The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-04

fair rediStricting of the state on a
population and not Il partisan basis
and then the governor attempted to
reapportion the congressional districts
so as to make certain the election Of
at least twelve Republican congress-
men out of sixteen. This gerrymander
as we'll as other moves of 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 SUBJ
ordinate the state to his own pur.
poses resulted in the most expensive
legislatures 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 S45O,5OO, as
against S269,9OS 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..
S1663099. The Hyde Administration,
Notwithstanding the hard times and
the need for economy, appropriated
$50, 274,916.11, which did not include
the school or road funds. "
Increased Taxes.
IAN 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 1t Is upon
this basis he makes the claim. But
the Republican legislature passed a
bill authorizing rate Of tax levy upon
the increased valuation which should
not, exceed in yield the 1920 taxes plus
per cent. Blu. worse than that,
the law permits 10 per cent increase
each year. This raans that the high
taxes you paid last year may be in
creased 10 per &C It this year-and TO-
per cent additional each succeeding
year. The 10 per cent increase al
lowed under the new law amounted to-
5000 SS70o
But particularly have the enormous
increases of valuation fallen on farm
lands. The State Tax Commission in
1920 under Gov. Gardner and nom
partisan body, recommended assess
ments against farm lands for 1921 az
figure of S760667 1893. The Repub-
lican State Board of Equalization dis
regarded the estimate and added a
cool billion dollars to the valuation,
and that Is the reason taxes are high.
Have sinned Nationally.
"Our national government is being
administered by persons who are fol-
lowing the most contradictory policies.
They hesitate and vacillate. They an
nounce one particular policy and enact
an opposite gen ,ral policy. They said
they would keep us out of European
affairs, and Immediately proceeded to
mix us up in Asiatic affairs. They
said they would avoid all questions on
the other side Of the Atlantic and i'm
mediately involved us on the other
side Of the Pacific Ocean. They op-
p .sed Article X and Immediately
agreed to practically the same In the
Four-POwer Treaty They announced
i" favor of building up our foreign
trade and then erected a tariff barrier
so high 1t prevents other countries
trading with us. They said they would
help to stabilize conditions in the
world, but have refused to join In any
concerted efforts with the people to
whom we must sell goods"
Farmers Needs Favored.
Long said that the people of the
West and the Mississippi VAL
ley are more vitality Interested In the
question Of foreign trade than the peo-
pie Of any other secticn, and in citing
facts to prove his contention said that
this section raised AZ per cent Of the
worlds cotton, 20 per cent of the
worlds supply of wheat. 60 per cent Of
the worlds supply Of corn. and pro-
duced 80 per cent of the worlds sup
ply of soft coal, iron and steel 81 per
cent, and IS per cent Of the worlds
supply Of oil.
This year will see n great Demo-
: tic victory. Long said, followed by
The election Of a Democratic president,
and he said he wanted to serve In the
senate during his term Of Office that
ne might assist in putting through Q
program.