The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-09-29
WILDER PEOPLE
He Ar HOW TAX
TALK IS WRONG
Moore Spikes Contention
That Big Saving Can
Be Made in Administra-
ton.
Especially


WILDFR-The insincerity of any
one who promises to save the people
of Idaho millions in their taxes by
reducing the cost of state government
by rigid economy or otherwise was
forcibly shown by c. c. Moore in his
address at Wilder Wednesday evening.
TO make his points he used tax notice
No. 1902 covering 1874 acres of land
owned by Margaret J. Newell, near
Wilder and assessed at $2665, the tax
es on which were $l026l. The differ
ent items in the tax notice were the
state, county, school and highway tax
es assessed against the property, being
shown in diagram by heavy straight
lines, the length of the lines showing
the proportion of each item and the
total tax. The amount of measure
ment was one inch for each SIS of tax
es. AS the total tax was $l026l, and
the amount SIS for each inch, the line
representing the total tax was APP
proximately 20H inches. The amounts
and the length of lines were:
State tax $500, length of line 3 is
inches.
County tax 1871, length of line IN
inches.
School tax $3O.65, length of line 6
inches.
Highway tax 1880, length of line
3 "a inches.
Pointing to the diagram Mr.. Moore
said:
1T will be seen that the state tax
is little less than one seventh of the
total tax. The state tax of $3.50 in
cludes all that Margaret J. Newell
pays toward the salaries and expenses
of the offices of the governor, the at
torney general the state superintend-
ent, the state auditor, state treasurer,
mine Inspector, state board of educa-
ton, the supreme and district courts,
state adjutant general, and state mill
tia; state land department and high
way departments, public utilities COM
mission, including salaries of clerks,
stationery, and all other expenses of
these offices; all the salaries, clerk
hire, stationery and supplies of the
departments of agriculture, reclama-
ton, public works, public welfare, fin
ance, investments, law enforcement
and immigration; the salaries of state
house janitors, heat and light and up
keep of the capitol grounds; the Uni
versity of Idaho including the extern
sion division, service; the two state
normals, Idaho Technical Institute,
school for the blind, state industrial
school, school for the feeble minded,
the insane asylums and state peniten-
tiary; in fact every activity of the
state government.
mo sincere, sane person will con-
tend that millions can be saved in the
operation of these offices and depart
ments. Some saving can be made,
and | pledge myself to insist that
every dollar be saved that can be
, saved without gripping the efficiency
: of any department or institution. My
Democratic opponent says that we
: must not cripple nor hamper the
state schools, so he can not save or
make great savings there. He says
we need and must have roads, and
: promises not to interfere with them
so he would save little there. II
d fact, he practically pledges himself L
u save these millions by abolishing tht
{ cabinet form OF government and til'
: constabulary and by enforcing rgic
economy in all other offices and de
partments Is he sincere?
Q my friends, do you know that if
i were possible to build a fence arounc
: the capitol building and close ever,
& state office, including the constabular.
! and the utilities commission and al
! the departments which go to max
= up the cabinet form of government
and the courts, that the saving woul'
III be only $4,000 year, less than halt
'e ambition? This being true, how is
- possible to save millions by an
means or method when the total spea
- for state purposes is less than hal
million dollars per annum.
Il would like to see new sloga