Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-14
LEADERS OF ALLIED TEMPER.
ANcE SOCIETIES IN SESSION
AND WILL PUSH CONTEST.
STATE BETTER ORGANIZED
THAN EVER IN HISTORY
Campaign to Procure Constitutional
Convention as Suggested by Leeisla-
ture to Be Vigorously Prosecuted
Facts Regarding State Tax Levy Arc
CreditabIe to Legislature.
pecial to mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 14.-Leaders of
the allied temperance organizations of
the state are holding a meeting In Des
Mones today for the purpose of per-
fecting the dry organization and
electing officers. AT this meeting steps
will be taken to secure state head
quarters in Des Moines and the cam
paign to raise funds to conduct the
state wide campaign for q consttu-
tional convention will be commenced
at once.
The organizations represented at to-
days meeting are the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union; The State
Marshal Clubs, Iowa Grand Lodge of
the International Order of Good Tenn
plars, Iowa Intercollegiate Prohibition
1 Association, prohibition party and the
Iowa branch of the International Re-
form Bureau.
The "drys" here for this gathering
are enthusiastic over their prospects.
They say there has been no general
/ organization of the temperance forces
for years and they believe the organi-
zation they are perfecting promises to
bring them good results. The only or
ganization not associated with them
is the Anti-Saloon League.
The plan Is to carry on campaign
so that the proposition to hold a con-
stitutional convention to amend the
state constitution, as any law must he
submitted Gt being the tenth Year, by
the secretary of state next year, viii
receive a majority of the votes in
Iowa.
The method of organization by the
. new allied organizations is to have
county and town organizations which
shall work for the end in view and
also raise funds foIAs the state head
1 quarters from which the statewide
) campaign shall be conducted. The al
lied committee has decided to call a
state convention next year. Besides
working for the convention to amend
the constitution the league proposes to
. oppose for reelection every senator
and representative who voted against
the re-submission this year and to
elect in their places men who will be
friends of temperance. They do not
propose to work as an Independent
. party and thus divide their strength.
They are going to work on the candi-
, dates of the other parties and see that
the republicans nominate for the leg
islature "drys" if possible. They intend
to try to make the fight partisan be-
tween the republican and democratic
!, parties.
The state tax levy will probably not
be increased this year, according to the
: belief of State Treasurer Morrow. 1t
is true the legislature laid some addi-
tional expenses on the state and made
. some large appropriations to be met
: but the state treasurer believes that tn :
increased valuation of property thru
out Iowa will be sufficient to make up
the difference needed on the old levy
The state executive council will NEE.
in the near future to take up this mat
ter for consideration. Then the state
= levy will be fixed.
Members of the legislature and state
officers, as well as many taxpayers, arc
congratulating themselves over having
|
would have thrown the burden of tax
alton even heavier on the shoulders OF
the poor man. Both houses of the leg
islature passed what was known as the
Seeley bill, which provided for exemp-
tion from taxation stocks in foreign cor
S porations. This went to the governo
for his signature, and then on the last
day of the session was recalled by the
senate at the request of the house. 1t
is now pointed out that the holders Of
= stocks in foreign corporations are the
4 richer class, and can well afford To
: stand the taxation Relieving this
vast amount of invested Iowa money
from taxation would increase the levy
{ on the poor man whose property is his
: home, his farm, or his business. Cap
e italists, it is urged, would under such
a law have been encouraged to invest
their money in foreign corporations in,
stead of Iowa corporations They would
g build up industries in other statess
a instead of in Iowa. The stocks as de-
scribed in the bill would have includ-
:, ed railroad stocks The new law
would have been boon to the stock
. market, but it would have been blow
to the property taxpayers in Iowa. Y et
;. it came close to being law. The ar.
gument made for the measure was
that people who have their money in
vested in stocks of big corporation.
refused to come to Iowa to live because
;. they would be taxed on their shares
Thus, it was urged, people were KEEP
:, from coming to IoWa. 1t was agar
, argued that Iowa men couldn't incor.
porate for land business in another
!, state without being taxed in the othe,
: state on the land and again in Iowa or
!, their corporation shares. But at tn,
. last thought the legislators concluded
9 the law was pernicious one, and KEEP
1t from the governor.
The state board of control has de-
cided upon the purchase Of the tracts
h Of land at Fort Madison, Cherokee ant
Glenwood and possibly at some othe
o state institutions with the money ap
9 propriated. The board has not We
!. given out the details Of the plans.