Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13

assau Its lies the mistaken thought
that the composite average Wash
ingtonian is malefactor OF
wealth, a tax-dodger or debt
dodger, underasssessed and un-
dertaxed, enriching himself I'M
morally at the nations expense,
deserving to have his present
forms Of taxation made more
onerous, and to be blistered with
every new tax and every resur-
rected debt that ingenuity can de-
wise. .
Analysis Of the city's tax list
and OF the conditions of residence
and property ownership here dem
onstrates conclusively that the
average Washington taxpayer, the
composite Washingtonian, thus
assailed, is poor in this worlds
goods, crippled by the policy Of
Congress not only in taxable re-
sources, but in the means of self
support, overassessed, not under
taxed, and deserving instead Of
relentless persecution at least
American fair play from his con-
stitutional protectors and guard
ians on Capitol Hill. Fair play is
,+,,, 4ha ono ,+ A,,.r;
oPP
can privilege not denied to the
WaSh1nptOn1dn by the COnSt1tu-
zion. e,re1y Conoress will no.
-:
Wdlitoiliy ueily hilii lilis PilViieSe
also
I. Ought Congress or individual con-
xressmeu to influence the assessors to
swell largely the aggregate assessment
of District of Columbia property by
s. .. - commemorative. urder-
NJ. go. =. ..-.
as"eSS"ents anu y. "
comparative overassessmentss
2. Ought Congress by legislation or
nv ure..ure outaide the law of indi-
,,,sn., m.,h... mon ~. ,.....o,.
S1,s. . -.,.......
r"ise INC u"sis u
from % ed per cent to loo per cent OF
| real vnlue9
2 Ourht con1re.. tn conA.cate MIS-
.-,.+ r,on.x ~ =. h,na. a. .ru.t.. -
pay an eseu oe' - inc
the seventies ON the interest Of a8s
"onds' nm oongaton set'ied IN tne COM
p.oe UT
s e' anu NV.
1,e =
T. e
'"e o.l" ~
=.
VI 'ne ma pl1ne =. '"e o.
:.
W
cessive Vitai amendments eAcepuont
and eKempttOnss
Three years ago on the basis of the
| cansrs atatistice ~ 100, IONS and 1907
| ~ e.. a. $3.50.
l answered the nrsL second ana 1ourth
VI .nese ts.: ,one -
| census stdtlstics o. l'io no" a. manu-
| sinv .he sam aas" ~.
| Ane eSniis u a. 'Ls nsues a.iu
az !ne IaceS ~ al tns uiile .ene yea,
| 20 Ia 'ls s...si,.aI', Siaa tbat his - :
rleii' 10 eAeessi.sis hisn' enal n-a 20. ..
rdte - .oiipaf dhtey NV aiiu Ia nia
| resultant Pei eopild - ~ inipsso
ledsoH.oi liedNs taA uui ush' nc iei
thai ~ tne siedl aJoil.s VI 20 "a =
III aiiei Gnu hoo uiii
| sui -
er american municipalities app oAi
matlhs Wasninston IN SIZE.
r,.4:
SuilnS 1Asoeseniene LIB u1oi A.Aeo'
| whitman. sh. 1-,.l;,.r+o
! -
assessment theie are ihequdllt'es WHICH
need to be equalIZed THESE exist
| everywhere: but the tenure Of office
,a ;,da,a,danca Of local inauap.a
~ - .sar go
gwen ny Id" ~ .lie ioeai dsaessoi eeaiu
to reduce to minimum such lhequal-
tiles in the District
! An taxpavers small or large. except
| 49,. s.,;,. -.
eie &c" VIM pioi.' Wy eoiipa' ae..o III
derassessments, FAVOR uniformity vi
assessment ana vigorous euorts' pro-
NOTED by strong local ana natonai
pressure are being maze 10 approx
mate as closely as possible thls UNI
formlty.
Uniformity OF assessment is secured pS
reouclilS over Hdiudtion az wen a.
raising underVaiuatlon' put IN point ol idcl
when any assessments are once Piaeeu u,
too hlsh oasis they remain lheie aiia
the struggle is 10 priIls othNr glasses "
to the same standard successive locai
| tax agitations ana Investigations ".
Congress have, in general, had the erect
OF proddlnS tne assessors 10 hish AsSess
resentative Tom johnson of Ohio. of
the District committee. stirred the asses
sors into high assessments of uninproved
with its rned increment.