Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-24
What the Tudoniti Really Did 10 the
Railroads When They Had Chance.
rs THAN MILLION RAS. IN FOUR YEARS
Republicans Have incrensed Railroad
Assessments over Twenty-Onc
Milton Dollars in same
Length OF. Time.
Co. q 500 cdtresnonden,.l


LINCOLN. oct .3.-t Special D-Aiembers
OF the State Board of Assessment who ARE
candidates Tor reelection have comTil ed
some figures Of the assessment of railroad
property IN Nebraska, under republican
administrations and under the fusion ad-
ministratens. The greatest Increase IN the
assessment Of this class Of property was
made In 1901 ~ the TIME the new revenue
law went into effect. That year the in
Crosse was almost 100000, and the board
was composed Of these republicans: Gov
eTnor Mickey, Treasurer Mortensen, Land
Commissioner Irollmer, Auditor Weston and
Secretary Of State Marsh. The year follow
ing ana since then the board has been COM
posed Of Governor Mickey. Treasurer Nor
tcnsen, Auditor searle Land Commissioner
Eaton and Secretary II State Galusha.
Eaton ard scarle only are candidates for
reelection. The assessment Of the Pullman
company mentioned below. is one-half Of
what Mickey and Mortenssn wanted to
assess It.
The statement issued Is as follows:
In 1900 the flsionsts at the state house
aasessed the Nebraska railroads and Pull
man Car company at $z6.442,2i9
The republicans coming into power in
1901 raised this fusion assessment S115,O0O
In 1902 tie republican board made another
raise Of &2t7.o0O
IN 1903 the republicans raised the assess
nlont $4,000 more.
In 1904 they raised It S1Ss93,OOO more.
In 1905 they raised It S1,212OOO more.
In 1906 they raised # sa2l,OO more, making
a total raise IN the railroad assessment for
the six years of so per, cent more than the
fusion assessment OF 1900.
The fusionists in four years raised the
assessment of these corporations 1854 90.
while the republicans raised the assessment
in six years s2i,36S 7O1.
The Eni0n Pacific and Burlington refused
TO pay under the 1904 assessment. claiming
II was too high. but instead of receding
the republican board advanced the assess
ment still higher in 1906. Again these roads
refused TO pay and again the republican
board advanced the assessment in 1906.
This Is che record Of republican officials
as to railroad assessments While the rail-
roads arc resisting the payment Of taxes
levied against them, It is not strange that
they are also resisting the election or re-
election OF republican sitate officials Fespon-
sible for the increased assessment and the
promotion to the United States senate OF
the attorney general who has successfully
prosecuted the suits for enforced coll ction
The auditors reports show that for the
four years iS97-l9CO the fusicnsts paid &c
the state treasurer Si95,947i0, fees GAINED
by the several departments, while the re-
publiclns for 19ol-l90i turned in the sum OF
S3isg1iGa ana during the last twenty-five
months tho fees amounted to S2}2t929l
Compare the records
Democrats Acfer Hinshaw
Having no poetmasters to assess in the
Fourth congressional district the democratic
committee is figuring on shutting off Con.
sressnah Hinshaw's slnews of war by
pulling The law on him, which relates tC
federal officers soliciting campaign funds
The democrats are, circulating the report
that Hinshaw assessed his postmasters ;
per cent in 1908 and raised some $1,000 to
help him out. This year they claim lie
has ag3iD levied a 2 per cent. assessment
In 1905 ConEressmah 'TIinshaw filed a state.