The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-06-02
lARTLINC FIGURES GIVEN
FOR TAXPAYERS TO CONSIDER

without fear of successful contradic-
tion, that the present administration
collects from indirect taxes and fees,
better than 81 100000. | am also pre-
| pared to prove, and will do so, that
the present state administration has
cost us more than five million more
han any other administration. Then,
Mr.. Taxpayer, the only remedy to dc
away. with high taxes is to remove the
cause.
"The cause in this case is the cab
met form of government; the useless
state constabulary. Then tne only
way to reduce taxes is to remove both.
We do not want the services of a corn
doctor. The matter is too serious
This time we need real surgeon who
will dig down deep and cur out of our
state government the real cancer
The cabinet folm of government Mr..
Taxpayer, the only way to secure the
needed relief is to vote for the party
that pormises to employ the services
If an expert.
In addition to the before mentioned,
Mr.. Williams read from the depart
itiNAAS VI SCliiiIlCiAC iliIOuRA TIE Bu-
reau OF Census at Washington, d. c.,
a statement that the state of Idaho
lad collected from its citizens for
state purposes $7,361, ,3SS.00 for the
year 1920 which was a per capita tax
of sixteen dollars and ninety-four
cents. For the year 1917 for the same
purpose the state of Idaho had collect
ed S2,09O,691, which was a per capita
tax of seven dollars and three cents.
He made strong appeal to the peo-
pie and asked in the plainest terms
if they thought taxless governor
was worth S4,671 ,697 more to them
than governor of some other politi-
cal faith. Stating it in other terms
the present governor and his admins
tration had cost each and every man,
woman and child in the state of Ida
no nine dollars and ninety cents more
than its previous administration. As
remedy for the curse of tax bills
he suggested nominating of good
clean capable men and women who
would stand upon a platform similar
to the one he gave.
Prominent amcng the planks are
the following:
First-Cut every appropriation
to the bone and do it without in
jury to any legitimate institution
or interest;
Second-Give the smaller tax
ing units to understand that un-
less they pursue like policy, a
limitation on the taxing power of
these units will be fixed by the
Legislature.
Third-Abolish the cabinet
form of government;
Fourth-Abolish the state con-
stabulary;
Fifth-.Abolish the public util-
tiles commission or make it re-
sponsive 10 the wishes of the
people;
Sixth-AboliSh useless board
and commissions, consolidate 9TH
ers, and reduce to a minimum
the clerical force at the state
house;
Seventh-Restore the direct
primary law;
Eighth-Restore the Non-par-
tisan judiciary;
Ninth-Enact a law for the in
surance of bank deposits;
Tenth-Provide exemption from ]
taxes on the value of real estate
improvements where the property
Is used as place of domicile;
Eleventh-Put into active op-
Grafton in the state the initiative,
the referendum and the recall;
Twelfth-Rerognize the state
highway department in the inter-
est Of efficiency and economy;
Thirteenth-Enact laws to as
sist farmers in the storing, mar
keting and financing the crops;
Fourteenth--Stop the junket-
ing of state officials to Washing
ton, D. c., and require the states
interest at the national CAPITAL to
be looked after by the men elect
ed fer that purpose;
Fifteenth-Require the public
business of the state to be trans
acted at the offices provided for
that purpose and not in pullman /