Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-09-18
HAMILTON VICTORY
NOW SEEMS CERTAIN
Voters Of State in Rebellion Against
High Taxes-FavOr Candidate Who
is Fighting High State Cost Of Gov.
ernment

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 14.-Report
4 from party leaders in all sections o
! the state indicate that John T. Hamil
| ton, democratic candidate for COVER
nor, will be the choice of the voter,
4 at the general election In November
These reports were made at the reoen
big democratic rally in this city ane
Mr.. Hamilton was received With &C
| claim as the next governor Of Iowa
The general sentiment was that Mr.
Hamilton's position against high taxes
is winning him votes among all
| classes.
The general rebellion OF the voting
population against the high Det o1
state government seems sure to Ne
! suit in the election Of John 4 Halpil-
ton, business and economy candidate
for governor WHO Is making his cam
| paign On the high tax issue His fight
on state extravaganza and high taxa
! ton is winning greater feynR with
each passing day Of the campaign.
! Sentiment Stron4
So strong is the Sentiment for Ham
! ilton that workers have been amazed
at the following he has developed as
the result Of his issue passing against
high taxes. The voters ere every
where approving his policy o6 bust
nesslike and economical admanbtra-
ton for the state.
State expenses have practically
doubled In the last ten years and the
taxes on farm lands are showing an
increase of about so per, cent In many
counties Of the state for this year.
This means the outbreak which has
come, even among those who In former
years have been loyal followers At the
present administration, as veil as the
statewide demand for the Topping of
OF expensive commissions and other
state extravagances such az the two
million expenditure of state funds for
a 70-acre park around the state capitol
building.
Position Is Clear.
9}eM Mr.. Hamilton, in discussing various
issues at Des Moines, stated his posi-
ton with exceptional clearness so that
the voters know just where he stands.
Mr.. Hamilton believes the CAPITOL
grounds should be extended bit not
to such an extent that it wiz e04 the
taxpayers of the state several la6l1m
dollars. A reasonable addition 10 the
grounds. Mr.. Hamilton says, v1u z,eet
with public approval, but when it
comes to buying block after blsek of
property at an enormous cost, cieaf4ng
the land of the buildings. grading It.
planting trees and flowers, aAd NOV
ing the monument at cost q per-
haps $4,000, it is more than tie tax
payers are willing to stand 1W.
1t has been Mr.. Hamilt0a's axper-
fence, he says, to find people = every
section Of the state opposed 70 even
entertaining the idea Of sad111ng the
state with such debt, and he Is Of
the opinion that capitol extension will
become one of the leading factors In
the campaign.
There is much dissatisfaction
throughout the state, according to Mr..
Hamilton, because of the action Of the
executive council in raising valves on
farm lands. The farmers are COM
planning about tax injustice. One man
informed Mr.. Hamilton here that his
taxes had been increased $125 the first
year and he was certain it would be
greater next year.
Capitol extension should have been
an original proposition. The rest Of
the state does not care to pay taxes
for more land than is needed" Mr..
submitted to vote of the people ~
Hamilton said.