Show UTAH ICES 0 utah voters must pass on three amendments to the state cons titu tion amen no 1 would increase the bonin bon in limit of 0 the state fron fro n 1 to 2 per cent it Is safe to kay that minute the limit was rals rats ed the state debt and future interest bill would jump up to the total 2 per cent allowed and the increase would be met by additional taxation amendment no 2 empowers the legislature to divide all property in eluding moneys and credit as well as physical property into casses and to determine what class or classes of property shall be subject to taxation and what property it any shall not be subject to taxation instead of the old theory of equal taxation which is the foundation stone of our government this amendment simply provides equal taxation upon all pro perty in the same class property Proper tv could be divided into as many classes as political expediency seemed to di die tate and each class could then be taxed as heavily or as lightly as th case seemed to warrant the theory of equal taxation would be swept overboard and prop erty rights would be subject to the changing whim of political agitation waves of radical ideas that kempor arlly infest any state government or any other experiment which some organization in power might mig wish to try in other words the balance wheel of a sound state constitution on oil matters relating to taxation would be done away with in favor of a jazz system that would leave property rights in utah subject to legislation activity every two years incidentally amendment no 2 is the step preceding the introduction of a state income tax on top of all other taxes in utah the man who has been frugal enough to late an income in the majority of in stances invests his money in real es tate or productive undertakings which employ labor and pays heavy taxes in the community in which he lives A state income tax on top of all other taxes would be the surest away i way to drive the prospective invest or and the man with money away from or out of the state of utah the third amendment to double the pay of legislators is merely a tax raising scheme it if a candidate I 1 cannot be found who has enough in terest in his state to go to the legis legi lature and serve to the best of his ability as a public duty the mere in du cement of an increase in salary from 4 00 to 8 00 a day will not secure a better class of men it will make a scramble for a poll job paying 8 00 a day candidates for office would be a mediocre class who are looking tor for the 8 00 and who are not consider ing the honor or the service which they could render to their state the three amendments proposed in utah have not been demanded or allied by the people arg are the hobbles schemes or mechanic ians of political pro promoters motors who see an op Port unity to increase the field of create more jobs and dig deeper into the taxpayers poe I 1 ket tor for their own personal gain it Is as certain as the sun rises tomor row that it if these measures are pas pa sed taxes in utah will be permanent ly increased it if the people want reduced taxa tion as appears to be the demand ft au every section of the state there is but one way to do vote down measures that are sure tax delegating the powers of a state constitution to legislative activity Is just about as dangerous a as s turning a child loose with a medic medicine ine cheat chest full of poison results are sure to be disastrous 1 L tn i |