| Show TAXES THE kune RULE IN UTAH I 1 THE tile city council on tuesday evening fixed the rate of taxation for the year at five live mills on the dollar dolla r this is the old oid rate and shows that the policy of low taxes which has long iong been the rule in utah is still to be maintained in the territorial metropolis the light taxes imposed on the people and the economical and honest administration of public affair sar san distinctive features of mormon local government overn ment we we use the term as it is applied by the liberal or anti antt 44 fraternity the benefits to the community of the simple straightforward and payas pay as you go system in vogue in this territory are recognized oy all classes of citizens and acknowledged by respectable non mormon taxpayers tax payers the disastrous lisa ilsa condition of public affairs which would be the conse consequence consequent quene e of liberal manipulation has been foreshadowed foreshadower fore shadowed by such opportunities for the control of public funds as person persons of that persuasion have managed by trickery to obtain prominent aino alno among g them e was the c so called tooele thoele Ite lle public ae 11 with its wholesale hole hoie sale saie robbery depreciation c r e I 1 it of county scrip and reckless rus rush 0 on t the c road to ruin ll liht light ht taxation and abstinence from bonded debts should continue to be the i general policy of municipal county and territorial servants of the people exceptions ace eions to t the e rule should be rare and only resorted to for some extraordinary or inary purposes essential to the public well weli welfare re atile while anti antl A lormon qui quibblers quibble biers rs seek to tind find fault public bublic officers they cannot knowledge now ledge to themselves at least that as ion lon long iong as the local government is in the hands hanes of members of the peoples les ies party the burden is likely to be hight bight light on the shoulders of the taxpayers |
