The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-27
Saving to Bingham Taxpayers

Saving to Bingham Taxpayers
The Republicans have been deny
ing that the present administration
has saved the people of the state any
thing in the way of taxes. Well, here
is the record for Bingham county,
and the other counties have Jared as
well:
Bingham's share of state tax under
the Haines administration of two
years was $56,889.26, while under
the present administration of two
years it is $3S,724.93, clear saving
to the tax payers of this county OF
$18,164.13. Don't the Republicans
call that pretty big saving for the
present administration. And remem-
Der, too, that this saving was forced
by the stand taken by Governor
Alexander as member of the state
board of equalization.
The following are the levies made
on this county during the last four
vars: For 1918, $28,551; for 1914,
S2S,338.26; for 1915, $21, 907.S8;
for 1915, $16,817O5. The first two
years were under Governor Haines
and the last two years under Gov
ernor Alexander. The saving under
Alexander for two years., amounts to
a sum equal to the whole tax we
pay in this county this year.
During the last two years war
rant Indebtedness against the state
of 100000 has also been paid, and
the bonded debt of the state reduced
by $363,5O0. So instead of increas-
ing the state debt as has always been
the custom under former administra-
lions, Governor Alexander, by his
vetoes, has kept new debts from be-
ing saddled on the state, and at the
same time has reduced the debt al
ready existing by $563,500.
And don't forget that this saving
is due entirely to the stand taken by
Governor Alexander in his determin-
alton to reduce the tax burdens of
the people of Idaho.
Moral If you want this saving
to continue vote for the reelection
of Governor Alexander, and with him
elect the rest of the Democratic
ticket.
One of the stock arguments of the
Republicans in this campaign, is that
thr European nations are manufac-
turing great quantities of goods to
be thrown on the American market
as soon as the war is over. And they
further claim that the Underwood
tariff bill is not so framed as to pro-
tect this Union from the goods that
will be thus dumped on us. Now
every one knows, if they have been
reading the papers at all, that all
the European countries are now at
war except two or three small ones
and they must know that every one
of these nations at war, are jumping
sideways TO get supplies of all kinds
to keep their troops in shape to fight
These soldiers are using enormous
quantities of cotton, wooden and
other cloths, they eat great quantities
of all kinds of foods, they are using
thousands of tons daily of copper
steel, brass and other metals fol
shells, guns and so on. This being
true, and the end of the war not
yet in sight, it is the height of folly
to believe that any of the European
countries are tying up any OF the
staples in goods to be stored away
for an indefinite period. On the
other hand they are too busy keeping
supplies on hand to allow any one
to waste anything, and they are see,
ing to it that nothing is wasted. In
Germany and Austria, which coun'
tries the Republicans seem to feal
most, they have torn copper roofs
off from houses. gathered up all cop
per and brass utensils in the whole
kingdom, confiscated all the steel in
sight, and generally have taken into
government warehouses all raw cot
ton, wool, hemp, and every cOnceiv'
able thing that could be manufacture
ed into salable goods, all to be used
by the army, Does any one think
for minute, that, if these govern
ments are. so pushed for raw mater.
ials to keep their armies supplied
that they would allow manufacturers
even If they could get material, tc
work it up and store 1t away fol
no telling how long, before sale
could be had for it? The proposition
is too foolish to even talk about.
The candidates on the Democratic
county ticket have been making a
most active campaign during the past
week, and this will be continued un'
til election. That they are making
votes for themselves is conceded by
their opponents, and it begins tc
look like, with Wilson leading, the
whole state and county tickets will
win good majorities right down the
line. That cinch the G. 0. P. can
didates thought they had a month
ago, doesn't even look like small
surcingle now.
1t seems pretty generally conceded
that the Democratic nominees fol
county commissioners, Messrs. Kel
ley, Sollenberger and Halverson, will
be elected by handsome majorities
A new deal is what the people are
going to vote for.
Hon. B. H. Roberts, of Utah, will
speak in Pocatello on the night Of
October 81. People from all ovel
southeastern Idaho will 60 to the
Gate City that night to hear Utah's
gifted orator.
Jimmie Gipson is the mill stone
that is sinking the state Republican
ticket to oblivion. Around Boise ne