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Show ' I - t- PAGE TWO THE PROVO POST mfr' SO The Farmer and the Tax 4 Never in the history of Utah county have the farmers ben face to face with a graver sitnow confronting them.1 In uation than-tha- t . 'every section of thC.eounty4the;iamers must prohibition ques-.' pay heivieb taxes thanever before. Two years tion in no unmistakable terms. All candidates nominated' upon that platform accepted the ago the Democrats went before the people "o? the county under a definite and solemn pledge . plank And the convention, was "unanimous in its vote on the referendum. The Post, as the to reduce the taxes in Utah county. They da- plored the business administration of the ReRepublican organ, had previously declared in favor of the referendum in harmony with the publicans. The people took them at their word Betterment League..met.-las- t. and.jelectedJ,hem to. office. tor h For two years they have ben stewards of an oppor-botgive all Sunday, if was decided the countys business and you Mr. Farmer, -tunity to- answer and the time was extended urn must be the judge of their competeney. Tbey til Tuesday, In the meantime Senator Card-Uta-h de-to thestate promised tax' reductions and they "made them. nerr in keeping with the law of dared thathe would stand on the platform as But those tax reductions did not come to you,-M- r. Farmer- - Early in the summer of 1913, a he had donein the past- - The Democrats in the auditor :: deputy - from-- - the- - office-- ofLeague were.not satisfied ;w?th his made an investigation of the books of the assesanswer. No Republican or independent voter "When could to them be, sor and he found that the Knight Woolen Mills in the county expect to $15. had been reduced TheabovementioneAorgankationslman jhla..papcr puhlished.Benator.Gardners answer brdmthnamebftheRepublicati partyr associates 7 and which of Jesse of biased the saved ned controlled almost the and without tht 500.00, leads Knght president opinion absolutely by .This Senator Apostle joins nay, Demo-sion taxes. confuof in Other hunreds dollars Democrats of the county have disregarded the . the Betterment League attached to.it, in the conspiracy to nullify the Wilson administration's brave and patriotic pledges of the party platforms as amounting reigned in the camp of the Democrats. The . eratic business houses in this .city were also .to nothing and have submitted questions to reduced, as given in former issues of The Post, president of the Betterment League demanded plans to fortify the United States .Treasury ! in inr For sixteenmonthsthese reductions were left the candidates running-fothe - correction which..appeara elsewhere against the' drains imposed by the war of na- ' this paper. tions. And r what does the- - Apostle- - Senator,-t- he ferenee being, of course, that should. the can,J unexplained and now the Democrats have., z f'-rViolation Law. to bulked property owned by, those who received . satisof answer didate the the not servant of the sugar and copper trusts and , questions -- former So determined' to injuretheRepublicau faction of those presenting them, he will lose the, reductions and are going before the people Iaekeyof NelsonWAldriO; say ! J tickeV havc'.the Democratic controlling forces , attempting to explain that the r taxes Vera not the support of .that person or organization on Then the Democrats attempt to repudiate election day -- And such methods are not in ac-- -- of these leagues been that the afiove law was in their bulletin what Democratic member of really reduced, yet they have never denied the cord., with .the spirit of the Jaw, that, gave the openly violated and innocent people have lain report'to the 'state auditor successfully, for the Congress ,have declared to be the most extra. while m the of women franchise Utah. men themselves have beeqmade. They haye bulked to to records i It and of the nation. the pmprosecution, open vagant ongress in, history, taxes' t has to bar such practices'-tha. been, the following act ent Democratic District Attorney a time or two when investigations, have The .National Democrats have at last cbme to f with his' Democratic colleagues, urging them on . been made to show a plausiblestory.realize that Senator Smoot, the man who had appears in the revised laws of Utah : Section 898. 7 Intimidating of Obstructing No DisputeOver Farm T&les ' to commit the misdemeanor they have one of the hardest fights in the history of t -believed Democrats has j shall befuhlawful' for any person, mitted to gain what the While' theTEXeriocratJc-idininistratio- n to retain' hisseit, that Utah men might -in which of resulted in its or wonldhimself beuan rednctiona property national been ... to or covering any..other is nowtbe by indirectly, honor, up adyantage3ut aspire high leader; directly beof. make of use his there has the this members to in the Jn. of the in the Senate wealthier county behalf, the jUpited States. True, they question, any force, person neutralizing party, violence or restraint, or to inflict or threaten s cause all parties" regardless of politics,, answer would tie him up to the very trusts they been ho attempt to cover up the tax increase of . ed the question Affirmatively. the farmers, A careful check 'on the farmers 7 are fostering, in an effort to drag, him. the infliction by himself or through any other -n ' or-iFor . Law. Present or in loss, taxes in this county shows the following condi, down, but to the people of Utah they Rave paid Republicans Responsible person,or an jury, damage, harm, Mr. Voter; All of the laws relating to tho him a grea tribute. tions : any manner to practice intimidation npou induce or have a a been the in that . ,y eWUtah.was One farmer with no increase In property or passed liquor question considered, the least,. Pf, gainst ny peraonmorderto from have' of beeVehacfed or such .Utah vote refrain. State compel person to, by Republican Improvements, $193.67 fn T912. In T913 his important state in all the union. Today Utahs Booth-Startup law was Senator one of the leaders of the" United legislatures. Even the tax. was raised to $214.45 and in 1914 the tax voting for any. particular person or persons. In every campaign States Senate. The men and women of Utah . measure or measures, at any election provided was raised to $308.00. Another ' farmer mTa" y .77 1 law. for.the past four years the Republicans have - different part of the county ha produced his "know that he wow that great- - battle for his because there was no man living who could .The penalty Js provided ju Section 912 of been bitterly and falsely, assailed by the Demo- - notices for the three years -- and - they sh o W crats, but never before have "they attempted to Vaise from $57.00 in 1912 to $72.00 in 1913 and say that he had a single blot against his char- - t the revised laws pf Utah as follows: All 912. coerce candidates for the legislature in direct General acter- lie won because he was fighting a right- acts, omissions, to $103.00 in 1914. Still another part of the Penalty. in violation of the statutes of Utah, wisely writ- . eons eause and had the great Constitution of . end neglects of any person, official, or corpocounty shows a raise in the tax from $12-0the all ..that all the 1914. of In notices in might enjoy narlfnitCd'Statgr offensJiyaheroYiriOTs.pf,a7ni3pnlthe3.P.Qk.s "J912.J.O, $5S00 this title, and the punishment for which is not of Democracy cannot make the people of Utah shown on farm property the raise Is seldom privileges of true born American- citizenship.It is to avoid justsuch coercive methods as under 30 per cent and expend up the per cent-believe otherwise. expressly, designated, shalLbe punished by a ' fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, those adopted by the Startup-Je- x organizations Democrat Repudiates Democrat. age scale, and many come very close to thejlOQ ' thenot in ' that platforms are adopted, and those .platWhile the National Democratic Committees or by ipiprisonment county jail for , per cent mark. fine and of both such the declarations one as the or forms more stand than raise did Sir. list out by of facts a Not parties, to year, figures brings they Farmer, your disprove the only, Mr. Voter: Why should you let these forth by Senator Smoot ior.months past in taxes on farm property, but through the absoimprisonment, and shall also forfeit the right to vote at such election. people, through violation of the law, influence its eleventh hour attempt to bolster up the tot- lute negligence' on the part of .the present Goal. of eandidates or vot the Gardner roa-th"Senator you-muyour party your tering admimstraHoFITWaiEinpoC payan, statements on whom would of for men vote! the the man John J, Fitzgerald o New York, the repeated you Why Regardless extra 20 per cent valuation without the reducshould they be permitted to pose before the the part of Senator Henry Gardner that lie Democratic Chairman of the Ilouse Appropria-- . tion on the mills levied against your property. a ana as would stand by the platform, which! declares tions Committee, had the following to say in representing great public, In their platfrom they attempted to place the and Democrats were to own their further the referendum cause! for a Then, vote, state board of personal blame on the determined to prejudice the voters of the In a few months I shall be called upon, in political ambitions )lace their own interpreta proved that they had withof-t-- tions they-hahimrtime and Time the and individuals answers to from. again the disehargof my ofririal duties, review the upon held the valuation the. state . board until ty against the platforms L record that this Democratic Ilouse shall have attempted to place a wrong interpretation after they had made the levy and the change made in its authorization of the expenditure could not be made. They placed upon' your AND LAW. JUDGES DEMOCRATS. ROADS 'AND ELECTION GOOD THE of the public money, r Whenever I think of the tax notice, Mr. Farmer, 20 Per Cent Raise by horrible mess I shall be called upon to present Two years ago the Democrats declared for the State Board,' to cover up their extravaThe voters of Utah county had one of the to the country on behalf of the Democratic gance and to put the blamaen men who have best examples of Democratic regard for law good roads. This year Utah county had ap- col-to quit my place. My , r party, I am tempted nothing to do with the taxes in Utah county. last week they have ever shown. When the proximately $3,600.00 due from the state for so floor this be either seem to leagues upon They simply have charge of valuations, and commissioners met on the Monday to appoint . god roads, when Utah county would put up a indifferent to the very1" perilous situation for when they are raised it is the duty of the counDemocratic the commissioner made The amount likt election appointments judges, they Demo-cratic our, party or else have so far forgotten ty commissioners to . lower the levy. 'The state lone down aad The "fifwvtJted list the fithaircbrnniisaionert the, Republican Democratic present. and as Democratic commissioner failed to do it and principles practices eontkraewriiis of deserve to rob .WJgosJorPrwo;W&s.wpubMd,.v7Afltbl.,J. are interested m good roads. Are yoa, . - government.' earned money. . The tax increase for this commissioners had gone home, that custodian of Utah county, willing to lAt Utah voters the If the accusations of wastefiilness and ex- year is $35,219.15, yet they try' to tell the voters of the county commissioners came to the c. of state without the her portion Smoot County go Utah county that they have saved the coun- travagance made by Senator agairst the that there should be some changes. ' road funds, because the Democratic reactionary! - Democratic national administration are untrue.. ty money." Do your tax receipts 'show itt ChrisIsaacs called and claims clerk The he np - as much and extravagant, commissioners are unwilling Those notices and receipts are the best proofs may be said of the foregoing voiced consented But the to and tensen to do business with pie state, and would rather changethey in Democrats the by one of the most prominent economy you can get, Mr. Farmer, an4 Mr in ' the clerk made the changes and no meeting forfeit thf tiMto join with the-UtneKMan.' When you go to vote compare . House, and of the following by Thomas Upton : off Democrats the Good was cut were in held. much roads needed this the Missiscongressman Democratic eouhty. building from (hem with your notices' and receipts for the Sisson, cast left make to room relist aside the Democrats and the The Also 'are ,for commitcounting of the House money : old days of 1912, then cast your ballot. sippi and member found . v . fused as money saved. Is it really. saved, or tee ou- appropriations, who said in the IIouso wing of Democracy." I themselves embarrassed by the clerk, for with is the county just that much poorer! If Utah, on April 3, this year: ly trusted to go through soon after .she gets - 1T - . notification there v ont to needs that - money, - answer with your, . county -- - - -Principle has gone to the jfour winds of in power. v i could be no . ballot next Tuesday. meeting. the earth, and we are writing ourselves down, That is the Democratic party, "trite j Is that the kind of service you want cono o- in the history of the country as hieing the most enough", he continued. That is its history. ' THE POOR, DEAR, OLD, FOOLISH tinued, Mr. Voter! outrageously and the most criminally extrava That is what led Speaker Tom Reed to say in PARTY WHY IT FAILS. 7- -. gaut. Congress that ever sat on the American .1894 and 1895, Yob cant last long because yon John Sharp William's. having used the .words criminally .extravacontinent. I said that in a speech before in. are not accustomed, to governing any body or Senator John Sharp Williams of the last session and when I made ibat speech, gant in criticising the appropriations that you anything; you cannot govern the country be- who was the Democratic leader in the House - members of the Democratic House carac to me made; for if piat expression criminally extra- cause Vou cannot govern yourselves. You are and risked mc not to put it into the Record he vagantt wW proper-t- o applytayou, MYUOIhJ7Li)efQrfi.JLlndcrwQO(lBndwhJbcrPledrliliol : incompetent A1 W ash.HD- - C.)Post fDem.) TI1E. ENGLISH LANGUAGE IIAS NEVER' . leagues in the Senate for Quarreling over the" cause it would bo used by the Republicans in - . r0 jjS (J FOUND AN ADJECTIVE STRONG ENOUGH selection of reserved cities and other matters, their campaign work. . whooping-i-t up from the stump TO APPLY, TO DEMOCRATIC EXTRAVA- - t declared the party waybeginning to dolusU Let them use itl You may use the stateand Europe jis Whooping it'down from the pits. (JANcK! what it could be counted upon doings every ment now, gentlemen, because, when Democrats --o o- time. When Democrats will say such things f ; . ; get to be so violently extravagant that it maku ' Since the new skirts came into vogue it their own party, then the attack on Utahs The poor, dea, old, foolish Democratic their own, record look bad as compared with ' 1 has betn Democratic demonstrated that positively the very marked record of the Republicans, Senator, is going girl party, said the Qroat Iealer can be construed only as a tribute are not bow legged. to his great worth. must apologize ,to you Republicans for ever through the same game that she can be general- . on the Republican county platform to best suit their purposes. The .Republicans, ingonven-Itio- a assembled, at Lehi, declared for a Regarding all platforms in the lights of modem Democratic action and determined to of any man in, Utah. encompass eounty"whcrwoulddarerta- tell the public he- . would stand by his party platform, the officers . of the Prohibition and Betterment Leagues have carried the fight to a point which is in direct violation of the law, and every man who has signed the demands upon the candidates of the parties is subject to having his right to VOte' taken away and iir guilty of haringcom---!party;Whentmitted a misdemeanor which is punishable bys fine and' imprisonment 7 ' There is a law in the revised statutes of which makes it a misdemeanor to attempt coerce or threaten any person or persons in order to force them to vote for or against any. mcamre which auch :persbn r prsons:hror-Bttermen- t x -v ganizations desire. jz . V How Law Reads. the , . 7 e reli- With a view of stirring the Senator-Ree-d Smoot gious prejudice against an3 thebxtireTfepuhlicaif party "because 'of his great leadership in the United States Sen- ate, the Democratic party haa really paid.him a tribute such as few national characters can hope to get through their national opponents. In the final bulletin' sent out by the National Democratic headquarters the Democrats have the following to sayY Apostle Smoot Republican Leader."" . And now there rises in the United States' Senate as chief apostle of the Republicans that chief apostle jt the Mormon church, Reed Smootof Utah" Yes, the same man who at the outset of his senatorial career, retained his place in.the J3en aid through a deal between the Mormon Uhufchand the Senate machine head--- " ed by Nelson, W. Aldrich, now is permitted to thunder falsehoods into the Congressional Rec one-tim- U 6ct. State Law Is Violated Platforms Are Ignored; x A Tribute to Senator Smoot :.! 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