The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-08-15

'and openly attacked his attitude in
attempting to make the people believe
that lowered property valuation has
caused a reduction in taxes. As a
matter of fact, Mr. Anderson said,
while the assessed valuation of pro-
perty has been reduced in the agri-
cultural districts, the levy has been
raised, and more money has been
poured into the state treasury in this
manner than has ever before been
known in the history of the state.
\ ct, he says, the deficit in the state
treasury has increased year by year
until at the present time we are fac-
ing a financial situation in the state
government that is positively alarm
ing.
LAUDS TAYLOR
In part Mr. Anderson's speech fol
lows:
81 wish to say few words fer my
] friend, Senator Charles E. Taylor, our
/ next congressman from eastern Mon
tana. He is one of the ablest and
/ hardest fighters in Montana today and
his bitterest enemies have never ac-
cused him of being untrue to the
common people, His record in the
state senate, where he was the recog-
nized leader of the progressive forces,
entities. him to 100 per cent support
from the common people, whom he
served with marked ability in the face
OF bltteTest opposition from the
friends and representatives of special
privilege and the big corporations.
REGRETS EDWARDS
ABSENCE
81 greatly regret that Hon. Frank
j. Edwards, OR candidate fer govern
or, cannot be here today, as he must
+ be at a very important conference in
Butte with Mr.. Phil LaFollette.
Il have known Mr. Edwards for
many years; first, when l was living
in Helena, Mr.. Edwards home, and
which city had honored him by elect
ing him five times mayor cf their
city, and later when | attended the
legislature. We consulted together
many times relative to legislation that
would be of benefit to the people of
Montana and relieve the overburdened
taxpayers of this state.
"Were he here today he could tell
you himself of how he repeatedly Of
fered his services to Governor Dixon
, and proposed measures that would
correct the inequality of tax burdens
IN Montana that was crushing to the
Z wall the farmers, stoclImen and small
business men Of this state, only tC
find the governor not interested in
any manner in relation to increasing
! the taxes on the railroads, mines anC
> power companies Sc that they shOulC
bear their just share Of the burden.
'He has called Governor DixOn's at.
tentiOn to the fact that while only
% y per cent Of the Northern Pacific
railroad lies within Montana vet Mon
tana produces 55 per cent of the me-
! revenue Of their entire system. Theil
! taxes per mile of road outside oil
, Montana is S1,574.80, while in Mon
tana it is only S900.4O per mile.
d 'He would expose the sham anC
i the hypocrisy Of the Dixon tax pro
paganda and he would tell you of the
millions Of increased revenue which
e Governor DixOn's administration hai
a collected, while at the same time III
: has run the state over S2,000,00t
+ farther in debt than when he becam
+ governor.
"In 1920 Dixon promised lowe
e taxes to the farmers and business
: men of Montana through an equaliza
tion of taxes, but instead he has in
q creased the tax burden millions o
e dollars through various forms Of ney
! taxation all of which is ultimatel
! paid by the consuming public, and i
l. addition has run the state deeper in
/ to debt.
/, "This increased revenue has enable
the governor to build up the creates
e political machine that Montana ha
ever had, all of which is paid for b.
I the taxpayers of the state. Neve
s before has Montana had such an ex
/ travagant and costly administration
y and never such an increase of com
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