Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-10-25
FULL CASH VALUE RAISED
FARMERS TAXES SOMEWHAT
MR.. VOTER:

legislation, enforced without rfr4dbo
to anything but the bare words them
selves. is a panacea for all tax question
land taxation Is the biggest preoler
OF government.
Who asks you to believe this theory
that by raising the price on all you
goods, on all your neighbors' goods, OF
ali corporation property, equally. AM
lowering the rate OF taxaxion-- though
you have TO raise as many dollars ever,
year, and in YOUR case more through
the blind adherence TO the law--you car
tighten your taxes?A school boy? A fin
tighten your taxes A school boy? A
financial infant? A recluse who nevei
studied the rule OF three?
Mott is the Governor OF Idabo, the
one yeu elected two years ago; the one
who is seeking reelection on his arith-
metical record.
If you cared to know who elected
the governor two years ago. and would
study it up. you would really find that
it wasn't you after ALL It was the
O. s. L.. the brewers, and few
other kindred big interests" But the
governor doesn't owe them anything
now. You would y find almost . aston
fishing story OF coercion, intimidation.
threats of vetoes for vital new-county
bills, and other legislative interference,
in the trial of the railroad commission
bill that was killed so that the governor
did not have to show his hand by Veto
ing it, You would find your own gen
eral farm valuation increased this year
80 per cent in this county; you would
find the railroad increased 13 per cent
You would find that, after the governor
sprung a pet tax bill on the legis-
lature last winter at the special ses-
sion, the democratic floor leader, a
brilliant attorney, found more than 100
places that needed amendment, And
that the bill, even after it was amended.
was still SO weak. like a child born
with the ricketts, or epilepsy. that the
legislature wouldn't pass it, Then when
they did pass a bill. which represented
more work. more study than did the
governors bill. the governor vetoed it,
Then when the senate set four of the
most brilliant lawyers TO draw up
bill, the governor said he wouldn't
approve it. after it had been under
stood he would do so--a bill that pro-
vided for tax commission and that the
democratic heavy weight lawyer of the
senate said was the best tax bill ever
drawn in the west,
Well, the governor comes now and
says that he is the friend OF the farmer,
Of the sinnll tax payer: that he has
plan that will reduce all taxation that
you must re-elect him to get tax relief
He claims to have made full-cash- value
which his partner on the stump
Frank Moore, says was an iniquitious
republican law orginally-a success; that
is his one claim to reelection. Did it
lower your taxes? Did il give you
railroad relief? Did it lower your cost
of living?
Ordinarily. no one man would need TO
be discussed at such great length. in
state campaign. But in this case, most
of the democratic fight is based on
Governor Hawley's tax record. On him
and his tax record hangs most OF the
hope of winning any place in the state
election. He was the one democrat
elected last year; he had most of the I
appcintive places to fill, and the state 1
has been filled with game wardens and /
emissaries 10 shout Full Cash Value" 4
and Governor Hawley' through the 4
state on him and his tax record hangs
the nope Of most county candidates in
the state. II is worth while 10 know !
what this tax record is. In brief. il is
this: That taxes have been increased;
hat the supreme court said the
governor was dead wrong when he ad-
'ised against obeying kindred tax laws
the fixed levy laws. 10 be explicit that
le' has argued that saying the state is
'ich will lower the amount of taxes TO
)e paid; that the common people
specially pay more than ever before;
hat with the railroads getting off with
'ut a railroad commission, and in
reasing their taxes Is per cent this
Iear while YOUR farms are increased so
'er cent--but what's the use?
The question is. are you going TO re-
lect Governor Hawley, and let a beyy
T busy partisans slip in on his Rec :
rd." when that record ought to send
ny one to the political gallows?
Did you ever see Governor Hawley's I
nswer to the question whether he
uthorized or knew CT intimidation or
oercion in mis- name. in the matter Of
ertain new country bills that we're be-
ore the legislature two years ago, and
he connection between that and the
ailroad commission bin that was almost c
ause there wasn't any answer? Well, 5
here's stili time to answer IL For b
IE KNOWSi 5
In no country Of tile state was 9
overnor Hawley's Fun Value nos n
'um taken with more painful or naus- Il
eating faithfulness than in lincoln O
,unty. The commissioners follow ed MIN, n
zen TO the length Of wilfully disobeying "
lie fiNed-levy laws on his advice--and b
le supreme court told them they would n
ave TO back up and soak the taxpayer W
little harder. after they had tried X
let him down easy. The assessor al
led TO set an ionest fun cash value v
! property here. as the governor said; C
ith the result that much property was 10
'sessed higher than it would bring in
sh on a stagnant market Oh. the law Ia
II fair trial here In Lincoln county OF
I'd every democrat who swears by 81
,vernor Hawley ought 10 vote at least ii