The Syracuse Journal, Volume 7, Number 25, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 22 October 1914 — Page 2

The Syracuse Journal INDEPENDENT. . £=> •t Indiana Assorted Weekuesj>GEO. 0. SNYDER, Editor and Publisher Largest circulation in Kasciusko County putside o? Warsaw. »LSU rer 1 e “ r Published Every Thursday at Syracuse Indiana. $1.50 Per Year. Phones—Office 4—House 117 net advertising RATES display matter Two'weeks io 1 Month- £r inch The above rates are for continuous insertion, run of paper; specified posit ions at one week rate. READING MATTER 5c per line (average 6 words to line); classified “Wants” lc. per word; Cards of Thanks 50c; Resolutions SI.OO. NOTE-r -These rates are’ net and allow of no discounts. COPY FOR ADVERTISEMENTS An extra charge of 5c per inch and up will be charged for an overabundance ot copy or intricate composition. DEATH NOTICES. Obituary notices run other than as news will be charged for at the rate ot one cent per word. When the death occurs just prior to publication it is impossible to print the obituary with t e death notice,,its insertion may be had the following week without charge, in all other cases the above rate applies. Obituary poetry, 10c per line. Card of Thanks, 50c. Entered as second-class matter May 4, rgoS, at the post office at Syracuse, Indiana, under the Act of Congress oj March 3, 1879. The Township Tickets - ! , * IM* TRUSTEE Roy Ridle, Piog. Jesse Shock, Deni. Floyd Striebv, Rep. / ASSESSOR John R. Hess, Prog. Cba§. Crow, Dem. John Kaufman, Rep. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Progressive Geo. W. Howard, Andy Strieby, Democrat Isaac Kitson, Sok mon Lung. Republican Blank CONSTABLE Progressive Omar Darr, Frank Swihart, Francis Grissom. Democrat Eston McClintic, Geo. Hursey, NX m. Mallen. Republican O. L. Cory, Samuel Traster, Perry Dull. ADVISORY BOARD Progressive Gotlieb Beck, Wm. Beckman, Chester Swinsen. Democrat John Neff, Edward McClintic, Henry Kolberg. Republican Manford Morris, David Stiffler, Arthur H. Blanchard. ROAD SUPERVISORS Progressive Frank Younce, Ben Coy, Russell Warner, Jesse Jarrct. Democrat C’.el Buchtel, Geo. Wogoman, Jacob Altland. Aaron McClintic. Republican Jacob Wilkison, Jasper James, Dennis Kelley, Milton Brown.

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION After Many years of waiting, the voters of Indiana, at the coming November election, will have opportunity to take the first step towards securing a new constitution for the state of Indiana by voting Yes on the proposition. The Democrats, Republicans, Progressives, and Prohibitionists in their several platforms favor the project, thus taking it completely out of politics. Indiana needs a constitution enabling the state tq revise her tax laws whereby a more equitable distribution of the burdens of taxation may be had. It will also enable cities to have home rule government. It will remove the statuatory restrictions put upon the women and many other important and fundamental elements touching human rights. The opponents of the measure are already raising fake objections that the cost will be too great. The constitutional convention in Ohio cost the state exactly $267, 571.11 and that state now has a constitution under which the people may find relief for any features of

bad government that may exist. One pretext for objection is that the convention would be under the control of the socialists when they do not number over 10 per cent of the population. Would the other 90 per cent, allow the Socialists to run the convention? Another objection is that a constitutional convention is not needed because our present constitution is easy of amendment. This statement is absolutely wrong. If it were correct, then why has the constitution not been amended since 1881? It certainly isn’t because it hasn’t needed it. As an example, Gov. Marshall tried to give the people a revised sort of constitution in 1911, and the Supreme Court declared that the manner of making was unconstitutional. Now the people have it in their own hands to give themselves needed relief. Shall we take advantage of it? PARTISAN PAPERS The Rock-Ribbed political papers no more have the confidence of even the fair-minded readers of their own party. The readers are prone to take their statements with a grain of salt for these readers have learned from many years of reading that the partisan paper furnishes them with twisted and halftruths to further the political interests of the publisher. Great papers, such as the Chicago Tribune, and many others, arrived at the conclusion, years ago, that they could not uphold a political party in all its actions and still give honest, reliable news about the administration of public affairs. The part’ isan papers go on the theory that their party can do no wrong and that the opposition can do no right. Any fair-minded man will admit that all parties have their shortcomings as well as their black sheep. And, any fair-minded man will admit that instead of a paper defending these influences for bad government it should do its utmost to correct them. But, we fear, that as long as renumeratibn is offered, we will have newspapers ready to prove conclusively, that black is white, and vice versa.

SHATTERED IDOLS Our Idea of a war correspondent was a highly educated person, able to speak a dozen languages fluently, and with numerous other attainments. In a recent war article written by Irvin Cobb in the Saturday Evening Post, Mr. Cobb’s states that he and John T. McCutcheon, of the Chicago Tribune, and two other correspondents, were handicapped in covering Belgium bv their inability to speak French or German. We would have thought that fluency in French and German language would have been the first essential in covering the field of battle. ABE MARTIN’S WISE SAYINGS In The American Magazine “Abe” Martin published more wise savings, a few of which follow: “There’s no congestion of traffic an Easy Street. “A firm chin is helpless without a stiff upper lip. “A loafer must feel funny when a holiday comes along. “I hate t’ eat by a fellow that holds his arms like a snare drummer. “Tell Binkley found two dollars in a ole vest yisterday an’ he can’t think who he owes ’em to. “It’s nice t’ live in a little town where you don’t have t’ give somebuddy a dime t’ hold your overcoat. “What’s become o’ th’ ole-fash-ioned girl that used t’ say, ‘Lips that touch wine shall never touch mine?” MYERS LINES UP RIGHT Carlin Myers, Democrat, and present Joint Representative of Kosciusko, Huntington and Whitley counties in state legislature, has

informed the writer that he will support any bill or amendment to render harmless the law that says township trustee reports shall be printed in county seat papers where they are rarely seen by those most interested. NEW ERA IGNORANT The Albion New Era claims that the law providing that township notices be published in partisan papers was repealed two years ago. This would be welcome news if it were so, but we happen to know that it isn’t. Bro. Adair had better seek knowledge on this subject. REV. A. J. CAREY WRITES Rev. A. J. Carey, Progressive nominee for state representative, writes the Journal that if elected he will do ail in his power to place township printing where it belongs. Mr. Eschbach has as yet made no statement. Tour County Republicans of Kosciusko county, made a tour of the northern part of the county, Tuesday afternoon. Thirty auto loads left Warsaw, headed by the Warsaw Moose band. Ed. Jackson, republican candidate for secretary of the state, made short talks at North Webster, Syracuse, Milford and Leesburg. Indian Village. Miss Far B. Mock. Georgia Phebus spent Sunday with Opal Aumsbaugh. Chauncy Shock spent Sunday with Frank Brown and family. Elden Stoner and family were Sunday guests of Homer Correll’s. Walter Knepper and family were Sunday guests of Joseph Miller’s. Samuel Juday and wife spent several hours with Wm. Knepper and family Sunday afternoon. Geo. Hursey and wife spent one day last week with Elden Stoner’s. Arthur Iden and family and Clyde Jones and family were Sunday guests of Joseph Miller. Jethro Greider and wife were guests of Wm. Gerard and family of North Webster.

Solomon’s Creek And Benton Miss Bessie Judav Paul, Emma, John and Fred Ringwald spent Sunday with Wm. Moore’s at Wawasee Inn. Geo. Darr and family, Josie Sheline, Cecil Whitehead and Mary Emmert were Sunday guests at the home of Jerome Willard. Ben Zimmerman and family spent Sunday with John Good’s. Arthur Berkey and family were Sunday guests of Wesly Wevbright. Porter Sheline and Willie Weybright were guests of Kaleel Juday Sunday. David Holtzinger and family, Mrs. Mary Alwine and JHenry Rex and wife spent Sunday with John Darr and wife. Rev. Wyland and family visited at this place and preached at the Dunkard church Sunday morning. Sam Juday and wife spent from Friday until Sunday at Broadway and Indian Village. Rev. Grimes preached a fine sermon at this place Saturday evening. Glen Darr spent Sunday with Merle and Maurice Darr. Chester Firestone and. wife spent Sunday with Ed Darr and wife. Mrs. Sam Juday spent Tuesday with Mrs. Ben Zimmerman. Preaching Sunday morning and Christian endeavor in the evening. Tilman Rookstool and wife, John Bickell and family spent Sunday at the Clinton Rookstool home. Earnest Rookstool and family called in the afternoon. Georgia and Hazel Weddell of Goshen spent Saturday night with Grandma Weddell. Jesse Weddell and mother were Sunday guests of Warren Berkey and family at Goshen. Want Ads FOR TRADE—Residence property, electric lights, city water. Located on lake. Will trade for farm land. Geo. W. Jones. WANTED—Cleaning, Pressing, and repair work. Mrs. Henry Snobarger, I Phone 905. i LOST —Baby’s ring. Reward if returned to Mrs. James Isbel.

OUR DEFECTIVE TAXATION SYSTEM A Bad Situation for Which a Const!■ i t Tutlonal Convention Alone Can Furnish Adequate Remedy. Fundamental changes in the taxa- ; Mon system of Indiana has long been a pressing need, recognized by every • one with knowledge of tax conditions I In the state. The taxation situation ' in Indiana alone contains enough of . injustice, of administrative InefficV 1 ency, of injury to the material inter- 1 ests of the state and of demoralising influence in politics, to justify all the trouble and expense of a constitution- \ al convention. No adequate Improve- i .nent In the present system is pos- , Bible except through the means of constitutional revision. It Is the only method of reaching its fundamental defects. No competent authority who has given study to our taxation system has found anything in it that commends it, either for equity or results. They find in it rather one of the most conspicuous survivals of an ancient ' and unworkable system in a day of . progress and improved methods in Qther fields. It "is defective beyond | the possibilities of improvement by legislative tinkering. Many states in similar situation have worked out successfully at least some phases of the subject. Indiana has done nothing. The opportunity is now at hand to build constructively upon the experience of those other states and to create a system that in equity and practical efficiency will lead all others. But this result cannot be secured by any plan of piece meal legislation. The situation calls for a constitutional remedy. The taxation system of Indiana is based upon the provisions of the Constitution of 1851, modified to some extent by the codification of the tax laws of 1911. In the years since then, there has been such an enormous development of property in its various ; complex forms as to make our system , woefully out of date and grossly in- ' adequate to meet the requirements of ' the new conditions. As a piece of taxation machinery It is useless and ought to be junked. The general property tax, the basic principle of the Indiana system, was fairly well adapjed to the simple forms of taxable property existing in the earlier years of the state. It is wholly unequal to the demands put upon it under the present conditions 1 of tremendous accumulations of intangible wealth. It has been found Impossible to adjust the system to the hew conditions, and wealth in these forms has to a very large extent escaped taxation. Tangible wealth — the home and its furnishings, the farm with its stock and equipment, merchants stocks, etc., all easily visible to the assessor, could not escape and has had to carry the burdens of both. A period of sixty-three years of administration ought to be sufficient to test the merits of a taxation system. Now what has the expei<ence of these sixty-three years shown regarding the Indiana system? 1. It has resulted in gross assessment inequalities between localities. 2. It has produced favoritism and inequalities between individuals in the same locality. 3. It has imposed excessive burdens upon the farming and the home owning classes. 4. It has given no opportunity for classification of property for taxation purposes, with the result that enormous amounts of taxable property escape taxation wholly. 5. It discriminates against the citizens of Indiana in favor of the investor from outside, with the logical result that home capital seeks investments in other states, to the injury of local industry. 6. It permits no separation of the sources of state and local revenue —a particularly valuable feature of a modfern taxation system. 7. It encourages a situation of chronic inefficiency in administration by its inability to attract men of capacity into the assessing service and to retain them there. It is a training school for expert political service rather than for taxation service. As the result of a Constitutional Convention in, 1915, we can lay the definite basis for an equitable and modern tax system. We will be bound to our antiquated general propI erty tax until this organic change is made.

Republican Speech Hon. Jesse E. Eschbaugh will speak in the opera house, next Saturday evening at 7:30. He will discuss state issues, particularly the subject of taxation. • Wood For Sale —51.75 to $2.00 per cord. L. N. Kitson. For Sale t —Two-cylinder Reo. —Two-passeger, 4-cylinder Mitchell in good condition. S. C. Lepper.

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