Show M THE EDITORIALS A FEW REMARKS R I B By L L. A A. lI I. I S Supt pt W. W A A A. Paxton last Jast last week week criticised my editorial in th the Courier of April wherein I took the s school hool trust t to task for far trying to reach rench into the public treasury arld and take o other r- r fun funds s to ta make up what appears appears t to boa bo bo- boa a deficit of Qt 92 cents on the h 25 per pupil school hool fund a as pro provided b by the constitution which deficit amounts to ta about t The constitution provides s for tora fora a two two- tenths mill levy lety t for r district school purposes and such oth other other- r l levy for school purposes as will raise annually an nn amount which ad added to ta any nay other state funds a available for tar district school chool purposes equal 25 t for r each pach pupil of school age in iii the state There are two distinct levies leies which if It not enough may be added to any ant other available a district school funds to ta make up the 25 35 Itis definite that this 2 25 must come from the the sebo school J I funds and no na other Nabo Nobody r objects to borrowing from one fund to put Into another fun fund provided pro that there is enough of at the j yearly re revenue to pay it back back- But if it the uncollected fund cannot be used at at its fa face value alue and If It there b be a shortage shortage-in in the funds to pay the 25 then th the district school fund must the shortage and I Ithe the constitution evidently so provides If the school fund be short within itself it itself it- it self by making allowance In final fina collections collections collections col col- then the district school fund must in all stand the deft deft- cit E Economy onomy doesn't h hurt rt the schools any more than It hurts hurts' hurts hurts' the roads The county school superintendent 1 nt I b should be a teacher of t economy aswell as oa r well ds mis a teacher of f physics In fact tact e economy my is one of at the lime c ch chief hief eC attributes lt s of ot lils fits fits' office Many of at the highest highes t school men of at this nation are denoun denoun- rot Mn T t hp the p extravagance and waste w-aste o of f v v 4 of ot lear learning ing And yet If It an anybody Lody says BayS anything thing ing al about o e ec economy ee- ee onomy the thc cr cry Is Why that fellow I Is opposed to the pt nubile schools Mr Ir Paxton seems to take that attitude lIe He accuses me of being against tine the public schools That I am nm a negative e person Instead 1 of a C constructive c one When en a supposed constructionist is leading g us liS to destruction deduction the supposed ed n negative gati c stops him and places him PI his is t feet J had bad supposed that I was wasa a constructionist myself altho often a n ne negative e e critic crUc to 1 b H the illy illy-balan UY-la UY n- n ced in and Ana 10 ta advise me Ue l of the an hb ad Rem Remember bel th the e Boulder dam fight tight when I was writ writ- tag editorials for tor pIe he ie dam and th the e Courier was was- the only sheet In th the e whole state that stood for the great great- greatEst Est cst construction program that t th 1 west has lIas known since the building othe o othe of f the Union Pacific railroad locally I came to Duchesne and found It In th e dumps clumps and the l help elp of several severa old timers timers- and new blood bloo we wc started a building program in 1915 1015 and Duchesne Du chesne has hits been Veen gi growing owing most of or the thet t time me since and anda and a a- alot lot of people n are ar e building Intel lately The They ar are constructionists construction construction- Poor P people but making h homes Bones and paying their taxes and amI incident incidentally r for r the thc benefit of the s schools I am one of or th the In large ge taxpayers in town and struggling with other ather taxpayers tax tai Ia payers ers Including farmers to ta pl pay th the e 76 per cent of the total state strite tzu taxed to the school Rind fund as shown by a statement statement state state- ment for lar 1928 Is Mr Sir Paxton paying payin ing g any ally of this tax He seems ms to be assessed assessed assess assess- Sed S- S ed with an automobile and his furni ture lure His salary and expense account Im I'm advised ad is a year The county county treasurer is is' is un under er a bond and that office Is very y technical cal and responsible and rind that salary is 1300 1340 The same as as' to ta the county count clerk and the count county sheriff both responsible responsible re re- re- re s and technical positions I The le sheriff bootleggers and lawbreakers are rire are chasing each other ather back and forth and find the sheriff g gets get t his 1300 and ind a an lIn n expense account and nd the superintendent superintendent superintendent gets lids Ids a year and expense account Well perhaps air Mr Paxton s worth it I am not nat saying he l isn't I I. I have ha not looked into his its technical work enough to ta read the capabilities ca ca- ca- ca abilities of his mind neither have hate the penetrating gaze to ta look into Inta 1 his lis gray matter to discover any hidden hid hid- hidden den len g germs of at genius that may be lurking lurking lurk lurk- ing ng there But from what I know I believe c that our county officials are paid Ini t too little i tie and ld our c county sup sup- e is 18 pal paw paid l too loo much I 1 do no not blame Mr lir Ir Paxton for taking it Ii He HI seems to be bc in the trust and that I Il Is l what I am kicking about How s that thatA A A. few years ears aga ago no the school trust and possibly it was headed l by th the e state superintendent conceived th the e Idea of r raising the educational quad qualifications of county superintendents requiring a lot of technical t knowledge knowledge knowl edge that was not necessary forgetting forget torget- forgetting ting the statement in The antra untra that Scholarship is less than sense Therefore seek intelligence and they found a n. sentimental legis legis- lature that was subservient am and and d afraid of a pointing finger and th the crushing slogan uW Why hy that fellow is opposed apposed to ta the public schools which would be a weapon to ta return n neach each legislator to private ate life So Sa the law was pas passed 1 and of course in mos most mast t of at the counties of ot the state tate there was no man that could satisfy the technical requirements The result I is that the county school board baard has to ta appoint someone recommended nde by the state stat school board boar or an outsider aut ider and the salary is approximately fixed at a 8 handsome a amount ou and imd and time the county hoard board J ard has to accept Well Nell elJ we are are all nil disfranchised 1 I might want to ta vote ote for tar Mr Paxton but I cant can't vote yate for him trim or against hl him n. n The school trust rants rams him down our throats throat and tells mow how i much we will have to ta pa pay And we ve in the time towns and amI country thene the merchants ne and farmers are ure struggling to 0 J keep p our hea heads s above aboe water and to 0 pay the tax tax bill That is lion Ion up at Salt Lake School trust ethics and morals Is Mr r. r Paxton PaIton helping Jc consider consider- considerably considerably cr- cr crI I ably lT to pay the these thee e taxes We Re y do no not t L iII i II l see see n any y tangible fb c cis evidences of at it Who is the constructionist th th people who are striving to maintain the public school with tax money or or the people w who a receive the receive the e money ploney an and donot donat Con Contribute on t tribute noticeably to he help p out aut th the fund I do eta not expect too much from tram I I Paxton I realize that he Is not nat a It wealthy man But he has l as the highest salary in the county count as a public servant ser ser- vant and he is footloose and that is his Ws business and because of the tile lE school hoal trust it is none nane of m my business Thatis That is I is what I J I am am kicking about That is centralization atlon and our own awn supreme c court urt h has said fald State Stage vs Eldredge 27 37 Utah p p. p The Idea leten which permeates per per- our our whole system tem Is 18 that loc local l authority snail sHall manage ann aim contrOl i our local lacal affairs Our American American ss s's system RyS tem teat of t government is opposed apposed to ta centralization cen I bt f power These are inalienable inal inal- inalienable rights of at the the people guaran guaranteed teed by the thc constitution Th The const constitution of or this state th the same as or of ol olevery every other ather state slate yeas was framed with local s self government government in view And yet ct we now have a proposed amendment to the constitution creat creat- creating creating ing InS inga a state state tax commission trying to change that view vew of local self government government govern govern- m ment nt and putting the Ole county aS assessor assesse assess assess- or r a almost most entirely r into nt the hands of qt r. r the Ule lO commission and and for the purpose of or raising more taxes That Is what it means That is my best judgment i on oat it And a good sensible assessor is Is' more able to take care caie care of the n- n assessment ass nt in his own than han Is a state board and I believe that the main main Instigator instigator of this tIlis scheme is the school trust with its h head a l at Salt SnIt Lal Lake e City Cuty They Thc are arc determined t to have more mare money maney There ma may he be some same good things In those proposed amendments amendments amend amend- ments but the they are arc mixed mixed with bad things sugar timings sugar coated pills and we have to be cautious cautious Well NellI I have hac no ne na pique at Sir tr Pax Pax- ton We do 10 not agree agree on some things He lIe crit criticised me an and I am returning th the he compliment We e differ on an oine f-oine ome public matters I realize the humor 11 when he sal said 1 to you ou that If lawyers had some same of of- the virtues oft off farmers fainters it Is likely that communities es would profit Ul thereby reby Well YeU I am developing develop develop- ing a farm fair down daw time the county country midst a Ii bunch of good goad farmers I like them- them perhaps better than they like me Andas And nl as IS m my development will will incidentally make e me a because I will Ivill have hae to pay more mone money into the school hool fund perhaps I ma may be he able to get ct a n. n certificate of honor and virtue as IS a mi i farmer from tram the hands' hands of fir Mr Paxton axt li |