The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-01
BLACK AS
C0NTOR TIONISI Z
Defended Up to Eve Of HIS
Nomination Doctrines He
Now Repudiares.
HAS HE GONE OFFICE MAD +


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equal tax commissioner and n3eippef
Of the state board Of taxation.
He has posed as d taxation expert
FOR years. Ills teachings and writings
Oh tIat subject are val Known. ~. ,,f
least tbav 40 ,,:,3ters ~ re,.ard Il I
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a'aNociteu aha most vigorously ae1ei'sl7
eu and does complete sonaersauit fo
adjust himself to the Democratic plat
form But let bis own words condemn
him:
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sThere is scarcely 4 subject iii con-
neetion with the histos Sand science If
government III which taxation ii some
form has not been one of Tie most
Intricate problems fSee pagel.7. st.s
tion So
Taxation Id New Jersey has been
one Of the ipost ilnportant and intricate
subjects before the people and the iee
islatllre, underlying and connected IA
some form with almost all other qllessz
tiops. : The most intricate problems
of lhe future' especially n connection
With Ihe government ot Der growing
lnuiiicl''a1atl's WI rsNolSe afo'1''o 't''s
supJeet q 'aAatlol' a''a tne psSt Ssf
'etat phseQ ui'on sounu ptilieil's''9 s y
,olaeieai s''ollulay iof saaS''ls wv ps'pZ
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creased rsqu''s'a.nss y sFs,''e.'.s'''1s
q tnan " any osne1 tA~'ns o,s'''ss 3
Sne stase---snus W'snoraW'n9 'ro'" k''s
rasa0'es O. Jersey S'sy esen year 1auen
properly tnas Wou'u ~ assessed a Wy
locai or higher rases' on Tne osner
hanc, the properly o. the railroads ana
canals 's assessed AZ higher vaiuaksopt
ny the state board OF assessors than me
properly of 'noV'oua's py sne local a.
SCISSORS The principle n that act e.
fixins maximum rate of taxaf'on =
unquest'onably sound one, and the
remedy for this apparent inequa'ity
would seem TO be by limiting the
amount OF municipal or local taxatior's
and by limiting the amount OF property
such companies can hold N any one
taxing district subject to be assessed At
rates different from the local rates, and
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nsS ,oSas 81 .''u'',e,ps' purposes Ssse pefss'
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which made rara,.t II tba lac;s.l Z, t,,,.,
n 1907 The commission recommends, Z
..rs;,st 1hst tha ststa rol,rl,,,,s1, NJ
ravenna of one.half IA na,. Sant
~ * an ira thonsona aaiiSrs ar
val,,ation derived from the nron.
ertv used for railroad ana canal nnt.
noses On real estate others than ,ns &,
stena ana Known as .secoss5 class ,,,.so
ertv ,rhe value 81 tbis nronapty S s
returned ~ the state hoard. ~ / assass
ors Far the vaar 1ga5 was sd1 I 81 !.
o1e from which the sfata aeriTad n
r.svenue of soo5'eo1 os for ia use ~ "A i
the state this amount a relinaois,;,e. 81
(S2o5 e01 ,0sl TO be distributed n the
local taxing districts Il nror,ortl.,ui II
the amount Of such nronerfn o.x,t.,,,
Is the several local taxine djztricfa
as.. .oes
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80 r,'.'S'.,''Ss- Fs''ss'
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Ways = oAns,s' ens trsncn'ses ano kaf-
s'p's psra0na' properly eecY are raNea'
pe press'vsoi e~ceps 20 tne ABOVE par
uc4'ar.
MT. biack nled supplemental report