The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-02-28
GLASS RIDDLES The
CRY OF STALWARTS
Discusses Taxation With the rmers Of Bath
Township and Skaters til : Corresponds
ence Of Bill Of Bath to P, zNs...Clear
and Concise Speec

Bath, S. D., Fem. 2S.-Hon. w. s.
Glass addressed political meeting
at this place tonight. Because Of
the fact that the meeting had been
poorly advertised the meeting was
not as large as it should have been
under more favorable conditions. Mr..
Glass was given the best attention
by those present, as his address was
very clear and concise statements of
the political issues OF the day. He
turned the tables entirely upon Bill
of Bath, who has been crying high
taxes, by showing the increase in tax
es on his quarter section of land for
state purposes to be but IS cents
while the increase in his county tax
es or taxes for other purposes than
state taxes alone this year are over
81.
Mr. Glass opened his remarks by
referring to the endorsement of Sec
retary Taft by the insurgents. He
said:
In September the insurgents,
through the Roosevelt Republican
league at Huron declared in favor Of
Roosevelt for president for a second
elective term. The insurgents of the
state had no second choice as long
as Roosevelt was in the fight. But
afterwards when Roosevelt declared
4 that he would not he candidate or
accept the nomination under any cir
cumstances then the insurgents
through the Roosevelt Republ
league declared for William H. Taft
for president. uncond1tionally, with
out any second choice. The insur-
gent, republicans do not have second
choice candidates.
Insurgents Made Promises Good
Mr. Glass then described the con-
dition. of the republican party in this
state, how it is divided into two fac
tions, the insurgents and the stall
warts. The insurgents, in control
of the state convention, declared in
favor of certain statewide policies
and promised the people of the state
to chrystallize the policies so declar-
ed for into the form Of law and write
the same upon the statute books of
the state, as a part OF the statutory
law of this commonwealth. He
showed that the legislature carried
out all the promises and pledges made
by the last state republican conven-
Il tion and in addition to those acts
passed many more OF great benefit
to the people Of the state, such as
the fellow servant law, the laws Civ
ing farmers who live along railroad
lines a chance to recover from rail-
road companies a compensation for
stock killed and also an opportunity
to recover for losses sustained by
fires, set by railroad companies in
operating their trains or otherwise,
that the railroad companies are now
compelled to pay a reasonable damage
for losses sustained or pay double
damages in the event the farmer was
compelled to bring action, also laws
4 of benefit to the employees of rail-
road companies and laws establishing
ii a8two and half cent maximum pas
senger rate and providing for the ply
sical valuation of railroad property;
Il and law authorizing and empowering
the state board Of assessment to place
upon the tax rolls Of the state large
bodies Of railroad property generally
known as terminal property which
had escaped taxation in any form
since stat ood.
Railroads Pay Heavy Taxes Now
Y Mr.. Glass said that the last year
\ OF the stalwart administration the
entire railroad systems OF the state
paid taxes for state purposes only
about $29, that during the first
year Of the insurgent ad administration
the same roads would pay on the
Same property for state purposes only
about $4,000, an increase OF about
$4,000
Bill Of Baths Quarter.
Mr. Glass stated that q quarter
section Of aand owned by Bill OF Bath
and described as follows: s. p. IA Of
B II 1852, paid as legitimate in
crease on this quarter section for