The Springdale news., 1914-03-13
Address of John W. Baxter, for Re-EIection
 to the Office Of Representative

Rock, depleted State Treasury with deficit of $475, ,000.0 in round numbers T This was the natural re- suit Of q Revenue system. based up on a wide spread disregard of the T sHts of the common people in mat ters of taxation Ne were at once struck with q bIinding sense of the aafairness Of taxing system, which, burdening every farm, every little business, every head of stock, and every home, yet, left practically un touched the enormous incomes and ae samulated earnings of corporations. Ald how did this happen?
 For the past ten years the rich natural resources or Arkansas, have attracted to il many exploiting cor P5raioHs. They have come i'll and | H4loped these resources and have made vast body of wealth They have been under the protection of or laws and rightly so. But. and this is characteristic of organized wealth everywhere, they had failed to recognize their duty to the State that protected them. They had failed tO pay their just share Of the tax es necessary for the support of the State Government Ali had prosper ed with the general prosperity Of the State. But, somehow, in some way. corporate property and fran ehfses had been singularly fortunate m escaping the assessors. Whether this =Was the result of suitability on the part ]. the assessors in cities and towns where the great bulk of tfIis wealth is located or for some other cause, the amount paid by these corporations fer the state. : protection 10 their property was a4afa Bittanee. It Was SO small that 67Han the Legislature Of f9f5 passed laws that i'll some cases doubled their taxes they paid the increased taxes without q murmaf Ne met this con dion with wholesome revenue meas ufes which VII give later under Retenae and Taxation
 Death Of Senator Jeff Davis.
 8notHer eaHdit on confronted Us, el4s q by tHe a#tiHelY and lament ed death of Senator Baeis. Tine pro gross Me had made towards better aHd more rigid control of cor P9f3te aee9uHtab zsIz under tHe lash oz Pa5iie oPiH5oa aroused 4t senator #3#8=3a= =fH-azs =tzfIIe =Fisibiy 4#=#= #H#=# - aS# ssszf fitett t1 5G I631iH- 2E3IEzd Ia tha direction 9f a= =eompIet= ed and finished body of legislation booking to more systematic fegaIa- Lon 9f corporate activities iH this st 4te. NhatR President Wilson and his ta6lsef= afe aaA= press as= to aZ com pi I'd aaa fiai@Hsd E tat5Ye program Asts a part of that baId=aHd= =HHaffafd system ZNhfehZInZ his =IIIue. Sell Davis had done much to create by moulding public opinion m it's fa. I.WiII= =tIoW=be recalled how sza#tor- -DasIs Wzss attacked as q so- eia5sit, poRaliSt and reckless .8fFanite and yet his proposals f7r the control of corporate wealth. 9i.f7=t=1a5ts- eo9esded= orthodoxy i tIs NeN Democracy. But, when We zztet5. Ne found 5fat 1Hefe= seemed q f=sfbie weakening of thaf public opin- Ao4 that had supported senator Da- Kls il his life time Pressing asainst tHis weakened line, all sorts of spec 5ti privilege appeared With | neW tJrm in the person of the lobby main tdfaed by the great Water Power Trust of the Init | States. For what purpose and how We handled this sit aat#9a, l refer you To WATER POW ER, which follows
 Public Institutions.
 With tae depleted Treasury. many plans We're formed 10 fill it. One scheme was to issue many thous- aads of dollars of State b08ds to ptt@ salaries and for reckless eXpend- itHres. Another one Was 10 sell the 89a Stale House and Ifs historic zf 5unas Tor S35H, ,04g0a when any seH informed eIfizen of Little Rock 4H teii you II is worth $a0a.010 00 7f least. In this alone there was q eraIt of SIsa.9a0 o9 Both these measures were defeated by Us. and @Haf We supplied H9 their place to furnish the state revenue. appears imdsf Revenue and Taxation.
 levee Lobby and Local Btlls.
 For leHa lime every citizen has k 1o2n of tHe struggle O tae East Hra Counties of the State and var f1fs other sections for iagal laws for #zii dHs iefteS and other purposes. Much pt tHe Le4ee 5eg4sIati0n l. 70 7d. the igast sIid about other parts and features If it, tae better.
 E93ErailHs or I recognized prinei- iiz 1I trade and barter MS the raie t fae4e laws F Aasii.aat00 County Ht#f#a aa 49pti#6ian far the n- seEs. lXs 5He success ct falHre af the 5iza 8as measured hX Haetaer the Representative had voted for these 9r s9me otHer Ioeal bdl N pro1idz
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 BEEE rfIfs t5 | condition aHd il eatis TOT m faa taef skHI, and Judgment fHal ! fteHrEsgHIltiY bas, ta save h#s se.i respect. ana, at the same t.1Il5s promote zflH I1Ial5e saaa fhe HaaH#e aHaa dem#Ha tHaf their Iegis af0Fs 8orh for tAem and not for sgIHe rlng or interest. N ateh yolr a4a3l and he AoH tAe corpora