Evening journal., 1913-10-22
Why Does The Every Evening
Oppose New Assessment?

Why does Every Evening to the best of its admitted
ability oppose the proposed revaIuatOn for taxation
city?
Does il claim that the present method is what it should
be?
does not On the contrary it states that the present
system is depIorabIe.
In its editorial on October IS it says: THE FAIR
ASSESSMENT Is WHAT rs GOING TO RAISE THE
GREATEST COMMOTION AMONG THE PROPERTY
HOLDERS OF THIS CITY"
Just why?
Arc - citizens Of this cOmrfy opposed to fairness.
Are the majority of citizens who are now unfairly
ed and too heavily taxed going to be thrown into great
cOmmOtiOn" when their taxes are reduced2
We think not
Why then the employment OF valuable space ano
valuable ability in the printing of long and sOphistcal
editorials in opposition?
The number of dollars will have to be raised by
the citizens under the method under the old. No
large difference in this vital matter.
The only question is shall it be fairly or unfairly dss
tributed?
Is Every Evening in favor Of unfarness?
That is not the opinion that we would desire to hold
of of oldest and abIest journals journal rep
resents such large portion Of our good citizens
One Of its main contentious is that nothing remedial
should be done because day may relapse into
what they admit be present depOraby unfair cOnd
lion.
What would you think Of parents who refused treat
child for known deadly disease because some day
1t might have it again something worse?
Would you not say that they unfit to be parentsF
What difference could be said of the "Ciiy Fathers un
der like circumstances
In the editorial it says: This the great weas
fLo.,
on HUMAN AGENCIES
Did you ever see 'wEAKNEssr that will compare with
that statement?
What is there in the affairs of that dependeu
upon human agencies?"
Again we find in the same editorial this remarkable ad
mission: Owners of large and valuable properties may
not quietly submit to 300 per
cent, EVEN THOUGH THE ADVANCED FIGURES MIGHT
BE UNSUITABLE AS A PART OF A REALLY EQJTTTA-
BILE ASSESSMENT"
Are there property owners whose assessments should
be increased in equity 200 to 300 per cent? Are there suc
If So who paying the which they are escaping?
The other citizens of our town.
If the other citizens paying their own taxes plus thu
amount eyaded by Others they not being treated n
fairly?
Is Every Evening in favor of unfaimessP
Is this not a fit subject for remedial legislation and
The best interests of city will be by the pro-
posed reassessment
No will be asked pay dollar than he should
II will cost sOmething-but much less than Every Even
ing says-tO effect the change.
II also costs something to your child of typhoid
but you would rather have well child than the money
In TO Every Evenings contention that pro
posed fair and equitable assessment might be kicked out
by and the city find itself in what
Every Evening admits to be o present depOrabe cond
On desire say that could not seriously
change the assessment without at the time cut
ting down the appropriations to the several city departments
that have been hampered in their work for years by lack of
funds or else materially the tax rate neither Of
which new board would to do.
WILLIAM p. WHITE,
WELLER E. STOVER,
WILLIAM E. JOHNSON,
Board of Assessment, Revision and A-~~~S