The log cabin Democrat., 1911-06-21
JUDGE PRINCE
 SEES A JOKER IN NEW REVENUE LAW WANTS TO HAVE TURNER-JA. COBSON ACT PUBLISHED
 IN FULL.
Editor Log Cabin Democrat:

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
 On June 16 sent to the Arkansas Gazette the following communication, requesting it to return at once if not published:
 Editor Gazette:
 Publish in full the Turner-Jacobson revenue law so the people may know what It IS. l notice the Gazette makes some mention of it, and from what see, 1t IS law to double the taxes cn the people.
 Il am in favor of all the property being assessed at it's true value, but q, Che same time l want the levy of taxes I reduced so as not to make the peonIe pay any more taxes. l understand that the present assessed value of the property in the state is $38O,000,00O. and that this new law fixes it so. after the assessment value reaches S450,- 900, then there will be some reduc ton in the levy of the taxes, as to cit. les, towns and counties, but no reduc tlon as to all the other levy of taxes So there will be very little reduction. The assessment is to be increased S70,0O0, 900 before there is any re- duction in the levy, and the small .e- ductlon after that will amount to but httle. l see the Gazette says the prop erty assessed at it's true value will amount to $1,25O 000, ,0OO. If so, then the levy of taxes for all purposes should be reduced two-thirds of the present levy, and the Turner-J acobson law should have so provided.
 The Gazette makes mention of nre corporation lawyer at Little Rock re- Joicing because those special improve ment districts to be created in the fu- ture will be able to levy and collect more taxes out of the unfortunates who are caught in such districts. There never was a more unjust law. It creates a mortgage upon the land of parties lying within the district and sells and beats minors and wid ows and the poor out of their lands by seeling their lands to pay the assess ment and levy. The law says, pay or give up your property-that is, the weak must give what they have to the rich.
 By a proper construction of this improvement district law it should be declared unconstitutional. The whole state of Arkansas may be created into one improvement district, as con strued and held by the courts, under the improvement district laws. When our constitution of 1874 was made we had been robbed by the carpet bag reconstruction rule until the people were up in arms, and the constitution forbade the issuing of bonds, except m special improvement districts, meaning such as were necessary in towns and cities to keep up streets and sidewalks.
 "The governor called the legislature back to make appropriations to r,in the state and it's institutions. He ye toed large part of the appropria- tions that had been made at the regu- lar session of the legislature to sup port the state and it's institutions; and now, since the passage of the Turner-Jacobson revenue law, I hear it whispered that in case the people do not take the benefit of the 1. and K. within the 90 days, the governor will then call the legislature together again to re-appropriate the appropri- ations that he vetoed and to appro- priate $700,00 with the interest-bear- ing notes, to finish the capitol. Is it possible?
 "l wish to say a word about our state capitol building: The halls for the senate and lower house are too small for the purpose, and there is no ventilation-closed up all around with small lobby rooms. Then the steps to the starways and the floors of the building are made of soft stone called marble that mark and cL5 from walking on it. If they were go- ing to make the stairs and floors cut of stone, why did not the governor take the 100 convicts and get out Fourche granite, dress it and make floors and stairways that would last forever?"
 The Gazette failed to publish the above article, but in an editorial of June 20, 1911, copied one paragraph, saying that it did not believe as I did. What really l wanted was to get the lTurner-Jacobson revenue bill publish