The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-09
Mr.. Rowley's Candidacy

i nients as returned by counties, and
| doing what an executive council had
never done before, viz, constitute it.
self an assessing board and raising
the valuation of real property 40 per
cent over the state, is simply sup
plement Of the capitol extension act,
this 40 per cent increase, as in ended,
giving the capitol grounds fund near
~ half million dollars more for the
first two years than it otherwise
would have had. Hence had there
been no capitol ground ext tension act,
property holders of Iowa would not
have hld to pay one third more taxes
this year than ever before.
Mr.. Rowley urges the elaction of a
legislature and an executive council
favoring the repeal of the capitol
grounds extension law and selling
every dollars worth Of ground bought
in excess of the ,$250,O limit author
lied in article seven of the constitu-
ton. To this end he urges that all
candidates for legislative offices be
required to define their position In
this matter previous to the primaries.
and that county conventions pass
resolutions for the repeal of the law
and selling Of grounds as herein set
forth.
He favors careful review of the
much complicated road law by the
next legislature, looking to it's i'm
provement by needed amendments
and repeal of objectional sections.
He fayors the preservation and
utilization of the waterways and
lakes of the state-a gift which ma.
ture has blessed Iowa with and which
our people should greatly appreciate.
Hs favors thorough review of all
laws of the state by the next general
assembly, SO far as can be done dur
ing the session, looking to amending
and repeating faulty legislative acts. !
He fayors the referendum and it's
enactment into the constitution of
the state. He believes in the recall
at the primaries and at the general
election of all officials who disregard
the rights of the people and are not
faithful to their official duties.
The creation of nearly $50 new
Offices by the last legislature, (as
many perhaps as had been created, ali .
told, during the previous fifteen
years., and an increase in salaries to
the amount of fully three hundred
thousand dollars, coupled with the
capitol extension outrage, and other
extravagant OUTLAWS. totaling many +
thousands of dollars more than any
legislature ever appropriated |,
is Severely trying the patience of a
people who have to foot
the bills and it is time for Legislators
to call halt, and to that end mem
bers of all parties should instruct
legislative nominees to do all in their
power, if elected, to put down the
tendency towards unreasonable extrav-
agancs which has prevailed of late
years in our legislative bodies.
Now, as to the principal point in
issue, the extension act, we close
this article with this admonition:
Alarmists have said that our republi-
can form OF government will soon or (,
Or later come to an end. We do not !,
believe it, and do not consent to such
! statement, but desire to 90 on re-
cord with this prophesy: Should this
government ever come to an end, the
first symptom of It's decay will be
when the people approve the acts of
officials in high authority who have
deliberately and knowingly violated !
he plain provisions of our constitu-
ion.