The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-29

pay more as a result.
Second-If the local assessors place
ed the property on the duplicate at
more than true value.
Thlrd-lf local assessors failed TO
get a fair representation of personal
property wealth on the duplicate.
with every dollar OF personal prop
orty returned the rate would Dc 50
low that no one would feel the tax.
If any farmer or home owner whose
taxes are higher than before feels he
has been unjustly oealt with, he
should not find fault with the new
tax laws, but should place the blame
60 one Of the three causes enumerated
above. The new laws were obtained
by Governor Harmon for the purpose
az assisting in enforcing the consti-
utlonal provision which requires all
property to he assessed at It's true
value i'm money. and when that Is
done it means that both corporate ana
Individual property is on the duplicate
on tho same basis of valuation. Here
toforc real estate was appraised ht
from 20 per cent to 90 per cent Of
true value and corporation property
at from per cent 60 80 per cent.
In neither case was the property
owner fairly treated. Under the new
law the valuations were made for the
purpose of cqualizing an valuations.
one billion dollars was added To the
corporate value OF public utilities and
privately owned corporate property
y as Increased To one billion dollars.
a.. 4 40 ..f
the farmers ANA home owners of the
state have received reductions in tax
cs, ana the 10 per cent whose taxes
have slightly increased should see the
local assessors correct mistakes ana
then they will have no cause Co come
plain.
Under so great a change rs has been
made in taxation affairs I'm the last
year, surely no one would expect q
rorfect condition to he brought about
In the first twelve months. IL is re-
y. .arkable that the complaints are so
few.
Assessors will undoubtedly be able
to work more satisfactorily when the
laws are better understood and as the
years go there will be less and less
dissatisfaction
Harmon. Roosevelt and Labor.
Mr.. Roosevelt, who has not appear
ed i'm Columbus since the memorable
summer Of 1910, when during the street
car strike he admonished the people in
regard to their behavior, hurled def
ance at the strkelns street railway
employees, assailed and denounced
their attorneys, and incidentally dis
played remarkable caution IN what he
rad to say about "big business" rush
ed into town last Wednesday, hurled
himself into the spot light before the
constitutional convention and In the
guise of a Progressive favored and
declared for every labor measure
which a Democratic Legislature and
Democratic governor has enacted
and enforced. Mr.. Roosevelt how
ever, I'm keeping with his time-honored
custom, cautiously guarded him.
self with the usual NUMBER of IFS
and "buts", so as nor to offend his
big Business" sponsors, whom he so
viliantly befriended when he sane
toned the Tennessee Iron and Coal
merger and incidentally, gave organ
lied labor a knock blow in the
south.
AS an emanclpator co Of Labor, he
t.ld the convention "to provide work. |
mans compensation acts;' which
when properly timed, Is sound and |
wholesome advice and Is highly appro- |
cif ted by a grateful people, But In !
this instance, Mr.. Roosevelt has mis-
sea his train for just about the
time Qn the summer Of 1910 whom he !
was reprimanding tho people of Co |
lumbus for their attitude during the |
street car strike, Judson Harmon, gov
onor of Ohio, was digging down into |
his private purse TO furnish the money |
necessary to finance a liability CONF |
mission which a Republican logisla-
tlre had created and which II had |
destined to a miserable death by star
walton, by Withholding an appropra-
tion for carrying on the work, This |
same legislature was elected on tick
ct headed by VIM H. Taft, whom |
MIR Roosevelt in his wisdom and fore
sight "Vouched for" i'm 1908, but whom |
he repudiates today. But the good |
work went on Thanks to Governor |
Harmon
The commission concluded its in
yestlgations and reported TO the late
general assembly, with tho result, that
tpday we have in operation in the state
OF Ohio workmen's compensation