Iron County register., 1922-05-04

fair rediStricting of the state on a
population and not partisan basis,
and then the governor attempted to
so as to make certain the election of
at least twelve Republican congress
men out of sixteen. This gerrymander
as well as other moves of a similar
nature, such as attempting to re-
arrange the senatorial districts and to
tear down and rebuild in his, own way
the circuit courts of the state, was
circumvented by the people of the
state.
'"The efforts of the governor to sub
ordinate the state to his own pur-
poses resulted in the most expensive
legislature we have ever had, except
the Fiftieth, which had legal charge of
the work of revising our statutes and
the added expense on that account
The Hyde legislature cost $450,50O, as
against $269,90S as the expense of the
Forty-ninth. The 50th General Assem-
bly, appropriated during the last two
years of the Gardner Administration,
not including the school fund, ST.
S16,63099. The Hyde Administration,
Notwithstanding the hard times and
the need for economy, appropriated
$30, ,274, ,916.11, which did not include
the school or road funds.
Increased Taxes.
| "An attempt has been made by the
governor to convince the taxpayers of
Missouri that the new policy of his
board of equalization lowers the taxes.
The tax valuation was increased and
the tax rate lowered and it is upon
this basis he makes the claim. But
the Republican legislature passed a
bill authorizing a rate Of tax levy upon
the increased valuation which should
not exceed in yield the 1920 taxes plus
10 per cent. But, worse than that,
| the law permits 10 per cent increase
each year. This means that the high
taxes you paid last year may be in
creased 10 per cent this year-and 10
per cent additional each succeeding
year. The 10 per cent increase al
lowed under the new law amounted to
| $5,095SST.O2.
4 But particularly have the enormous
increases of valuation fallen on farm
lands. The State Tax Commission il
| 1920, under Gov. Gardner and non
partisan body, recommended assess
ments against farm lands for 1921 a.
| t 2 figure of $760, 1857 1888. The Repub
lican State Board of Equalization dis
regarded the estimate and added {
cool billion dollars to the valuation
and that is the reason taxes are high
Have Sinned Nationally.
sour national government is bein,
administered by persons who are fol
lowing the most contradictory policies
They hesitate and vacillate. They an
nounce one particular policy and enac
an opposite general policy. They sal,
they would keep us out Of European
affairs, and Immediately proceeded t
: mix us up in Asiatic affairs. The
said they would avoid all questions o
! the other side of the Atlantic and i'm
: mediately involved us on the othe
J side of the Pacific Ocean. They or
: pysed Article x and immediatel
{ agreed to practically the same In th
) Four-Power Treaty. They announce
s in favor Of building up our foreig
Z trade and then erected a tariff barrie
1 so high it prevents other countrie
{ trading with us. They said they woul
; help to stabilize conditions in th
/ world, but have refused to join in an
S concerted efforts with the people |
/ whom we must sell goods"
Farmers Needs Favored.
t Long said that the people of til
= Middle West and the Mississippi va
8 ley are more vitally interested in ii
e question Of foreign trade than the pc
! pie Of any other section, and in citiT
7 facts to prove his contention said tn.
e this section raised AZ per cent Of ii
4 worlds cotton, 20 per cent Of II
I worlds supply Of wheat, go per cent
4 the worlds supply of corn, and pr
& duced 30 per cent Of the worlds su
2 ply Of soft COAL iron and steel 81 p
q cent, and AS per cent Of the world
supply of oil
Is This year will see a great Dem
e I: tic victory, Long said, followed
J. the election Of Democratic presider
IA and he said he wanted to serve in II
e. senate during his term Of office th
le he might assist in putting through
4 constructive program.