The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-07
OnIN HALDEN, KING OF CAMoUFLAGE :

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In his quadenna batch Of promises made solto
county auditor Haden talks giby about efficiency and low
tax rate consistent with the needs Of the county
That per paer shows that auditor Haldn King Of Camou
flage as well as King Of the Courthouse.
three Joseph Helm brought about higher degree
weary years.
When he board commissioners decided to appoint
vote Of four three Haden fought his most bitterly
when he failed to head off, he lost his first fight of Importance
many years. It verae Gettysburg for he has been meeting
defeat and repuse ever since
equalization attained its power
ana when 9d0 a d the MY
Big Interests hand Hden showing just what and how much
taxation they would stand.
Like serve ser Haden stood by those figures They were
on the tax rolls and all pains taken to see that the local
board of equalization did not disturb the valuations set for them
Landlords n' Iron As' "''S D
Now and then the Big Interests fearing people,
dsns S se e e than
slices from the carefully guarded Loaf.
heads Range Railway should list its lands
for taxation Those lands donated to the by the
needed help in maintaining schools and building roads
school officers of kindly county appointed
lands for Taxation when Dr. T Charles sehen and the other
member the committee called King 0dn tho courthouse he
sadly them he could do nothng that he
poweress
But campaign was coming on the next fall willy old odn
Of the suddenly put its lands the
tax rolls matter Of policy noting rising storm cloud and fearing
a blast of adverse legislation
spring. dear Duluth Herald came article
with big head lines telling how the mighty King of the Courthouse
had compelled the weak and helpless list it's lands for
taxation Great credit and acclaim Halden the Herald
natural The editor the Herald credited with being Hal
dens agent The Herald ITSELF under obligation Halden
for much legal printing About twenty when the
poor old Herald was in auditor Hden gave them
Herald and then paid DUE Why should the thrifty
old publication boom and boost the kindly auditor? Many
mans motto is: sratch my back and I'll tickle your chin
Tn
carefully planned camouflage STUNT calculated help both the
D. R. and Halden The auditor entitled to have his chin
hcled in return for scratching the corporations back
It to laugh when Haden bahers abon efficiency proper
taxation
In the three years that Joseph Helm supervisor
assessments he has added than the lists He
little
all taxation Other lands paying taxes cutover lands
when they were furred with heavy white pine.
Many farmers small timber had their
equaed Where they were paying four times much they
should their have been reduced proper level Justice and
fairness have supplanted injustice and unfairness
0dn Halden, Helms shows shielded up
favored the property Of the Big Interests The small interests got
the neck and then voting twsy
plecounter frequenter every two or four years.
virtue of holding office Incidentally his tactics embrace entrench
ment in the favor of the Big Interests corporations that
have big bank accounts Napoleon said that God side
the with the biggest King Odn theory to be
that God avors him who stands with the Fat The King
the Courthouse and the Big Interests willingly granting
the people, the peasants expected to do the lifting
Haden knows that all these allegations has
denied them He cannot deny them He dare deny them
Bluff camouage doubedeng playing both against the
middle are his sole dependence
The robes
The willy old monarch trial. Sentence Of exile the
lined courthouse will be imposed at the November election The
Punishment Nevermore will 90 into effect at
midnight December 81 the New Year peoples
courthouse.