Show r. r The Tho one great Issue before the taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers of Sanpete c county In the pre pro l sent neat campaign is Ii whether r the ring of I salary grabbers are to be allowed to get away with th their lr plunder whether plunder whether th the voters propose to allow them to get getaway et away with the 2500 2600 they pro PIO- propose i pose hose ose to take from the pock pockets ts of tho people each year ear It is not an issue of i pf po politics but an issue of business i and Ind the man who objects ts to having his pockets picked should vote every r member of the gang out of office Look at the record of this salary I n question When U Utah was admitted as ask s I k V j- j 1 a po 11 State the he republican a arty c controlled control control- Si t led this county and fixed ed a s schedule e le K s f pf salaries s for county officers In 1896 1891 L Y i I i T I F FI I I I I w t 4 rt u A I 4 S. S f w j I tf y r s J. J 1 t i r T i l an Hon Ferdinand Ericksen Democratic Candidate for District Judge I I 1 the tho democratic party rt carried the 91 1 county and after investigating the I schedule of salaries decided that they were ware were too high for for the taxpayers to afford and the Democratic co commissioners commissioners commis commis- I passed an ordinance materially ny reducing ng the out annually for salaries of county officers The Tho ordinance passed by the democratic democratic democratic demo demo- cratic commissioners has been allowed to stand until this this' fall faU when the cour house court bouse ring banking on former big republican majorities and the fact that thata a presidential campaign was wason wason wason on passed an ordinance increasing by about 2500 2600 a year the amount to be drawn from the pockets of the taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- pa payers rs to pay salaries s of county officers There were dozens of men in both parties equally good or better than the present republican candidates candidates candi candi- dates who would be glad to work for forthe forthe the old salaries Why then should there be an increase upon the already heavy burden of the men and women who p pay y the taxes The The e answer is Ii that knowing the he people would be intensely interested in is the presidential election the th gang thought they could s sneak e k this job through without being di discovered and if discovered red the majority w was so large that thay could afford to lose losea a afew afew few votes and win out anyway and line their po pockets with this extra money wrung rung fro from the already overburdened over burdened taxpayers The rep republican county con convention controlled by the same crowd emphatically endorsed J 1 the present county county administration II thereby putting the putting the stamp of its approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap upon the tho salary grab Now Mr how do you like it How do you ou relish tho the idea of having a a L b bunch ch of politicians who call themselves the republican party hold you jou up and while they are taking 2500 a year out of your pocket tell you to look pleasant and vote the I I republican county ticket straight If 11 i you oU do it this time two years from now they will hold you you up again and Increase increase increase in In- crease the amount Suppose you were held up up by a ahi hi highwayman and then told tolg not to protest protest prot pro pro pro- t test st because the fellow who held eld you up was a a. member r of your party would you let him go and give him a aletter a letter of recommendation to your neighbor That is just what the salary grabbers are asking you to do They tell toll you the republican convention which did not represent ent 25 per cent of the republican republican republican re re- publican voters of the count county endorsed endor sed the county administration and nominated the tho candidates who en engineered engineered engine engine- ne ered this salary grab ab th therefore it is ig your yoJI duty as a republican to put the stamp of your approval on the job b by I voting yoting the the he straight c county un y ti ticket ket Now No Mr Voter it ft is Is' up pp to you It Itis Itis Itis is i in your po power er to vote voto the tho gang out I of office offic and elect men pledged to re rc reduce ri- ri I duce the to the tho f former lI he J dule dine The candidates on the democratic democratic I I tic ticket are superior to the their ther r republican republican j I opponents and will mako make more morn I II I efficient public officers By Dy elect electing I or Pr P y r C Ci r them thern you will establish a precedent that will m fore forever fore r pr prevent pre grasping officials from trying to line lino their individual individual indi vidual pockets at the expense of the tho tUP taxpayers era Og There is no question qUE of varty politics Involved In It is a II business proposition pure and If you jou OU o approve of the salary grab vote oto for tho the J can count county If you OU dont don't I approve o of it vote yoto for the I candidates The Tho T o democratic county officers will wm reduce tho the salaries and it will wm be bo many j years ears cars be before foro an future I board of commissioners will wm have o the tho I nerve to tl try to raise ralso them thorn again i Another thing the tho taxpayer must not Inor forget Tho The raise in the tho the tho principals makes a corresponding raise i in i the tho salaries of all deputies es I Tho The pa pay of the tho deputies comes cut of the tho county treasury and not out of I I the tho principals' principals ruan many pe people understand nd it Man Dian for man mau tho democratic candi dates dato for county officers clearly outrank out out- outrank I rank their republican opponents and andIn andin andin in most instances outrank them so 80 greatly that comparison is out of th the question The Tho voters will perform a duty to the county by electing every o democratic candidate |