The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1912-09-27

lNS~s8 h"ecu 30 TIC blxtn anu EeNeO
tn amendments.
And whereas, In said tisth amen
ment, 1t is intended to exemp,
from taxation all personal proper
ty Of every kind, including money
notes, bonds and other securities
and II is also intended therein I,
exempt from taxation all building,
and other improvements and pIac,
the whole burden of state, count,
school and municipal expenses up.
on the land and town lots, with.
out considering the improvement.
thereon.
And whereas, IL Ia also intended
therein to absolutely destroy and
wipe out the present constitutional
limitations and restrictions upon
And whereas In the seventh pro-
Ana whereas in the seventh ,pro-
posed amendment, IL Is in.endek 4 10
abolish the present state board of
equalization, and in lieu thereof to
create a so-called tax commission
to be composed OF three members
to be appointed by the Governor
at salary OF not less than three
thousand six hundred dollars per
year, each.
And whereas, said amendments
are now being urged by the Joseph
Fels Fund Commission OF America
commission created by one
Joseph Fels, a soap maker of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ia
now engaged in sending its hired
men, with oily tongues, into the
cities and throughout the state.
to deceive and mislead the voters
OF the state, by prociaimlng that
In striking all these great values
In the assessment OF property that
taxes will thereby be reduced.
And whereas, we believe the vot
ers OF the state are overwhelming
ly opposed to such amendments.
yet the appathy, heretofore shown
In voting upon constitutional
amendments, renders Il necessary
to call the attention OF the voters
directly to the Importance OF vot-
ing NO upon the same, as a fall
ure to vote thereon means ono
half a vote for the scheme.
And whereas said questions In
volved are non political, but every
person owning n home, or Who
has desire to own one, however
so humble, is directly and vitality
interested In defeating such amend
ments.
Therefore be Il resolved that this
convention this day assembled. AT
Saline county, Missouri.
that we emphatically and uncon-
ditionally condemn such measures
as unjust, inequitable, iniqultous
and revolutionary.
That said amendments can not
be supported upon any moral or
equitable ground whatever.
That said amendments are intend
ed, under the teaching OF Henry
George, to absolutely destroy the |
title to real estate.
That we do not believe In the |
teaching OF Henry George, that Il
70 crime to own real estate.
That the adoption OF such amend
ments would place additional bur
dens upon the real estate (which
result In confiscating land and
absolutely destroys all Land val
aeA.
Be It further resolved that no
nan, outside Of the State Lunatic
Asylum, would make such a con-
tract In dealing with his fellow
nan, an the voters Of this state
ire asked to make by agreeing TO
BAY tho three commissioners not
ess than ss,soa.oo per. year each.
% the appoiptees of the Governor
Without any limitation as to the
mount they are to receive.
Be 1t further resolved that we
ondemn the said amendments for
he reason that the adoption of
he same would destroy the con-
titntional limitations upon the
ates OF taxation.
Resolved hrther. that we here
nd now pledge ourselves to use
II honorable means to defeat such
Measures by erasing the word ayes'
nd voting mo" upon such amend
,ents.
Resolved further that the dele
stes from the various townships
70 instructed and urged to sys-
smaticaily organize their respec
I've townships, by school dis
riots and see that every voter
herein fully understands the |,
uestions submitted and also un-
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