The San Francisco call., 1905-01-05
THE AFFAIRS OF STATE.

COVERNOR PARDEES excellent message business doc
of interest to all citizens 1t disclosure OF the
rapid growth California and the corresponding expansion
of public business The enlightened policy compelled by Governor
has the States finances good
shape and has the mistaken policy of making the tax levy
less than the appropriations ,
of the Legislature which preceded the
last has required large levy and increase in taxation but TINS
xaction without appreciate injury During years the
State has expended in betterments the public property the
of e3o4 AS these beerments mostly enlargemen
facilities increasing of objects of the
States they show notable increase in our OUT OF
which issue the classes that must have restraint as w as
that significant and valuable class that must be provided with
the of education
compelled kept the State vaults percephbe with
drawa Of money from circulation and affects unfavoraby
causing ngency money The Governor wisely
and ocb recommends that this policy of boarding be abandoned
and that the State funds be returned at once to circulation by de-
posting and security He
boarded seless the State and nurousy
business from 100000 oooooo and have averaged tor
$4oooooo This average per interest
would the State the large of $4,000 annual interest
That would support OF the State institutions or might
the endowment of needy
constitution effect this most necessary REFORM but
he makes plain and convincing that whatever necessary
should be taken, and at once, by this Legislature
The Call the last Legislature changed the
of of the school funds of the State The
empowered bid directly for bonds without show
certified check The the effect noticeable
the of interest The Governor strongly supports the State
militia and deprecae the policy certain citizens and
that oppose and seek industrial disabilities members
The message strongly supports system
points the gratifying fact that about of the State
goes support This something that should appeal the
pride Caifornans upon crime and
misfortune general will be the
of the punitive and eleemosynary institutions Money the
schools public economy, and the whole State will
appreciate and remember the Governors good words for this
of American institutions.
The State will be glad to see that considerable portion the
occupied by clear and convincing statement OF the
need of reform This line with Governor Padees inaugural
and with the policy advocated by the State Grange and supported
by The Call The separation of the
and taxation for support OF the State from the system
OF local entirely The history of taxation this State
traced through the old constitution and court decisions and through
the debates the convention of 1879 The Governor quotes the
late Samuel NJ Wilson, delegate the convention that made the
situtiona requirement Mr. Wilson said y individual opinion
is that the constitution should only prescribe that all real and
all tangible property should be taxed and that such taxation shall
be according value and that the Legislature shall have syond
that the and discretion of imposing other
ton could exact stamp tax tax upon incomes or tax upon
anything else according the necessities of the State the time
That would be justice all and would be eastn better
condition and accordance with the general principles in all
the States the Union 1t equal and uniform
taxation that it should be universal"
The Governor that this wise advice taken by
the convention and the general belief existing that
the State derive by indirect taxation selecting there
for those objects that subject local levy The makers of
personal property and therefore nduged in specific definitions Of
personal property But the that the results have
personal taxed of the whole 1t has
permanently declined to IS cent OF the whole assessed valuation
of the State
The elusive capacity of that form of property has enabled
evasion of the purpose of the There beefom
and By turning the State for sole
forms in which personal property orpoate manifest and
porting the State wholly by taxation of franchises IL
and other privileged of personal property each
and municipality will control levy and be subject the
equalization its the necessities of the State
The Governor has made the subject and the necessity clear that
the Legislature cannot well avoid taking action
The throughout satisfactory of the
condition of the public interests of the State and puts the ega
ture under trustworthy guidance and advice
THE sENAToRsHIp
THE CALL has nothing add nsistenc United