The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1907-12-12

government.
l appeal to you not to be de-
ceived into the belief that you
should not pay any taxes. Every
free man should be on his guard.
Anyone who would strive to take
away your privilege of supporting
the government, would next try to
prove that if you did not assist in
keeping up the state government,
that you should be deprived of the
right to vote.
l believe in a reduction of tax
ton. Taxes are now too high. l
believe that the rate of taxation
can be reduced. l believe that
this can be accomplished by a
proper taxation of corporations and
by an economical administration.
A great deal of the taxpayer s
money goes for graft. If l am
your governor, graft will be thing
of the past and l can safely promise
a reduction of the rate of taxation.
The Tax-Exemption Scheme.
One of the candidates for govern
or, advocates an impractible
scheme OF exempting property from
taxation. What would be the d.
rect result of such a scheme? 1t
would close every school in the
country districts. 1t would de-
prive every bright boy and girl
who live upon our farms from the
sacred opportunity of obtaining an
education. The colleges and col
lege presidents might survive If
fairly endowed, but our country
schools would be closed. The
candidate who sets his sails to
catch the breeze of votes by advo-
eating this practically abolition of
taxes, forgets that he is addressing
an intelligent citizenship. Forgets
that he is closing the door of intel
ligence and education to the boys
and girls who live upon the farms.
And this scheme is not even new.
The carpet-baggers and negroes in
the constitutional convention of
1868 tried to foist this scheme upon
the free, intelligent white people
of this state (See constitution of
1898, Article 10, Section
The candidate advocating this
scheme forgets that he would IN
crease the white mans burden by
shifting to his shoulders the taxes
of ninety eight per cent of the ne
groes who would not pay penny.
If we are to continue to educate
the negro, by all means let him
continue to pay the little bit OF
taxes that he now does. The
white man will not continue to
support and educate the negro
while in almost complete idleness,
and at the same time exempt him
from any part of the burdens of
taxation.
He forgets that the confederate
veteran would almost receive moth
ing. God knows that his present
pension is low enough.
He forgets that the people are
patriotic and want to pay taxes
honest tax S.
Not taxes to support the state
capitol thieves.
Net taxes to support the imag-
mary wants of "get-rich" leg"-
latOrS.
Not taxes to pay four million
dollars for a one million dollar
building.
Not taxes to enrich penitentiary
lessees.
Not taxes for graft.
But honest taxes, given for an
honest administrator for honest
protection of homes and families,
and to make his schools and his
state the grandest and best he
does not hesitate to offer part OF
his toll
Voters are Warned.
NV action in thwarting the rapa
city of whose who attempted to rob
the state, and my exposure OF the
method used in already fleeing
the state, has made me bitter enc
mics. My success must be their
undoing They are desperate.
Animated by an intense desire to
defeat me, judgment will not
wait upon council, but anger will
swav. No means will be lett un-
tried by them to defeat me, and III
their frenzy they may resort to
basest caiumny. warn the voters
to be prepared for fabrications and
hellish distortions Hurl the lies
back in their faces and tell them
you can not be switched from the
straight and narrow path that leads
to good government.