Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
Justus Goebel Makes Strong
Speech at Meeting.

AT meeting of the county judges
and county attorneys of the State held
at the House of Representatives,
Frankfort, KY, on Nov. 8, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
"ResoIved, That we, the county
judges and county attorneys of the
State, In convention assembled, heart;
lily approve and lndorse the action of
the. State Board of Valuation and AS.
sessnent in placing upon the great
corporations Of the State, enjoying
valuable public franchises and prvl.
ieges, their Just share of the burdens
Of taxation and we commend their acts
to the people of the State as eonstl.
tutlng the greatest tax reform of many
years, and while we entertain the very
highest regard and respect for the
ability of-the Attorney General and
his assistants and the Hon. John L.
Rich, Of covington, employed as as.
slstant counsel, we are unwilling that
any. Lack Of eonnaelz zefs bshaif of che
State should, endanaer the just and
patriotic action Of the State Board Of
Valuation and Assessment, and we
recommend to the Attorney General
and the Governor Of the State that an
emergency exists and that the most
eminent counsel be employed to de.
fend the action of the State Board of
Valuation and Assessment In the
United States Court"
Justus Goebel, of Covington, made a
speech before the assemblage, plead
ing for the employment of additional
counsel for the State, Mr.. Goebel
said:
"Mr. President, Gentlemen and My
Brother Kentuckians:
Il am most happy to meet with the
county judges and county attorneys OF
the State. am grateful beyond my
powers of expression for tho invita-.
tion of your President which permits
my presence here, and asks some ex,
pressions from me on this occasion.
"You, the gentlemen of the respect
i've counties OF thefState, who have
been elected to officesand charged by
law to protect the interests OF widows
and orphans-estates in the hands OF
trustees-the every citizen and taxpay
er who voted for youor against you, as
well as those who did not vote at all;
you, all of you, in your official capacity
have sworn duties to perform, and Out
OF gratitude to those who have hon
ored you, you must have great desire
to perform those duties WE'LL With
reference to che business of this dayt,
to the subject-matter here to be dis
oussed-your sworn duty is to protecl
the interests OF every taxpayer OF the
county you represent.
Corporations Deny People Rights.
you are here. TO consider u matter
OF Infinite interest to your people as
whole. The subject involves an In
herent and constitutional right which
4 has long been denfed them because o.
corporate avarice and greed and The
weakness, II not dishonesty, of SOM
in whom the people in the past havi
placed their trust
THAT the great common peopl,
should bear only their fair and jus
proportion of the. burden of taxation
Is one OF the greater blessings to on,
kind for which my brother William
labored and prayed and because o
which he was finally assassinated,
rs It surprising then that am her
filled with u profoundly earnest dc
sire that the people of my State, o
Nthe State of my martyred brother
Shall come into the enjoyment of !
Night to which in all law and in com
mon honesty they are entitled?
Unjust Taxation Upon People,
"Too long, altogether too long. be-
there been unjust Discriminate
against tho people unjust aud burde.
some taxation upon the people as CON
pared with what has been required /
bo paid by the big corporations of OF