Show POLL TO PELIC RELIC OF W iniquitous burden Is one of the fossilized Pern remains ains of the ancient caesars one of the be best at it inna ings ever ener written on the subject of poll tax tux colleg farcin the pen pell 0 of jungo A N cherr herr C of Oun cunnison nison 1 I it I la Is given mp spice ice below in the state ol 01 altah and in moat of the other states and anti ilits of this country countr we me still cling to mitat old heathen custom of eit 1 ins from all men nion it toll 0 01 I 1 tax pr head that 14 1 4 known as poll lax tax thia this iniquitous burden 1 one ot of the to of the ancient Cie lebars sars who through brinn tranna and despotic ruh imposed bi by captivation upon all ah males tho the task 0 of building raids to lome the ho however eer were exempted from thia this dt grading em rio ment in la thia this entil and ake there Is not a single s it reason why unjust tax should exist it li ii i 1 penalty for leing 11 strong and po possessing a sound body a tax ta upon rood good hy in tho the nime name of liti au tn should i strong nian mail be re quiren to khe ghe two or ahme das of hl lit time in li tinkering up the high mys nays reg iMless of liet lier h Is s tho the owner of a cirt cart or wagon carriage or automobile he ile may walk alk the tile street with hia tits dinner 1 I 1 in one hand and anti hie his pick or shovel shoel in the tile ot other he r but if he lie dure ditre to be a strong man under fifty atras tria of age the law will compel him for th tho same reason reagon to keep the roads in repair while hile the oung mh who haa has the rout gout or in lit lit his 8 toes from front high living or dl may spin over the hig highway hay let et like solomon a illy lio lie tolla tolls not for ills maintenance there theto la Is no other improvement or state en that la is thus supported by taxing the niu muscle icle and good help i of a citizen As well mell might the law require a captivation tax to build bull jails court houses school house houses state capitols or to pay the salaries and expenses of running the government A railroad corporation does toes not impose a pel cal caiati ita tax upon ita its arny army of employed emp loyes ts to tn keap ita its roadbeds in repair or ur them to donate two or three days lays work lork for that purpose the e a section king gang with a boss to see se utter after thie this branch of their cisine illness as I 1 the oab just ind equitable inner in of kepling kp 1 the raids and streets in revala 1 14 by revenue reven tio derived from a tic ti on the overs of property up an I 1 expo i led under proper su supervise 11 n n i other public n terp rises arc are 1 aked al 11 ml other improvements 1 i e made and provid ed for by levying the burden upon the wealth anti not on oil the health of tho tile people if the saml nas adopted for keeping the roads in repair that la lit universally wd for other public or private enter arises we e would have hale far better roads and we would mould not riot be ing 1 an antiquated unjust and villainous bur burl n upon the ali gift rifts of providence I 1 it Is about time to abolish this peonage which has no support in lit reason justice common sens senst or holy rit |