| Show AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 13 in another portion of the mining review considerable space is devoted to a discussion of the proposed amendment to the constitution ution of utah the main feature of which from the viewpoint of those interesting in the mining industry being the power invested in the legislature or in an all appointed committee to regulate taxation without regard to justice or equity at nearly every state election an amendment to the state constitution in some form or other is presented to the voter for his or her consideration As a general thing however but little attention is paid to the proposed measure and mainly through inattention and a lack of understanding of the real essence and meaning of the amendment the result being that already quite a number of amendments have been adopted the nature of which are but little known or understood by the average citizen and as a general thing the only classes exercising their franchise in acting on the amendment or amendments are those who from some ulterior motive have an interest in voting in their favor As has been well and pertinently said mid the way to touch the average man is through his pocketbook pocket book and the average man when it comes to voting on a question concerning the superiority of square toed or pointed shoes will hardly conde condescend SC end to even read the caption of the measure but when it comes to taxation then it is that lie he comes swiftly to the front in defeli defense beof of his supposed rights and is ready to fight to the bitter end any proposal to impose a burden upon him in excess of what is right and just for nearly everyone considers that any kind of a tax is a burden this proposal to amend article 13 of the states constitution therefore is more than apt to bring eveia property owner into hito line lor for the measure directly affects the pocket looks and the high cost of living of every individual who aspires to bo be something more than a hobo or who by hard labor and the exercise of his god given rig rights lits has managed to accumulate a little of this worlds goods and who would be rathor adverse to giving up to the state and county in the shape of taxes any more than what would be right and equitable it is up to the voter the citizen therefore to give ca careful refill study to the proposed amendment and to apply the golden rule to his action when he casts his ballot on oil the fth of next november to ignore the measure would be to give it a quasi endorsement the safest way is to vote against it |
