| Show vote vole for economy the county republican platform is solidly and almost solely for economy the men who stand on that platform are not office seekers the honor of the nomination came to every one without bis seeking the convention was not controlled by any office seeking combine but the voice of the people ruled supreme the f farmers armors were well represented in the pera personal onel of the ticket an and i due regard was paid to the various sections of the county that geographically all might have representation in the county government should the ticket ba successful there was due regard paid to the feminine portion of the community and two able women for positions they can acceptably fill adi were put up tor for the suffrage of the people the ticket is therefore of is a superior character but back of it is 13 the grand principle of economy in which the taxpayers tax payers are most interested and we believe the good record republicans public ans have made locally along the line of reduction of public expenses insures for them the confidence of the public that if successful their county platform pledge of strict ekonomy will be ba fulfilled la in provo city the republicans Republic aas carried the municipal election on a similar plat form to that of the count county and salaries were reduced L ly by y the last council to per annum for the marshal and per annum for the recorder democrats said the salaries were too low no competent persons could be secured to fill the positions but when election time came there were viere good men actually seeking the positions and today provos marshal puts in as many hours for per annum as the sheriff puts in f for ar 1500 per annum more than double doable the city recorder spends all ali his time m the office for per annum the same as the county c clerk erl does who gets 1350 yearly these there salaries are paid in ia cash monthly and when a man gets more than a hundred dollars per month these times limes in cash he be is getting more than the best farmer on the biggest farm in the valle valley y can make we ve believe in in brigham youngs policy he said that a man ought to lose nothing when called from private to fill a public position but he ought to be ba paid no more we believe that is a correct principle and it makes us butof patience when we are pointed to the amount paid public officer in salt lake county for example that county has bas been run by carpet now for a number mb of years and aad is well nigh bankrupt but it makes awakes no difference what they pay there the only question qu estFon ion that concerns us is what are we wa able to pay if a man gets more in public office than he be can make in private I 1 llop lit lie he is gebing get ing too much and the correct the evil the sooner ar the people bea st wa verba for tha etim M high fricas in positions simply breed a lot of office seekers and professional fess ional politic ions who raise the taxes of the tha people we have got ofa to got get down to first principles to pioneer practices if yon please or many men will be without homes in a few years of if taxation under statehood now citizens of utah vote vole the county republican ticket for economy consider your own interests and get the best men in office what does the silver question matter when it comes to local officers and how can national politics figure in their selection vote for men who will vote for your interests when in office and send I 1 men to the legislature who will cut cat down these extravagant judicial salaries district judges bra are far above the people when they draw and traveling expenses per annum the business of their office does not warrant such salaries paid thorn them and the tha people cannot afford it vote for economy this year |
