yesterday after the debate had
been arranged at his own request. His
absence was his good fortune. There
is every reason to believe that he
would have been embarrassed had he
been present. 1t was the second time
he has missed this affair of his own
arranging.
Mr.. Craddock, in asking for the
privilege of meeting Mr. Bailey, urged
that the discussion be confined to
political lines. He wanted to talk over
the issues us he had outlined them in
his recent circulars issued to the vot-
ers. These matters Mr.. Bailey took
up in his own address yesterday. His
reference to taxation will be of special
interest, since MIR. Craddock has in
troduced himself as something of
taxation specialist and the fusionists
generally have allowed theiremotions
full sway upon this subject.
Mr.. Bailey referred to the demand
of Candidate Craddock to "tax the
railroads of Kansas as they are taxed
in Democratic Missouri and they will
pay twice the taxes in Kansas they do
now"
Commenting on this, Mr.. Bailey
said: He has made a comparison,
taking jerk water branches Of the
Burlington in Kansas and the main
line of the Burlington in Missouri.
Why was he not fair Why did he
not compare the assessment on main
lines in Kansas with main lines in
/ Missouri? He compared a third rate
line in Kansas with first rate line in
Missouri. For instance, why did he
not compare the assessment of the
main line of the Santa Fe in Missouri
with the Santa Fe main line in Kan
sas? Had he done so he would have
found that the Santa Fe pays S432
taxes a mile on its main line in Kan
sas, as against 1924 per mile in Mis-
souri,.
"The Rock Island pays $lSl taxes
per mile in Missouri and $275 per mile
] Ia, ttrl, ,.T
arithmetic does he use when he pro-
poses to increase the railroad taxes in
Kansas by making them the same as
Missouri, which are lower than ours
are now. How is he going to reduce
the taxes of the people one-half by re-
ducing taxes on railroads to conform
with the railroad taxes in Missouri :?
by his own declarations he is pledged
to reduce the railroad assessments Of
Kansas to the same basis as that in
Missouri, instead of increasing
them.
"But If he is sincere in this matter,
as mayor of Kansas City, Kansas,
where he appoints the assessors, they
, could have made valuation this year
which would not have had to be raised
9 by the state board of equalization in
orderlto make the great corporations
: there bear their just portion OF
4 taxes"
!, Mr. Bailey complimented Mr.. Grad
y dock on his advice that national issues
o. should not be discussed this year, de-
J claring that no Democrat could get
, any comfort out OF discussing nation
q al issues, and closed with the follow
, lag comment; "The Democratic party
is usually decade behind with its
, issues, and it is generally camping on
q the ground occupied by the Republi-
q cans decade before But Mr.. Grad
!, dock is little speedier than his party.
On his issue concerning the taxation
f. of franchises, he is only two years be.
, hind the Republicans. The Republi-
, can legislative tax commission, ap-
Il. pointed two years ago to codify the
= tax laws, incorporated section in
f the law providing for the taxation oi
: franchises which Mr.. Craddock is al
q this late day trying to para
4 mount.
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