The state herald., 1902-01-10

Tie following sd,toriAl from the Dsn-
YER Nsws 10 timely and just critioism
On the efforts Of certain sswspspers to
make political capital out Of the trouble
the state ID experiencing in it, attempt
70 enforce the new revenue Law. II these
newspapers would devote ss much time
and energy to the question Of relieving
the state from its present smbarrass-
msnt - they dsvots, TO their attempt 70
mapufaoture political capital out Of this
embarrassment. they would b much
mere deserving Of the support Of the tax
payers. The News ssys;
"A serious snront 10 the intelligence
Of the people Of the state iu contained in
the nttsrsnoes Of those hsvspApers
wh,oh roll such sweet morsels a. 'fusion
misgovernment" and "fresk nismanags-
ment" under their tongues in connection
with the difficulties encountered in put
ting the new revenue bill into effect.
The revenue hill is an attempt - in
atituts radical reform in taxation. It
is An attempt to make the railways and
other big corporations pay taxes in the
SAME proportion a. other taxpayers
must. OF course it is fought BY the
corporations. Everybody expected it
would bs fought by them Nobody was
sanguine enough to imagine that they
would develop in day willingness to
pay taxes which they have bs sn svad,ne
for twenty dvs yesrs. A prolonged legal
contest on every point sstuts and
learned attorneys could discover wss us.
ayoidabls. That 10 what the state u -.
countering, and that ID what 1t VA
bound to encounter - soon - action
was taken BY . Legislature brave and
stroog enough 10 try to carry out the
osten expressed will Of the people.
The contest seainst the revenue bill
by the corporations cannot bs classsd ~
cons. qusncs Of m,ssovsrnmsni. mis-
Management and freakisu, unlsas an At.
tempt TO compel the corporations to pay
fair taxes 10 misgovernment mismansge.
msnt and freskism.
On the contrary, the effort to over.
throw the revenue bill 10 en- effart 10
p~rpetuats missovernment. mismausee-
msat and freakism OF the most object.
ionabls kind.
The revenue bill Is not . partisan
measure. It is not designed to ovar.
tax Republican corporations and favor
Democratic corporations, or to ovsrtax
Democratic corporation and favor Re.
publican corporations. Neither will the
benefits 10 ordinary Taxpayers 60 to
Democrats and exclude Republicans OF
go to Republicans and exclude Demo.
Gratis. II is simply and solely . lsv Ia
rsadjust the burden Of taxation % b..
tween the great MACS Of people ssA the
dozen or 20 great corporations nov try.
ing to kill the bill.
A period Of bitter contest Was certain
to be hsd before such . revenue bill
passed into the statute books % . fixed
asd uuchsllsssed fact. snd - are PES.
aing through that period. II the strue.
gle continues long enough, and il seems
to do 80, IL sill enter largely into the
election Of next fall. aud 70 have %
doubt that the vo,srs will send 70 Den.
yer another leslslsturs pledged 10 stand
BY thu revenue bill. Where the people
stand IN such contest 10 not open "a
doubt, aud republican newspaper
which a'tsmpss To make oppos,tion "a
the revenue bill shibbolsth Of its party
ia misrsprsssnt,ngs ls'ge majority ot
the members OF that party aad 10 doing
the party had ssrvies.
hsantitns lot the governor call 40 OF.
tra session without delay, 20 that the
bill shsli BE- strengthened aud armor.
plated for the remainder Of the battle"