Show I CONSTITUTIONAL i PROHIBITION N By Dj L. L A. A It isn't a crime to think and to and Lilt late reasonable rea rea- talk if you think thin Ie therefore lets let's think y litI lit lit- I fl I V. J md d ta ta ta v. v amendment There is is isa a prohibition it in the to o be he voted for to place state constitution Do you favor favorit it Have you you thought of it or has somebody somebody somebody some some- body else been doing the thinking for you If you vote for fOJ this amendment amendment amendment amend amend- for prohibition prohibition ment you are not voting tion or against it The question of prohibition is not involved at all We Ve wont already have and prohibition we prohibition after this have any more amendment nt is passed than we have now We all tall worked and voted for prohibition and we got it What Wha get this else do you want If you amendment In into o the l constitution I ron you yoi must be after something s that yoi haven hayen got You wont nt get any more than already have pr prohibition you something Therefore you OU will w n get and wb what t Is that tha hat haven got that you JOU something that you you Will g grit get You Yoi will take talce a d ay way your our right right to regulate regulate regu regu- late late it in iii li the l future You practically practical trust myself now no ly say that that- I can st myself In the fut hut but I cannot trust ure nrc You will say that I uI am right therefore there thele and n I cannot tru trust t. t posterity rr r.r. fore L a as I a am 1 purer ux and nd smarter It t r that continued on jago three 0 I COB CONSTITUTIONAL AL rU PRO PROHIBITION contin continued from first page n will be I think Iare I grandchildren our the ignoring of them Sufi talc take a care are the race is that law w or of evolution moral as a's as ase and more growing smarter Alexander pope time e 1 progresses teach eternal Wisdom Wis- Wis was right Go drop into thyself thy thy- dom how to rule then and bo be a fool self seir that this constitutional constitutional con con- How V ito do aY Y yon ott know t is is' made right b a that the tho legislature l know kno V Do you amend amend- amendment n t to b be voted I Ifor passed the left pa out that it had bad hadr for and found brewed drinks 11 all r all ll to lU Tilt lt and out S repealed that they that and then another and amendment and neW passed act t hY AO o oa lef 01 4 I that in the the a patent medicines which l as the first act The Tile legislature made a mistake in the first act and tried to remedy it in the second and left leU out outa a good provision from the second that was in the first act In the face of all this shall we wc swallow swallow this constitutional constitutional amendment You Yon farmers farmers are the largest elc- elc t mei o of the state of Utah You expect expect expect ex ex- to he ie comfortable and to have orchards an anti and a cider press and imd will make stake cider elder and if it thoughtlessly you let it sour or get a little hard you yon will have violated the constitution constitution constitution tion if you pass this amendment and may go to Jail or be lw fined or both hoth Just as well look the facts in the face You may wa want t t to regulate this matter again to conform conform to to the wisdom of experience Why tie your hands in n advance and say no we wo woI I will never be bo as 8 sound in judgment judgments s is we are now v now and we dont don't care car carea care carea e ea a whit for the lessons of experience Had there been no trouble In passing passing pass pass- ing lag the prohibition law we would never Gever have heard of constitutional prohibition Some people people- got so worked up over it that they want td ell tell posterity what they shall and what they shall not do They appear ap au- pear to be obsessed with a prohibition prohibition prohibition tion mO mono Are we to be governed governed governed gov gov- with the obsessions of extremIsts extremists extremists They arc are trying to put pat something some some- thing tiling over on oil futurity y when posterity ty will be better able to take care of themselves than we are able to do it Let us be serious and rational and thoughtful and not be too fast in voting for a change in ill the tion HIm The constitution is not a document document document docu docu- ment to be be- changed on n slight ion lon That is why we have a constitution constitution constitution so that extremists and the over zealous will have to stand stand hitch hitched hitch hitch- ed to the sober minded people of the common commonwealth 0 0 Mr Mt Frank and and I. I R. R Cla Clayburn burn burnand and Harold Carter attended the the- state f fair ir at Salt Lake Lale They report the fair as being the best yet Thornton Richardson and I. I R R. R Clayburn n are keeping the roads hot between here and I 1 Myton ton with their Fords Mr B B. B L. L Dart and Mr 11 Hitch of Denver were visiting us Monday A farewell party was given William William Wil Wil- liam Richardson and wife Tuesday They have leased their ranc ranch to Warren Suler for three years and are going to Dragon to work worle In Inthe inthe inthe the mines nUnes Eq Edgar ax Carter delivered one hundred hun bun e fifty eight of r i to and dred-and dred and cans honey Frank Horsely at Myton l for twelve dollars dollar a can an Edg Edgar r sa says s 's the bees are all rigl right t and are doing good FACTS ADMITTED CONCERNING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE TUE CONSTITUTION CON AFFECTING MINES I First The Legislature of 1916 1915 reduced tax tu rates 60 per cent in order to force torce al all property to full value for assessment purposes and thereby conforms to the Constitution and the law Artcle Article 13 in Sections 2 and 3 of the State Constitution plainly states that all property prop erty shall shaU be assessed and taxed at full lull value Second Second This law reduced the taxes of all mines in Utah 60 per cent because cause under Section Section Section Sec Sec- tion 4 of Article 13 mines are arc a. a assessed essed on a 11 sum only a little in excess of ot their net proceeds proceeds pro pro- proceeds and not on their value Thir Third This has resulted in a loss lose in tares to the State from counties and school districts of the vast sum of in three years Fourth A two-thirds two majority of the last Legislature recommends to the voters of the thc State for lor t their adoption the proposed Amendment Amend A. ment to the Constitution as lIS the bet best and proper sway w wy y to remedy this great creat injustice Vote YES YES for lor all the Amendments One is for lor State wide prohibition one is for lor a reduction reduction tion Lion on the assessed value vallie of homes and onE ont is la to equalize the burden of taxes between mines an and oth other r property JOINT COrt COMMITTEE lITTEE OF Or SCHOOL BOARDS AND n OK OF DELEGATES |