Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-27

Boise, April 25.-That the persis-
tent opposition to the assessment Of
the property Of the state its cash
value under existing levies has prov
en- effective was well evidenced to-
day when announcements were made
by State Treasurer o. V. Allen and
Secretary Of State Clifford that they
had decided to vote with State Aud
itor Taylor on a motion to rescind
the resolution providing that all pro-
perty in the state should be assessed
at its cash value. AS will be remem-
bered, when the board first met and
voted on the first motion Treasurer
Allen was in the east looking af-
ter the sale of the state bonds, and
the result of the vote to rescind the
motion was tha Audlor Taylor vo-
ed for / and Governor Hawley, At
torney General McDougall and Sec
retary OF State Clifford voted against
consequent of which the assessors
Of the state proceeded to assess the
property of the state at its cash value
regardless of he thousands OF letters
pouring in daily condemning the
coure of the board in instructing
change of assessment under present
levies subsequently. mass meeting
after mass meeting was held in var
ious parts OF the state passing strong
resolutions against the course taken,
but the work Of the high assessment
went on without interruption. State
Treasurer Allen returned home last
evening from the east and early to-
day held a conference with Auditor
Taylor and Secretary of State Gif-
ford. Immediately following, 1t was
announced that upon the return of
Governor Hawley and Attorney Gen
eral McDougall that another meeting
of the board will be called and the
resolution would be rescinded.
State Auditor Taylor has been pro-
nounced in his opposition to the ac-
tion of the board in passing the first
resolution. In speaking in reference
to the matter, Treasurer Allen said:
Il have been opposed to the position
first taken by the board from the very
inception OF the agitation, and stat
ed that l thought 1t would be a great
mistake to take such radical ac-
tion under all existing circumstances
as radical actions are to be deplored
at all times, and especially without
conditions being favorable for them.
which is not true in this instance. AS
you know. / was called east, and
hesitated to take issue upon the ques-
tion, and give out my views without
being present to defend those views
However, upon my return, and at a
conference between Auditor Taylor.
Secretary OF State Clifford and my
self where all phases OF the propo-
sition with its undesirable features
were thoroughly discussed, / stated
my views, and an agreement has been
reached between the officers mention
ed and myself that we will vote to re-
scind the previous omtion at a meet
Of the board which will be called
upon the governors return from
Washington. You can say that / am
emphatically opposed to the assess
ment Of property at it's cash value
under present levies, and that shall
vote to rescind the motion. Such q
course is not advisable at this juno
ture. The state is not as yet pre-
pared for it. Careful preparations
should be made for such a radical
departure before taking it, and GER
tain legislation should be enacted re-
ducing present Ievies.