The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-11-28
FARMERS WILL CALL THE BLUFF


writer from Columbus says that because the far
mers defeated classification in taxation that now the
powers that be" will retaate by putting real estate
the tax duplicate at its full cash value for which there is
now plenty of law
We doubt if any farmer will worry this. The
average farmer is an honest man and is willing to pay his
full share of the expense of economic government But
when these hairbrains go after the farmer, and his
holdings as by this bluff threatened it is well to
member that of those laws have teeth in them and
can be made to cut both ways At the same time that the
farms of Ohio are put the tax duplicate at their full
value which should be done there millions of other
property that must be put under the conditions Do
this and the farmer will be the benefited This is
easy of demonstration Put all property on the duplicate
at full value equaze the rate to be taken, keep down
the expenditure within reason and the tax rate on real
estate will not be excessive at any point.
The farmer has never had the opportunity TO dodge
his tax or to cover up his holdings As long as the rate
of taxation was not oppressive the farmer paid with but
mild protest It easier to pay than to fight and ne
did so But as soon taxation becomes oppressive
which is in accord with the plans OF some who would
saddle the paving all on the real esetate, then it will be
wiser to fight than to pay and here where the farmer
can shine when he is started off on the right loot
The men who can't afford to have strong search
light turned on them the who have large mold
ings other than real estate There are the tax dodgers
their holdings And the farmers of Ohio court on nves
tipation and search ust start something you want to
know who's boss is the present attitude OF our farmer
friends; and if there is any class OF people VINO are IN
position to hold that attitude indefinitely it's the tar-
It's a great thing to throw bluff once IN whhe'
but it's never wise to do it unless you are IN position 70
call YOUR bluff The farmers Of Ohio called the city tax
dodgers bluff in the defeat of the classification act Now
if these same city tax dodgers want to throw the bluff
of "cash value tax duplicates" the farmers are ready to
meet it. The farmers can't hide and don't want to hide
their hodings driven into the corner with high tax
rate thew will organize and to it that the city tax
dodper don't much longer accomplish his ends "Bluffs
all YOU want to- Mr. City Man, but don't ride us too ahrd
or we'll pull backw is the way with profitable
landed holdings puts it.
Another thing that will be done in this same con-
necion and should have been done long will be the
pruning of the list of office holders There three to
one more in the employ of the State and county than
should be; three where there should be one matters
were properly simplifed Push the farmer with high
taxes and he'll wake up morning and hire group
of experts to go to work and simplify these conditions
and then pass laws aboishng the useless offices; sending
back into productive employment thousands saving the
millions in salaries paid them and cut the necessity fol
tax money by three The poor boobs who have camored
for more tax money with which to pay for political hang
ers-on will be forced to again an honest living
and the world at large will give them the horselaugh to
think that they started something that they couldn't
finish.