The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-01-18


way wide open for all sorts of chican-
cry in voting for the man about whom
we do know. Every man who desires
to be q delegate to county cOnVen-
ton should be obliged to go before
the people openly and with due notice.
His name should be printed on the
ballot and the voters should decide
whom they wish to have represent
them. Those representatives duly and
knowingly elected should in turn NOM
mate candidates for all minor offices.
This would allow for better geo.
graphical distribution of the ticket. 1t
would also prevent members OF one
party from loading the ticket of their
opponents with undesirable candi-
dates.
Relative to taxation, the governor
present system. There is no question
bat that the tax laws of Iowa are dis
couraging to capital and that the hon
est man who would invest in securi-
ties is Disseminated against thus driv
ing capital from our state and pre-
venting many new projects from being
carried out. The fact is that our en-
carried out. The fact is that our entire
system of taxation is unjust and dis
criminative; that premium has been
placed upon dishonesty and false
false swearing and that the matter
has never been taken up from scien-
tific and impartial standpoint. We be-
| lieve that our tax laws should be thor
cughly revised.
Relative to the rural school question,
| the governor seems to favor cOnsOli-
dation. There can be no question but
that our present rural school system
is utterly inadequate. The folly OF
maintaining a public school for the
use of from five to ten pupils is so ap-
parent that no discussion should be
necessary. Every township should have
a well organized school which will
take pupils from the primary grade up
to the high school. Beyond this the
townships should pay the tuition OF
all pupils who wish to pursue higher
course in the high schools of the coun-
ty. To be absolutely honest, the only
thing that stands between Iowa and
good school system is the petty selfish
ness Of some who desire to direct the
district school of their locality for
their own benefit. 1t is the man who
desires the honor of a school director
ship; who wants to give the job OF
teaching TO some relative or friend, or
who wishes to secure the benefits OF
boarding the teacher, who prevents
the establishment of a progressive
school system in this state. From the
standpoint of economy and efficiency
the centralized township school is
much preferable. Better wages could
be paid, more satisfactory teachers
could be employed and the township
school could be graded so that pupils,
large and small, would not be thrown
into such immediate contact.
The matter of good roads is one
that has been so thoroughly threshed
out that there is little new to say. 1t
is an established fact that enough
money has been expended upon the
roads of Iowa to place them all in
splendid condition almost the year
round 1t is also an established fact
that the roads of Iowa are, for the
most part, in eXecrable condition save
when the weather is most favorable.
selfish interests of many men that
prevent accomplishment. The COVER
nor's suggestions along this line are
good, that the office of county surveyor
should be abolished and that in his
stead a competent road engineer
should be employed. This man could
also act as surveyor when necessary.
This engineer should have the super
vision of all road work of the county
and nothing except the most ordinary
work should be attempted without
his approval and without following the
plans which he lays down. Governor
Carroll well points out that state aid
is but aiding ourselves after all. The
great question is how to get results