The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-09-29
BLACK SCORES
WI 7 \ ADDRESS
ON I AK ISSUES
Good Audience at Home
dale Hears Clear Ex-
position of State Prob
lens Tuesday.
Especially

HOMEDALE-Ro l.. Black. at
uments in support of the Republican
platform and campaign principles be-
fore a crowd that comfortably filled
the big amusement hall here Tuesday
evening.
Refuting and contradcting M. Alex
ander's assertions that considerable
ECONOMIES might be affected in the
state government which would cut ma
terially into the tax payers burden,
Mr. Black graphically brought Il me
to his audience the fallacy of this
argument.
Taking the Village of II onedo'
Ss'tax dollar Mr.. Black pointd out
that of each 100 cents the Homedale
taxpayer pays in taxes only ~ cents
goes to state administration purposes.
Rae the state house, fire your gov
ernor and your secretary of state, your
attorney general, all your elective and
appointive officers and all your steno-
Ngraphers and you, as taxpayers, would
find your taxes reduced by one and
one half cents of every dollar you pay
in taxes" the speaker declared, point
ling out the shallowness of Mr.. Alex
anders contentious that material saw
ings might be made thru state house
ECONOMIES.
81 Mr.. Alexander has repeatedly said
b that we must continue to support our
N schools, we must continue to support
y. our other state institutions. He di-
rects his attack" the speaker contin-
ued, against the cabinet system of
government the state constabulary
and the fish and game department.
ask you in all fairness in the light o
what I have told you regarding the
small comparative cost, not alone OF
these things Mr.. Alexander has singled
4 out for attack, but of the entire ad-
minstrative department of state gov
eminent in Idaho, how can Mr.. Alex
ander keep that pledge SO that it will
kk show IN your tax receipt!
81 Continuing his discussion of the
N Homedale tax dollar" Mr.. Black
pointed out that all other state taxes
a aside from administrative p.l
q poses come to nine and one
half cents. This amount goes for i
a terest and bond sinking funds, fol
8 state educational institutions, pena
and charitable institutions, for road
and highways and other similar pur
~ poses.
81 That leaves 80 cents of every dolla
Il for other than state purposes in Home
dale, Mr.. Black pointed out. OF thi
y SO cents of each dollar, p cents i
II for Village of Homedale purposes, 8
cents goes for schools, 20 cents . t.
county and nine cents to the highwa
district.
Carrying out this idea of Wis 'al;z n
tn purposs to which tn tax dollar
put, Mr.. Black called attention to tn
fact that the total state levy, p recent
fixed, is So mills on $500 assessed va
uation or $3.50 in taxes for state pun
poses on each $1,000 valuation. |
Owyhee county, this state levy ha
been increasd to 60 mills by the cour
ty commissioners, Mr.. Black pointe
out, this increase being made to cove
delinquent taxes.
On each dollar paid on state take
Mr.. Black explained, 81 cents aloi
goes to state ADMINISTRATIVE urpose
Here it is that Mr., Alexander III
pledged to make his reductions, Il
speaker pointed out, and Mr. Bia'
emphasized the point here again no
utterly impossible it would be to NAL
material reduction in state tax levi
that would be appreciably fen by Il
taxpayer.
Seven cents of each state tax dc
lar goes for the legislature, IL cen
is spent for courts, educational instit
tons get 1919 cents, charitable al
penal state institutions take up a
other 90 cents, appropriations ma
for soldier relief make up AZ Ger
for each dollar, bonds and interest
quire 81 cents and roads get Ger
of each dollar.
Citing examples of Mn Alexande
economies, Mr.. Black related how \
Alexander, when governor of ldal
vetoed a special appropriation
$1,000 to combat the alfalfa wee