Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 2, 1916, Page 12

12 THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1916. Cess o ——————— L= ———————— POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT, POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT. Taxes Will In crease - In case Nebraska édopts state-wide prohibition. There will be o escape | from higher taxes. Heavy incredsss in the TAX burden have been the result in Kansas, a prohibition state. Here is the proof: . Increased Tax Burdexn Placed on Farm Owners v From the “TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL” of Oct. 5, 1916: PROOF W “Twice has he (Guov Capper, the prohibitionist) handed the FARMERS a package, by rajsing the value of their farm land, in order to raise more taxes, yet he permitted the railroads and cor- poratlons to go at the same old rate.” From the “TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL” of Dec. 17, 1915: ; , ““Must Raise Limit”’ . PRO0F “One-Half of Kansas Counties In Financial Mire” 5 \ “Bond Issues, Economy or Legislative ' Relief Only Hope.” “Fifty per cent of the counties of Kansas will be forced to adopt sweeping economy measures or issue bonds to cover deficits in their general revenue funds, unless the next legis- lature raises the limit of the general revenue tax levy, accord- - ing to men m touch with the financial conditions of counties over the state.” \' Publlc Expenditures Increase Enormously Extract from an Official Message from Gav. Capper of Kan- sas to the Legislature of Kansas, 1915 Session, pages 11-17 offici- al Senate Journal of Kansas: ; “Kansas, incommon with other states, has experl- : PRO0F enced in the last decade an increase in the - cost of gov- ernment and the burdens of‘taxation, far beyond the in- crease of population. “In twelve years public expendi- tures have increased 68 per cent in the state; 77 per cent in the county; 153 per cent in the city; 119 per cent in townshlp, 132 per cent for schools.” Nebraska Musl Raise $1,900,000 Per Year Under the existing laws, the Government of the Umted States imposes a tax on the producers of hquors whlch brings to the Government treasury $245, 900 000 every year. Should the »olicy of prohibition prevail throughout the nation, this la.x-ge revenue will be lost, and must be made up by the taxpayers of the individual states in some way to provide the vast amount needed for }he running expenses of the Government. ~On the basis of the assessed property values of Nebraska, our state’s share of thxs deficit, to be paid” BY THE TAXPAYERS OF NEBRASKA, would be $2,900,000 per year, in addition to all taxes now levied—a sum larger than that at present required to pay the expenses of every departmeni of Ne- - braska's state government. 3 ~ “More Taxes” is the never-ending cry in states where statc-wide prohibition prevails, and “More Taxes” will be the : cry in Nebraska if the voters of this state adopt state-wide prohzbttzon Think 1t over. - - Let Us Profit by llle Experience of Kansas HOW TO VOTE AGAINST PROHIBITION THE NEBRASKA PROSPERITY LEAGUE {pnm shown below will appear at the TOP of the An Xmarked in square 301 is & vote AGAINST Yes \ . WD Shall the above and foregoing amend. No | ment to the Constitution be adopted? ~ | e ~ e R e e——