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Republican Promises

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Parent Issue
Day
15
Month
July
Year
1898
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Public Domain
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On March 18th, the week before the special session of the legislature convened to consider the subject of railroad taxation, The Demoeat said : "If Gov. Pingree secures a law tasing railroads upon the same basis as other property is taxed, he will secure it by the aid of Democratie votes, and he will have secured a reform to which the Democratie party of Michigan has long been pledged. But there is little hopes of th passage of such a law at tne special session of the legislature which meets next week. The railroad corporations have too long furnished the boodle and the vötes which have maintained Republican supremacy, and, however much the Democratically inclined governor may desire its passage, the machine Republicans will defeat it for party purposes." The result of the special session justifled The Democrat's prophecy. All reform measures were supportsd by Democratie and killed by Republican votes. But the Republican managers have been sounding the current of reform which is setting toward a more equitable distribution of burdens of taxation in Michigan. They have found that will be üseless to stem its tide. To attempt to do so would invite political disaster. 80 they will in all probability meet in state convention and endorse all of the reforms for which the people are clamoring. "When the Devil is sick. The Devil a saiut would be; But when the Devil gets well, The Devil a saint is he." But Republican reforms never survive the convention which promises them. The corporations will liberally replenish the campaigning fund. The candidates will whoop 'er up for the people and after election, if successful, it will be the same oíd story. The corporations that are opposed to reform have bought and paid for their legislature and it will be an easy matter to flnd technical excuses for breaking pledges.

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Ann Arbor Democrat