SEPTEMBER 23, 1904
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
PAGE 6.
A PASTOR'S WIFE
CURED Of
PELVIC CATARRH
A PASS IS A BRIBE!
So, in reply to a rather pointed let
ter from Judge W. H. England, Gov
ernor Mickey admits that he hap been
.accepting "courtesies' as he terms
jthem, but what all honest people know
are bribes, from the "railroads in the
form of passes. It is due him to add,
iowcvei, that he promises the people,
if re-elected to the office of governor,
that -he will accept no more, if the
people do not like it, and that he will
sign a bill forbidding the use of passes
by the railroads to public officials "if '
"but" and "provided." These lfs, buts
and provisos are dangerous things to
handle. Better, let them alone and
elect an honest man to the governor
ship who Is pledged to stamp out this
iniquity, without any ifs, buts or pro
visos. A railroad pass is a bribe. It is in
tended as such by the railroads. A lit
tle thought upon the subject will con
vince anyone that such is the case.
Under what obligation, honestly speak
ing, is a public franchise corporation
to any public official ? Why should it
te under any such obligation? If a
public official does his exact duty to
the public and to the different financial
interests of the state,' it is nothing
more more than is expected of him
and what he is paid for. When he ac
cepts any special favors from any par
ticular interest, it is bound to influ
ence him a little more in favor of that
interest than toward others. That is
the deliberate intent of the interest
granting the favor. It is intended to
protect that interest from "hostile"
legislation and from the execution of
that legislation by the executive.
Railroads and all public service cor
porations are entitled to Justice at
buy that justice when they pay their
share of taxes and perform otner law
f ul acts. If, therefore, they are en
titled to that justice, they should not
have to buy it, with passes, any more
than a grocer should have to donate
provisions to the governor to secure
his share of justice.
. It would probably be Incorrect to
say that the governor of this great
state ever allowed a pass from a rail
road company to influence him. Of
course, he has not. But the stubborn
fact remains, however, that as a mem
ber of the state board of equalization
he has refused to allow the franchises
of railroads to be taxed. Why has he
so refused? Does he believe that it is
wrong to tax these franchises? Sup
pose he does think so, what right has
he to decide such a question when the
constitution of this state makes it
mandatory upon the state to tax these
franchises? The constitution i3 the
voice of the people. They have said
therein that these franchises shall be
taxed, and until" the people revoke
their former decree, the governor and
all other state officials are under oath
to execute that decree. Why do they
not do so? Of course, it is not be
cause they have accepted these little
"courtesies." Who would say iso?
Even this revenue law that so many
are condemning provides that the slate
board of equalization "may"iax these
franchises. Its only defect here is,
"shall" tax tnemr-vv mdZZf?'
provide? Was it because the committee
that reported it to the house hau been
accepting these little "courtieies?''
Now it must not be forgotten that
the franchise of a railroad company
is really its most valuable asset. Take
from any public service corporation
the franchise that it controls, aim that
corporation would have to discontinue
business. The franchise i3 secured
from the people. It Is the granting to
the private corporation the exclusive
right to use the public highway and
to build a highway wherever it sees
lit. In order to do this it posse sses the
risht of eminent domain so that it
may not only use tho public highway,
but that It may condemn and take pri
vate property for the put pose ut laying
tracks, pipes, wires or any other uso
ncuss.iry to Its operation. U Is this
I tent, this franchi.se, that et.tabli.shes
tho real value of all public service cor-HM-utloti!.
This franchise tu cured
liom the prople without to lino nation
to tlum. It Is a vuluablo as:,t which
tho people MhouM never fcrant, but
ments that may never be paid, and
upon, not only all things he has, but
upon everything he may or nay not
secure in the future, and then-allow
these public franchise corporations to
go untaxed? 13 it because these mer
chants and- manufacturers have not
-been shrewd enough to send the mem
bers of the various boards of equali
zation a suit of clothes, or groceries,
or some other thing of value? ,
A pass is a bribe, and it can not be
dignified by the use of such terms as
"courtesies."
A PASS IS A BRIBE.
Under jthis revenue law there is every
favor5 shown to the largest properties.
The railroads come first, by this ' may
be taxed" proposition. Then the larg
est enterprises come next, though by
no means in the same proportion. The
farmers and small home owners suffer
most In proportion. Why should this
be so? Why should it.be possible to
tax a farmer or small home owner
upon 100 per cent of the value of his
property and then other properties,
beginning with the railroads as the
most favored (being about 15 pc; cehU,
at less than 100 per cent values?
This whole revenue system is so ad
roitly framed that the nearer to the
"throne of grace" one gets the smaller
is bis proportion of taxes. And while
the farmer and small home owner are
down upon the soil, they must bear the
greatest proportional burden. Why
should this be so? Is it not because of
fundamental errors in the system? Is
it not because of the machinations of
those twins, Cupidity and Stupidity?
One of the first reforms that the next
legislature will have to deal with in
the framing of a new 'revenue law, is
i&-:f?itrTg tvo . rr)jri of Iew York
land and landed improvements In
that state all lands, city and rural,
must be appraised at separate values,
from the improvements upon them. By
the fact that improvements of ail kinds
there are appraised at their own value
and the land by its separate value, the
people are enabled not only to see the
relative values of these properties, but
boards of. equalization are thereby en
abled to better adjust all taxes.
Why should the thrifty who build
and Improve be taxed for the benefit of
idle holders and Speculators? The pres
ent law that classes - improverhenls
with the real estate operated to the
disadvantage of those who adi wealth
and -enterprise to the community, but
favors the indolent and all who mo
nopolize land, especially valuable city
land, and keep It out of use. Let all
this property be divided, and then at
least one step will have ' been taken
to a more just and equitable distribu
tion of the burdens of taxation.
Another evil that must be corrected
in the new revenue law to be enacted
next winter, is not to discriminate" in
favor of the railroads in the form of
assessing them. The present law
leaves it optional with the state board
of equalization as to everything rela
tive to assessment of railroads, but
there is no option on the part of the
assessor in appraising other properties.
All other property must be assessed at
its market or selling valuq. And the
lom, mRiftfis la, hnara-esar sir fil
determine its selling value. When he
comes to appraise land, for instance,
he must base that valuation upon the
selling values of land in the vicinity.
Here is a city lot. Adjoining this lot
is another lot, say of equal value, that
has just been sold for f 500. This-$500
fixes the value of the remaining un
sold lot, and the assessor must take
that figure in appraising the value of
the other for taxation. It is the same
with farm, lands.
Now this is a just and perfectly fair
basis. In fact It i3 the only fair ba3is
of arriving at the true value of an
property. But tho question 'la, W,
have the railroads and other
franchise corporations been fa
not making the same prov
tneir assessments? Why s
not be assessed at their ec
Why Uooii this present
mandatory upon asp
certain course in app
of tho farmor, tho f
businHH man, anii
tional with ihfl
She Suffered for Years and
Felt Her Case Was Hope
- less Cured by
. ' Pe-ru-na,
MRS. ANNA B.FLEHAIITY, recent
Superintendent of tho W,C. T. U.
headquarters, at Galesbnrg, 111., was
for ten years ono of the loading women
there. Her husband, when living, was
first President of tho Nebraska Wes
leyan University, at Lincoln, Neb.
In a letter written from"-401 Sixty
seventh street, W.', Chicago, 111., Mrs.
Tleharty says the following in regard
to Peruna:
"Having lived a very active life as
wife and working partner of a busy
minister, "my health failed me a few
years ago. 1 lost my husband about tho
game time, and gradually I seemed to
lose health and spirit. My daughter is
a confirmed invalid, and we both felt
great need of an invigorator.
"One of my neighbors advised
me to try Peruna. A bottte was
immediately secured and a great
change took place in my daughter's
as well as in my own health. Our
appetites Improved very greatly,
'the digestion seemed much helped,
and restful sleep soon Improved
us, so that we seemed like new
women.
"t would not be without Peruna
for ten times its cost. ""Mrs. Anna
B. Fleharty. . -,s,-,.
-vWM "ed if be called female diseases
Dy tne meuicai proiesbion i now caueu
pelvic catarrh. It has been found by
experience that catarrhal diseases of the
pelvic organs are the cause of most cases
of female diseases.
Dr. Hartman waa among the first of
America's great physicians to .make this
discovery. For forty years ho hag been
treating diseases peculiar to women, and
long ago he reached the conclusion that
a woman entirely free from catarrhal
affection of these organs would not be
subject to female disease. lie therefore
began using Peruna for these cases and
found it so admirably adapted to their
permanent cure that Peruna has now
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female diseases everknown. Every
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ing it. Peruna. is not a palliative sim
ply ;it cures by removing the cause of
female disease. -
Dr. Hartman has probably cured more
women of female aliments . than any
othor livincphysicif.n. ITo makes those
be- just to you if ihey carry this bribe
in their pockets. See that they are
pledged not to accept any favors from
any of th'ese corporations. Then you
may hope for justice.
A RAILROAD PAS'S AND ALL SIM
ILAR FAVORS" ARE BRIBES.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Q.
Editor Independent; There c
longer be any doubt that the
movement in New York ami
states is one otgreat for
of the men connected
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Mrs. Anna B. Fleharty. ,
Mires simply by using and recommend
ing Peruna.
...Mrs, Esther M. Milner, DeGraff, Ohio,
y rites:
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weakness and hau I. 3 headaclio contin
uously. I was nol 2 le to do my bouse
work for myself a; 1 husband. I wrote
you and described! i r condition as near
as possible, You 1 pmmended Peruna,
I took four bottle jfrd was completely
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Congressman 1 lid. MV Mahon, of
Cbambersburg, P L 1 riles;
"I take pleasiWn commending
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and a good catlXfy remedy."
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