The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-03-05
FARMERS HURT 81
L0WDEN TAX BOARD
APPOINTEES OF ILLINOIS GOV.
ERNoR CUT ASSESSMENT
PULLMAN CO., SAYS
w. n. MALONE.
FAMILY HEAVILY INTERESTED

William II. Malone, loIHici hca" "a
the Illinois State Board or Equillza-
ton, in a statement issued TO the Vot-
ers of South Dakota, regrets that
Governor Lowden, OF that state, "hile
touring South Dakota, failed To ac'
cept his challenge to a joint debate on
the Illinois tax situation, ana auoS
that the governor neglected 10 ten
the voters here how his personally ap'
pointed tax board reduced oy many
millions the valuations or great pup
lie utility corporations which result
ed in the burden falling upon the
shoulders OF the small home owner
and farmer who are less able to pay.
Pullman Company Benefits.
Mr.. Malone also asserts thatthls
same tax board reduced the assess
ment of the Pullman Sleeping Car
Co., in which the governor family Is
heavily interested, by SIT, S02, 2S4.0o.
The statement in full follows:
Chicago Taxes PIP 80 Per Cent
Governor Lowden makes the
statement that taxes In Illinois have
been reduced under his administration
but he does not say for whom, Ac.
cording to a statement just iSued oy
the chief Of the az extension bureau
or Cook county, our taxes Will De over
80 per cent higher this year. IL ls
true Governor Lowden's appointed tax
commission has reduced the taxes Of
the various corporations many mli-
lions. Lowden's contention. as far as
the railroads and public service cor
po%rations are concerned, is true but
the very fact that the taxes or the
large corporations have been slaring'
ly reduced, la brought abou. an in
crease in the taxes OF the average
citizen,
Challenge Went Unanswered.
With this truth in mind, coupled
with a desire to have the voters of
Couth Dakota obtain the facts, | 49,
sued a challenge to Governor Lowden
to debate the question OF taxation in
Illinois on the public platform in South
Dakota. and my offer Of $1,000 to be
paid TO n charitable institution
which the Lowden campaign manag-
ers might name. was made to en-
courage the acceptance OF the chal-
lenge. II the claim issued by Cover
nor Lowden that taxes in the state
OF Illinois have been reduced because
OF the economy and efficiency OF his
management be true, the governor
would be entitled to much credit.
Corporation Taxes Cut; Farmers
Suffer.
Governor Lowden has failed to in.
form the citizens of South Dakota
that many Of the large corporations
in Illinois have received enormous re-
auctions in their assessments by his
appointed tax commission. Nor has
he mentioned the Pullman company.
which had the gross assessment Of
teir capital stock reduced from S33,-
sO..2s4 in 1919 to SIG, 900, 900 in 1919,
or a reduction Of s17. S92, 284. He has
not told Of the reductions OF many
millions in valuations OF various pub
lie utilities OF Illinois. which resulted
in the burden falling upon the shout
ders Of the small home owner and
farmer who are less able to pay"
Renders Service to Party.
II regret that Governor LOwden did
not accept my challenge issued in the
best of faith to debate this question
in the open that the citizens of South
Dakota might learn both sides and
draw their own conclusions. In bring
ing out these facts with reference to
Governor LOwden's official conduct
a service is being rendered to the
republican party for il by any chance
Lowden should become the nominee
OF III party. the democrats would
AXE advantage OF these very condi-
lions and the republican party would
60 down to defeat for the third CON
secutive time"
(Signed) WILLIAM H. MALONE.
Chicago. ILL.,, Feb. 81. 1920.