Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-06

happiness and prosperity of our peo-
pie! Nothing. 1t has no platform.
fhe Republican platform proposes
aaeauate support for the Public
Heaith Service: to provide attention
Tor mothers ana children at child
oir'n; to provide proper supervision
OF the health Of children in the
SCHOOLS. and to provide for tho pre-
Vention and elimination Of disease in
this State. These things arc being
done In all civilized communities to-
DAY. Why not in Virginia7
DO you want tho children of this
state to have chance. to give them
sound bodies and sound minds from
which alone can come sound thought +?
III 30. vote with us on this issue.
Taxation.
The tax system which the Demo-
cratic organization has developed for
Virginia under our present Constitu-
ton and laws Is q disgrace to any
civilized community. II is 30 bur
dcnsome and unjust that IL encour-
ages tax evasion. and Is destroying
the political and economic life uf this
State.
Look for moment at the organi-
cation. Assessments Of property for
taxation are made by local officials
who have every inducement To keep
down the burdens on their local com
munitics ut the expense OF the rest
of tho state. This is equally true in
every section. We have State tax
board without adequate powers: We
have local boards Of review In every
county and city: assessors of real
estate every I'VE years: commissions
crs OF the revenue to assess personal
property: examiners OF accounts To
check commissioners OF the revenue;
commissioners of inheritance taxes to
check examiners or accounts, and 80
on. nd inaRitum, all paid from the
public treasury, with overlapping
duties. divided responsibility and re-
Buiting inetiiciency. Whenever II Ia
necessary to take care of additional
observing Democrats" additional tax
officers are created and additional
burdens imposed upon the people.
What has been the result? In 1900
the cost OF the State government was
{3.766.000 per year. In 1920 il was
S1s.6O0. 900, or an increase OF f00Ga. In
1900 the cost or State AL local gov
crnments combined. from the hest
figures can get. was about $4,000, :
600. In 1920 II was about $f2, 000.-
600. or an increase OF over bp0es. In
1900 the combined tax burden for
State and local government was 81 per
capita. In 1920 II was S32 per capita.
In 1910 II was az Of the assessed
value OF all property. In 1920 II has
risen to sd OF the assessed value of
all property. Thus the property OF
the people OF this State IL being
gradually confiscated through sys-
tenn of taxation that is used to main
tain an office holding oliRarchy. which
is compact and disciplined army.
under the direction Of few men. 10
control the life of Virginia. The fol-
| lowing figures from the official rec
| ords show the progressive cost Of six
! successive administrations under the
} Democratic organization. and are
sufficient to demonstrate 10 any one
! that unless there is a change Of
( management. the government of the
! State is threatened with destruction
| Governor Tylers Admir-
istration. 1s9S-i90l 4,07s,2 3s
| Governor Montague's Ad
ninistration. i9G2ie0S... l6,532,9ao
Governor Swansons Adj
ministration. I9Os-Iooe. 2I.2o9,5ct
Governor Mann's Admin
istration, l9l0-l9l3... 27,136.Ii5
| Governor Stuarts Admin
istration, lsli-l9l7.,.. 33.i6l,i77
| Governor Davis Admins
tration l3ls-l9sl August
| u To Sctember 80. 1921.
estimated ...,.......... Gi4ss.asO