Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-19

chairman, the revenues collected
dropped off $6S2,0OO under what the
collections at this port were last year
during the month of August.
This tremendous decrease in reYe
Iue, entirely out Of all proportion to
the decrease in the value Of imports.
cannot possibly be blamed on the Eu-
rcpean war There is one cause for it
and that is the Underwood tariff. This
tariff bill is what makes special war
taxes necessary at the present time in
order to meet the expenses Of the
government.
This all comes on top Of the pat
Ont fact that The expenses Of the na-
tional government were about $lgo.
100000 more in 1918 than they were
during the last fiscal year Of republi-
can national administration
1.-THE democrats talked loudly about
their economy plank. One Of the first
things they try to do, IN the face of
their promises, in the face Of revenns
deficits caused by the bad workin
of the Underwood tariff measure, AMI
lin the face Of business and industri
Hai over the country. is to try to pa
Through congress a s5s 100000 rivsr
and harbor appropriation bill we
Ioan see who tries hardest to run the
country wen when we remember that
Republicans under the leadership Of
Senator Burton Of Ohio, defeated this
river and harbor pork barrel BY de-
termined fillibuster and made the
democrats reduce it to $2O,OOo,OOO
eThe republican platform Of 1919
declared in favor of tariff on wool.
The democratic platform was for free
trade. Wool is on the free list under
1.-THE Underwood tariff bill. IN view If
the fact that sheep are higher ard
wool sells for little moresthan it
did in 1912, the democrats tell Us
THAT the sheep and wool industries are
mot being hurt As an answer to his
we find some strange things happen
ling to the sheep and wool industry
I'm 1912 there were something over
I3S. 100000 sheep in this country. IN
I1sls there were about S4.000,0o0. ana
the figures Of the department Of agrs-
culture show that the decrease this
year will be about 100000 This
makes a total decrease In three years
Of 12,00O,00O head Of sheep-abous
one-third Of the total number that
the country had in 1912. at the besin-
ming Of the tariff agitation
The wool product has decreased 4
S65 100000. Revenue from this source
under the Underwood bill has arop-
) ped off $4,000 1000. Mutton for con
J sumption has dropped Off from 15o.-
0co,OOO to 2OO,0o0.0O0 pounds There
rs only one deduction that can Be
i drawn from these facts The ahesn
!. msn. ii the face Of free WOOL wiII
not and cannot raise sheer E5e +
gcing out Of business
state Institutions
! The speaker next turned his atten-
+ ton to the state Institutions and he
{ bcards Of control over them He took
9 Issue with the state board Of equallzs-
= tion on its methods il general, a1d
! quoted specific cases IN which f had
n acted in an arbitrary and high hand
e cd manner He called attention q
!. the uniform raise that had boel
il made on alfalfa lands BY the boar
& last year whereby the lands q thi
p county though Of less value than tlses
i % other counties. had been raise
= nriformly with other counties for 3
Of sessment purposes out o1 an moro
% ton TO their cash valHe re eifed Il
ss raising of grazlng lands Is ihIs csa
ea ty shia year hy tAe hoard aud l
lnsH le take testimony 81 lhe a