Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-11
his amendment was drafted.

this amendment vas drafted.
H is also opposed to the tax
amendment submitted to the voters.
If that amendment Is adopted it will
be possible to levy an income tax on
the express companies who practi-
|cally escape taxation now because
they have little physical property, al
though large earnings. Unless this
amendment is adopted the same un-
just system of taxation will continue
by which the home builder will have
to bear the heavy burden and the
holder of idle land is the beneficiary.
Mr.. Richards favors certain changes
but wants to write the proposed law
himself, and said it would be care
fully drawn just like his primary law,
whatever that means
Il shall accept his challenge to a
Joint debate, but will not agree to the
unfair conditions by which he would
limit the discussion to the primary
Jaws and to constitutional amend
ments, which three propositions come
up to the voters for consideration in
November election, and not in the
May primary. The issues of this
campaign must also be included. All
of the statements made in his Nit
Ichell speech of which l have a report.
Summit, S. D--A representative of
1.-THE Summit Independent called r. O..
Richards attention to an article
published in the Aberdeen News of
May 9th in which Peter Norbeck,
candidate for governor accepts Mr..
Richards challenge for a joint de-
bate on the political issues named in
his challenge as to the public record
of the Byrne-Norbeck administration
lament the primary election law and
1.-THE two constitutional amendments
calling for rural credits and taxation,
land naming Brookings as of the
places for the debate. Mr.. Richards
Iseemed pleased to learn that Mr..
INorbeck had accepted the challenge
land said: 81 am perfectly willing to
discuss any public record of the offic-
Iial machine with which Mr.. Norbeck
has been affiliated or any public state
Iments. on record that | have made.
THE people are certainly entitled to
hear both sides before they vote, that
lis the purpose of my challenge. While
II unreservedly accept Mr.. Norbeck's
ichallenge to hold two debates and
accent his suggestion for Bookings
as one of the places, and name Sioux
Falls as the second place. I believe
we should hold at least eight debates
and would suggest Mitchell, Aber-
ldeen. WATERFOWL, Redfield, Huron and
IYankton as the other points. There
lis no need of combining the debate to
Bookings and Sioux Falls, let us
give all the people possible the OPP
portunity to hear both sides before
ithev vote. However, | want it dis
itinctly understood that ! am glad to
~accept Mr.. Norbeck's own terms but
lin the interests of wider publicity
Suggest an enlargement of the terri
itory and scope. Mr.. Norbeck, as we'll
as myself. has made exparte state
ments or advertised such to be made
lin other towns. Five or six minute
statements on each subject by each
Iof us ought to suffice to clear up the
subjects under discussion. 1t will
give the people a chance to hear both
sides which is the purpose of the
Richards primary election law"
60 to Lautenschlager's for James.
viife corn planters and the Moline
alfalfa and quack machines. Att