The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-09-12
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Of special taxes were published that
these special burdens, made probably
for the purpose of detracting atten
tion OF taxpayers from the real
amount OF their burden In support OF
the state, probably noticed that they
amounted approximately to so per
themselves are heavy enough much
heavier in fact, than the people have
ever been asked to pay and make a
direct tax twice as great as the peo
pie have ever been asked before to
pay for the current expenses of the
state
The total direct tax for state pur-
poses from each of the counties is
more than the expense Of county gov
eminent itself ought to be. Ada
county alone Is called upon TO pay
more than $S5, 700 10 the state. This
Is sum sufficient To conduct the
business of the county If economic
ally conducted. IL Is not enough uu-
der present conditions, but, as IN
the case of the state, what is actual
ly expended is very little criterion of
what should be expended.
Upon the valuation Of this county
a tax OF some so cents on the 800 OF
valuation will have to be levied To
meet this tax That levy, and even
less than that, has been known in
Idaho e. be sufficient for county pun
poses. But those days seem To have
gone long ago. People win not fully
realize how hard they are bit by this
extravaganza Ia administration, I'M
I'll they come to pay the taxes then
they will realize.
Speaking OF the same topic few
days ago, the Capital News asked for
a list OF benefits the state bad re-
cciyed Tor the money expended which
Is now TO be- paid rhe only reply
noticed was one made BY paper
friendly to the administration sug
gesting that Idaho had gotten 10 he
too proud state To- appear with a
dirty shirt aad trousers frayed at the
heels. That may be, but the chances
are that many a man who has TO pay
for the elegant ralmont the state is
wearing will walk to the county as.
SCISSORS otiiee tn pay the amount
wearing patched shirt aud trayed
trousers.
Hut where is the Immaculate shirt
aud where are the carefully creased
trousers that the state is wearingy
Which department Of the state is
wearing them and when will they be
on parade so that some of the people
who pay Tor them may have the
pleasure of admitting the elegant APP
pearance that their money pays fory
Governor Frank Steunenherg was
thought elegantly enough. attired in
his day eyoo without \ necktie, al
though there we're a few who ap.
pcared TO be scaudalised by his ap.
pearauce without this ornament on
his person, hut President William
Mckinley, Theodore Roosevelt and
undredS II Others CT the best theh
, nation Affords did not hesitate 10 re.
eeiye him aud to do him honor. Who
ever accused Governor Hunt or Gov
etnor Morrison with dishouoriue tho
state with dirty shirt and frayed
trousers
Was 81 reserved Tor Goodlug 10 dis
cover that taxts had To be doubled
aud trrblcd To provide "eleau
shirt and trousers inst are not
trayed ut the hecls9
, But aside from any personality Ia
the matter, when Is there 20 he !
|, halt tn eNtravasaUe Ia public admin.
tsttation, which Is the priucipa
thing. apd hons long win people b,
able TO pay such large proportion OF
their profits for such p0rposcS Ans
, even IL they are able tn stand il. VII,
should they when there Is ma neceS
. Sity tor tE-Capital News