Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-19

basing this estimate on the TsfS as
sessment, and placing the maintenance
'of< the schools onth counties will in
crease their burden near $40O0,000 an
nually. basing same on said assess
ment. The thing to do is to lessen eX-
pense, and thus make the burden of
taxation not too heavy on any one.
Another thing, the new Law has
brought to light millions in value of in
tangible property which heretofore es-
capped taxation. That is due, very large
y to the low rate OF taxation placed
upon that chracter of property. But /
am not ready to subscribe to the state
ment that the said low-rate of taxation
had all to do with it. l am of the opin-
ion that some of it is due to the in
creased diligence of the County Tax
commissioners. 1t is a we'll known fact
that many County Assessors We're very
careless in taking assessments, often
neglecting to place the property owner
under the obligation of an oath when
HE made out his list of property. If the
COUNT assessors had exercised the dill
igence tha tthe present Tax Commits
sioners do much of the hidden intangi-
bles would have been paying taxes dur
ing the past years.
Now. l think money on deposit in
tanks on the first day of July ought to
be taxed a little higher than the ten
cents rate, and that the tax realized on
hat excess should go to the counties
land towns to- aid in their support. !
think also that the intangibles now
paying the 40-eents rate and that to
l'the state only can bear, without in
jury a, small rate to help the subdivi-
must not burden any class of property.
Tribute to McCreary
fear l have taken too much of your
sime, but shall in other speeches,
more fully elaborate some of the mat
/ .ers to which I have, in this speech
ealled your attention.
But. before 1 close. memory calls to
me and 1 must heed its voice a mo-
| nent. In yonder nearby burial ground
urn of so much hallowed dust over
which love keeps ssleepless watch lies
Jssfa slienss a that nsepon
| many others there and to yoI, once
| Speaker of the Lower House of the
Kentucky General Assembly. then
| Houses of the Federal Congress. then
lSovernor again, but now fallen after
finishing his work, holdipg to the last
Z IS hoped to- that faith VI Which. c, It =
F.hicken with the yelled mysteries OF
/ ife's closing, leaving to his country
'tshe heritage Of a stainless career ths ths
among men in the discharge of the
manifold duties, Of responsible onice
land good scitizehshfp to,eviaence the
fact that he was an honorable man. !.
for governor that first saw him, and
i from that day to his ueathstI was In
friend During q part of his first tern
.lof the countiessof whitley and Knox II
1.-THE lower House Of the Kenrpcky Gen.
Eerali Assembly. having defeated at tht
fbolls the Republican nominee In a leg
Eslatfve district having an adverse nor
lmal political majority reaching intS
1.-The thousands. and as member o.
THAT Assembly. supported the admin.
53stratiou of Gov. McCreary. It Is to yol
now that utter this feeble tribute t.
his memory, and convey, In this public
way, nay unceRsinG. appreciation fol
this good comfy E&y4 ne In 1915 Il
I6he race Tor the u6mfhHtion for Lieu
Tenant Governor.