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Show UAWT UUUKIJSK, HYKUM, UTAH M a South Cache Courier Published Ever; Fnuay at Hyrum Utah. J. A. WAHIEN. Publisher. To Reduce I r - i CHER PRE-INVENTOR- SALE Y State Taxes! Every western State has a battle on for tax reduction. Governors are preparing their messages to make this the foremost issue to be presented to the legislatures. They are racking their brains to see how they can keep their campaign premises to trim the overhead in some way. The old song about the three departments of governments, admin istrative, judiciary and legislative, has done service in the past. But the people who pay the taxes know that so far as they are concerned, these three departments do team work when it corns to getting the money. No ease can be cited where one department has over laid a straw in the way of another department by a Goverincreasing taxes-on- ly nors veto. In most of the western states there is strong talk of junking useless or superfluous boards and commissions if there are any such. It will be denied by all of them that they are fifth wheels on the wagon, all will contend the state could not get along without them. Just the same Illinois, Idaho, Washington, and other states have junked them and reduced taxes, dumped hundreds of useless officials, and exist. Left to a legislature the evils of these ulcers sapping the revenues and lifeblood of the commonwealth, will not be abolished. They rule. Where the multitudinous excresSuits and Furnishings cences have been seraped off the Off 25 body politic, it has been done by heroic action of some chief executive. Governor Cullom in Illinois and Governor Hart in Washington, backed by strong business men, used priations aBd levying more taxes. the club on the legislature and got At least that is the way it works out. Taxes have gone up two to results. Without attacking the schools or four hundred per cent in the averthe development of the highways, a age state, population and wealth number of states have got great re- half as much. If this i3not reversed where will lief by adopting the cabinet system. Then the Governor and the heads we be at the end of the next ten f the departments do team work in years? That is the record for the the interest of the people instead of past ten years. They blame it on rs. the war. the countless army of offiwill demand The cabinet or department sysgood The people detem reverses this and sets team cials in office, but they are also business of work in motion to cut out duplicatmanding application principles in public administration. ion, dead timber and professionalThere is no exeuse for a state or ism. Under the department system county or city government not havj conof is an efficiency department, a there as good system ing at least duction affairs as a bank or corpor- and all departments are bound by its findings where retrenchment is ationThe bluff of budgets made by possible. The heads of the departments those who want the money out of the treasury, and who demand ever meet each week to confer with can be mere and more, has never been pub- the Governor as to what done to eeonomizehere and there, licly exposed. better service. The budget system of expend- give That is what they are created for. itures as now planned i3 made by old spoils system put men and The those who are trained in the profit-shari- ng women into places to see how much system of they could make out of it for themThey do not care how high taxes selves. for go. They have cunning devices Are we capable of this step of The saying We are not to blame! progress or shall state and local on themtaxes these voted people government continue to mean the selves. exploitation of the people? That is shifor behind hide plans the issue. The Manufacturer. Others of taxation. They burdens the fting Others say the system is unjust. Bring us the News. never say cut should pay. They FOR SALE Modern Home, sale down- The average state has a hundred 50 acre Farm planted with wheat and alfalfa. Apply to Alfred Falboards and commissions and all are - lows Hyrum Ut. ad. interested in getting larger appro- ON afs, Shoes and 9 Gents IFurnis 25 per cent to 33 per cent REDUCTIONS 1- -3 so-cal- led per cent office-holde- office-holdi- ng. OlflMUl LOGAN, UTAH OVERCOATS Mufflers Going at Half Price - - iMT'ViVrilriih- - X "it 1 il. 33 3 3 TUrtl tit 1 iflnrwn 1-- Off atfchurjEnnfcm E-INVENT- ORY SALE Started Jan. 2 , 1923. This is a Real Sale were you Gan get values as never before. Many articles, such as Sweaters, Blankets, Scarfs, Mackinaws and Bath Robes at HALF PRICE WATCH OUR DAILY AD. onnesbeck Knitting Works ARIMO BLOCK, LOGAN, UTAH i ITI r ti r !!.. J L |