Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-01-20

states in the efficiency and equity OF
such exercise OF its police powers.
We are beginning to take more N
terest and concern in our system OF
municipal, county and state govern
ment; to inquire into the cthClency OF
the same, with respect to cost, and to
consider wherein that which is obso-
lete or useless may be modified or
eliminated and that which is bench
cial can be perfected.
When considering high rates OF
taxation we have hitherto been more
apt to complain at the beneficial III
novations. ignoring time-honOred
waste and extravaganza. 1t is pro-
verbal that the public rarely
probes into what is OF long standing.
which has come to be considered val
idatcd by time and custom, but at
tacks innovations. regardless their
benefit. as the conceived root OF the
excessive cost Of government.
Our fundamental need. to-day. is
to correct our system of taXation. It
is known to be ineouitable. working
grave injustice and hardships. while
the high rates of taxation operate as
brake and drag on our industrial
progress Next to the refOrm OF our
taxation system. so that every class
of property will be compelled to bear
it's lust share of the burden OF gov
ernmcnt comes the problem OF per-
fecting our system OF state, count.
and municipal government. so that
waste will be eliminated and eff
cheney increased That is the oniy
definition OF true retrenchment Any
other standpoint of reducing expe1:
scs is superficial
Again there is the disposition to
direct the spotlight of retrenchment
on the state government exclusively
giving the county and municipal gov
ernments the benefit of any doubt as
to possibly being as fruitful fields OF
inquiry for waste and extravaganza.
In this connection it is to be remenl-
bered that fran the standpoint of the
taxpayers pocket. the waste OF n dol
| lar in the state government Is dlvld-
ed among the total taxpayers OF the
state. while the waste OF dollar III
a county must be barne by the tax
navers of the county alone, and if III
= mruicina'itv, bv those OF the munl
cinalitv alone. Thus waste OF &c
cents in Elko or Washoe Counties
for example. affects the taxpayers oi
theses counties os heavily as the
waste of dollar bv the state; and ;
waste OF few cents in many Of OF,
o'uricipal governments is more OF {
hrrdcn on the TAXPAYER than dol
lars waste bv the state. The taNDay
er pays 4 state tax. county tax. :
district school tax. and If he is a res
ident of town. munlciDal tax.
~ this amount 30 cents onlv comes
10 ~" state. and 4 considerable par
% this goes back 70 the counties II
support o the public school system
! navment Of D'strict Judges salaries
half the salaries OF Assessors. etc.
besides takiro care Of the orphans
irsnne. and cnnvicts Of the counties
The cost Of the strictly executive
branches OF the state government
"vclud;ng she legislative judicial and
educational denartmcnts. charitable
and penal institutions--but including
all elective and appointed state Off
"nr.. honrdS and commissions and the
State Police in round numbers is a
bout $3.50 600 This reDresAntS Is cents
aDnro~imatclv. OF the state tax rate
or So 80 on each thousand dollars of
taxable property. The WaShoe Conn
w property owner who now navs SI
taxes on each thousand dollars Or
taxable property. If all these execu-
'.4ive departments were eliminated,