Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-26
Dixson i'm for the State Board.

Roseville Times-Citizen: Hon. Eli
Dixson of Roseville is the democratic
candidate for member of the state
board of equalization in this, the Four
teenth congressional district. Mr.
Dixson has all the qualifications for this
important office, and if elected, the dis
trict will be represented by man of
unquestioned probity, and one who will
not swerye from his duty as he sees it.
He has been honored in this senatorial
district previous to this, having been
elected to the legislature, and as now,
has not been a seeker after Office, but
the nominations have sought him. Mr..
Dixson is one of the most extensive
farmers of this section, and has been
since his early youth. He has been
eminently successful in all his under
takings He is well educated and ca
pabie in many lines.
Mr.. DiXson has addressed an open
letter to the voters of the district and
| it is given in full as follows:
"Roseville, ILL.,. Oct. 23, 1908.
ITO Any and All Voters of the Four
teenth Congressional District:
"The undersigned, candidate for
member of the state board of equaliza-
tion from the Fourteenth congressional
district, takes this opportunity of ad
dressing the voters of said district, and
soliciting their suffrages for the office
above mentioned 1t is not generally
/ Gy,n hat nf tha CT hna r6
of equalization have large discretion
ary powers in the matter of taxation
| in the great state of Illinois, and little
or no attention is given to the various
candidates for the Office other than
candidates are on this or that ticket
TWENTY-FIVE members from the % con
IgressionaI districts of the state have
labsolute control of the equalizing O
taxes, township, town, city, county ant
Estate, and every taxpayer in the state
is therefore interested as to the fail
and equitable distribution of this es
sential burden on the people In man,
Estates, and Illinois is no exception
large corporations have for years es
lcaped their fair and just proportion o
Taxation, and the people of the coun
TRY are just awakening to this fact
The salary of a member of the state
board of equalization is only $1,000 pc
lyear, yet at the recent primary elec
ltion it was reported that in some in
lstances $4,000 and $4,000 was expend
led simply to secure the nomination
/ for this Office, and in consequence sew
leral former members up for reelection
whom had been faithful to the people
were defeated for denomination.
"The undersigned is not a seeker TO
Office. The nomination came to hin
without solicitation. He believes witt
many others that taxation should b,
equal and fair with the laborer, me
|, chanic, farmer. merchant, and corpor
, lation. With this end in view, he re
|. spectfuily asks your vote at the eleC
ton on Nov. 3 next.
You are aware that the presen
member of the board from this distric,
~. Y. Whiteman. was defeated for re
! nomination because he would not yiel
% corporate influences. and it is be
, ieved that Mr.. Brown was favored b
, these same corporate interests.
, Il wish TO say to one and all, that
7 am elected, the interests of the pei
pie shall be first considered, and flu
/ tier that the corporations shall hav
IL to bear their full share of taxation.
al The Office is and should be mol
political, and above all else should b