The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-31
BIG INTERESTS
LOSE IN Ohio
TAX ADJUSTMENT
People Fay Less Taxes As Result
.! Efforts OF Governor
Harmon
RAILROADS HIT HARDEsF
WsrL i Executive In IA sing Pr !
srsssive Legislation Is
Credit TO Himself

fssrlAcrs and home owners are now
rayiag $685., Sf3.05 less taxes eaca
ear. While there has been a shift
Ing cf sevcral millions of dollars In
tax payments from individual prop
\ e-ty owners t. the corporate proper
ty holders. These reforms were
'yo.trht ahoat by acomplete revision
vi CHS tax laws. which was done as
direct result Of recommendations
rersistent efforts by Gov. Judson
r'armon.
The taxable values of all Ohio
hlic service corporations proper
ties hive, in the present year, been
increased one billion dollars.
These arc the potent figures,
N which Gov Harmon has to refute
tfe charge that he Stands forth
ric-eminently as the candidate Of
f,e corporate interests"
The answer to the hing that he Is
4 railroad lawyer of the Morgan
group Is found in the fact that the
Morgan railroads In Ohio will pay
iayes upon about $50. goo, 900 NOR,
pmperty than ever before. The ap,
praisment of an, Ohio railroads fol
taxation has been increased from
srcs.4as. to $3.50, 100000 Thi
IS an increase of s413,53o,4Q1 t.
railroad properties alone. sometime
that would not be expected from {
man with desire to serve railroad
stronger than. his purpose to serv
the people. BY taking into consider
alton the fact that the 1911 vsiua
ticn Of the Pennsylvania system
alone Is S1S,49G,441 in excess of tn
total appraisement for taxation o
all Ohio railroads in 1910, one cal
ascertain how inadequate was TIL
tax values placed on these proper
ties heretofore
Rebate Interests" Charge.
ITO answer the charge that thei
candidate Is the representative 0
"big business" Harmon lieutenant
can go to the grand tax duplicate 0
Ohio and obtain figures showini
that the property of the so-valle'
alt.x b,.rfraeo,, intaractc nfhar tho,
public service corporations, hav
been increased one billion dollars
All these charges were hurled a
Gov. Harmon in the 1910 Ohio cam
pa.ign, but he answered all of them
and the people Of Ohio indicated the
did not believe single one of tn
charges by giving him 101 900 ma
sjority vote
To get into line those skeptic
who asserted that Gov. Harmon /
not progressive enough to suit them
theNOhio executive has list of bills
enacted in the 1911 session of tn
Ohio Legislature, that, for progress
iveness, are the equal to any legisa
tive program to the credit of an.
governor in the United States
There were enacted bills providing
for the Oregon plan of nominating
and electing United States Senator
by direct vote OF the people; provid
ing for the election Of all Obi,
Judges and candidates to the 191.
Ohio constitutional convention or
nonpartisan ballots; strong cor
rupt practices act that will max
vote buying in primaries and cleo
tions a dangerous undertaking q
also provides for publication Of pri
mary campaign expenses before cleo
ton and of election expenses afte
the election; a general reform o
Ohio election laws to prevent corrup
ton and fraud; ratification of TIL
proposed income tax amendment +
che federal constitution a public
utilities bill, more far-reaching an
more efficient than the New Yorl
aci clampioned by Gov Hughes;
workinemen,s compensation act tina
is said to be OF more benefit to work
ingmen than any other In tn
country: limited initiative and re
fcrendum for cities; reorganization
of the managing board Of state in
situations. so that the business o
caring for the states unfortunat
was taken out of politics; the plal
or depositing public money under tn
competitive bidding plan; shorte
ballot. BY abolishing 256 offices am
transferring these duties to othe
public officers; anime hour worl
sdny Tor employod women; low. I'd,
rate law and hack 70 the farm
measure that provides for The teech