The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-06-06
OCALA, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1913
RUBBING 1T ON AND IN
To the Editor Ocala Banner:

tlhc Inc pTONeFBldI VISITS VI dHSelS
that it calls t0r a vote CT thanks from
That body, 50 [ am making an effort
&c secure their thanks by appropriate
preamble and resolution. | am going
to defend it from an unjust insinua-
tiOn from one of it's own members,
which was a statement that a bin had
actually beeS introduced in that body
for the relief or benefit of tax payers.
and, of course, Indefinitely postponed
not for 4 moment considered. Now,
will not stand for any such insinua-
tons of, about, concerning or in any
wise appertaining to our progressive
house of representatives
The idea of only one bill having
been introduced for the relief of tax
payers. There have been scores of
them, and the city of Ocala and Ma
riOn county have been blessed above
the average, thanks to our vigilant
Representatives who dote on relieving
tax payers. In the first place, state
and county tax rate of 30 mills is II
diculousuly low; it is entirely so; no
selfrespecting tax payer can submit
to it and be happy, and in order to
Obviate this. and spare us from that
universal complaint about the tax rate
being too low, they have passed a law
to add mills more to the road tax
adm mills for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
that means and laid plans for the
sub-school district to add mills more
TO the school tax AS to the city Of
Ocala. they have in the way of relief
% tax payers permitted it also to do a
2-mill publicity stunt These are a
few of the things they have done for
Ocala and Marion county specifically
u has done or will do a great many
thnes for the relief Of tax payers gen
rally. Indeed, for the relief of the
tax payers they have worked over
time. and the next time he pays taxes
ne will certainly feel relieyed-of
much cash.
In order to bring about this relief
and keep the tax rate from being so
low. our progressive legislature has
increased pensions, increased offices
galore. and to salaries have added
something more. They have appoint
ed inspectors to go to every mans
door, they have appointed inspectors
plural, nothing singular-everything
plural. They have increased expens-
es and appropriations in billets and
chunks. To the governors salary they
have added a thousand plunks. q fear,
| however, this bill will be vetoed).
From the strenuousness and stress
of relieving us from taxation, our so
| Ions felt the need of some relaxation,
and. for diversion from some graver
employment, and merely for enjoy
ment, like the young and innocent
Adonis, have chased the wild and saw
tage Aoar from Gasparilla Island to
Tarpon Springs, on the gulf shore.
But this is not all of which they
boast They went over and chased
! him from the scrubs and sand-hills OF
St. Lucie. on the Atlantic coast. and
on that plutonian shore the festive ra
zOr-back will be seen-nevermore.
They have taxed everything that is
subject to sale or barter, and merely
rs starter. they have tinkered with
every burg ana hamlet's charter. The
fowls Of the air, the beasts of the field
and the denizens of the deepen the
Job Of legislating for them our solons
have not been asleep The turkey
/ the quail and the red-breasted robin
they have done nothing but pamper
, but the good old stork they have
sought to hamper. Oysters and oys
Jerettes have had their attention as
TO the fate of the catfish bill I have
seen no mention.
Lobbyists. newspapers and vile cor
porations they have berated and 9th
er things they have investigated and
repudiated They have tabulated, cal
culated and manipulated; for federal
Offices they have nominated; and
last, but not least, the cattle-tick they
have eradicated
In addition. multiplication and divis-
ion they are exact; but coin of the
realm from the treasury is every darn
ed thing they can subtract.
With a long jump and nimble skip,
will pass over various and sundry
items of craftsmanship: some of
which. for a text, will be continued in
our next.
Now comes the all-absorbing sub
ject and topic of Ticker" about
which they do mostly bicker and dick
er; it is the cause of many flare
and ficker-I think | heard you snick-
er-for that l will stop: perhaps
cbOI11d hove dOna cO O1ricl-ar