The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-10-23
THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN

luE IULlllVNL UAMr ALUM
Items of Interest to the Voters of
Idaho.
BOISE, Idaho. o.-(Special)-Go
nor Haines, accompanied by Attorney
General Peterson, left for Malad and
have started In campaign from the
southeast which will embrace the
state Before leaving Boise Cover.
nor Halnes made statement calling
attention to the reduction In state
aud county taxes 10 Ada county. In
1912 the state aud county tax In Ada
was $500, ITO; In 1914 the state and
county tax is $34O, 900. a reduction Of
$i63,770. 1t is these concrete exam
Piles supported by actual figures that
''get over"
An effort has been made to leave
in the public mind the impression
that state land loans are let upon
partisan basis. But the transactions
show that the state land board has
played no favorites 10 the matter Of
making loans. The bull moose
sources Of attack have sought to
Indicate that the loans they seek to
criticize are 'grabs at the public
money" 1t would be just as near
the truth for them to say that loans
made by bank are .'grabs at the
banks money" The upstan nding fact
that remains is that out Of So, 900, 900
loaned by the state land board not a
cent has been lost and the state has
cleared $40, upon lands which IL
has had to take over under mortgages.
The record speaks louder than "cam.
paigu dope"
Farmers should not overlook a
, feature Of the Republican state plat
form which declares for the sale Of
state lands on 40 years. time and al
lowing present contract holders To
surrender their sale certificates and
have new ones running the 40 year
period from date OF purchase. This
would permit landowners to devote
most OF their earnings to the develop
ment Of their farms. The Republi
can party also believes strongly in
rural farm credits, and, pending the
time when the federal government
shall devise some such system. pro-
poses that the laws Of Idaho shall be
changed SO as to permit farm loaus
from the school and other endow-
ment funds ou 20 years time at 6 pei
cent interest. This plan would bring
needed relief TO thousands OF contrac,
holders and borrowers, who under tht
present financial stringency ar,
unable to meet either their annua
payments or interest. No oth,l
party in Idaho Is Offering relief alons
these lines.
| Governor John NJ. Haines said tw,
years ago: "Take your tax receipts
to the polls" He Is saying the sam
this year, for in nearly every count.
in the state the tax receipt is smalle
in amount than it was two years ago
The amount Of direct revenue levict
this year for the purpose Of state ex
penses was $l4O, 1920 less than ~
the preceding year. Governor Haines
campaign showing that the increas
in taxation was largely caused B.
increased city, school and local bon
levies has had its result, and from a.
over the state comes the response !
. lower levies by local authorities
, Governor Haines has sought to solv
the tax problems by practical mean:
Governor Haines Is going before th
state 10 favor Of abolishing depar1
, lnents where the people do not cor
slider the output worth the outla,
: the removal Of blanket assessment
Y from the power of subordinated lev
) ing bodies. and the making by theI
j. of specific appropriations for specit
/ purposes; the employment OF convi.
labor on state land; the survey an
plating Ut railroad grant land
meaning an addition of $40, 900, OF
10 state taxable property; the mo
rapid sale OF state holdings.
i, Following are some Of the planl
In thu Rennhlican state nlatfar