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Show the citizen I not only by the President and members of the cabinet, kedhipon . I in congress, as being one of the really big i by his associates There probably is no makers ft tiiong the nations law that has atoday. more intimate and extensive "l W the halls of congress UOUsJ" governmental affairs than has the senior senator from Wlge jV Jh there is no man who works harder for his country and for positions he occupies on committees blftcSe than does Smoot. Tlie and Utah is signally honored in having one hUW k'nicit important ones, occupying such high positions. It is true that his TOenators roper be-- ; Steaflie, Senator King, is also a very hard worker, but King, ,jje minority and not of as extensive an experience as Smoot, kof,Wiild the same influence. King, however, is a valuable man lo have in the senate. n rThe constant attention of Smoot to governmental affairs is, in the reduction of taxes rerjlarge measure, responsible forsecret in Washington that the lntoiigliout the nation, and it is an open ssidftit, Secretary Mellon and Reed Smoot are often in consultastocky . as to the best plan of handling the finances of our government. i thCDt of finance, but he also only is Smoot an authority on questions ever watchful of Uncle Sams purse strings, and many of the have resulted in the saving to the l asures that he has sponsored rS rernment of millions of dollars. In other words, he has put into jlication practical, sensible, business ideas in government a ir7 that years ago was unheard of. o113 Utah is indeed to be congratulated upon having such a high T e of statesman as Reed Smoot as one of her senators in the na- lal halls of congress, f -- j story; , . irve)1 s as ft RELIGION AND STATE ; Dpertitj j 0 q bas called upon the United States Government to s was to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,000,000 or over. Figuring political costs the transaction would have involved at least two million dollars before the people would have realized that they had burned their fingers. Now the information comes to light that his expensive resort has greatly depreciated in value for some reason and that it is not nearly worth as much as the people were told it was worth. Saltair is assessed for only $100,000. The question now is why the big difference in valuation? Our mines are heavily taxed; all the big corporations are heavily taxed, as well as all legitimate business in general. Prohibitive taxes are levied upon peddlers, and all down the line we find that the tax upon property is close to its real value, especially upon our homes. The law plainly states that all property shall be taxed at its full value and under the law no one can complain of the tax assessment as has been levied the past few years. Taxes are high, of course, and that is a question for the people to settle at the legislature. However, if Saltair is worth only $1,000,000, it can readily be seen that this resort is only taxed for of its real value, and if such valuation is fair for Saltair, then the other taxpayers of this county should not be discriminated against and should be taxed accordingly and at the same ratio. one-tent- h POOR GIRLS No more women wanted, is order of the Union Pacific. Evidently the girls are wasting too much time in self attention. The railroad requires hard work and loafers are not tolerated very long. Officials believe that by the sweat of thy brow shalt thou perform all thy labor and no doubt as they pay for it, pay in part, they have a right to say to whom they are going to piay. Well girls, there is lots of other work besides railroading. However, we hope that the railroad will not bar you from riding on their trains. Get even with the railroad by marrying one of the men. suj into the religious breech in Old Mexico and settle the trouble, xkd why should Americans tell the Mexicans how they shall conduct to a?f affairs of their state? 'Per The Mexican government, which we suppose are the people or insattyould' not exist long, if it saw fit to expel every preacher within JinS vjftunilary it would be none of our business, or settj Qup PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER government, for instance, tells the Mexican when he crosses t case(jjjie that he cannot drink his accustomed glass of wine, ale, Midsummer heat always operates to produce a general fever in r or brandy. Should he request his government to force us to ; theL bim that which his heart desires? We run our country to suit the human system and particularly in its political demonstrations. voirs. selves and the Mexicans, who have evidently fallen out with ret- There is something about a temperature of 90 degrees in the shade, and the lack of cooling breezes which fills men with visions and imes sjjn, are running their country to suit themselves. Churches are not being entirely closed but they are being strictly dreams and curious imaginings. The one sure crop which follows high temperatures and increasals Oervised and foreigners will not be allowed to function. The only be that we can see is that the foreign preacher be born again ing humidity is that of political candidacies. The newspapers now indicate we are going through one of those peculiar phases, which then be born in Mexico, mid-terof a president, as well as a big lineany it If this country should try to interfere with Mexican affairs, we always run strong in a en in ijld not only bring down upon our heads the eternal hatred of the up among local politicians to perfect and grease the machines for ter, andean, but of the entire Latin world, which includes all of South two years hence. This paper stated about a year ago that if President Coolidge e of could not entirely rely upon tax reduction lo succeed himself and now roceedi If there are any American preachers in Mexico, we advise them it is nearly a foregone conclusion that he will not get the Republican in of fcome home and attend to their own business. Mexico certainly has nomination. While people want tax reduction, they also want their icquirfi right to say what foreigners she wants and what foreigners she t want. Some foreigners that try to get into this country cant get personal rights returned to them and the next president will have to nd the government is spending millions of dollars patrolling the declare himself emphatically on this count. If President Coolidge would come out and demand that the peolers to keep foreigners out that try to evade our immigration laws. for-i- t ple be given a hearing on the Volstead Act, and let the people decide , Why dont the K. of C. get after Russia and Italy. Let some for themselves what they want, Coolidge would break all worlds is ajer go to either of those empires and try to start something. He is not in touch with the pulse of the Merits It is to be hoped that President Coolidge will not be swayed to records as a vote getter. fndtthe rash thing in this matter. Some people may threaten to vote people, and outside of his own little circle appears not to know what is going on on the outside. n: bytinst him, but let us attend to our own business at home and let the Seven hundred people were killed with poisoned liquor in New ool Hgner do the same. Most of the press stuff that we are reading is propaganda and York City last year, and the other day 44 people were killed in 5( lon,if Buffalo and adjoining Canadian territory. No doubt we will hear ii the Tinted for effect only. from Canada. j Who is responsible for these moonshine murders, the bootlegger LOW TAX VALUATION n .tons 3e ; t silty-ou- m J rueA ' Over a year ago Mayor Neslen suggested that Salt Lake City Saltair and at once there was talk of a $500,000 bond the transaction. The cost of the resort and railroad the is-han- lie 1 or the country which permits a system whereby bootleggers can thrive and become millionaires, and where the government even per-- , mits the sale of poisoned alcohol? Senator Borah is touring the country for some purpose. He |