Page Four 



THE I. A. A. RECORD 



November, 1932 



pers, radio stations, and other nois State Poultry Show at Kewanee 



publicity mediums to impress on November 9 to 13. 



readers and listeners the im- The waterfowl show is being held 



portance of approving the bond during the week of the National Corn 



issue. Husking Contest. A special waterfowl 



I. A. A. Statement On 



Gateway Amendment 



EARL C. SMITH 



In answer to numerous inquiries 



In Chicago and Cook county, civic judge will judge all entries. Many cash about the so-called Gateway amend- 

 leaders supported by all newspapers premiums, club specials and badges, ment, proposing to modify the 

 went into action the middle of Oc- and silver trophies are offered. amending article of the State Con- 



tober making addresses before Competition is open to anyone, stitution, and submitted for vote on 



luncheon clubs, trade as- . November 8, 1932, the Uli- 



sociations, and neighbor- 

 hood, civic and business 

 organizations. Fred Sar- 

 gent, president of the C. 

 & N. W. R. R., is chairman 

 of the committee pledged 

 to secure a favorable vote 

 in Cook county. 



An effort is being made 

 to schedule speakers on 

 all the radio stations in 

 Chicago and St. Louis to 

 urge every Illinois citizen 

 to vote "YES" on the bond 

 issue November 8. 



Reports from County 

 Farm Bureaus reveal that 

 much work has been done 

 during the past month. 



"The Farm Bureau has 

 sponsored the cause at 

 community meetings and 

 if there is not a 100 per 

 cent vote in favor of this 

 proposition in St. Clair 

 county it will be because 

 there are more dumb folks 

 here than we realize," 

 wrote B. W. Tillman, 

 county agricultural agent. 

 "Every organization in St. 

 Clair county has endorsed 

 the bond issue and urge 

 the citizens to vote in its 

 favor at the election. We 

 shall continue our efforts 

 along every reasonable 

 line to foster a favorable 

 vote on this proposition." 



In Whiteside county the 

 Farm Bureau sponsored a 

 county-wide meeting rep- 

 resenting all civic, busi- 

 ness, and trade organiza- 

 tions at Morrison on Oc- 

 tober 20. Plans were laid 

 to have at least six work- 

 ers at each polling place 

 In all towns and cities as 

 well as rural districts in 

 the counties on Novem- 

 ber 8. It will be their sole 

 duty to see that every 

 man and woman votes 

 "YES" on this measure. 



Similar meetings have 

 been or will be held and 

 definite plans adopted 

 throughout the downstate 

 counties for the purpose 

 of securing a favorable decision. 



Waterfowl Show 



At Kewanee Nov. 9 



nols Agricultural Associa- 

 tion offers the following 

 information: 



The only modification 

 proposed is to change the 

 word one to three In the 

 amending article so as to 

 permit the legislature in 

 any biennial session to 

 submit amendments to 

 three articles of the Con- 

 stitution Instead of one, 

 as at present. 



The Association Is tak- 

 ing no position on this 

 proposed amendment, for 

 the reason that such ac- 

 tion, regardless of wheth- 

 er for or against It, would 

 tend to divert attention 

 from the far more im- 

 portant State relief bond 

 Issue. The submission of 

 changes In two or three 

 articles, Instead of one, 

 would probably not make 

 It easier to secure the re- 

 quired majority of all 

 votes cast in any election. 

 It has usually been this 

 requirement that has de- 

 feated every constitution- 

 al amendment submitted 

 in the last 24 years. 



The constitutional 

 amendment Is of little 

 Importance compared 

 with the proposed State 

 relief bond Issue to pay 

 State anticipation tax 

 notes. Unless the bond Is- 

 sue Is approved, another 

 State tax, in addition to 

 the usual State taxes, 

 must be levied on all prop- 

 erty. The constitutional 

 amendment and the bond 

 Issue should not be con- 

 fused. The constitutional 

 amendment will be print- 

 ed on the main ballot 

 containing the names of 

 candidates for the various 

 national, state and coun- 

 ty offices. The State bond 

 issue will be printed on a 

 small ballot by Itself. 



The Illinois Agricultural 



Association urges that Its 



members and other down 



Past records Include the largest Pe- state people concentrate their effort 



kin and Rouen duck classes and the to secure approval of the State bond 



■;'^ Vote To Re-elect Them 



The greatest economic battle fought on 

 the floors of the General Assembly in recent 

 years was waged last spring over the pas- 

 sage of the State Income Tax and the use of all 

 revenue derived therefrom to reduce taxes upon 

 property. 

 On one side were the home and property 

 owners of Illinois, commonly 

 known as the property tax- 

 payers. On the other side was 

 a relatively small but influen- 

 tial group enjoying large in- 

 comes comparatively free from 

 taxation as a result of con- 

 stitutional restrictions and 

 legislation in behalf of special 

 privileged classes. The home 

 and property owners won this 

 battle in the Senate by three 

 Votes, and in the House by a 

 margin of one. 

 The next General Assembly will have before 

 it other far-reaching and effective legislation 

 having for its purpose more equal distribution 

 of the tax burden. To a large extent, the result 

 of future efforts of this character will be de- 

 termined by the voters in the election of mem- 

 bers to the General Assembly on November 8th. 

 The voting record of members of the Gen- 

 eral Assembly on the Income Tax is presented 

 on page 5. We urge all members and friends of 

 the Association to carefully review this voting 

 record and to put forth every effort to secure 

 the reelection to the General Assembly of all 

 present members seeking reelection, who by 

 their favorable votes on this important measure 

 have been tried and found worthy of this sup- 

 port. 



By so doing, the property owners of Illinois 

 will not only be repaying, in part, what they owe 

 to their representatives, but will be laying an 

 effective groundwork for future constructive 

 legislation now in the making. 



The time has arrived when the thinking voters 

 of the State must lay aside party prejudices, or 

 at least make them secondary to the economic 

 interests of the people at large. 



President 



second largest Toulouse goose class 

 ever exhibited In the world with en- 

 tries from six states. Prospective ex- 

 The third annual Illinois State hibltors of ducks and geese should 

 Waterfowl Exposition will be held in write the secretary, Ruth M. Adams, 

 connection with the 40tk annual Illi- Alexander, Illinois, for catalog. , 



Issue on the small ballot. 



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