Show THAT fIlAT QUESTION At tho the rl risk k of ot Jarring some 1 sensitive nerves we 0 venture once more moret t to bring to the front the subject of ot county In doing so wo we r have no Intention to tn find fault with what has hM been done dOlle or loft left undone In Inthe Inthe the tho past In relation to this matter It ItIs itIs Is III not our aur preset present desire to make any ony contrasts or comparisons ns as to the tho work I of individuals or parties or cliques Our proposition is le simply amply this Ull Tho The total valuation of or property for tor this county for tor itOl 1004 Is la Ol 83 That Is 18 ct f higher than In any nay previous year Oh On this thle we propose a II reduction of ot the tin tax tu rate i iNow Now let us ue the statement I we wo have not complained and ore are not noi complaining about this Ihl We do not nol say MY It Is wrong We Wo do Ia not assert that property properly has hns been over as ns sowed If It there is tiny Iny objection on that score a remedy Is provided by law for tor Its consideration There Thero should hould be bo bean bonn bean an nn Increase In the aggregate Value of at property as ns the tho years go on because of at Increased Improvements and the Ihn Intro Introduction of at new Industries and establishments So much for tor that and It ItIs ItI Itla Is la I repeated repealed because of at the crAZY anti malevolent attempts that have been made to misrepresent both our state statements statements ments and our intentions The Tho fact we have mentioned ns nil to the total valuation being what Is the obvious reasoning that arises from it Is It not that probably the county commissioners may moy see lee the thu th way WilY clear to make n a little reduction of ot the tax tux levy Ie It has hils stood almost steadily for tor seven years at four tour and mills once It was four tour and two and all once at III the five troths tenths If It there Is any nn good reason why there thero cannot be bo nil an reduction for tor consist sake Mite let us know what It Is Instead In Instead stead of at setting soli 11 up 11 a 1 lot of ot ravings against t Imaginary criticism that has not lint been heen made and ond an array of ot figures that have not the tho slightest bearing upon tho the question presented We must again lignin make explanation There Is la nothing partisan or political In Inthis Inthis inthis this simple suggestion of ot ours It Is II purely financial and economic It Is II Isn In n the interest of ot th tha taxpayers and we have particularly In mind tho ho prop NOp who ar are not wealthy In III pocket I Is 11 it a 1 crime to suggest some thing lhIng that would be a lithe relief roUet to them Is 18 It abuse of anybody under the sun Hun to tb merely spring lh the question of tho the propriety of ot reducing a n tax rato Wo ivo do not Intend to be on this question either by the tho rash Insinuations insinuations of ot malice or tho the patent untruths of Qt Ignorance These have havo been hurled it nt us ue without the shadow hadow of ot reason t ason because we wo offered a II suggestion In the public interest Nor will that old oIl stu stupid phi pid PIt and petty trick of ot a 1 morning paper to o make It appear that our cur purpose Is la partisan nn have the tha desired effect of ot entailing tho the News or snaking making copl trl l for tor Irrational partisans When wo vo kilo know mow we are oro right wo we propose to go ahead lint Hut the question Is asked why wo wa wadid did not sale the tho Mayor and Oily Counell Coun Council ell cil the Hoard of at Equalization 1 rind and tho the School Board to make e ions Well the answer is that we wo aero wor treeing treating troll tin simply on tho the question of at the county valuation nod and The Jumping Jum to the tho conclusion that hat we tee 11 were wen abusing tho the county hoard board In asking a 0 mild acts nola Iko Ilko the thu urchin who alto cries Why Shy you ou slap Dilly Billy and Johnny and Sammy Samm ns s well fie 1111 mo too Dut Cut replying seriously to 0 a u silly Billy question quos lion we say eay B Y The burden bur burden den of ot debt upon the city with tho Iho current expenses render It unlikely that there hero will bo be b a tl lower nt at pres present onto ant The rate for tor the State tax is by y law and the tho uninformed Interrogator shows hows his hid Ignorance In his question as the thc State Stale Hoard hoe has no more moro nu au authority to change chongo the rate roto than he lie lias has hasAs Ak As A to tho the honed Doard of ot Education every everybody jody body who knows anything about Urn the matter otter Is aware that notwithstanding tho he the false statements statement of ot the the thu th amount obtained from the tho teat last levy wan w fH Insufficient anti private contribution were necessary to provide proville funds Lunde to finish tho the school term Our contemporary hud had better get somebody who knowlI knows something to write up the tho ravIngs Ings ot of a t disgruntled d partisan next tuna It t It wants that kind of ot padding for tor Its It columns t Now let lot there thero be no mistake We Wo lave uttered no words but those of ot eulogy of ot tho the present county commis commissioners We Wo have not attempted to lad find any fault with them th m we wo have on ony I l y presented n a I simple suggestion for tor them to consider and as We wo previous h y 3 stated the figures for tor the tho valuations and for tor the tho past put ten tel years were shown hown to us ue without solicitation on our OUI part directly or Indirectly 10 by byu u 1 t prominent Republican who certainly md hOll no desire to criticize the hoard board snit and they were published without a n thought that any sane mini person or paper go Into a n fit At of ot partisan hysterics or r exhibit rage at nt a n question of ot purely public Interest to which no one ono In n a I state onto of ot ordinary mental balance would eke ako exception lint coming down once i more moro to the tho real Issue cannot the tho coun comm commy county ty y board take n a little off ort the tho old rate rato In III inho he the for 1001 That Is the whole matter malter In III a 1 single sentence |