Show SCHOOL TAX AMENDMENT Talorsvle Ftah Nov 2 185 Ti the Editor of Th Herald I observe the News Isdlsposed to throw cold water on the proposed amendments i to the constitution abut to be submit I tE1 to the peorie and advise their rejection re-jection without reference t the merits i of the urpsed changes I This I regard a poor advice The con sUutona convention concluded that I when twothirds of the legislature favored fa-vored an amendment It would be wise I to submit the mater to the consideration lof the peule A due regard for the constitution con-stitution should therefore prompt a car ful consideration of thr measures The most anproprate time to consider tire fitness fit-ness of a suit Is on frt trial and the soonEr the misftnJs are adjusted the less trouble sad inconvenience will re suit The chief bone of contention seems to be the amendment to Art 10 Sec 6 re lat1 to the malntenplcf ofschoOls In cities of the first and second classa change which slxsevenths of the legislature legis-lature favored I COSt verI thousand dollars to get the pJQsed amendments before the neoplE and now Is It good lcy to belittle and disparage them In the minds of the people and seek to dl yesI Investigation by advocating death to any proposed chane Are not changes and amendments the basis of nfl advance metA t met-A certain per cent ofthe faxes of every community is sup05 t be realized front their buslr sand commercial interests In-terests But In SaltLalce and Weber counties these interests are centered In Sal Lake and Ogden and under the present pres-ent law the county schools re deprived of the tax that shon1 be derived from these sources The country people largely large-ly support every business and commercial house of Sal Lake an4 why should they not share In the tae The country peole siould be In bar mny and god will with the city pcple but If they arc to be thus discriminate against In the school I tax the country people il be justified in boycotting the city and establishing thir wholesale and retail houses banks Jmplement houses and all their business In the country where they can realize the tax for the education of theIr children Tre the cities have their city taxes for waterworks water-works electric lights etc but the country coun-try aio has to pay for their conveniences or go without them Truly the clUes have their poor but thEY also have their rich and the country people are not re sIuslble for the gold standard which I goes on increasing this disparity of con I dltons Let us have a fair radgage eon sldeaton of this muter that good feeling feel-Ing and mutual support may obtain be twen country and city HEBER BENNIN |