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X5he Nebraska Independent PAGE 2 OCTOBER 27, 1904 then they shall forfeit by such failure not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, which may be recdvered In a cirll suit. Thus it will be seen they are not only shielded by having to deal alone with the civil law. but the forfeiture is but a mere bagatelle, compared with that which is piaced upon the indi vidual by way of fine, wheu you ta.-.e into consideration that the individual might not be worth to exceed $25, and that he is to be fined net less than $50- he has no resort to the civil courts but must appear beiore the criminal court to answer as to his neg lect He may not b.e worth more than $25, all the property that he has, and yet he must forfeit to the state $d0, or stand Imprisoned until It is paid; while these corporations, that are worth their millions, can defy the state officers and yet simply forfeit the sum of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, and this amount to be re covered in a civil suit; not against the officer who has failed to ao his. duty, no smirch even of a civil suit is to touch his name, but the corporation that he represents will appear on the title page of the action. They can go down into the merchant's business, demand his books, his invoice, his in surance; his accounts, and every min utiae of his own private business can these officers deAmiUUJ&it to comply with of their Insinuat ing requests, he iff guilty of a misde meanor and fli ii as hereinbefore stated. Yet, if e officers of one of these corporate! fail to respond to the process of fjf said board, or who refuse to answm any proper question nut to him bv; said board he simply forfeits the cum' of $500, to be recov ered in a-civil j action. Section 91. And all of Vs for wnat PurPose? Simply to , ev2fi ! the demand of the people made ttff years ago, which was but the culnlimtion of a growing Btorm raised y and alone by the actions Of the Corporations, and this same state b'rd of equalization to raise the valiuUfpii of railroad property in harmony Vipf other property of the slate that ttej floating debt and th necessary expenses of the state's operaj- tion might t paid, and the onward march of ovHprogress not retarded. And what exifseis given b tfaegov prnnr 'honor fe' Ty our state'.MIor7'the planing of hifsisnature to such-an-en I actment. S triply that ' the people I jwatiteii it.'.' fit tne people pnev njijPjf ing' about il'llt had never been sub mitted to tl;ib, either by vote oir dis cussion. , s Ally . what excuse,.,, vrhjen ..asked .if 'tlf lavors that' he Ba(Li,t ceived iron' the railroads y might not have had ..ssaie. influence ,onr his. acr t,tions in tha regard, his answer is, "1 " admit' that' 1 haye received these " fa vors from the. raUroadsX'Hliere' WW- law preven A L fiiiapj.x-recei ving;? J Did Not Dare to Follow the Intent of the Leg islature and make Provision for Paying the State Debt. During the last session of the legislature and during the time the new. revenue law was under consideration the principal arguments made in support of its passage were upon the theory that some provision must be made for paying the state's debt. It was upon that th eory that many of the members were induced to give the law their support. The law resulted in: greatly in creasing the grand assessment roll to $294,779,244.65 When the board met to make the levy, to fix the num: ber of mills of taxation, it refused to make the rate high enough to raise even as much money as , the. last legislature had appropriated. It totally ; ignored the intent of-lhe legislature and made no provision what- eyerlftr paliraiirF Doara of assessment of which John n. Mick ey i chairman were too, cowardly to perform their -full duty as intended by the legislature. They knew that the present administration had recklessly squandered the people's money, that taxation must be much higher on that account, add feared -the --wrath of. the Voters if thev should also malcft nrnvisirin for rmvinor a , j . -.- r. r.v b . part' of the state debt. Intelligent voters will see to it c mill ouuu ouwaruiw, uupnciiy aim nypocusy is prop erly rebuked at the polls on election day. J ; Here are; thv figures fpr proof that the levy is insuffi cient and that the state must necessarily go deeper in L debt instead of having it reduced as the legislature in- tended. " - ; Uhe grand assessment roll of : propqyty,, .-'it'" . ' : ' AAA -mm n a m nt m me siate is... J The state ?bbkrd made levies as follows: V . f For general fund 4 mills which would 4 raise in lf year. ; . .' . . . ..... . . .rv , 1,326,506,60 For schools , mill, which would raise . , i.yar....... . ... ... 147,389.62 mese lavors irom xne rauroaas, , ht ' -"-T.Ij: "i .:n ' l.:-" Tit fc ji - :the people desire that I should nothv rVl - which jWOUld. - V . . ; V . raise, in 1 year . . . . ; . . rrrr34TTQ.24 Total for 1 year if all taxes levied and assessed are paid ................ $ ,768,675.46 The same ley in 2 years, the . period , . covered by the legislative appropria tions, would raise. . . . . . ... . .". ceive them, let them enact some law preventing me.' and 1 will sign it.' 't'lf governor, I will sign it! " Certainly he would not give his approval to an act that he deemed had no merit and was' not for the best interests of the "state. If for the best interests of state along moral and economic lines, there must be a sentiment at least abroad in the state that these favors accepted and held by him as a public officer are t not conducive to independent, and un 1 biased action. Thus if the -governor would approve an anti-pass bill, then he '"knows that in morals he should.not v now Lreeeive . them ' as governor.-i Fur 1 ther; if he . Imbws there are some .'of I the. , people , of . the state ; who ' believe ' . 'these favors influence him in thei per-t forinanCQ of. his duties, th?n : he .owes It to himself, as well as to his eon Btltuentsj to refuse all favors. ; As,the 'acts for all.' he should , strive to have the confidence of all. Even those who dp not seriously,; oppose the; rpnefving; , i of r ..these .favors, or , the use thereof , reduced in Polk county, by the state board, about $75. And this year they have been placed back to about what they were before being reduced, so that in 1904 the rail roads will pay no more taxes in Polk county than they iiid under the old revenue law, and not as much as tLiy did pay ten to twenty years ago. And further, that the assessment under tne new law cost Polk county some $1,200 more than unuer the old. It is to be hoped that the day may speedily arrive in this state when its officers may feel that a public office is a public trust, and thai that trust should be kept so sacred as to let uo act of him who holds it cast any sus picion thereon. At least that he who holds these high and sacred positions may so guard and protect tham both by act and expression as not to poison the fountain of patriotism in the minds of the rising generations. 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Re sure and as for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup." ............... $3,537,350,92 d The total appropriations made by the la$t republican t ?. legislature for the two year , period were $3,740,230i70 S J or.$202,iD9'.78 greater than the total amount of taxe assessed -f of state purposes. 1 his means.;, wat if.:.every.y dollar of thef greatly increased taxes is p.ud it will 5till lack S20a.620.78 of meetincr all auDrouriations made T by; the last republican. legislature. , . LINSEED OIL PfflNf I i' ct fro in Factory i the Guaraiitgad For Five Years. "VI jF give a written ft , 1 1 t Thaiis vvliat The Independent ! calls " an, uneaualled f ' record J9X extravagance. .;: lhat is why every farmer and p V every small property owner and tax payer in -Nebraska' t r sbouid vote for George W. Berge and the whole popu- r V lisi" ticket in'cluding members of the legislature. . $ V vil most seriously dissent from his excuse for receiving . them. The flimsy excuse' ne gives is far worse than the act , Itself. ; $s. we say, I know it is not right in morals that I, as governor, shotild receive these favors, but as there' is. n6 ilaw prohibiting it, I ' will continue to do souintil the people-in their might demand and obtain a leg fslative enactment "prohibiting; the re ceiving of favors from those ast irig special leniency. "If the people desire that I should not . receive them. let them enact a law preventing met" This kind of logic might fill the governor's cellar with standard oil. It might stock jhis farm with blooded stock by those Jwho desire to ship into the state dis eased cattle and horses. It might fill his laraer with the purest of foods by those who desire to palm off 'impure products upon the state. It might en compass nim with all of the beauties, the grandeurs, and the pleasures of a king. 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