Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-27
reduced Taxes
PROMISED BY
ALEXANDER.
democratic Candidate for Governor

we nave been led to believe that the
way to grow rich and prosperous Is 10
spend all you have and as much NOR.
as you can get and borrow. all of
which we are discovering is basel
upon false economical principles and
means bankruptcy and destruction OF
confidence. And the dcmocr attic
party has taken strong, square, pos
itive stand upon that matter in tie
state platform and has demanded a
reduction OF taxation and d more ell
Client government. and with that ! am
thoroughly in accord not alone as d
candidate for office, but rs a citizen
and taxpayer OF Idaho.
Taxes must be reduced. The cost
or state. county, municipal govern
ment has got to again he brought
down to "a point where it Is rot OPP
pressiye. and In the place OF lot OF
useless Offices around the state holsr
and lot of useless boards .n;: COM
missions which are only created fCr
political purposes there must b. in
ternal improvements undertaken.
THE state of Idaho has an income
without levying any taxes Of nearly
sl,5O0.000 every two years That.
with bond issue OF S235, 000 made
two years ago makes the income of
the state OF Idaho without levying
any taxes nearly 100000 for two
years. 1t looks TO me like $1,000
600 year to govern a state of AGO.
600 people ought to be sufficient. But
the machine is not satisfied with that
and Oh top OF that income of nearly
81. 600. 900 the last legislature has a
tax levy which was signed by the gov
ernor OF two additional millions OF
dollars for two years. This Is the
highest levy ever made for state pnr
poses since statehood. and all this is
done on the strength OF that shibo-
leth, Take your tax receipts to the
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will be 80 great that II will be Ne.i-
table landslide. and the whole demo
cratic ticket Hill he elected from ton
TO bottom as It ought to be and will
be There Is no difference of opinion
between the voters, regardless OF pol
itics, but what taxes ought 10 be re-
duced and must be reduced; and af.
ter thorough reflection and investi
eating the matter. believe We demo
Gratis will save the people the frs
two years OF our state administration
, one million dollars. and If the sam,
condition is continued for Two year
thereafter. II will be unnecessary. il
my opinion. to levy any taxes at al
for state purposes. The indirect in
come from the rentals OF land, in
=, terest on the sales OF lands, and othel
, taxes will be sufficient TO pay the ex
penses OF state government. il prop
erly and honestly administered with
out having cumbersome machine L
q eat up the taxes OF the people.
IF we would get somthing for GU
q money that is collected for taxes be
a sides ornamental. useless Offices
9 there would not be half as much L
A complain about.
Il have promised In some of M
: addresses to the people that II electe
| shall clean out the state house, an
have not changed my opinion in IN
- matter; and then l will co-operat
|, with the legislature with the view
, abolishing the offices that are useles
q and about all OF the various board
:. TINT are now costing us money wit
= no value received. AS to the advis;
- bility OF these things. II is only me-
- essary to look at the state platforl
n OF the republican party adopted la
1, June which says: We oppose cree
"a ton OF any other state commission
~ pledge ourselves for lower taxes
=, which is an evidence that the tax
must have been too high as state
=, or else they would need no reducuo
II also says: We pledge ourselv
"a for consolidation of state Insult
70 lions which no doubt means the co
@ solidation or the abolishing OF o.
!, institutions of learning. Whether u
- taxpayers want lot OF useless OF
- cials and whether they want o
=, school system disrupted and aOoNs
20 cd for the sake of economy, is que
A. ton that will be decided at the pc
70 this coming November ! believe
~ education myself. as a taxpayer
II, am not In favor OF laying my hand
,o the educational institutions anywhe
,o for the purpose Of reducing tax
-, The means to reduce taxes is found
- fhe useless boards and ornament
nd offices.
,is II expect to receive the nominate
at the primaries without any dou
m and I have still less doubt about
in election in November, and l am ms
ell ing this trip as much to get In lou