Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-07
Tax A.sessments.

Tax Assessments.
.sTh,a above expenditures are MOI eiie
only Inquiries we have enjoyed unoef
the present administration. IL q ars
or amount of money has been spent, IL
had Of necessity to be raised. Aneie
were two ways of accomplishing thls
result. and both were resorted TO. me
assessed valuation Of the property was
raised. as we have seen, the peopie
eight dollars for every one dollar the
railroads were raised, and the rate OF
tax was the highest known Wlthln
generation. From 2 mills during Gov"
ernor Boies, it was 3 5-l0 mliis Two
wars OF Governor Cummins' admins
fraticn. but 1t reached the climax OF
1902 4 mills. AS one distinguished cit
izen Of Iowa remarked: The luxury
Of perfection comes high. In addluon
To the ordinary way of raising money,
there has been Of late years mostly,
additional methods advised with the
hone no doubt, that it would tighten
thA burden Of the general tax payer. 1t
does not seem to have had that erect.
with the Increased notaries' fees, cor
Dora lion fees. insurance taxes, collater-
al inheritance taxes and other mlscei-
aaneous sources, there was PAID INTO
the state treasury during four years OF
Governor Cummins' administration
more, than 81 500, 900, while under Gov
ernor Larrabee the total, am Informed
IRON, similar sources, was in round
numbers 100000 AS have shown.
with Increased valuation of property,
and with increased rate Of taxation, 1t
does not seem to have assisted In rais-
ing the burden SO far as the ordinary
axspayer is concerned.
ut has been heretofore asserted, and
70 my knowledge never denied, that
the five predecessors of the governor
In sixteen years used for their per-
eorl,ll use the sum of $683.93, while
Governor Cummins has used during
( foul. years OF his administration more
than $4,000, while Governors, Larrabee
Boies and Jackson together used but
little more than Governor Cummins
S Is 1T possible to find in this record Of
Governor Cummins any certificate for
his continued employment for a third
term?
Labor and Politics.
son the Goth day of July there was
Issued by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor an adj
ine: them to take a more active interest
In politics, to the end that their inter-
ests may be thereby the better protects
cd. The platform adopted at Waterloo
expresses the hearty sympathy of the
democracy with that purpose Of organ
dxed labor. And I desire to express
mn hearty approval of that plank Of
our state platform. No persons are
+ iy,fo in rT1r 1ny,f
than the toiling masses and by their
stangth have it within their power to
contribute largely to that end, and il
: 1t be true, as in some instances it un-
doubtedly is, that the government is
file, so to speak, of our citizens, a por-
tion OF the responsibility must rest up
OIL the toilers of this country. TIL.
greatest danger to republican instltu-
tions is not the activity of the voters,
bit the Inactivity. There is no patent
process by which the rights Of any
class OF citizens of this country may be
p'arpetually maintained, but the utmos.
vigilance must be ever exercised"
Danger in Reform.
b "In the, true interest OF reform, it al
ways becomes necessary that the peo-
pie of any community study carefully
and investigate closely those who as
sumo to lead in the reform. No one
honors more than /, the brave, cour-
ageous soul, who, in reformer's incip-
iancy, when criticism and SANDER often
attach to its promoter, is willing TO
brave all these and more, and strike
s;quarely from the shoulder the evil
that confronts him. But there always
comes day when the reform, if a
true one, and the reformer becomes
popular, and then 1t is the danger
comes. The place seeker, he with per-
isonal ambitions we'll developed, seeing
that any given movement has grown
to popularity, becomes suddenly con-
verted and launches his craft, hoping
that on the wave he may be carried
to places OF profit and honor. 1t is
often well for the people to bear in
mind the old cry of him who shouts
stop theft He who with the most
telonuence can proclaim his opposition
to corporate dictation may not always
be its strongest enemy.
Neither my distinguished opponent
OF myself if elected governor, will have
aught to do officially with national
policies of government. So far as we
are concerned personally the thing that
is of interest to the people OF this
state is the character of state admin
istration that will ensue from our cleo
ton. The people of Iowa desire, and
have right to demand an administra-
ton clean in every particular, and not
given to furthering the political ambf-