The Bismarck tribune., 1933-01-18
WHAT'S YOUR REACTION
Darlington, N. D.
Jan. II, 1888

Darlington, N. D.
Jan. IL, 1888
Editor Tribune:
Here Is copy Of q letter which I
addressed to MIR. Cain. II you think
your readers would be interested In
reading 1t you may publish it. I am
interested in the reaction 1t may bring
on the sales tax proposition.
Very truly,
w. E. HOOPES.
Hon. J. p. Cain,
State Senate,
Bismarck, North Dakota.
Dear sir:
We heard your radio talk last eve
ming and we are glad to know that
the legislature Is showing DISPOSE
ton to recognize the farmers plight
and relieve the farmer Of the present
impossible tax burden. Take off the
load and the farmer will pull himself
out, not by his boot straps but by
his industry, thrift and perseverance.
The loan plan adopted by our Fed
eral government does not meet the
farmers requirements. Given seed
loans, feed loans, barnyard loans and
the like, the farmer accepts them and
ir doing so Is no more than readjust-
ing his burden and has not relieved
himself of burden nor has he to any
great extent lightened It or benefited
by such loan.
As farmers, we are demanding that
our legislature unload" all property
tax and in lieu thereof fix q sales
tax, q turnover tax or q spenders tax.
Give us q tax system under which q
farmer pays tax only when he sells
produce. Our present deplorable con-
6ition is due largely to our antedated
taxing system, which confronts us
with an impossible tax bill at time
when we have no produce to sell and
no money and because Of our condi-
ton all value Is taken out Of the prop
erty we and our children have work.
ed 50 hard for and finally the tax
collector elects us, bed and baggage.
into the highway and onto the road
to the poorhouse.
Why take away from the family,
whether In town or country, the home
thus male them q nrhI,c NH % charge; e; ,r. m.
6av move than no of the recr,a N
our county are receiving poor fund
aid. That Is burden enough for the
90% to bear and we beg YOU to make
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