Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-05
Waiting tho death srappIe in Manehuria.
LIE GreIot.

lish Judges Of past centuries, some OF
whom may have been violently preju-
diced, others of whom may have been
grossly ignorant, and still others of
whom may have been comfortably
drunk while listening to the evidence
or giving their opinions We should
have a system of laws that originated
in the forests and the prairies, that be-
gins with George Washington and
Thomas Jefferson, and not with julius
Caesar or Richard Plantagenet.
JUST COMMON PROBATION.
[Tipton Advertiser.1
A few of Governor CunMrins' friends
got together in Des Moines last week
for a little conference, presumably re-
garding future political matters. The
other crowd seized upon the incident
as an excuse for column after column
of denunciation of the governor and
his machine. Now the men who were
present are denying in other columns
that the word politics" was mention
ed at the meeting. We cannot under
stand all this fuss and feathers of eth
err the attack or defense What If there
was conference? Why should 1t be
conferences of Shaw's friends as 1908
approaches and Of Conger's friends
along about next winter. The rule a
bout the Almighty helping those who
help themselves holds in the case Of
politicians as we'll as with other folks.
It is the natural and expected thing
that men associated in politics, bust
ness, or religion should confer" at
times. The act is not a criminal one,
They would be chumps If they didn't
confer.
THE AWFUL TAX FERRET.
dubuque Telegraph
w. F. Liebold, "the land king of
Woodbury. county," has removed to In
dian territory to escape the payment
delinquent personality taxes listed
against him by the country treasurer
at the instigation of tax ferret.
Liebold removed to Woodbury. county
thirty-five years ago with enough CAPT.
tai to establish a general store. He
made money fast and invested in land
until today he owns 6,014 acres. Intes-
est rates were high in the early days,
20, Is and 10 per cent mortgage notes
being fire quently drawn. Liebold loaned
money and it quickly doubled itself.
He sold land to settlers and took mort
cages as security. These are drawing
today per cent One hundred ten
ant farmers reside ON the land Liebold
owns; when they wer unable to pay
rent in cash he took grain, and fire.
auently had as much as $4,000 worth
in his elevators. He sold lumber to his
tenants until five years ago, when he
disposed Of his yards. Last year Lie
bold's reality taxes amounted to ST.
1925; the tax ferret required him to
pay $4,017 additional as taxes on his
mortgages. He had never paid person
alty taxes before, and he denounced the
ferret as robber and the law as an
outrage. He was so grievously Offend
ed that he left the state, thereby saw
ing the payment of the same amount
of mortgage tax for this year.
Is the state dealing fairly or unfair
lv with Liebold? Let the facts deter
mine.
Liebold really does not pay his land
taxes. The 100 tenants who rent from
him pay the taxes in their rentals.
Liebold enjoyed the protection OF law
in his possessions, but he himself did
not pay for that protection; the ten
ants did. Economically Liebold is
parasite, giving nothing, receiving
everything, sapping the energies Of the
tenants and requiring them to support
him, to discharge his debt to govern
ment. and to pay him for the privilege
of doing so
He loaned money on land and Sc
cured himself by taking mortgage