Show TAXA TAXATION TION AND PROGRESS i 4 This years year's tax notices seem rt to have brought about an opening open open- bra ing of eyes and a cutting of wisdom wisdom wisdom wis wis- dom teeth and it is apparent i that the thc taxpayers taxpayer's sigh for re relief re- re 4 lief is changing into a cry of pro pro- test We Ve are led to believe that we weare are now near that danger danger- 1 point where taxation seriously I hampers private enterprise and andi i it is to be bc hoped that our legislators legislators legis legis- will heed the l lessons of r ti- ti history which h show so many nations nations na na- Ina- Ina Lions wrecked upon upon- this rock The times call for retrenchment all along the line not retrogression retrogress retrogress- j ion let us hope but retrenchment retrench retrench- I ment merit which will call for greater I j efficiency on the part of our public pub- pub 1 lie lic officers the elimination of 4 unnecessary officers from the v public payroll the lopping off of unnecessary frills from our public works and the adoption adoption adoption tion of a system of taxation that w will not lay such a burden on in individual individual di ual enterprise We Ve believe that some of our 1 public offices c could uld be abolished t without eliciting the tribute of ofa i a passing sigh from anyone except except except ex ex- the men en who are holding 3 down the jobs For example i we can see sec no urgent need of the many juvenile court offices that st were created by our late unlamented unlamented unla- unla legislature Assuredly the rising generation should be he led along the strait and narrow y path but we can see no need of z paying so man many officers to lead so few children Then too we f should see to it that some of our officers modify their ideas in ref regard regard re re- f- f gard Bard to what is necessary to uphold uphold uphold up up- hold the dignity of the common common- J j wealth We Ve believe that one one- million dollars could have been i saved to the taxpayers by modifying modifying modi modi- 4 the plans for the state cap- cap itol This would not have curtailed curt curtailed cur cur- t tailed the utility of the structure would have pruned the trimmings And the million dollars it will be observed would have lowered our taxes S materially if it had been equitably equitably equit equit- I ably app apportioned for public publicS a S roads improvements throughout the state d i In the matter of future local Improvements we believe that the he time has come for the reduction reduction I tion of taxes and we must look looka a to the pride of the citizens for f 1 furnishing voluntarily the essentials essentials essentials essen essen- for most of our future public public public pub pub- lic works Let it l not ot be understood understood understood under under- stood from this that we are making making making mak mak- ing a calamity howl and that we wedo wedo I do not want to see the city cit forge to the front as fast as possible F We Ve are merely pleading for a y respite for the weary taxpayer y and we believe there is is a way whereby we can make subs substantial an- an progress without necessitating 1 ing direct t taxation t r There is a small town not far t r from E Ephraim that has built many miles of beautiful roads j an a aln l excellent can canyon on turnpike and other public improvements M J with voluntary labor on the part fc of its citizens and without the K lev levying ing of taxes We Ye anticipate the argument of those who will k say that this plan provides a parS paradise paradise par par- t S adise for shirkers and the willing willing will will- ing workers will be work worked d. d V We e believe however that the willing willing willing will will- ing worker is so accustomed to toeing being eing worked that he be will pay pas t.- t. t no attention t tt to such imaginary S S discouragements The dron drone f like the poor we have always with us but fortunately he be is in inthe inthe the minority Weare We e are unwilling i to acknowledge that the citizens S of Ephraim are not as public r t spirited as those of any other Bother town in the state We y e b believe li ve that they would respond to any tiny call that might be made for their ti s. s services in makin making public ini- ini improvements and we hope mope that r this his trait will iU be utilized to the rf fullest extent by our next city fi administration whether it be be- 7 f i f J t t d dt t i f i r r. lt y tS x t t v. v x S s sv v S 'S Republican Democratic or Bull Moose |