The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-02

worth only what It will produce, ant
when an assessor is compelled to a.
sess at full sale value with no regard
90 what land will earn, you are max.
ing this a rich mans country. and
taxing the small farm owner near a
own Out of the ownership of his
nome. ).
Referring to this man who has a
.wepty-acre farm upon which he is
supporting family. Three acres OF
is land is assessed at $4,000 per
acre. Land all over across the Branch
railroad that in his day or the days
Of his children will never be made
into town lots. This is a sample Of
the iniquity of full valuation Of farm
lands
Because population increases and
land does not, land has always and
always will be higher in price than
its earning power
Your State Board of Equalization,
with their feet reared back on the
mahogany there at Jefferson City,
hiking assessors valuations 100 per
cert, 200 per cent and as high as 800
per cent shows and ignorance Of ag-
ricutural conditions which is mex
cusable.
Missouri farmers cannot pay $500
and 5000 taxes, and to put full waltz
alton on his land when wealth is es-
apng entirely, or paying only On
fractional value, is contiscation, or
% near rental value that it is simply
Single Tax in short skirts. And
farmers who thought they owned
their land now find they are practi-
cally renting them from the state,
Now Governor, land is in the open
can not be hid, if we are to have full
value then lets every man and woman
on what they own and not on what
they owe-and let's make wealth lay
its cards on the table. You know
e-sixths of the money is not taxed
at a!~-why not bend your c,'ctg'cS
to making wealth bear its snare, m
stead Of saddling it practically AL }h
farmers?
Now, Dear Governor, let M say |
have no political axe to gr'no. arr
, pdre bred mugwump: | have sefv-
d my county IN the Legislature AZ a
Democrat. In 1912 I Bull-Moosed
With YOU because | believed in led
" a. the best exponent of the square
leal and real social justice. In 1910
voted for President Wilson, because
he world was on fire with war, and |
emembering what Lincoln said about
lot swapping horses III the middle OF
he stream, | felt we should stand by
,ur president, and | did. In 1920, /
ote.! for "Harding. Hyde Fiul and
Iirh Taxes, and W: seem TO have
hem ALL For Harding, because
ad spent a year i'll Europe and knew
ne racial antagonisin OF European
aces and did not want our nation
ound to act at the suggestion or or
crs Of foreign council, and l nave
of changed my mind. | mention
,ese things that you will not say
m one of those mo ss-backed, DIS
runtled Boone County Democrats
nd not answer my letter.
Now, | voted for you Governor
yde because you promised more
liz ..nt administration and reform IN
ur taxation laws--oi course yoo
ave a great while TO so yet, but Il
on go as you have to date, there +
ont be any farmers left to see you
nish.
No use to tell us the full valuation ,
farm lands will not raise our taxes.
Ie have our tax receipts and kno"
e have been trapped. Our raising s
,luations from State Board OF
oualization arriving April 4th, the
.ry day of County Board Meetings. +
What chance did VIC havef
Now, Governor Hyde, | can prove =;
at am excessively assessed. Rec
ds show returns of raised assess ,
ent Of us per cent did not arrive c
It'll 4th, Now if the assessor makes
fidavit of my assessment excessive i
erroneous, is there any law to pro- r
bit the County Court from correct q
& and making abatement of my as I
s
And now, Governor Hyde. will you :,
ease also answer this question: If
, arc to have full valuations of farm h
nds, then should not property own y
S be taxed only on what he owns OF I
e land, his equity, and let the loan +
ar its share of its ownership in the J.
nd? v
+ am familiar with the argument :,
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