The Washington herald., 1912-04-28

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Gently. Gov. Harmon went TO Cincin
nau and for three weeks bore the prin
cipai burden, on his side OF the case a
the trial table. When he returned Il
Columbus he looked as fresh as a daisy
was amazed. I didn't feel the effort IL
the least, he said. I worked ali day
IN the court room and then slept al
night without waking up
fMoreover' Mr. Moore continued
i Cow Harmon would be stronger before
the COUNTRY than any other Democrat
There viii be 5s1 votes In the electoral
college Of 1872. Therefore, 256 votes will
De majority. The Democratic candi-
date, no matter his name, is almost Ger.
tain to- receive the votes of the Southern
States and OF Missouri and MARYLAND
although they were carried by Taft in
lsoS. and OF Colorado, Arizona, and New
Mexico-la in all. He would need, how
ever, seventy-nine votes more. Where
could he get them? New York Ohio.
and Indiana. with eighty-four votes, now
have Democratic governors. The Demo
Gratis, IL would seem. should center their
night in the three States have men
toned. Harmon, we believe, could carry
every one Of them.
If, however, the main battle is fought
in the West, the Democrats must win
, IN Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, North Da-
kota, South Dakota. Montana, Wyoming,
Oregon. California. and Kansas. Those
ten States Will have seventy nine votes
In the electoral college. which is exactly
the number required by the Democrats
candidate. All of the States named but
one have Republican administrations.
Should the fight, then, be made in the
East or the West? leave the answer
TO any man who knows the elementary
principles of sane politics.
Is Sure of HIS Own state.
Now, as we figure out the results in
advance, Gov. Harmon is sure of Ohio.
Taft, running for President in IgOS, was
given majority of 5000. 1t was a Re-
publican year. Harmon, up for Gov
ernor the first Sme. in the very same
Republican year, was given a majority
Of 1900. In 1910, running for reelection,
he increased his majority to 1o0377, re-
ceiying, l may add. 1874 more votes, on
the average, than the rest of the Demo-
Gratis on the ticket. He is stronger to-
day in this State than he was eighteen
months ago. Indiana is our neighbor.
The voters over there understand what
Gov. Harmon has accomplished. II is
admitted, / believe that Harmon's DOS
sibilities of getting the electoral vote
of New York are better than those OF
the other Democratic candidates. n
there is anything in logic, or in STRAIT
egy, or in the common sense OF a situa-
tion Harmon will be nominated !" .
You say all this" I remarked, "as
4 progressionist, and not as a reac-
tionist?'
no" Mr.. Moore answered, II say 1t
as Democrat. I despise the word pro-
sressionist. When a Republican pro-
crosses far enough he becomes a Demo-
crat. Roosevelt may join US by and by;
also Senator La Toilette. There are only
two kinds of Democrats in my dictionary
good ones and bad ones. It makes the
Democrats of Ohio weary to hear out
dders say that Harmon is standing still
with old doctrines and obstinately refus-
ng to go forward with the thought Of
the time. He has made more progress
than any six governors we have ever
lad IN recent history. I am not talking
Is his friend, but as a citizen OF Ohio
rhe greatest of all his achievements has
been with respect to taxation. He has
actually reduced the taxes on homes and
'srms, and at the same time has in
their valuation. II is impossible |
low in Ohio to collect more than 1 per |
cent on property, no matter whether II
De real or personal, unless by q vote Of |
he people of a community or munich |
1allty higher assessment is authorized |
or special purposes, and even in that |
vent the rate cannot exceed II per cent !
formerly there were districts where the
ate was as high as per cent. Our taxes |
we're growing at the ratio Of $1,000 900 a |
'ear. Gov. Harmon stopped the increase.
The tax spenders naturally objected. /
Neither they nor the grafters want him
o be President
Raises the Taxes of RaIIroads.
1T is limited in certain ambitious or
Malicious directions that Harmon is con-
ected by some invisible bond to Wall
treet In answer to that senseless ac-
usation let me say that the big cor
orations, including the Pennsylvania,
he New York Central. and the BaItI-
lore and Ohio railroads., are now, for
he first time paying their share to-
ard the support of government in the /
tate of Ohio. The appraisal of the
ennsylvania lines for taxing purposes
as been increased from s5S, ,71s,OOO to
s4, $4,000; of the New York Central
mes, from sS3. II, 900 to S117, So, 900; of the
altimore and Ohio, from SIS, ,sS6. 900 to
S,3S5, 900; of the Norfolk and Western, |
ON 5000, 900 to 81, SIS, 900, and Of the
locking Valley, fBom S7.427.Oo0 to S2s,-
loo. These are Wall Street properties,
'-called. The new valuation was
LSAehA dpOul Dg GON. Harmon. he /
IL, made his last campaign
j the issue, and compelled the LegisIa-
ire to enact the law changing our en-
re method Of valuation and taxation.
Until year ago Wall Street did
'ntrol some Of the tax machinery Of
MO. make the charge without in
nding to impeach the integrity of our
cal officers. They followed the practice
their predecessors. Auditors Of the
'untes through which ran the rail-
ads Of the, State and outside corpora D.,
ons met once so often to appraIse the
lrious properties They were unslxiIIed I
en- in such work Railroad. LAWYERS 9
ct with them. Such appraisaIs now 1
e undertaken and carried out by Gov. :
tax board, composed of three
embers. The board first made tenta-
re appraisals. Then hearings were {
ven TO the corporations-they had, you
e, their day in court. Final valuations :
lowed. No reductions were made.
lie Buckeye Pipe Line, a Standard OIL !.
mex was raised from an appraise-
ent of A,9l6ooO in the year 1910 to S2s,- I
.OO in-lsn. The express companies :
ing business in Ohio were raised $780,
!; the telegraph companies S2,537. 900.
d the telephone companies, in which I
Pierpont Morgan is interested, 49,
1000. Mineral rights, principally in coal =
d oil, were valued at SIS, 900 instead I
100000. Traction lines were increased =
I'm as,QOO.Ooo to s54.50o,0oO j.
, Connection with Wall Street. q
oh, I could give you a string Of Ct
lminating figures as long as this o.
'm. but I have mentioned enough to a a
DIV that Wall Street and Judson Har- -
N have no connection, visible or in