Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-20

to meet Governor Burke's Saturda!
statement. Mr.. Gilbreath is admitted
ly a stalwart. A progressive moved II
assess the Northern Pacific main lint
at $4,000 per mile and Governor
Burke seconded the motion. A stall
wart offered substitute to assess thu
railroad $4,000 more a mile, but dit
not get a second. Governor Burke ant
the two progressives voted for thu
resolution. The two stalwarts, includ
ing Mr.. Cilbreath, who had offered
the resolution to increase the taxa
ton $4,000 per mile, voted against it
Nor is this all the record which
shows that the democratic candidate
for governor has one story for the
voters and another for his friends
On the same page Of the proceedings
Of the board is the record concerning
the Great Northern Railway company.
1T READS as lOllOWs
Mr.. Brightbill moved that the
main line of the Great Northern
Railway company, including fran
chise, roadway, roadbed, rails and
rolling stock, be assessed at Sl3.-
10000 per mile, which motion
was seconded by Mr.. Miller.
Mr.. Gilbreath. the man whom the
democratic candidate is trying to keep
from robbing the people in the inter
ests of the railroads. again offered a
substitute. The record on this sub
ject is as follows:
Mr.. Gilbreath offered as a sub
stitute that the main line OF
the Great Northern Railway CON-
pany. including franchise, road
way. roadbed. rails and rolling
stock, be assessed at Sl5,000.OO
per mile, to which motion there
was no second.
Again the question was on the or
iginal motion and the record speaks
for itself:
Motion being put, on roll call
the members voted as follows:
Governor Burke, aye; Mr.. Bright.
bill. aye; Mr.. Bickford. aye; Mr..
Miller, aye; Mr.. Gilbreath, no.
Motion declared carried.
assess ment of two railroads. and in
each case the records show where
Governor Burke stood. We are not
discussing what was right or proper
in the assessment, but are merely pro.
ducing the record to show to the vot
ers that what Governor Burke does as
governor and what he says as can.
didate do not jibe. 1t shows that the
democratic candidate forgets his rec.
ord when he seeks votes"
There is further record on this sub
ject. If the motion of Mr.. Gilbreath
had been sustained, it would not have
been necessary later to make horiz.
ontal raise of IL IL per cent on all
property, including railroads, already
fixed at $4,000 per mile. The amount
might have been less, which would
have resulted in the paying of great
err amount of taxes by the railroad
corporations than they are now paying
and less proportionate sum by the
farmers and merchants.
But possibly the governor believes
the railroads are paying as much, in
proportion, as the owners of other
property in the state. If Mr.. Gil
breath's motions, if they had prevail.
ed. were unfair and unjust to the rail
roads. the governor ought to tell the
people so, instead Of allowing the in
ference to go out, from his talk, that
but for his action and his presence,
and continued presence on the board,
the railroads would not pay their
rightful portion of the taxes. There
are many who have the nerve to de-
clare that, as now valued, the rail-
roads are paying their just share Of
taxes, and that this equality may be
may have accounted for
the governors objection to the rails
ing of the railroad valuation, as urged
by Mr.. Gilbreath and likewise account
for his anxiety to remain on the
board.
The meeting of the state educational