Iron County register., 1904-09-22


and adjacent states is equally eloquent in
support of the Missouri Board of Equali-
zation against the assaults of carping
critics
Illinois, Iowa and Kansas are rock-ribbed
Republican States. If Democratic Missouri
has been direlect in corporate assessment,
what have Republicans to say of the cor
porate assessments of these Republican
States?
STREET RAILWAY AND TELEPHONE
ASSESSMENT.
The State Board of Equalization has
been true to the people not only in the
assessment of railroad property, but its
action In respect to the assessment of
street railways is equally commendable
1t has been but few years since these
Republican party then had full con-
troll of st. Louis, and the street rail
waysNwere assessed, in 1898, at only five
and one-half millions of dollars
The Democratic State Board has nearly
quadrupied the assessment of this prop
erty, as It now aggregates more than
twenty millions.
., The street railways of Kansas City, in
1000, were assessed at two and one-half
millions of dollars. The present year they
are assessed at $5,572,1l2, being an in
crease of over three millions
The assessed valuation of the street rail
ways of st. Joseph has been increased from
a quarter of million of dollars in 1900 to
more Te than million of dollars in 1904.
iNiVphoHc plbpeTly was also originally
assessed by local authority. At the ses-
sion OF the Legislature in 1901 that duty
was devolved upon the State Board of
Equalization.
When the assessment of the Missouri
and Kansas Telephone Company Of Kan
ssas City was made by the local assessor
fhe sred valuation al aSI,, Of that property was
State. Board Of Equalization has Just as
sessed s this property at $s25,ooOOO, be-
ing an increase of nearly three quarters
When the local assessor fixed the as.
sessed valuation of the Bell Telephone
Company of st. Louis, it was fixed at less
1an 1nni SIX tba hundred thousand dollars In
tion.
It must be apparent to any fair minded
citizen that the State Board of Equaliza-
tion has impartialy and honestly executed
the trust committed to it by law 1t has
assessed railroad property very much high
er than the assessing Boards Jf neghbor-
ing States, and largely increased the as
sessment of street railways and telephone
SCISSORS.
WHAT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS
DONE.
-, desire now to state succinctly some NJ
the accomplishments of the Demorro tin M
party under this administration. and IN
soninn senner grateful acknowledgement to my as
aly us and FL daItN Htlcf tnor with N unswervng 10y
huty' and in every battle for the peonIe
lie questions. ~ VI pun
f,dthe,, The State tat Treasury is in a most salts
factory condition. It's revenues are more
i,'n iilnh ample to meet appropriations. IN
IKE the National Treasury the Missouri
daGaiony ddpGGaiSmry Is mot not confronted by growing
umehclency. 1he Federal TREASURY under
Republican control. is now mennced b,
expenditures constantly exceeding ifs in.
come, Ihe Missouri Treasury, under Dem
onnhlir nfdIiG control has an increasing income,
9giiiioiing u TO promptly pay all demands
Ihis administration will also he AHA to
turn over to Governor Folk and his as
Sociates a comfortable treasury surnIus n
ues,al ,n the administration of the next four
me question of continuing the State
ncrool nl, Certlllcates has been settled They
now constitute an endowment fund for tbe
maintenance of public education.
, me last of the outstanding State bonds
mas mas Deen @tli paid and this important event
| was iitting!y commemorated. >''l'
iranchise law has been enacted which
J TO tax franchise values
a modlhed beer law has been enacted.
@ W@nich mas already brought into the Treas,
m,g a9out one million five hundred thou
sand dollars to aid in supporting the State
: Government 'He "t"t te
More than two and one-half millions of
uoalars nave Deen appropriated for neces-
".
5 tions. p''''' iiSt''''
2 More than one million dollars have been
al afsspnrsed by the State to advance the cause
! oi puDlc education in excess of the amount
l distributed during the prior four years.
This increased outlay is due in part TO The
= income arising from beer inspection fees.
= +ohiisbnd bblnulhg m 1Wine factory has been IS.
9 enable the State to lower the price of n
commodity commodity IN general use among the farm.
Y The assessment of corporate propert,
t has been increased by this administrator
t nearly thirty three millions of dollars
0 u, The claim of the State against the Ma
tlonal Government of S475,OO000, for in
sued during the Civil strife, has been al
lowed by the Treasury Department and will
pc paid by Congress. The people are in
debted to Senator Cockrell and Auditor Al
, len. for the assured collection of this just
# claim.
). The rate of State taxation has beer
e lowered TO- He' enteon cents on the hundred
g dollars. This rate is below that of any
g other. American State, but will be ample
to adequately support our State institu
o In Illinois the tax levy for all Stat,
l. purposes in 1908 was tifty-two cents on thu
= one hundred dollars valuation: in Kan
n sas 1t was siXty-four cents; in Arkansas
Il it was fifty-seven and one-half cents, ant
u in Iowa it was thirty-f cents on the on
l. hundred dollars valuation.
er One million dollars was voted by tn
y people to make suitable DISPLAY, of Mis-
souris resources Mt the Worlds Fail
to This exhibit at the st. Louis Exposition
is the pride of Missourians and challenge
l. the admiration of all behoders
l. 1t Is crowning glory of the long pero
s. of Democratic ascendency that Missouri
should have been able to pay the nherite
Republican bonded debt increase its Stat
l. institutions, and at the same time, greatl
lie reduce the levy for State purposes. Thi
t.. to emigrat ton and an encoura cement 70
the Investment of capital in Missouri er
se terprises.
le Emigration has been crowding into on
ty State, attracted both by the wealth of on
IN resources and the excellence of our Stat
government. The brutal epithets and il
n solent ISLANDERS of Republican politician
he are powerless to keen out the farmers (
ty Illinois, Iowa and other States. who mo-
d. know that this is the best governed Stat
and at the lowest possible cost
,h Democratic Missouri has not only bee
rk able to wisely administer her financial q
of functions of government have been equal
et meritOrious.
he She has protected life and property
he united capital and labor in the bonds
a. mutual interest, and by wise laws pr
n NOTED the growth of all our Industries
ne Missouri has. in fact achieved gran,
to ly. But we must not stand still I
IA stand still Is to go backward The spir
of of the twentieth century forbids inacto
In With faces to the future, Missouriar
IL should strive to accomplish fully the hie
n destiny which awaits this wonderful con
monwealth. Progressive policies must
od npfntfnrpd