Show I MORRIS AND PLUMBER PLUMMER TAI TL STAND UPON B I G ISSUES Of THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN Twin Mayoralty M vor Candidates of the fhe Two Church Parties Give The Ike Telegram Extended and nd Frank Interviews in Which They State Sidle Their Position With Regard Reg rd to Gamming the I Tax Rate Rafe and Iud Other Problems Thai Vin Confront Voters i iI I THE ENTITLED TO KNOW HOW THE THREE MAYORALTY MAYORALTY MAYORALTY MAY MAY- CANDIDATES STAND ON THE IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL QUESTIONS WHICH ARE CHIEF ISSUES ISSUES IS IS- SUES IN THIS CAMPAIGN The suppression of gambling gamblin is an important issue The he American administration has lost the tho city a year ear b by its refusal refusal re re- re to permit public gambling houses to flourish here hero to rob tho working man manof manof manof of his wages but it believes that the slight increase in the tax rate rato made necessary to cover er this and other sums suras springing from the tho failure of ot former administrations to safeguard afe ard the people people peo peo- pie is a just and proper policy It is is unalterably opposed to o gambling believing believing be he lievin lieving that there is no possible justification justification cation for making the city an asylum for blacklegs s and tinhorns Mayor Bransford will absolutely suppress sup sup- press gambling His position on this point is js emphatic He will enforce all the city ordinances Just mark this down Today THE TELEGRAM requested Morris and Plummer the twin candi dates of the two church parties to explain explain ex ex- plain their position on the issues s. s Will they suppress gambling Will they reduce the tax rate or raise I it and if so BO how and why Other Important issues were touched upon Mr Morris Norris makes his usual frank and anti candid explanation of his position His extended and lucid statement of his attitude with regard to the issues of the campaign is la given in the next column Dr Plummer the tho experienced business business busi busi- ness man and and frank talker also discusses quite entertainingly lv his his position regarding municipal affairs As his statement will show he is not afraid of his stand Read Mr Taxpayer tho the splendid In In- Interviews interviews interviews' with the twin candidates and pause to admire their bold fronts JUDGE W. W H. H RING KING ROASTS FEDERAL BUNCH IN SPEECH The Democrats hold their first and ana last rally of the campaign in the Sixteenth Six Six- ward amusement hall last night The rally was presided resided over o b by Joseph H H. Haslam The music was was furnished by the Ladies' Ladies band of twenty pieces R R. R P P. P Morris made a few fow promises as to what ho would do if he ho was elected mayor again alain and closed by urging those thoe present resent to vote yoto the tho Democratic ticket Judge W. W H King followed He re referred reo re- briefly to Mayor Bransford whom ho he sa said d is a gentleman He next turned his attention to the tho federal bunch whom he ho handled without es loves gloves for more than half an hour bour He de de- declared Glared that Plummer is worse than beat en Jud Judge e Kin King was followed by bv M M. F. F Cunningham and Perley A A. H Hill both bothof bothof bothof of whom made short addresses Next camo Harry F. F Cowburn Democrat nominee for the council short term Mr Cowburn made a few fow remarks and then Pernie Fernie Fernstrom himself him- him self in a characteristic speech of about twenty minutes VALUATION OF PROPERTY IS NOT FIXED BY OFFICIALS In their political extremity and through h their maliciousness and unfairness unfair ness floss the anti-American anti politicians are trying to throw tho the responsibility for forthe forthe forthe the increased valuation of property for taxation purposes in Salt Lake on American party officials Wo We do not b believe lic e the intelligent ent men and women of this city are bein being misled b by this but it is well that they stop and reflect The assessments are all made by the county assessor a Mormon ormon and equalized equal equal- iud by by the tho board of county commis commis- com composed of Smoot adherents and active Republicans in in tho the local contest Not an American Amerian official has hasa a thin thing to do with the assessments If your our property was assessed at 1000 last ast year an and increased to 1500 this year Vear that increase was fixed feed by Assessor As As- Assessor sessor C C C. M M. Brown and his bis d deputies put The city drew for its purposes last year ear 12 mills This year the increase of 1 mill was levied making the tho city levy y 13 mills The total tax tn le levy is l j 3 37 S 10 mills miUs or about 3 cents Of all the taxes collected the state receives 5 mills state school 3 mills mills count county 45 15 mills county schools 25 mills city schools 93 mills and the city 13 3 mills The city virtually receives but one one- third of all tho the taxes paid in In by hy Salt Lake taxpayers rs and yet yet vet it is is enabled to make a showing with this money that thatis thatis is simply a marvel The rhe raise of 1 1 mill means that on every 1000 valuation as fixed b by th the count county assessor there is Continued on pago page 10 r L POLITICS Continued from pa page e 1 1 an increase of but 1 in one ones one's s 's ta That burdens no DO one ODe and no American Americ l I lying should be misled by the church political I I |