The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1912-04-25
OKLAHOMA STATE TAX LEAGUE-A JOKE.


The Tonkawa Cheiftain after exposing the workings
and inside dongs of the Oklahoma State Tax League,
and giving the tax of each of the officers there
Of the amount of personal property of each which a.
mounts to nearly two million dollars in all, and by the
county records showing wherein these great patriots
are only paying $11607 all together, in conclusion of
his article states the following:
DO you think these shrewd financers spending
thousands of dollars running around this state or
ganizing leagues to help them $116O7 which they
are paying in state taxes? Oh no, they too eco
nomca for that. Then what's their game, you ask?
That is so plain that am surprised that Sc many are
being taken in by them This is of the Smoothest
and most diaboca schemes that originated in the
fertile brain of Republican politicians real estate boost
ers and big tax dodgers and the fact that local taxes
taxes for which the Democratic party is in no way re-
sponsble and for the further fact that have had
several crop failures these fellows, recognizing this op
porunty to poison the minds of the people against the
present administration present laws and present con-
ditions and to make friends for Themselves by posing
as benefactors and friends of the people, these hypo
crits and decevers ocopuSke propose to stretch out
their graspng tentacles and absorb and centraze all
the state educational institutions in and around Okaho-
ma City They propose to grab all of the state officers
and the legislature and build $3 500 600 capitol build
ing and gather in two three hundred thousand dol
lars in membership fees. In other words they propose
take in everything in sight and make the people pay
for the expense and trouble of donating 1T.
These town boosters know that they have forfeited
the right to retain the capital of Oklahoma because
they have not complied with their contract in which
they agreed pay to the state 81 000 600 in consdera
ton of having the capital located at Oklahoma City
and to guarantee the fulfment of this contract Gov
ernor Haskell compelled them to put up bond of $780,
600 that they would comply with their contract This
bond was signed by hiryone of the weathiest citizens
of Oklahoma City, and was forfeited the 1st day Of
july 1911, at which time they to begin paying t
the state this 81 100000 They have forfeited thel
bond and have not paid cent earth although the
Democratic party and the state have helped Oklahoma
City with lavish hand and they fear that the people
will rise in their wrath and relocate the capital at some
more congenial spot So in order to stem the tide
indignation and obtain sufficient membership in thei
organization to elect legislature that will spend So,
500 600 of the peoples money in building beautiful
state capital at Oklahoma City, these chaps raise
great howl about high taxes eXtravant administration
ETC.
Dear reader, do you propose to lend aid to such
scheme? They boast of the fact that they intend t
their influence in the selection of majority of tn
legislature. They will doubt select for you the me-
to vote for done a few weeks ago in the eleC
ton of the school board of Oklahoma City. And, b
the way that reminds of one of the real fo
high taxes in Oklahoma City Nearly all of these ger
tlemen own Interests in additions to Oklahoma City
and members of the school board are almost as mpol
tant to them the legislature for they have had
fine school buildings erected in those additions,
them almost beyond the bounds of civilization,
order to increase the value of property These buC
ings cost thousands of dollars and in some instance
have only dozen pupils. These masters
this kind of schemes. They control the voters of Oh
lahoma City absolutely and successfully and the
propose to go out with their league and control tn
state Mr.. Voter, will you be cats paw for this al
socation? We hope not.