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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-08-06


do publieAndo algunAs hojss sueltAs
tsndentes & tiiar nuevGA orisnt1ciopss
dsntro del gran Partido Unionista,
bsio sl pretexlo dc defender & los ele-
msntos obrsros que militan dentro de
ssA pAtri6tiea agrupaei6n.
In esas propaganda So Vienen
soGteniendo ideas vsrd dAdsramente ab'
aurdas y eontrarias al bisnsstsr de
las mismAs elssss que SO trata De
proteisr, y serfA mTeTdonab's que
noaotron, siendo obrsloS. & intsrssR'
dos como el que mas en 81 msioramien
10 moral y material de 10 hoprada
clase 4 que rerssnseemoa permsnsEea.
mos nudes ants la propaganda de
ideas que corsiderRmos pernic!caas q
nuestros propioa iniersses, sin levsn'
ter una voz da protssta, que veuga &
demostrar lAsensAhz y Ia eordura con
que deben ser tatudiados y rssuelios
loa problsmas que hSeen releci6n OIL
deser volvImiento moral y mstsrial de-
nueatro pueblo,
Es indudt be que en- pueEtro Pals
neeeSitamos despeItAr ell sspiritu de
cIases, y que tsremos pertecto dereeho,
por humilde que sea nuestrA posici0u
social, de propender q levantAr nuss.
tro deber moral y eontribuir 81 dess'
rrollo dc nuestra vida inteleetual den.
tro del coniunto arm6nico do todos
los intsreses que dtb,n irhlir en- las
resolueiones dc 10 adm nlstrAci6n td'
blies; psro reconoeiendo 10 legisimi
dad dc estas Aspirsciones, iussAs y
rsEonablGs, y que no pueden aer des
conocidag por las que 20 lleman ella
aea auperiorss de nuestrA scciedao, no
eresmos que sea el meior camino ests
bleeer una pugna entire las clases AGO
modadas y las desheredadAs de Ia for
tuna, J antes Al eortrArio, creemos
que dentro de las nuevAs teoriAa so
cialistAs, sostenidAs en- los tiempos
modernos por ell iluatre pub icista Car
los March, que 90 sl padre de las ten.
dercias soei alistAS contemporAneAs,
On 10 armonfa y correlation entire el
capi'sl y el irAbsi9, hay que buaesr
10 bAse de las ideas regenersdoras que
han de guiarnos & los obrsros Ia
consscucion do nuestros saeroaAntos
ideslss
No podsmus estAr Goniormss con
lAs propaganda de los que so nom.
bran direstores do Ia claEe obrerA
en- essA localidsd, porque 81 prevsle-
cieaen los principles que ellos han
sentado en- una recierts hois sueltA, y
81 90 quisiele hEcsr predominAr 10 pug.
40 entire sl cspital J el trabsio ,Querien.
do Ia elasa obrerA eiercer una absolu.
ta hrgemoniA sobre los hombres do
dinero y de elevada posIci6n Gosial,
por el solo hscho de que conssituimos
mayor rdmsro do EuftE & os que pue.
den ser depoaisados sn las urnAs, en-
ionees alejSrflmos de nueHsrs aosiedad
& uno de los elementos indispenss blea
para el desRrrollo de 10 riQutss pd
blica, psyalizAriAmoS el movlmisnto
progresiyo de nueatro pueblo, en- el
cuAl essAmos iLtsresAdos tapto 6 mas
que nueatros impugnsdores y demos.
trArfamos Al pueblo americana que no
lAbfsmos haeer uSo conSelents del cs.
reth1 electoral y cue eramos inoapa.
c,s para ayudar Al estAblecimienlo en-
nueG3rA pobre Isla, de IN GohIerno
propio conatltuido por y para loa
puelt 1rriqut6os.
SAbemos cue el leo obttacuIo
para 10 obtenci6n del reeoaoelmientc
de nuestra personalidAd y 10 oorce.
Ai6n del Goblerno propioI IsSsriba en- oil
lndAdo tenor &c los amsrlcAnos, de
ssr ---.--.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-08-06

iofsFaoi que 20 10 6nioo ssrio en- Is
onrG PR 20 ser del iudfo do Colonis
(f.ancessdo { SCR sonvsnieneia sipc
tasplfsc6n dsi osbAllero ChristonL
Wluiba d vlu G ok cuIo ganio van
sierA al emln@nsa nSpolitsao Nicola
PIcei1ri en- = Goniiands de srescl6p
drama ,eo musissl que aossuyier1p
por ssls s1ls en- Paris, que srAya,
, detd9 snseS, al centro de las Ar.sS
J oonda eo1curIl&u sldcs los grandeu
&c los md '!c1s 'xrApgeros. JACQUES
Ctf tmo'ch mur en- dicha sapitAl eI
10 RS9 d los 8 de sdsd, ain hAber
yasiSo 81 pss'ia dslds au n1zy ep
que emigrars ds sQgsIls.
Ia LIS Sa t!m5aaqui8 que 90 epte
ramep'e IN erns, g, c5nuoldo librs
! sss rtl6a Mr. ssurlao ofaonpesp
: 81 o7nsiadeiaa9 G! tspls nd ,lc
VT. I 9 Gs.as, hsn shl dtrr0chs
as ca 7-roiss (si 2Eimerpl J dc pus
q 0sloA f4s!l 81 atgundo.
Gn sssa as hsGs popular eli vAlsa
nal del lsf. go y Ia msrthA @ IN
mp eso de y y fasl 80. Lo. toler
eYesss en Ambss obr-s &C hailan o.
plans peaesi6n dc Is partm 4 mara
ella
]. G, de Arteaga.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-08-06

En esta imprenta Sc vende
papel viej6 a 81 el quintal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-08-06
Junta eSsoIaf del CoozaI

So snrnois per el t6rmino de Is
dfss, lss yscautes de tres eseuelsg ru
r@les en- eaia municipslidad, dsbiendo
los hasstros qde deseen solieiaarlas,
rsmtsIr sua credenclales dentro del
indte@do pi%zo.-J. BoU.
Prssi4en'a de ls Ianss eseolar. 10 = 8
CIR zei, judo 20 1905.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-08-06
La Bananina F55Iii t5 Pi511

Is e. aImento adcado por los mt cos para los nhos
O1nNdecntes Flcos anIares Sc prepara con ella pa
y Comp. 'N'S0I ~ 1lFlln'nos III
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How's This.

We offer one hundred dollars
reward for any case Of catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Fl. J. Cheney and Co. Toledo,
Ohio. y ..
We, the undersigned have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years.
and believe him perfectly honor
able in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out
any obligations made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan and Marvin,
stU Wholesale druggist. Toledo, o.
Halls Catalrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
~ stem. Testimonial sent free.
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. . -.r
Take Halls family Pills for con-
stipation. . =.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
AN INCREASE OF " WAGES.
Representative Eittauer Confers With
+ the President. .s%s

{ Representative Eittauer Corners with
7 the President. tt 4
/ Washington, Dec. 1s.-Representa-
tive: Littauer of New York, a member
of the committee on appropriations,
talked with Presid ent Roosevelt dur
ing the day on the question of in.
icreasing the salaries of government
employees. The president is not I'm.
derstood to favor 9 blanket increase of
20 per cent, as has been proposed. al
though he sis said TOT feel that there
aarejmany men in she government serv.
Ice who deserve gincrea SEES. The presi-
dent Is, obtaining. views of congress
men on the subject. 4 y, 4 3 as.tis j
Z Mr.. I.ittauer Is opp posed to IA general
increase in government salaries, but
be believes there are men in the serv-
Ice, particularly those at the heads Of
bureaus. who deserve more money.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
! NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR.
James Bryce Will Succeed Sir Henry
Mortimer purand.

y n london, Dec. 18Th spite of the
!! TACT that no official announcement yet
has been made it was declared In the
Hobbies Of the house Of commons al,
might that James Bryce chief secre-
!tary for Ireland, had accented the post
of British AMBASSADOR to Washington
In succession to Sir Henry Mortimer
Durand. No formal announcement is
likely pending a Encouragement of the
cabinet, but Mr.. Bryce Is now uniyer-
sally regarded as the next ambassa;
dor "a the United States. t
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
:. /, KING OSCAR IMPROVING.

Condition ofs Swedish Ru;ev Notice
7 &, sblyi eetter. n AT
Stockholm Sweden. Dec fixing
Oscar continues ~ improve, his gen:
eral condition being nottceably better.
+ HIS recovery how ever /, IS expected to
Esbe$ slow. $500 4 II SS5sss s
The following, Is the ext. o q. the bn!.
letin issued by his ma5esty's. attend :.
Ing pky sicians. ~ sss44ss as.$ sa
/ ';Iheaii liking passed! - good. quiet
might: His Asmpe atnlso iis54fss,l,s the
/ action ], 81 the, heart ~. stronger and
the mucous. Ia tfe S.rachea has not in.
Ecfe ased 80 Il III
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JAPANESE TO BE PROTECTED.
Special Message to Congress On San
t..s Francisco Situation. ~

i
! Washington, Dec. 1S.-A special
4 message from the president transmit
I ting the. report iofi Secretary Metcalf
! on conditions, In San Francisco IA CON
nection with the anti-J Japanese agita-'
ton was read in congress today.
l@s The presidents [; message says Mr..
Metcalf's report deals with three mat
tiers OF controversy-the exclusion OF
Japanese children from the public
schools Of Sam Francisco. the boycott
!. ting OF Japanese restaurants. and acts
, Of violance committed against the.
japanese: st.stgg. fS! al estaa j ).
| itThe Japanese children the president
says, are bright and clean and be-!
cause they are scattered all over San
!, Francisco 1t would be Impossible fol,
them to ygo5 TOT one special school.
There could be no objection, the presi-
dent says, to excluding Japanese from
schools on the score 81 age, 1t being
obviously mot desirable that ii young
men go to school with children. The
number of Japanese children attend
Ing the school in San Francisco was
very small. The government has
brought suit to test the separate
school act. r VI s5
Regarding violence to Japanese, the
president states that the sentiment TN
California Is for Law sand order, and
the San Francisco authorities assured
Mr.. Metcalf that the Japanese would
be- protected Should they fatlgso to
do, the president informed. them that
both the civil and military force Of
the United States would be employed
to protect the Japanese. ..,,Fsg.s 4 t%
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
WOUNDPROVESFATAL
FORMER UNITED STATES sENA
TOR ARTHUR BROWN or d,
~. ~ r. = 4 -
UTAH - DEAD. ~.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Former Unit
ed States Senator Arthur Brown of
Utah, who was shot in his apartments
at the Hotel Raleigh Saturday after
noon by Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley of Salt
Lake City. died at midnight at the
emergency hospital. n.
5f Mrs. Bradley will be arra!gned in
police court on the charge of murder.
Her. attorneys will set up the defense
that she. was justified under the "un.
written law in shooting Mr. Brown.
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tS'i5Is n Nj q iiJI1t n D
!; TARlFsfs ! y! ! KEY e: :
Germany ana United states Win Reach
und eTStarc no. r 4ESt3 Il Ii

Berlin. Dec, Thei spirit shown
BY the American tariff commissioners
In their inquiry * 20 precisely what
the g erman government desires and
lis asoas therefor has caused the
German commits sioners to- fee! conf.
dent that an ;und standing, U 50 far
reaching that the, ideaaof tariff wa,
must be excluded. will be W cached.
This hopefd! view Is expressed by the.
neWspapers.Sjs35Gs ss sss: 4+ sss seas E.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Thursd Dec. H..

senate-Mr. Dubois (Ida.) spoke in
favor Of unseating Senator Smoot OF
Utah, concluding with the charge that
President Roosevelt had used the
weight Of his administration to assist
the Republican Mormon vote IN the
last election. II \. "
HOUSE simplified spelling given its
death blow by unanimous vote. Reso-
luton adopted ordering an investiga-
ton OF the so-called lumber trust.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
! lncrease lee Capita, Stock.

ii New Y ork, Dec II 1.-The directors
Of the Chicago N ilwaukee land St.
Paul Railway company have voted to
increase Il the scompany''s Il preferred
stock by $Ge.327. 400 i and its common
stock. by $33,lS3, 40: This is an IN.
crease OF about so per cent OF pre-
ferred stock and Is per cent Of COM
mon.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
STOCK \ MARKET WEAK.

Decline in ST.. Paul Followed BY losses
IN Others. t,sy:sys.
bal New York, Dec. 1s.-The stock mar
ket was exceedingly weak during the
first half hour of trading. St Paul,
naturally the center Of interest by
reason. Of its new stock issues, opened
at, 1873 20 1874 compared with 1877 the
previous day. BY the end Of the first
half hour the stock sold down to 1871.
Other losses IL prominent Issues
ranged from one to three or more
points. -%g.#$@ ri q (
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
The IDEAL.

II, lie Is worth living 1t is worth
living well. An ideal life on this
rlanet--and the word "ideal'' Is used
here in its dictionary sense Of the
best poss 'A' So a happy combina-
zion Of business and pleasure, toll and
relaxation Of urban and rural sur.
roundings-Dr. Robertson Wallace In
Madame. x
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21

senate-Most of the session occu-
pied in the reading of special mes
sages On the Panama canal lands
laws and naval personnel. Resolution
passed ordering an investigation OF the
harvester trust. s : II VI
House-Little business transacted
aside from listening to the special
messages of the president. - ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

i Minneap polls, Dec 49, Wheat Dec,
TAG. May .s0Ac;s July, sl3sc; On
track No ! hard. ss1Ac; No. ! North,
err seq s0,l &; No. 2 Northern. u ssc::
7 Nc. 8 spring ,f75, q Zee. Il n 5:5$.
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Friday, Dec. Ia.

House-Motion to Increase salaries
OF senators and members Of congress
from $4,000 to $1,000 defeated by a
vote of JOG to 1873. Salaries Of vice
president. speaker and members Of
cabinet increased to $4,000 each.
Senate-Not in session.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
Chic ago Grain and Provi sions.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Wheat-Dec.,
74ssc; May, 1871 @7sTc. Corn-Dec.,
&c; May. 1871 @43Mc. Oats Dec.
34Mc; May. 3614c. Pork---Jan., $685.;
May, si6s2l1. Butter Creameries, ~
a2ic; dairies, 20@27c. Eggs-20@
2sc Pou!try-Turkeys, 11Mc; chick
ems. s5ac; springs, 81sc. III,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
Z EIGHT-HouR law LEGAL.
Montana Supreme Court Uphoids the
* ~, s5i413iS Statute sgt 5%.i& NJ !!55

Montsha supreme CouFt UPho1d3 the
- .5.+. Statute. 5 S#.ss @;<&li5&t
" Helena, Mont, Dec. 1.-THE SUI
preme court has held the eight hour
statute of the state to be Icon stitltional,
the decision being rendered IL case
appealed from the district court OF
Park county The opinion. was rem
sdered by Associate, Justice Holloway,
who says that while the wording Of
the law might be clearer still Its pnr.
pose is perfectly evident and that the
law is constitutions! in every respect.
its object being to conserve the health
and happiness of the yworkingmen.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
CAPTAIN ENDS HIS LIFE.
Commander Of stearsr Runs Vessel sc.
on Rocks.

Commander Of steamer Runs Vessel
on Rocks. .,.,.s
Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. 18.-Cap-
tain tBruinswig, In charge otathe Ham;
SUPPLEMENTARY line tourist. g steamer
Prinzessin Victoria; Llise. from New
York Dec. r. for this port. which went
ashore OF Port Royal. committed sui,
eide by blowing gout his brains. The
passengers were landed safely here.
Captain Bruinswfg, whose home was
Ut fiarnburg. had been I'm they Ham
burg American lines eryies Tor about
twenty years, He entered as fourth !! Y,
officer and eight years ago vas ad
vanced to q captain 8 .'S - ~ u
! The Victoria sLnise 5aiA pounding
heavily. and the seas are breaking
over her, but hopes are still enter
tanned that she will be saved. She is
resting on IA rocky ledge it
L y n accounting forsthe. s.randing Of
the steamer II is explained that she.
was without . pilot and the captain
was In charge HeEtollowed q wrong.
course and ,piled her ppon the rocks
lust under the lighthouse Two hours
later the captain locked himself 10 his
cabin and blew out his brains
81 THROWN From His HORSE.
General Nosi Seriously Injured 10
!, a; tti, Accident. Is
Toxic. Dec 15.-General Nogt, the:
Japanese commands who captured
Port Arthur was thrown from his
horse while returning home from the
palace. He fell on HE head and be.
came unconscious His condition
arouses apprehension.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21

asy Minneapolis, Dec. 18.-The fuel
famine Il in the Northwest will be
broken within twenty-four hours as a
result of the Interstate commerce com
missions inquiry in this city The
commission was represented by James
s. Harlan Of Chicago and Franklin X.
Lane Of San Francisco. Mr.. Lane is
taking personal charge ot the fnel
famine inquiry, while MI. Harlan is
busily engaged in the car shortage in
quiry, the result OF which is to the
direct interest Of the farmer and the
small grain man. II It was decided that
since the fuel famine was the most
important, there being already many
reports at hand Of suffering from the
cold in North Dakota, 1t should be the
first handled and settled for the relief
aof the sufferers. Through kilograms
from two suffering North Dakota
towns Mr.. Lane Quizzed E. c. Blanch-
ard, division superintendent of the
Northern Pacific railroad at Duluth.
and d. M. Philbin, assistant general
agent of the Great Northern road at
Duluth, and cleaned from them such
evidence OF the possibility ct their
filling and delivering such cars of coal
as the suffering towns needed. Be
fore Mr.. Lane had finished his exami-
nation of the witnesses. both had
promised that relief wo!ld be forth.
coming within the next twenty.four
hours. " pay .s& ss.
It puzzled the attorneys and Judges
sof the commission why it was that 1t
took "a freight, car on the. average
about thirteen days TO- make trip
/ which could be made at a ten mile an
hour rate in twenty-five hours.
Mr.. Blanchard declared that freight
moved on the average Of ten miles an
|, hour, land then testified that he
!. thought that from ten to fifteen days
I was not too great a time to allow for
car to make a DISTANCE Of $50 miles.
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Saturday, Dec. is.

House-Urgent deficiency bill and q
large number of private pension bills
passed. ~
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Tuesday, Dec. IS.

Senate-Nearly four hours devoted
to consideration Of unobjectionable
bills on the calendar, a number OF
measures of minor Importance being
passed. ....t az ....s.,. .,.--:s
House-Indian appropriation bill
passed and District Of Columbia bust
ness considered. ...g&
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
THREE IN ONE No DAT !. I
PRECEDENT SENDS SPECIAL iMEs.
Y. sAaEs 10 CONGRESS ON
, VARIOUS SUBJECTS.

els Of S0nOlStoHS OF ehS ssSs "'s'e' -
Panama 40 He Found Then, on His
Recent Visit; Recommends Raaisai
Amendments to the Public Land
Laws and Urges the Passage Of the
Naval Personnel Bill. 5S
Ri Washington, Dec. ia pictorially
illustrated message from President
Roosevelt portraying conditions as ne
found them on the Isthmus Of Panama
during his recent visit occupied the
senate during the greater portion OF
it's session. Printed copies OF the
message, handsomely bound, We're
placed on the desk of each senator and
the reading of the document was close
" followed. Preceding the Panama
message the presidents recommends
lions respecting public lands and the
naval personnel were received ana
read.
}, In his message on the public lands
the president urges the repeal Of the
timber and stone act, demands the
radical amendment Of the desert land
act; urges the repeal of the comnluta-
tion clause of the homestead act, all OF
which he declares now serve to turn
great tracts of land over to specula-s
tors and corporations. iz
To prevent the fraudulent acquisir
ton Of the public lands, the president
says he has directed the secretary OF
the interior to allow no patent to be
Issued to public lands under any law
until, by an examination of the
ground, actual compliance with the.
law has been found to exist. For this
purpose an increase of special agents
in the general land Office is urgently
required. The president believes that
there should be provision for leasing
coal. oil and gas rights under proper
restrictions.
The president condemns the present
system OF promotion of line officers Of
the navy as archaic, without parallel
In the navy of any other f1rst-class
power. Slttsa (. .Es,. 81 E:s..ss' 4 fg.s
+ He urges legislation that will cause
officers Of the line to reach the grades
Of captain and rear admiral at less ad-.
vanced ages and will give them more
experience and training in the Inn,
portaRt duties of those grades. .
q 10 B q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-12-21
RELIEF rs PROMISED
RAILROADS DECLARE ABILITY 10
$ BREAK FUEL FANNIE IN
s THE NORTHWEST.
Interstate Commerce Commission Col

Interstate Commerce. Commission Con-
duct. ! Hearing Al Minneapolis and
Complaints Are Received of the
Lack Of Coal al Many Poinss Rail-
way otficials AGREE to Attend 70
n the Matter at Once.
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Monday, Dec. II.

Senate-Not in session.
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For sale 81 e. hi. ltlclssaaa.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-07-13

is to dispose of its lands at the earli-
est reasonable date. Land monopoly
should not DE the one policy of the
state. The statute books are filled
with provisions more effective seeking
to prevent monopoly. Why should
the state be lone monopolIst? Why
should the state hold back progress?
Why should it place burdens quite
unbeerable on the backs OF its own
citizens?
Lest be too tedious, / will refer
to only one other point. Everyone
agrees that taxation should be equal.
This is constitutional provision
from which in way thestate appears
to be excepted. But the exception
should apply only where state prop
erty is used for state purposes and
state functions. This exception
should not be allowed to. the state
when it becomes a speculator, nor
when it places an intolerable burden
on a portion OF its citizens for the
possible advantage of other citizens
| say possible because it is not GEL
tain that the present method benefits
any part of the state. 1t would be
intolerable if a private citizen held
several million acres of land free from
taxation.
st would be idle of course for the
state to pay state taxes on its land,
but | maintain that every considera-
tion of public policy, justice, exped-
iency and fairness demands that the
state, holding its lands for specu-
lative purposes should pay town, dis
trict school and county taxes. In a
town in which one half tile land is
state property, tue other half of the
town pays all the bills. But the state
lands are enhanced in value by the
labor Of those who labor on adjoin-
ing lands. In places where there is
much state lands, private owners in
many cases have abandoned their
lands, so severe is the burden of taxa
ton. If it be argued that the state
cannot afford to pay local taxes on
its lands how can it be claimed that
the local farmer-settler struggling for
u livelihood, can afford not only to pay
taxes for his own lands but in addition
taxes that the vacant state lands near
him should bear? Why should the
state, immensely rich and specializing
on its holdings pay no local taxes?
There can be no question as to the
fairness Of this proposition, and it
should become part of our legisla-
ton. The lands should be taxed for
local purposes.