Gunnison news-champion., 1902-10-10
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stsdy es this ase-sses have asa4ie k.ss
pertscIy fsssii'ar wstk iis every phase.
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90 it indefinitely. His opposest
though keen. qaiek-wit,ed and com
nsandIng all the arts OF the orator wss
plsiaiy at q dissd vantage whea pinned
down 10 facts aud isbored under sus
pieios from having - recently
changed HE opinions on the smesd
,aea,.
That the debate was OF intense in
terest may be gathered from the fact
thai probably so rSnchmea and town
people listesed to it trosa 100 uIl
80 in the afterReos aud frem : ;00
ill ! 80 in the evesiag.
Ope hundred and fifty people
would not keep their seats tor seven
hours unless there wss something
worth listening TO.
space compels US to omit lengthy
account Of the debate despite its later
est ss, Importance. The esttleasen'- :
conveatios Was called TO order at two
o'clock BY Prcsitiest GiIlaspey. se~-
stor BuckllR was introduced aud in
his opening remarks confined himseif
mostly TO the actual amendment
showing that il was simply local
option measure, and il carried did not
change in the slightest particular our
present system. Opponents of the
bill coWtinsslly try TO confuse this is
sue, while the real fact is that ualess
they oppose sRy sOrt Of popular gov
ers"sest they cannot object to an
smesdw.est which ssa,ply and solely
gives the people power to try some
thing If they want 70. So far as the
working out of the idea was con
cerned il was no new thing having
been tried and successfully worked in
Australasia, under similar condition
of climate, soil and people.
Mr.. Bartholomew in his opening
was compelled 20 apologize at length h
for appearing on that side of the de
bate, having quite recently made
many speeches In favor of the amend
ment. lie confined himself mostly to
pioturing dangers that might occur
should the bill pass, argued that the
Z united States supreme court would
declare it Unconstitutional and that
it was the same as the single tax,
mistaken theory of Henry George.
In closing the afternoon debate Nj.
Bocklin presented strong argument
Why ranchmel should vote for the
amendment, showing beyond dispute
that as matter of dollars and eents
it carried to its extreme in Gunnison
county the effect of the land tax
would be to reduce the average rancb-
mans taxes from one-third to one
half, supposing the same amount of
money to be raised. No one attempted
to deny his figures.
I. W. Gray spoke against the
amendment. lie bitterly opposed the
trisl of the scheme, and mentioned
several points against it. Clyde
" elch also opposed the amendmeut
in ten minutes talk. For the meas
ureC. L. Rswalt and Jos. A. Bray
made strong talks, As the clock
pointed to 5 80 debate was postponed
till evening.
At eight O'Clock senator Buckliu
again took the floor and spoke rapidly
for an hour. answering all arguments
of his opponents and presenting new
reasons why trial Of the Australasian
land tax was desirable, and showing
that il cou.d be tried just as slowly,
as carefully as desired. Ia reply Mr..