Show 31 9 FRI ME nil t ed LL nj toll M LUJI 4 al 1 I ane colder days brings the realization that now is the alvil u e time to select a LU she sheep ep lined coat I 1 t or a mi f 17 leather le lined vest i f E 11 10 lethe assortment is complete ma I 1 f 01 A oun pie ances ices are better dai pl r mi q HIGH I 1 TAXES T 0 WHY increased state debt ill the democratic state administration has lins inai increased eased the bonded debt of the state ot of atah from 2 to 9 which mount amount includes soldier settle alit bond 1011 d authorized but not yot yet issued tile the temporary loan loati indebtedness I 1 ito tp when the present administration took charge of the state government was ta 1 1000 they rhey have increased this amount to the additional burden if 11 tills in creaked indebtedness for interest alone amounts to annually bonded debt near limit 1 ader the democratic administration bonds have been issued to practically the maximum 2111 amount boat allowed by the constitution 01 which if limita dimita tills this indebtedness to I 1 i per cent lent of or tile assessed valuation the bonded indebtedness of the state of utah IH Is now 13 1 1 per pen cent while the tile average bonded indebtedness of several ot he I 1 cited states ie is 68 per cent increased appropriations 0 9 and expenditures I 1 ii H MON ill lie republican legislature i abed the sum of for the maintenance of the state government for the ensuing two years tho the regular and lecial pe cial sessions of the democratic 1919 1910 legislature appropriated to ineat the tho expense of state government for tile the years 1919 20 and in addition the state 1 taic board of examiners have bave already granted deficits to various state depart bonts in the am amount 0 1 11 nt of aw making it total increase f of appropriations made and deficits granted of state of utah deficit tk statement prepared in the state auditors office as of july 1 1920 showe shows that there is a it deficit of from froin the cash on hand and estimated revenue to be re 4 dived to march 81 31 1921 and the amount necessary to be paid from the general genera fund for that period this deplorable condition of he the financial condition of the stute exists that thau the amount received from taxes for the credit of he it general fund has bas increased from in 1916 to in increase in salaries and number of state employees hiie democratic state administration ministration na has increased the number of state employees 65 adding an additional burden to th eState payroll of a month i year or 1000 per day which provided brov I 1 id ed jobs for deserving democrats overhead expense state expenditures A statement prepared by the state auditor showing the expenditures for the month mont f march 1920 by the state road commission shows that the overhead expense or state road work was per cent in othel othet words it required of dero dem aratie supervision for every dollar that was actually expended on the roads increase in automobiles used by state employees in 1916 dundei the administration of governor william spry there were six auto mobiles owned by tale state for use of the state employ employees ces the present Demo cratit ii aaion has p purchased an addit addia ional seventy five making eighty om ow automobiles now owned by the state which ic is an increase of 1300 per cent A conservative statement Sta has been made that 50 per cent of the cost of maintaining these automobiles should be charged to personal business and joy riding loans Loan state state board of land comm commissioners I 1 i the present democratic Denio cratic state officers when running for office loudly proclaimed f d that they would loan lonn the permanent funds in possession of the land con commissions missions ro to talc small fannery fann erb an ali audit of the loans made by the state board of land cominis coir imis lonois S discloses the fact filet that has been loaned in amounts in excess ot two of these loans require particular mention the loans of to the lynndyl lynndal townsite and the loan of to orem town were made over th strenuous protest of alic state auditor on the grounds that the security was inadequate democrats high in the councils of the party were interested in both of cheso loans which may have been a factor taken into consideration on the loan of to orem town the state suffered a direct loss of at the time the bonds of f orem orein town purchased the state road bonds which the state sold at that ime 87 and the state board of land commissioners purchased the bond bonds of orem town al tit par why did they not purchase state of utah boad road bonds who Is security was beyond question on and save this amount to the taxpayers of the state a financing private projects with state funds the rhe present state road commission entered into a con contract with the dixie power company 1 to finance the construction of f a power line in direct violation of the con ution of the state of utalia which pr provides ovidea that the state shall never lend its cred it at or subscribe to stock or bonds in aid of railroad 4 any telegraph or 0 r any an y other private individual or corporation enterprise or undertaking the only benefit the state can O expect to ira receive gial this expenditure of is the right to purchase power from this fn faired ored company 1 aich if ii may inay never need democratic I 1 investigation inv tion karly hi in 1917 1914 tin present it democratic governor avei nar publicly announced that if the legislature ture which 1 ns then in ill session would him grant an appropriation of for uie hinves tl of state offices and departments that he be would turn back to the state stata treasury rv for everyn every wel ina 1 expended cd tile ho appropriation was granted and was familiarly mili arly known as 11 to I 1 shot pp i spec special I 1 al auditors were employed and the larger part i of tills this appropriation expended without any results and azid in 1919 another appropriation pr pria lation tion of was made for this same purpose and maney is now being ap spent at flie ole rate of 1000 per month by an 6 auditor imported from the northwest i lio is is not even a it certified accountant autant with no better success than his predecessor no notwithstanding t With stan ding that the fheo have been proceeding with this audit for nearly four years the art present nellt adim is challenged to show the state treasurer re pints sli showing oving that one cont lias has ever been turned into the state treasury as the re suit 11 t of theo in TAKE VO UR TAX NOTICE T TO THE TU THAT as all AIL republican STATE COMMITTEE WILLIAM WILLIA 31 SPRY CHAIRMAN political advertisement |