The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-26
Dill
Alters His
Platform
z Printed Versions
In Circulation.
Voorhees, Soys

AdCotiads Dih tipfdCc VI pun
lie power, deserves further ex-
PLANTATION of his tax proposals
from c. c. Dill, who claims to
be the father of Grand Cou-
lee Mel Voorhees,, candidate
for the legislature in the 26th
district, said in an open letter
Friday.
The legislative candidate said
Dill now has two versions of his
printed platform in circulation.
Voorhees,, in an address Mon
day, said Dill, Democratic nominee
for governor. had revived a Fro
posal in his platform for state
taxation of publicly-owned power
systems, and that this would make
Ii impossible. for Tacoma City
Light to compete with federally-
owned Coulee and Bonneville,
which the state never can tax.
Dill said Thursday Voorhees,
was guilty of deliberate
attempt to take advantage Of
n general statement made In
my campaign literature"
The pla II orm should be
thoroughly read, the gubernatorial
candidate advised. pointing out
that he proposed to exempt muni-
cipal systems (which contribute
amounts equal to such a tax"
Said Voorhees, In his letter
today.
Mr.. Din says I dealt with his
platform proposal In too general
a manner. Very well. let's be
specific. Let's begin by asking
Mr.. Dill a question. to wit:
did you not, MIR. Dan, this
week alter your platform by
adding the words to your No.
Power plank: Those NUM-
cipAl systems which contri-
butte amounts equal TO such n
tax would not come under
this law?
Il have before me n printed
copy OF your platform, obtain
ed last week, which contains
no such sentence. 1 have an
other, obtained Thursday,
which does.
rs II or Is 1t not true, Mr.. Dill.
that one was for distribution in
public ownership territory and the
other for distribution in private
areas; east Of the
for instance?
ITO continue being specific:
Your exemption sentence. Mr..
Dill. was attached to your No.
platform plank on power, which
Is a proposal to require power
to use the same valua-
ton for paying taxes as for max
ing rates
at was not added, even In
your revised platform, TO your
power plank No. 2, which h
the one that concerns Taco
ma. and which reads:
TO have the legislature
pass the Grange bin providing
pubiicly-owned systems pay
taxes ut the same rate rs
privately-owned systems
And now. Mr.. Dill, to continue
being specific, do you know there
3 no such thing as a Grange bill |
What you are attempting to justi-
BY Is a proposed amendment TO
he constitution II was killed
1t the last session Of the legisla-
lure by the people of Tacoma, act
ng vigorously through their city 1
officials II was proposed by
Governor Martin and supported by
the entire Democratic
delegation from Spokane. your
nome county.
For your information. here In
the proposed amendment you have
N mind:
"Thst nof~ifhsssnSiss any pro-
'isien in the eonsfifsfien elsewhere
. the contrary, sii publicly owned
property, except tibet sssS fes sop
,tyiss ~sssr foe demsssie or irriss-
len purposes snlY. used. held o.
'persfsd q public utility o. fos
my eommereisl purpose Or business
sheshss zoe profit Or sen-prosa, she'll |
e N the ssse Gloss end be fsxsd 81 1
he same sefs end fes the ss.ss psr-
'eses o. thsssh privsseiy-e~s<1 o.
,p<rsssd.'
That. Mr.. Dill. II specific in
iced. Even a governor cannot ex-
smpt at will from a provision Of
The constitution
The grange bilr you men,
ton never existed. except In
your platform. and the Grange
only mildly supported the pro-
posed amendment.
= have no desire 10 be conten-
.ious. Mr.. Dill. and ] hope this
etter viii enable you 10 more
;ieariy get Tacoma's point Of
new, and more clearly. and less
generally, express your own on
his vital topic"