Show POLITICAL ADVERTISING Before the legislature adjourns it might be well for tor the members to look into the matter of public advertising as asa asa a aa a means of public robbery Every two years ears some member is asked to Intro Introduce Introduce Introduce duce a bill making the legal rate for public advertising about four times Its Us legitimate cost but never suggesting that such publications be given to the tho lowest responsible bidder representing a qualified newspaper The reason for this is obvious the publisher of ot a partisan organ thinks he be heis beis heis is entitled to reach his hand into the treasury of ot the tile city county coun or state and take out money which does not rightly belong to him and his only justification tion of the robbery is that it has always been done and he is 18 entitled to it as a reward for tor party part services The tax taz taxpayer taxpayer payer whose money mone is J ken and who stands the loss to the last cent Is not considered at all Strangely Strange enough men in public of or office orfice fice flee who are usually regarded as hon boa honest honest est will connive at this practice though there is no nu compulsion upon them to do tie wrong Salt Lake City CIt and county for instance have for tor years paid thousands of dollars annually more than necessary necessary p sary salT for lor advertising because they the have hao not nt asked bids The county count has had a demonstration of the difference between competition and absence of or competition in the publication of its delinquent tax list That one job this year cost the county and that moans the taxpayers of the county count over oer more than the same advertising cost when it was wa walet let in competition Any law which would permit or authorize the perpetu perpetuation perpetuation perpetuation of such a practice would be a law to sanction robbery of or the taxpayer It Itis Itis Itis is an excellent thing thins for stockholders in lii party organs which live on assess assessments assessments ments meats and political poll spoil but it is on the same game moral plane as grafting on sup sUPplies supplies plies riles or taking commissions on road contracts or any an other system of or graft gran If the legislature really desires to save pave f money for the people It can matte make an excellent start by compelling all public officials to let contracts for pub pun public PUblic lic lie printing and advertising on competitive competitive tive the bids |