The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-02-12

and places Parma in the lead of al
most any other town in the state
in the matter Of high city taxes. We
are not advised as to whether the
city council of Parma is democratic
or republican, but our guess is that
the question did not enter into the
last city election in that place. AS
We remember it the editor of the
Parma paper was we'll pleased with
the result of the election. Possibly
there Us legitimate need for more
than one half Of all the taxes paid by
the citizens of Parma going into their
city government. We are not posted
as to that, but 1t might be illuminat
ing to the good people of that place
If Marcus would show them where the
money goes and how republicans are
to blame for It, The school, county
and state levies might be analysed in
the same way, but suffice it to say
that more than two-thirds of aid the
taxes paid by Parma people originate
right in the town and nobody but the
citizens of that place have the slight
est thing to do with it. The state tax
paid by the people of Parma is
$2.87h on the thousand and the local
and county tax $29.62A. Possibly
Marcus can explain that the people
of his city would not mind this
$29 1924 If there were greater econ
omy in the expenditure of the $2.S7h
but our guess is that he will not.
To flaunt the virtues of the democrat
ic party and indulge DIN a few glitter
ing generalities vii be much easier.
Marcus then, In spread-eagle ora
tordcal style, queries: Are you 60
Ing to continue to aid him to pauper-
lie yourselves, or will you come out
in the strength of your manhood and
assist the democratic party In free
ing you from certain poverty?"
Editor Jenness then replies: Him
undoubtedly refers to the editor of
the Leader Herald who, it seems, is
industriously engaged in the attempt
to pauperize the people and himself
along with the rest. Whether this
attempt arises from q willingness to
go broke himself in an attempt to
get" everybody else or just a plain
case Of ignorance Marcus does not
state, but the presumption is that he
knows whereof he speaks. He can
point to the counties In Idaho which
have nearly or quite always been
Democratic and show how much more
prosperous the people are than those
of the republican counties and how
much smaller their local taxes are.
Then he can 60 down into Alabama
and Mississippi which have been en-
tirely under democratic rule for so
years, and more, and show just how
much more prosperous the people are
than the people of New England and
the middle west states. 1t is well
known that we always go to Alabama
and Mississippi where there Is pros
perity, when we want to raise large
sums of money for any Idaho enter
prise. Then Marcus can point to the
national democratic administrations
and show how much greater was the
general prosperity than under re-
publican administrations. So much
greater in fact that thousands, If not
millions of men could afford to go
sightseeing over the country under
the able leadership of Gen. Coxey.
There are a lot more things, doubt
less, that Marcus can show, but per-
haps we have suggested enough for
one sitting, If he really attempts to
show the people how they can re-
duce local taxes by voting the demo
cratic ticket"