Show NO TAXATION WITHOUT representation tins tius is one of the tiie changes which ia Is rung more or less by various classes of people it was one of tile great grievances against 0 r england in colonial limesand time times sand arid arld is supposed to bo ong one one ono of the fundamental principles of or american government let us look at tile the subject a little 1 here fere are the people of this zens zells of the united states alid and as such they have a constitutional and an inalienable right 0 to representation sen tation especially if it they aro arc sub subject eject to taxation they are subject to taxation equally with all other citizens of the union but they do not enjoy the right of rp representation equally with other cit citizens cithens zens of the union the citizens of utah h have ave no voice in congress no voice in selecting C high officials for the federation no voice in selecting lugh high officials for the territory it I 1 is true the tile people have a local legislature and municipal organizations but the eleew elsewhere liere appointed governor one man has an absolute veto viro upon the acts of the legislature and can thas thus nullify tileen glicen the entire ta rc voice of the people which in some instances would be tantamount to dis franchising the whole people in addition to this disability congress has also an absolu absolute veto yeto upon every act of the tile territorial legislature and this entirely Iri lri independent dependent of the tile legality or constitutionality of those acts further in addition 3 every technicality every possible litigant downright unconstitutionality and illegality is taken advantage of by some of those elsewhere appointed officials to break down and render nugatory the acts of the territorial legislature and the ordinances of tile the various local municipalities and to destroy the power of local officials every office in the control of the federal government or og of government appointees is 19 given to the members of the small and mostly rabid unscrupulous and brutal minority utterly destitute of honor lionor fairness or a spark of gentlemanly instinct in every dollar of government patronage so far as it possibly can be is confined to that small and bitter minority and even that which is not under such control is sought to bo be d diverted iver lver ted as far as can be from the in majority 0 oil oll 1 y so as to help that gabd ini minority 1 t y and disappoint and perplex and insult the overwhelming majority in addition to all this ahat little minority with most of the federal officials of ot the territory at the head or in sympathy therewith every winter pester and goad congress to pass the most infamous legislation this territory legislation which would place nearly if not net quite every territorial r lal lai as weli well as eavery svery F federal office in and for the territory in the hands of the federal government or of three or four federal appointees thus utterly ignoring the voice of the people and especially of the nine tenths majority of thesa mc that ultra and small majority not content to have the disbursing and the benefit other appropriations made for the territory also frantically urge congress to provide by aw that they may have the chief control through gli three or four of their heir official friends of the terri orial county and municipal muni municipal clial cigal taxes he people at large and t their eln ein legis arlve latov representatives to have havo their lards lauds tied and to do nothing more than han pay the piper while he pipes jubilantly over their utter downall downfall and abject slavery this is taxation without representation with a vengeance but it is just what that extraordinary minority mean and what they are aiming it and working for yet this is not all time and andi would fail to tell all gross is added to gross injury to ap sap the climax of tile the inconsistency unscrupulousness impudence insolence and in infamy damy famy of that bold barefaced unprincipled minority they now presume to ak mrk the tile majority to vote them into local office ask the people to seal their own serf like fate that minority hope congress will give them control of the territorial and county taxes and HOW now they want the people to put them into positions to finger the city taxes I 1 rather a cool proposition that those curiously constituted minority characters say avont wont abu you put us on your ticket the peoples ticket wont you give us your vutes votes true we are your deadly enemies enem lea iea we do all we can to injure you we would make your legislature a complete nullity we would prevent you sitting on any jury we would prevent you having any trial by anything better than a ached acred packed jury of your bitterest ene miesje would disfranchise bouwe would prevent you holding any office of trust or responsibility or emolument federal territorial county or municipal wo we would ruthlessly override your laws and ordinances so long as you had llad any wo would destro destroy y your religion by fining and imprisoning you for attending to its ordinances we would degrade your wives and daughters and break up your families and confiscate your possessions we would overthrow your social as well as your political institutions and your best and most respected men we would thrust into the felons cell or the mhd hang mans noose but nevertheless erth eless wout wont you bagood be good enough to vote for us wont you do good for evil in this thing wont you bo be foolish enough to vote us into your municipal councils in order that we may the more speedily and completely triumph over you and subject you and yours to our purposes 1 2 tile the people will say of or course we will but go to tile the ballot box for our final answer of course the people will give their taxes their pocket their property their rights their liberties and aud their live sinto till the hands of their worst enemies how could they do less the fact is it is the sacred duty of the people to vote for the very best and most fitting men that can be found for municipal offices 0 or r for any office for the matter of tga aga that t and not the very worst formen for men whom the people respect and in i whom they have confidence not those whom they tiley detest and despise for those who will be economical no mical upright careful of the public revenue careful for the peace good order sobriety good name and true welfare and prosperity of the city such men are not the kind that are found in the ranks of their avowed and unscrupulous enemies who talk glibly about no taxation without representation but who wilo would deprive the majority whose votes they seek of evely right and privilege dear to american citizens |