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The Chamber of Commerce, Elyris.
The Colonial Club, Shelby.
The Martins Ferry Board of Trade.
The Lima Board of Trade, Lima.
The Canton Board of Trade, Canton.
The oberlin Board of, Trade.
The Marietta Board of Trade.
Mansfield Manufacturers Assn.
FARMERS ARE IN TOUCH WITH
THE BUSINESS MEN OF
THE STATE.
Ohio State Grange, Patrons Of
Husbandry.
3. H. Ellis Chairman Executive Com.
mittee.
Waynesville Ohio.
Ohio State Board of Commerce:
Gentlemen-I fully indorse your
plan of educating the voters of Ohio
on the proposed amendment to our
constitution in the taxation clause. I
send you list Of our oranges in the
state, and shall be glad IL you are
able, through our membership, to
awaken a widespread interest to the
Importance of the voters Of the state
adopting this amendment
Yours for the right,
(signed) s. H. ELLIS.
NOT A slNGLE-TAx MEASURE.
The representation that this Is q
single-tax amendment is unlnteIllgent
or malicious.
This board is responsible for the
submission of this amendment to the
people. We have published a state
ment Of taxation principles by which
we are guided in which there is no
trace OF the single tax theory.
In further proof that this board. the
business organizations that are It's
constituent members and the business
men who are it's active members. has
not proposed and are not advocating
a single-tax measure, we have pro-
posed twelve classes of subjects to be
classified as subjects for state and To-
cal taxation.
EXEMPTIONS WILL NOT BE DIS.
TUReED.
The representation that this taxa
ton amendment will disturb any con-
stitutional or statutory exemption now
enjoyed by the Catholic church, or any
Of its auxiliary interests, is an error.
It is not supported by the opinion Of
any Judge of the circuit or supreme
courts of the state, nor by any consti-
stitutional lawyer of recognized au-
thority. Those who drafted this
amendment had no such purpose In
view. On the contrary, we see in its
adoption the opening of a Constitu-
tional way in which all existing ex.
emptions enjoyed by religious, educa.
tional end charitable institutions, and
by building associations, can be con-
flrmed beyond doubt as to their con-
stitutionality.
We give our pledge to these Interests
that In classifying the subjects of taxa
tion WE WILL NOT APPROVE OF
any classification that will disturb or
change In any way any existing ex-
emptions, constitutional or statutory.
TAXATION MEASURES NOT TO
BECOME THE FOOTBALL OF
PARTY POLITICS.
Responsibility for the pending taxa
tion amendment to the constitution
makes 1t the duty of this board to as-
sure the people of the state that 1t
will safeguard every interest against
undesirable results. Following the
adoption OF this amendment we will
formulate a general revenue measure
and recommending 1t for enactment
by the general assembly. We will pub
lish full text of the entire measure,
after its approval by the executive
committee, for the information Of all
of the people. We will endeavor to
make tax.eVasion, double taxation and
the necessity of Inquisitorial methods
things of the past In Ohio.
The accomplishment of these pur.
poses will make Ohio the best state
In the Union in which to earn living,
own property and operate business.
For the accomplishment Of these
purposes we appeal to every Voter-
every Republican voter
to be certain to cast his vote for the
adoption of the Taxation constltu!
tlonaI Amendment.
A failure to adopt this amendment
NOW will check the progress of Ohio
for years.
Respectfully submitted.
Ohio state Board of Commerce,
Harry T. Atkins. President
Samuel scovil. General Woe Prssi-
dent.
c. D. Firestone. Treasurer
J. w Howard. Secretary.
Allen r. Foote, Commissioner.
Gilbert Il. Stewart, General Counsel
Francis 3. James, Assistant General
Counsel.
Executive Committee. a
Harry T, Atkins, Cincinnati. F.
]. Gano Wright, Cincinnati.
Il. M. Thresher. Dayton.
r. II. jeffrey, Columbus.
Samuel scoyil Cleveland.
Homer McDanisi Cleveland ~