| Show righting FIGHTING THEIR OWN MEN the second plank in the republican county and district platform reads as follows resolved aliat f hat tho the law passed by the hie democratic legislature exempting mort gages front from taxation is an all unjust discrimination in favor of 0 the imil thy classes and we therefore favor f nor the pass u abbot bof a law which will compell all classes to pay their lust just bbate of tho public burdens bur say ens that law was recommended beconi mended by the territorial board of equalization there ire are seven in members abers of that board five fire of them are republicans cabs and were at tho the time of that recommendation one of those five republican members was at that timo time frank J cannon lie ile and they recommended the law and upon their recommendation it was passed will nill mr II ammond deny this besides as the law now stands it is better for tho the man who borrows when the lender is compelled to pay taxes upon the mortgage lie he bolds rest assured lie ho will insert a clause in his mortgage 7 plo providing viding for tile tho borrower to pay it the lender will not be affected by any other policy no matter what it act i the taxing of mortgages is ia an additional dit ional burden on tile poor roan man who lias has to borrow besides it is a discrimination against local capital and in favor of foreign capital so in this particular instance mr cannon and his republican colleagues were right no matter what tile the local republican platform may day say to the contrary arc wo we corrector correct or riot not mr leammond ammond II ll |
