Show OPPONENTS OF constitutional amendments challenged literally throwing down the gauntlet on the fight lor for the tax amendments the citizens tax revision league has challenged opponents of tax reform to come out openly and state their position in a public statement issued recently W IV armstrong president of the league openly charged that some organizations actuated by se selfish I 1 motives are attempting to confound the people by throwing out a smoke screen picturing all sorts of direful consequences that can never materialize it the amendments are passed under the pretense that they seek only to acquaint the people with the facts acts mr armstrong charged that certain interests and organizations organization are asking questions raising doubts in the of the people in a concerted campaign to so confound the public on the subject of taxation that they will vote against the amendments mend ments these groups mr armstrong declared are favored under the present tax system by reason of 0 enjoying special tax privileges and exemptions they now wish to de teat the amendments in order to perpetuate and continue the tax system which lias has granted them such exemptions empt ions even though imposing an undue burden and an unfair share of taxation upon people and property now paying the tax bill mr air armstrong made a flat appeal to the people not to be guided by the whispered doubts suspicions and falsehoods of men emp employed foyed and paid to serve selfish interests in considering the meaning and probable effect of the amendments are the people going to look tor for advice and counsel to those interests which are seeking to perpetuate a lax system which has imposed so op a burden on the home own continued to page live five OPPONENTS OF constitutional amendments challenged continued from first page I 1 or er and the holder of t property properly while allowing largo large fortunes and big incomes to remain tax tree he asked or will they listen to men and women who have been duly elected as public officers and who are accountable to the people for their words worda and actions have we ue reached a point in the life ot of our commonwealth where we cannot trust our public officers governors and our legislatures who are chosen from among t in 0 n g ourselves true there are some rotten applet in the harvest harvist but the great body of our public officials irel are honest lonest and can be depended upon to protect the interests of 0 the people and the welfare tit of the state air armstrong said we W e have never ld had a governor in this state but who is a man of the highest probity honor and integrity t egr ity aad and who has h as honestly tried to bend serve the best beat interests of the stae and its people nor have we we e ever ver rad fiad a venal legislature Eiel tish interests interests are attempting to contuse confuse the subject by discussing a great number of details that sye are not involved in the tax amendments a according c I 1 to mr armstrong under no circumstances arif are we now at a point where there need be any discussion of what will be done by the leafs lagis lature to be elected next fall it the amendments pass he be declared the people of the state would be merely making it possible tor for the legislature and the governor governor to provide a more just and equitable of taxation than can be worked out under our our pr present besent constitution the paid propagandists serving selfish interests Interest shave have cried wolf once too often the people shoula not be mislead now PT |