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I. M. Rice , Editor and Proprietor VALENTINE , NEBR. , THURSDAY , JANUARY 21 , 1909. Volume 24 , Xo. 2
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Gordon and DeKuyper Gins , Guinness's Extra Stout.
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Read the Advertisements
Sheldon and Shallen =
berser. :
The Standard publishes
two opinions , one by Ex-Governor
Sheldon and one by the present
governor , A. C. Shallenberger.
We call your attention to them ,
ask you in all candor , which of
these two men is a man of the people
ple ?
What Sheldon says :
"The question of taxation is not
an easy one. But anyone familiar
with the history of the assessment
of property of this state during the
last ten years knows that the
property at the present time is by
far more uniformly assessed than
it was under the old revenue act.
"It is true that it is difficult for
the board of equalization to do
justice in all instances because no
one can have knowledge of the ac
tual value of property in all parts
of the state.
"The board of equalization is
composed of officers elected by the
people of the state. There need
b3 no fear that such a board will
deliberately and intentionally do
an injustice to the taxpayers in
any portion of the state.
"The board should not be de
prived of the right to lower any
class of property , or all classes of
of property returned for a county.
Neither should the board be de
prived of the right to raise all the
property or any clas of property
of a county. When compared
with other counties such property
has been undervalued.
"When the revenue law was
first enacted , the board could raise
or lower all the property within
a county but it did not have the
right to raise or lower any par
ticular class. Experience demon
strated that it was necessary to
change the law , and experience
has also demonstrated that the
change was a wise one. The law
in this respect should be left alone.
There is no necessity for a change
in the law in this particular.
"So far as the assessment of
land is concerned it is a matter of
common knowledge that the per
cent of increase in the assessment
of land values in 1908 , with the
exception of some parts of the
sand bill district , increased from
the east to the west. It is also a
matter of common knowledge that
lands in the eastern part are as
sessed at more nearly their actual
value than they are in the western
part of the state. There should
be no complaint that such is the
case because the people in the
western part of the state are still
in that period of development
where many sacrifices must neces
sarily be made , a good many of
which are for the welfare of the
whole state.5'
Shallenberger says :
"Our present revenue law should
be amended in so far as is neces
sary to restore to the people the
right to elect the precinct asses
sors and to limit in part , at least ,
the arbitrary powers which the
present law gives to the state
board of equalization and assess
ment , so that the ? people shall have
restored to them some voice in de
termining the amount of taxes
they shall be compelled to pay to
support the state government. It
appears too me too great a gift of
power to give to the state and
county boards the right to deter
mine the amount of the levy which
shall be laid upon the property of
the citizen and at the same time
empower the state board to deter
mine through its mandates to the
county assessors and his deputies
the valuation that shall be placed
upon the property of the taxpay
ers. When we consider that the
members of this all powerful board
of assessment acting in their official
capacity as the heads of different
sh Colors
Remember values up to $2.50 all next week at $1.49.
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state departments are authorized
to spend the rroney taken from
the pockets of the people by the
force of this same revenue law , the
danger lurking in this excess of
power becomes more apparent. It
is to be remarked that different
state departments have commend
ed the present law because it pro
vides much money for their use.
It is generally to be noted that
those who pay out money which
others pay in , view the magnitude
of the amount to be expended with
greater equanimity than those who
have to provide it. The cost of
our-state government has incrpased
enormously in recent years. I
wish to impress upon you that
funds should be provided to meet
! every legitimate demand of the
government , our different state institutions -
! stitutions and our schools , but ev
ery dollar that comes out of the
treasury must have been paid in
by some taxpayer and the great
bulk of the state's income is dug
out of the soil by the unremitting
toil of those who can ill afford to
pay for extravagance or unneces
sary expense. " Ilushville Stand
ard.
The democratic legislature is do
ing something that is surely a step
in the right direction. It is re
serving to each branch the right
to organize the respective bodies.
From the beginning of time it has
been customary to elect a presid
ing officer and then turn over ev
erything to him. This reform has
been agitated for a number of
years by the progressive elements
in both parties. We are glad to
see it taking form. It is hoped
that it may find lodgment in the
national legislature at its organiza
tion next spring. We have lived
under this czar business at > out as
long as it is necessary to do
Ainsworth Star-Journal.
One day last week we saw Ben
Leowenthal out getting signatures
to a petition to our congressman
and senetors asking them to use
their influence to get the duty on
hides taken off. The shoe manu
facturers claim the packers control
85 per cent of the sole leather pro
duction of the United States. We
are in favor of b ; > tii cheaper and
better shoes and if the taking off
of the duty on hides will bring
them , we say , lay on , Kinkaid ;
lay on , Burkett : lay on , Brown.
Chadron Journal.
The following boys of Johns
town went to Valentine Sunday
night to help put up ice for the
railroad company : Roy BoeSout ,
Cy Butts , Fred Valentine , Albert
Jackman , Cal Quick. Ainsworth
Star-Journal.
We sell farming implements as well as other
merchandise at reasonable prices.
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