Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-11-17
JUDGE ROBINSON TRACES
CAUSE OF LEAGUE DEFEAT

High Taxes Unlimited Authority and Mismanagement Given
as Cause Of Defeat Declares League Program Is All
Right But Their Method Of Procedure Is All Wrons
Says League Managers Had Too Much Power.
November TO- l92lThe die is cast The League has lost
and may be all for best Assured the end Of the
League program which to curb monopoly and exploitation and
to the conditions Of the people The of defeat
esy enough to discern and reflection the may
open the of the leaders they things and
better light At present the Leaguers have lost
opportunity good power They
have too closely adhered the old Henry George theory
that the to make rich and happy
to its full rental value Accordingly 1919 1920 and 1921 they
did than double the land valuations
they laid personal property incomes business and
most everything state tax amounting
million dollars And the several counties and mncpal
ties permitted to put their tax vies that the total
amounted to But the purpose Of it all
gccd The Leagues had by law created bank and
made sole depository Of all and had three
state officers absolute control the bank and all its and
the enterprises The purpose bank
Aadins lamp build cottage homes to buy build and
operate Touring mills and other enterprises and also make
loans to needy But in short time the people, by
cf the initiative repealed the law making the bank depos
tary Then rush made to withdraw from the bank most
the compulsory deposits and the bank found quite impossible
refund the which it had dsbursed making loans and
building homes and mills Thousands checks and drafts the
dsonored with protest fees charged
the And that made feel quite like going into the
swearing and made votes against the Now
of bad organization bad laws and bad
bank and industries proved sad failure Hence the
recall the Industrial Frazier Leke and Hagan
and the election Nestos and chief
cause it all three years and Of
and exortiopate railway The high
thief and robber # an untgated the
greatest Of all evils next robbery by the carriers
Those scrmpng poverty and servtude In
North Dakota South Dakota and Minnesota, during
past years. the taxes have been monstrost It is all
well enough Wall Street and Big Business and to
pound the but those have nothing
with high taxes We must learn to give the Devil his due and
to that which is Caesars The blame has been
justly placed the League and the State Industrial
Commission Unwittng they did evil that good might
Excessive power dangerous thing too often blind the
eyes and the judgment the The
LEAGUE MANAGERS HAD TOO MUCH POWER.
In 1919 special election owner County, the light was
the hiph taxes and against the League At the special
December there urgent plea for general
tax Of cent but the result merely twenty
FIVE per cent reduction state tax leve Well time
nassed it became evident the bad laws and nous taxes
must lead the Of the League Hence to undo the wrongs
and to remove the the Governor urged to
special session 1920 Any good law then
have taken effect on the first day July and in time to
prevent disaster election in November WAS THE
LAST CHANCE DONE Then at the general
election November League majority Two 70 one
ii each House that honors A the next
session the Governor said to the Solons best thing you can
to pass and Others said
10 and reduced
~ proper bass Well you nothing was done to se
matters right and result 81 il all THE RECALL
twas ever thus since chidhood'a hour ~ss
The lesson and expensive should serve a warn
nR to the Of this and q otner
nav vel BE said that League excellent
- wen al many their had
and doubtless
they thought and business men
capable 81 cunning III 81 as soe
ana great bank other state
would have been much for t
q 81 Cecil Rhodes
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