Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-23

Hour Law for Women, Mothers PEN
sion Bill. law doing away with need
less registration for elections. and many
other useful and helpful laws. Here
again Governor Haines leads his OPP
ponents. His administration has been
progressive and is a guarantee of his
policies in the future. Governor Haines
does not have to advertise himself by
means of catch phrases. His progress
sive administration speaks for itself.
Governor Haines Outlines Relief for
the Tax Burden.
While the administration of Gov
ernor Haines is entitled to the highest
it's important progressive policies and
for the splendid condition of the state
finances, there is another feature of his
administration that will more strongly
appeal to the voters of this state. and
that is the service that Governor
Haines has rendered the people of Ida
70 in solving the tax problems. The
keynote of the governors campaign
two years ago was Take your tax re-
ceipt with you when you go to the polls
to vote" and the thought embodied in
this famous saying has since borne
fruit. The governor made a deep and
careful study of the tax situation and
went to the very core. He first in
formed himself as to what was done
with the enormous sums collected for
taxes. He caused the State Tax Com
mission to make a thorough investi-
cation of tie whole subject and tabu-
late their findings, which was done and
put before the public in a most ex
cellent report. Never before has II
been so plainly set before the taxpay-
ers Just where the enormous sums col
lected for taxes were expended and
where the cuts must be made if relief
was to be afforded This report, com
piled at the request Of Governor
Haines, has done more to solve the
tax problem than any other effort put
forth. 1t shows that the entire state
tax could be wiped out and still there
would be no material relief. Local ex-
penditures, largely in the control OF
the people themselves, must be reduced
II substantial relief is to be afforded
and as a result taxpayers are calling
halt in extravagant local expendi-
lures. Governor Haines has set the
example and believes that there should
be economy all along the line.
In addition to the relief that taxpay-
ers may be able to afford themselves
locally either by their own votes oil
their influence over their local off
Gals, Governor Haines proposes to helr
the tax situation in a number of sub
stantial ways, as follows:
1. The practice of rigid econ
omy in all departments. making a
CT 20 10
| dollar
2. The abolition by the legis-
lature of any department or COM
| mission where it is indicated that
the people do not desire it.
3. To deprive by legislative ac-
ton all subordinate levying bodies,
such as county commissioners.
school trustees, village boards, etc,
| of the power to make blanket levies
and all local levies to be under the
control of a higher supervising au-
thority.
4. To employ convict labor on
state lands-improving the land
so that it will bring a higher price.
and using the products for the
maintenance of the penitentiary.
5. The survey and patent of all
railroad grant lands in the state,
adding S20000,00 worth of corpor-
ate property to the tax rolls and
thus relieving other property of
100000 revenue.
g. The sale of state agricultural
lands to a greater extent than I'M
der the present laws, thus increas-
ing our endowment funds to such
an extent that the earnings there
lection of a state tax unnecessary.
The possibilities of this PROPOSE
ton will be better understood
when it is considered that If the
agricultural lands Of this state
were valued at only $4,000. 600
and they are worth much more
the earnings put out at. six per
cent interest would amount to ST.
100000 which sum exceeds the
present entire state tax levy for
state purposes.
Governor Haines Will Do.
In view of the splendid administra
ton that Governor Haines has alread,
given and his earnest efforts in behal
f more economical state government
the reduction of the tax burden an,
the progressive policies of his admin
,stration, would it be wise for Re
publicans to vote for a change as to
candidate for governor?