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Show Published Every Saturday BY GOODWIN8 WEEKLY PUBLISHING C0.v INC. A. W. RAYBOULD, BUSINESS MANAGER r j I, . subscription price: 4 !; Including postage in the United States, Canada and Mexico, $2.50 per year, $1.50 for six months; Subscriptions, to all foreign countries, within the Postal , Union, $4.50 per year. Single copies, 10 cents. Payments should be made by Check, Money Order or Registered Letter, Y V' payable to The Citizen. Address all communications to The Citizen. Jj Entered as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the postoffice at Salt Lake ,"Y of March 3,' 1879. Act under the City, Utah, Ness Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah Phone Wasatch ,5409 . . 311-12-- 13 t . I i , i $ r i 'V PRESIDENT COOLIDGE i 1 ( I l' j i This petition was then submitted to the city commission and the President Coolidge accepts the nomination as candidate upon the Republican ticket for president. In a convincing speech of acceptproperty owners say that it was absolutely ignored by Commissioner Burton and he was sustained in his stand by the other commissioners. ance, Mr. Coolidge pledges faithfulness, honesty, progress and economy in government, and in every, way will do his utmost to place An appeal was made to Mayor Neslen without results. Commisthis government upon a stable and business standard, and will work sioner Burton took the matter in hand and the people say that conunceasingly for greater tax reduction. In his speech he dealt with trary to their requests and at a much higher cost he deliberately lei the principle of protection of our great industrial plants and business the contract for the alleged inferior pavement. It is reported that houses; he favors the child labor amendment for the betterment of the material to be used comes from California and we advertise to our citizenship; he favors President Hardings idea of a permanent patronize home products and that the California representative here court of international justice and the limitation of armaments, and was a former political manager of Mr. Burton, and the stories that are basis ; the enforce-men- t afloat on Fourth East below Ninth South regarding this transaction the aid of helping to restore Europe to a pre-wfor print. Some of our best representative citizens tried to oLprohibition ; he is absolutely opposedtagovernment owner7 ascertain what interest the city commission could possibly have in ship and control, and favors the working out of a suitable plan in the pavement of the street. It was argued that the people had petiagriculture. tioned for the pavement and that they were going to pay for it, and Regarding tax reduction the President is outspoken and is for the that the records show that cement is better than bitulithic, and they people, and he says : wanted to know why their demands should be ignored. CommisI want further tax reduction and more tax reform . I am not sioner Burton would not even argue the matter nor did he give the disturbed about the effect on a few thousand people with large inthe satisfaction of his reasons for trying to force a more ex- people me concerns have What comes because they to pay high surtaxes. and inferior California product over a cheaper and local pro-- , is the indirect effect of high surtaxes on all the rest of the people. pensive duct which was more enduring. Let us always remember the poor. Whatever cry the demagogue Who pays the salaries of the city commission? Does California of it end the his make the the to about tax at rich, year ability may them or do the people of Salt Lake City? will always be found that the people as a whole have paid the pay The property owners, and many of them poor people, will be taxes. to pay from $25 to over $50 more pavement taxes as a reI want the people of America to be able to work less for the required sult of the unjust stand taken by the city commission. It is probI want them to have the government and more for a condition without precedent, because in all cases the petitioners ably rewards of their own industry. That is is. the chief meaning of for improvements have the right to say how far such improvements freedom. are to extend and the approximate cost. It is also estimated that the city will be charged an extra $2,666 more for laying the commission TAXPAYERS IGNORED pavement than that required by the people. Court proceedings were threatened in the matter. Then some Why did the city commission force bitulitliic pavement upon one employd a good church worker in the city treasurers office to tire property owners of Fourth East between Ninth and Thirteenth circulate another petition among the people. Being an active church South streets? The property owners petitioned for cement pavement worker, he was trusted and he secured the signatures of most of the which was 40 cents less, and which when properly laid is much more people upon a petition which the people believed called for the enduring, it is said, than any other pavement. The people living on same kind of pavement they wanted. When low and behold when the both: sides of the street to be paved which is now being graded representatives of the people appeared before the city commission are up in arms and they are condemning the city commissioners in and found out the trick which this party had turned they were up in vehement terms for interference in what they claim their personal arms and he has much to answer for on that street. The people have no say in the matter. They will pay the bill or rights. The people of this street held a meeting and it was decided to lose their homes, in fact their roofs will he sold over their heads if the have the street paved. They next investigated the kind of pavement lax is not paid. It also shows just how far our public officials are prepared to go. they wanted. Records of pavement statistics were secured, both state Have the people lost all their rights as American citizens? nd federal, and the people found that cement was by far better than a,Ty other pavement and gave better satisfaction in the end. Not only DAVIS OPENS CAMPAIGN that, cement is a home product, and it could be laid at a saving of about 47 cents per foot. With all these facts at hand, a petition was drawn up and over 97 per cent of the property owners living on John W. Davis, nominee and candidate for president of the the street signed the petition for cement paVmenet, the contract to United Stales upon the Democratic ticket, presents his acceptance of the nomination in a frank and open way. If elected president, Mr. be let to the lowest bidder. ; : . ar is-not- -fit , ; . ! ' the-niselves- ; |