Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-09
REPUBLICAN, LEADER.
W|NCES UNDER
9EARCHL|GHT
CANDIDATE OF REPUBLICAN PAR
TY FOR GOVERNOR is UNCOM-
PORTABLE. UNLER CHARGES OF
ExTRAVAGANcE BY HAMILTON

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ExTRAvAGANc BY HAMILTON
/ G. 0. p. GOES ON DEFENSIVE
Leaders Are Sending General Revolt
Against State Extravaganee-voters
Looking to Hamilton for Relief.
The republicans Of Iowa for the
first time in many years are on the
4 defensive. Notwithstanding the fact
that for twenty years they have been
in absolute control Of the state Of
fees. senate and house. they squirm
and shift under the charge Of extrav-
agance. They retort that democrats
also voted for some Of their extrava.
] CANT measures-such as 'capital ex-
tension" for instance. Be that ~ It
may, the republicans having at all
times clear majorities and able to put
over or defeat legislation at will must
! carry the load. The responsibility u
| theirs. ),
Their Troubles ltemized.
| When Governor Larrabee was the
chief executive Of the State and the
state house was being paid for the
levy was 2.5 mills for all state pur-
poses; today the levy is 49, mills
an increase of nearly 100 per cent.
The two years disbursements Of
the state. 10000, was $5,76O,1S5.64.
The two years disbursements Of the
state for 1914 (ten years later IL
$11,S31 ,596.20-an increase of nearly
100 per cent
The annual tax for state purposes
is 1855 for every man, woman and
child in Iowa.
That taxation has been soaring
skyward is best shown by Hon. R. G..
Weisell of Adams County. in cir
cular of comparative tax tables by
townships, showing taxes paid for
1912 and 1918, OF which the following
is showing:
Adams County Tax Tax
Union Township 1912 1913
]. C. Allen----s 1897 5 143SS
w. H. Reynolds 56.O1 10O.67
C. B. & @. r. R.
main line -.------3639.5S 1914
Thus have land values been
boosted 43 per cent and RAIL-
ROADS REDUCED so PER CENT.
Only - counties, where the boards
of supervisors ignored the order OF
the executive council consisting of
Gov Clarke, secretary, auditor and
treasurer OF state) make showing
materially different.
Blame Is Fixed.
Governor Clarke has emphasized
capitol Extension" by protesting
pride in his work and taking full re-
sponsibility for it; and he could do
no less, as his veto power is EQUAL
TO THE POWER OF TWO-THIRDS
OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE
MEMBERS COMBINED. Thus is Gov.
Clarke responsible for 100000 bur-
den to pay for nearly 70 Of the S3-4
acres of the capitol grounds as extend
ed. Was he justified in so doing? The
answer is to be found in the follow.
ing table of acreages:
Capitol grounds Illinois
Capitol grounds Kansas
Capitol grounds Wisconsin-------14.4
Capitol grounds NebrasKa--------14.
Capitol grounds Minnesota------12.
CAPITOL GROUNDS, IOWA,
nEc NrOJNYU,o
National Capitol Grounds, Wash
ington, D.
The present administrations idea
Of an economic administration, as
you see, demands eight times as much
acreage for capitol grounds as does
Illinois; five times that Of Kansas, six
times that Of Wisconsin,; six times
that of Nebraska; seven times that
Of Minnesota or Is more acres than is
needed for Illinois, Kansas, Wiscon.
sin and Minnesota combined, and rs
more acres than the great national
capitol at Washington-and yet one
city in Illinois has about the same
population as has the entire state OF
Iowa.
Let the People Rule.
The people are entitled to the kind
of government they want. II they
want an admittedly extravagant
government, such as at present, they
should re-elect Governor Clarke. That
will be an endorsement of his state
government and an indication that
they want more and plenty of it, and
it being his second (and last term)
they will no doubt get it in another
raise" that will make taxes high
enough to suit the most fastidious.
But If you desire return to reason,
and to an efficient and economic ad.
ministration Of affairs. such as will
attract population and capital again to
Iowa then give your vote and support
to John T. Hamilton and the demo
cratic ticket.-Linn County Enter.
prise.
A REPUBLICAN ESTIMATE.