The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-30
TWAS GREAT MEETING.
Gov, Clark Drew Big Crowd And
Made Fine Talk.

Iowa, addressed the republican mas
meeting held Saturday afternoon q
the MahasAa county court house. Tht
gathering was the third Saturda!
meeting OF county republicans recent
ly held, in get together" spirit ant
ID was The, biggest and best, meeting
of the lot, ~ The, 0ld7time, enthusiasm
was present and the words of tbs
speakers were warmly received.
County Chairman w. r. Martin
called for order a little after l:3t
o'clock Governor Clarke appeared
in the room while the audience was
gathering and mingled with the
crowd, being introduced by John o
Malcolm. George W. Sewers was
asked TO taRa charge of the meeting
and in directing the attention of the
audience he made few remarks APP
plieable 10 time and occasion.
c. w. Ramseyer, county attorney
of Davis county, and a resident oi
Bloomfield republican candidate for
Sixth district representative in con
gress, was present at the meeting
and was first introduced. He adj
dressed the crowd, making brief
talk, bur one that created a favorable
impression and gave the floor 10 the
governor. tA
Governor Clarke made a rapid fire
talk of facts and figures concerning
The much discussed taxation problem
and the work of the state executive
council herewith. His address was
less than an hour in length. but he
poured Voliey after Yolley of truths
into the ears of his hearers and not
a man bat who left the court room
convinced OF the right of the COVER
nor's position. The address was the
abhest argument. the strongest speech
and the most brilliant effort along
this line ever offered our people. II
was highly instructive. No one who
heard the governors talk can
doubt the absolute fairness, the sin
certify and the honor OF the man. AT
times he was impassioned and yehe-
ment and his oratory reached unmis-
taxable ciimaxes' that were roundly
applauded At the conclusion of the
address an informal reception OF
friends and acquaintances' was ac-
corded the governor during the time
ne had before leaving for Des MOines
az four o'clock. F 20 '
In closing his address he summed
up the whole situation as follows:
Here IL may be well to say that
by far the greater part OF taxes paid
ara levied in the local communities.
Throughout the history of the state
this has been so. The average OF To-
cal leyies, even in the districts where
there are no towns, or very small
villages only. have gradually increas-
ed. In such communities the ratio
viii average close TO, il not quite 81
for state. to SO for local purposes.
la towns the ratio will often run one
10 eighteen and twenty, and levy in
Town larger Tor a single purpose
than the state asks for all purposes
of the state government, educational
institutions, institutions under the
board OF control. everything. For
wears the levy for state purposes has
varied very little. while local levies
have Increased continually. In some
towns OF The state the leyies will run
above 1920 miles. The total for all
state purposes is only 4S mills.
II is very essential that the people
take note of this. When there is in
dignation about high taxes. ask, who
leyies them, where do they go? II
head must be hit, should it be that OF
the fellow who asks for one dollar
for the purposes OF great state, or
the fellow who asks for from, say,
nine TO twenty dollars TO one? II
any man tries 10 use tax receipt for
campaign purposes compel him 10
look at the reverse side OF il and
show him where the tax goes, and
what leyies produce IT, Besides, call
his attention TO the fact that large
portion OF the tax collected by the staet
- L., Il
lies by work done in them for the
people by different departments of
the state.
| shall not be so foolish. or so I'M
fair, as to say that Increased valua-
lions have had nothing TO do with
higher taxes. | know better. But
they are higher than they need TO
have been. The council did every
thing in its power to have them re-
duced. Is there a man in Iowa who
can think of thing ii might have
done that IL did not do? In equaliz
ing different classes Of property be.
tween counties, ii increased in some
and lowered in others. II was con
fronted by the plain letter of the law;
IL acted under the mandate Of the
court; had respect for the oath OF Of
nee taken III lit pItScuCe VI all lhr
people, and now again in the pres
ence OF all the people. it calls them
10 witness that II did its duty and
failed not. II is for them to make
a record of condemnation or approval.
''rhe council could have purchased
votes by neglect OF duty, violation OF
law, contempt of DEGREES OF courts,
making OF an oath farce by coward.
ice--bnt 1t wants 10 say TO all the
people OF Iowa, that it will never pay
the price. There is something bet
ter Ii Is a clear, approving con-
science and ability TO look every man
la the eye and say, this thing. under
all the circumstances, was right, We
do not anticipate defeat at the hands
of Iowa citizenship, hut what splendid
victories do the years sometimes re-
veal were won i'm defeat"
Champion Wolf Catcher.
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