The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-22
WILL MAKE HARD FIGHT

The managers of the various parties
and factions in South Dakota have ar
rangements perfected for the opening
of the campaign which will eliminate
in the primary election on March "a,
says a Sioux Falls dispatch. The stall
warts will carry ON spirited warfare
against the dominant faction to which
they will refer as machine republi-
cans" This will be reversing things
from the early fights between the fac
lions, when the stalwarts were in con-
troll Of the state and were termed the
machine republicans" by the progress
sive republican faction.
One Of the chief issues to be brought
to the front by the anti-machine repub-
licans will concern the increase of
taxes In the state. They will charge
the dominant faction with extrava-
gance in the management OF state
affairs, and will present figures to sup
port their charge that the increase in
taxation throughout the state under
what they term machine" domination
has been much greater in proportion
than the increase in population.
The campaign is expected to be in
full swing by the opening of February,
and as only about sever weeks will re-
main between hat time and the date
of the primary election, the battle is
expected to wax fast and furious until
the polls close at the primary election
In March.
A conspicuous figure in the primary
campaign will be r. o. Richards, of
Huron. independent progressive repub-
lican candidate for nomination to the
Office of governor. That his campaign
will be a spectacular one Is assured.
He will be absolutely without a ma
chine to back his campaign, and the
measure OF his success must depend
upon the personal efforts Of himself
and friends.
Friends of Mr.. Richards assert that
he is making the fight solely for prin-
ciple and say he will win thousands of
votes among those who admire courage
in politics.
Supporters Of Mr.. Richards charge
that the majority republicans. at the
meeting of their state proposal COM
mitteemen at Pierre this month, de-
liberately purloined Mr.. Richards tax
alton platform. Said one of them:
"The state proposal committeeman
supporting the states administration
did not hesitate, when making up the
proposal republican platform, to COB
BILE Mr.. Richards tax platform. They
did not. however, make a very good
job of 1t, for, from lack of understand
ing of this important question, they
'balled 1t up by setting forth that they
favor the classification of property for
taxation purposes.
This exposes their incompetency
and inability to handle SO important a
position. for the reason that the in
come tax precludes the necessity of
classification of property.
Real estate or land Classics itself,
while income tax covers revenues from
all other kinds of property. In this
connection, 1t can be stated that MI.
Richards proposal is the clearest and
best solution of the tax problem. and
the majority and minority republicans
have both fallen down in suggesting
a concrete remedy.
"The majority republicans on this
matter are trailing Mr.. Richards ideas,
and thus tactily admit that he has the
correct ideas or the important taxa
ton proposition. although In attempt