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Ocean* City Sentinel OCEAN rm* HUNTING AND PUBLISHING CO. P. 1. HEM Mur IXWIS L RSRRCTT. Gamral III Hamim THURSDAY. FEBRUARY a 1923 SENATOR WHITNEY'S BILL SENATE BILL NO. 117 A FLAGRANT INJUSTICE • A cop? of Senate Bill No. 117. hrtrodocati by Senator Whitney of Morris County should be sent ami (itwiim in every museum, Kbrary and institution open to the pubic. aa a typical example of political brigandage par excellence. Ax evidence of the extreme* to which a certain type of poMtieiac; will go, of the questionable tactic* to which they win resort, outraging every principle of political ethic* and trampling every canon and tra- ' iitiattt of democratic government under foot, in oroer to curry favor " with their condtitoenoci, and retain office. Senate Bill No. 117 wit be of icfinite"ii.t«re»t both to the (todenU of political economy and hlstorj of future generation*. Emile Cooe might *bo find a copy of the bill of more than passis* interest, and find in it further proof of the power of anto-sag- „ gestion. Aannally, for aeretal years past, representative* of a group of cmmtie*. of which Mom* County b one. have attempted to railroad into the legislation of the State, some tail of a like character. mad some

and our fistinguiw! exponent of auto-suggestion, were he informed . of the facta, might file a copy of Senator Whitney's bill for future reference with a footnote. 'Day by day ia every way, we are retting more and more eonacieneeleaa." The purport of Senator Whitney'* Bill b to change the prevailing taw relative to the distribution of State School Tax funds, and make provbioc for their apportionment, upon the basb of attendance rather than upon a bans of taxable value*. The flagrant injustice of the proposed legislation becomes apparent immediately, from the fact that H will mean robbing Cape May Comrty of approximately FT 0.000; Atlantic County, 1250,000; Essex County, *300,000; and Hudson County. *500,000. Other Counties will be pilfered of various smaller amount*. The argument advanced is support of the imposed measure, b nothing mere or less than a specie* of political cant of the most ; audacious and hypocritical kind. The bill aims, it b said, to relieve , the burden of achooi maintenance that are pressing hardly and hear- ; By upon the -poorer" bounties, and provides the "richer" counties i with a golden opportunity to assist their lens fortunate kindred. . Very besuiful, and very altruistic! The plea pseuei just the e amount of lugflwou# sentimentality ia it, to delude the unsuspecting. ■ Written in rhyme it would make an effective tear-duet stimelsting f -piece" for a sweet curly-headed basb to recite at Grandma's goider wedding party. ,, Qaiority however prompts the interrogation, why are the eoun- 1 * ties to which Senator Whitney would dispense charity, so very poor?'h What b the cause of their poverty? What b the nature of their poverty.? We frequently read of such creatures as professional beggars, r. who beg alms by day, and ride in limousines to the thastre by night . Indiscriminate charity b more of a cur* than a blessing, and before we can allow Senator Whitney to dip his hands into our pockets to! r help the "poor" counties, for their own moral salvation, we must a aead learn something, of the source and nature of their poverty. Investigation discloses that the "poor" counties are poor in but one <ii place, in their valuation of property — poor on paper, and poor for a! tc purpose. Any argument or plsa advanced by them in support of the|ti proposed bw, b no other than a plea from an accomplished p»»i— u— k •>**" • re I*t us examine the poverty of one or two of Urn counties, to which ^ snator Whitney would be generous at our expense, in comparison »-ftt Cape May County. th According to statistics drawn by the State Department of Conser- °? ion aad Development, Cape May County contains 265 square mlto. m land surface. rj

According to the surrey of the State Forestry Department, three--~irf ha of this b woodland. Agriculturally the development of Cape May County b leu than that of any other county in the 8tate; nevertheless there is no other industry of moment for the support of its i people. A small revenue b derived from fishing aad damming on the ' bayside, the total amount of which b comparatively nominal. IV wealth of Caye May County b centered almost entirely in 1 iU resorts, and its revenue b derived almost exclusively from the ' entertainment of summer vacationists. At best this revenue it unliable 1 aad made practically all within eight weeks. i The reclaiming of the sand beaches, aad their transformation into I hummer resorts, has bean an achievement of the first magnitude, refleeting infinite credit upon the initiative aad industry of the people, 1 for which Senator Whitney would now penalize them. ' TV valuation of Cape May County for taxable purpose is given j " In the Icgblative Manual for 1921 as H0.104.S23.00. i ' On the other hand Cumberland County, one of the "poor relatives" ' we are asked to support, contain* an area of 500 square mile*. It' ' a score flourishing town* including the Urge and pros- j |paraH manufacturing < enters of VlneJand, Millville and Bridgeton. i! a ^ un*e i counties in the State. On the Maurice River and the bayside, the 1 oyster industry has grown to great proportions, employing a regular ' fleet of vessels. , Despite the* source* of immense revenue it* valuation for tax- 1 ktioa purpose.- ir. 1*21 amounted to Just *32A 23,192, or *7,681.331 less 1 than Cape May County. The aiuation is ludicrous on the face of It. ' If Cumberland County had been properly aawsted, upon the basb ' JbOdntag in Cape May County, the total valuation would hare been ippreximately *100,000,000. In ail justice and equity, Millville alone, or Bridgeton, should lb »**e*»ed to the value given for the entire county. j Burlington County is another impoverished relation, with an extan* of 819 square mile*. The county b dotted nil over with flourUBpr manufacturing center*. Burlington County in fact contains lame of the most Important and profitable manufactories in the world. It contains one of the largest sand plants in the country. Agri■dtan is a highly developed industry all over the county, and its narfeuta are proverbially important. Mot withstanding the Legislative Manual for 1921 give* its taxiHe value at *45,789,655. The statement b a colossal joke if it were P* a* audaciously hypocritical. Assessed on an equitable basis with bpa May County, and it should return taxable values to the amount I ™ are the two "poor counties," Senator Whitney would |

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' °elp from our pocketa Wondrous phEanthrepfcy! * Did w« not say they were poor for a purp^re? Cape Ms;. Cou uC'ty Atlantic, Essex, and Hudson counties are far and aw*.- •*--- assessed if Cumberland County b honestly assessed. TV logical oat1 1 come of Senator Whitney V bill, sets a premium upon lying, and a e penalty on tr-jthfifr.es*. Senator Whitney proposes to reward the t counties which by cunning and subterfuge, manage to keep down valuation*, aid to punish other which are prepared to meet their - obligation*. F The county which contributes the least possible to the Saw t School Tax Fund, will by the terms of the bill, receive the larger I t-rrihie amount back in the • 'rtribotion. Now to give Senator Whitney's Bill, even the appeara_-.ee of ju»i tice. one thing must imperatively precede it, that b the establishment t by law, of a State Department of Valuation. Before the apportionI I ment of the State School Tax can be made upon any other basu than ■ j that prevailing, it must be proved that each county is contributing i ' just and equitable share to the funds. That con only be done by i state experts. Tfcb will involve new machinery, and the consequent ' jexepen* of maintenance. The objections to Senator Whitney's Bill are therefore of a four- j : character. 1. In the first (face, as stated, it is unjust and inequitable. It ' j i is no other than a species of political piracy, camouflage it bow they ' I j «HL The advocates of the proposed change m legislation, may pby 1 ' harp ad infinitum upon the pathetie-eum-sentimer.tal strings, and wax . eloquent with altruistic cant, vicarious phflanthrophy costs them nothing. Professional alrubta are proverbially liberal, with funds to ; which they do not and wiD net contribute. Legendary claims that the bold Rote Hood of bygone day*, robbed the rich to help the poor; nevertheless he was no other than a common highwayman, and met the deserted fate. 2. Senator Whitney's Bill would not benefit the schools and j j it b supi-oeed to benefit. Ostensibly the new law b en tend*! ! help the rural districis. IX the distribution of relief b »»— a» on I |the basis of attendance, not the rural district* but the city and town school* of the alleged ' poor" counties will profit most, a far: which readily explains the strenuous efforts made by the* cities, to secure passage of the bflL 3. We have seen that if the State School Tax b distribute- i on j basb of attendance, rather than upon taxable values, the power of making -be assessments sbcold pas* over to the State. By no other i means could we hops to secure anything approaching an »juital>'e valuation, •btoagbeut the R»aU of all prepertie*.

Thb however wooM involve increased centralization of school* : matters in the State, while everywhere there b felt a growing *n- : . timer t against such ceiitrsIiistiocL At the present time, the courtyl i regarded as the unit; further centralization would make the State . the unit. "Why stop the State? Why not m«h» the notion the unit? Taking *!! into consideration, the moot workable scheme- , seetn* •<> be that of retaiuiiig the county as the unit, sad in all justice, ■ i the county which contribute, it* just proportion towards the State i School Tax. should receive consideration before the county which' schemes to evade paying its due share, by far under-assessing its i property values. We may be reminded, for any apology or argument b good prop J agenda material for a weak cause, that the State control r* -ante values today through the State Board of Equllixtion. and the C.untyi [Tax Bourns. Not so. The power of making assessment! is vested! | in the hands of the ataem-r*. The State Board of Equfizstior: an.ij Mtke County Tax Boards may reduce assessments on an appeal, but : 'they cannot iifcrea* them. j 4. What it true of men U true of counties, only thy** who help 1 I themselves are deserv.ng help. Senator Whitney's bPl sets a prem- ' ium on deceit, and a penalty upon honesty. It encourages deception in ! keeping tax* down. In every ores it will be found, that the ewmry receiving a mall per capita return, is improperly assessed. Provbion wis made last jeai for the relief of any rural distric. which uWestigation b found sincerely deserving, but the law lias no marh-ne.-, rf robbing the honest to enrich the dishonest, unless Senate No. 1»? becomes law. W GROWING TOGETHER H The facilities and service of (the First National Bank are ' [ f J Browing together— and ev»/y day becoming more useful [ Vom Checking Account b Invited. ■ Rrst Najional Bank pi OCEAN CITY. If. hJ. j

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