Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-08
Plea MADE FOR
THE AMENDMENT
TOCONST|TUT|ON
Canyon County Candidate
Favors Amendment Elk
tending the Duties Of the
County Treasurer.
Capital News Special service)

Capital News Special Service)
Caldwell, Oct Sat a meeting OF
the Commercial club last night Win
Monk, Republican candidate for re-
election to the treasurers office adj
dressed the meeting on the advantages
of the proposed amendment to the con-
stitution making the county treasurer
the tax collector instead of the as
SCISSOR. Mr.. Monk showed many rea-
sons WHY this amendment would be adj
vantageous. chief among which was the
fact that money collected for taxes
would begin to draw interest for the
county as soon as 1t was collected in
stead Of lying in the assessors deposit
tories until the time for turning 1t over
to the treasurer arrived. In the course
of his argument Mr. Monk read a let
ter written by w. w. Won Cannon, as
sistant assessor Of Bonner county and
candidate for assessor, said to have
been mailed to each assessor in the
state Mr.. Won Cannon is endeavoring
to raise a fund with which to print and
circulate literature intended to defeat
the amendment at the November cleo
ton. The principle reasons advanced
by Mr.. Won Cannon as to why the
measure should be defeated is that the
office of assessor would be greatly re-
duced in Importance and salary. Mr..
Won Cannon suggests that the litera-
ture be mailed from Boise under the
direction Of the Taxpayers league If
their help could be obtained. He also
suggests that perhaps the assessors
deputies or prospective deputies could
be interested to the extent of contribut-
ing. The letter follows:
las candidate for the office of as
SCISSOR of your county you are doubt
less interested as to the outcome of
the amendment to be voted upon this
fall making either the assessor or the
treasurer ex-officio tax collector.
Il have served one term as assessor
and am serving the present term as
chief deputy assessor of Bonner county,
and am a candidate for election this
fall
MY object in addressing you and
ether candidates in the various coun-
ties of Idaho is to ascertain the pre-
vailing opinion regarding a proposed
movement to organize ourselves to rep
resent to the voters of Idaho facts and
good reasons why the assessor and not
the treasurer collect the taxes.
IF the treasurer collects the taxes 1t
will greatly reduce the Importance of
the assessors office, and In most cases
reduce the salary, If not at this time
will eventually do so. In most of the
counties the assessor would not be
allowed deputy, or if SO, then only for
a short period while the assessments
were being made.
AT present the assessors office is
the most important office of the county.
but with reduction in salary which
would necessarily follow the transfer
of the ex-officio tax collector to the |
treasurer, and the reduction of clerical
hire it would greatly reduce the chances
for efficiency and eventually the office
would only be attractive to incompetent |
sob seekers
personally ] am opposed to the |
treasurer collecting the taxes for many |
very good reasons too numerous to set !
forth here in detail. Am planning a |
little pamphlet, which when completed, |
will represent our cause correctly as |
view 1t, and should be mailed to every
voter in the state. This can be accom-
plished in two different ways: Cd
Each prospective candidate to have as |
many pamphlets printed as he can dis |
tribute in his county. and to see to It |
that they are properly delivered to each |
voter by mail or otherwise (2) To |
centralize the proposition to some city, |
preferably Boise under the direction of |
the Taxpayers League of Ada county,
II 1t Is possible to mail out under the
taxpayers league; IL not then mail out
from headquarters established in Boise,
In this case 1t would be necessary for
each Of us to subscribe from $40 to $40
and give the matter in charge Of some
reliable person. we to furnish him with
a list OF names and addresses of the |
voters OF our respective counties and
thus have all literature mailed out from
headquarters on or about the same date
] would suggest that the date Of mail
ing be on or about the 25th Of October
] believe that the centralizing PROPOSE
ton would bring the best results.
IF you are an incumbent and have a |
deputy or prospective deputy, he will
IN all probability join us in the fight
Kindly let me know what you think |
of the proposition, and whether or not
you will cooperate with us, and IL so,
which system Of mailing would suit you
best. Any suggestions you care to make
Will be greatly appreciated"
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