Show YOUR TAXES AN YOU probably you have been up tip to the tax collectors colleg tors office and have learned just juat what what you are expected to dig UP this year in that event tho the chances tire are that you are one ot of tho ninny many wo we are meeting with evory every day who tire aro worked up over the amount ot of tho the tax bill this year you are arc criticizing the amount demanded you y all feel that you have not been rotting getting value received and are convinced that if a halt la is not called in the matter of oc advancing taxes ruin Is ahead now we have heard all that sort of criticism before and it cornea copies til al ways waya at taxpaying ome every in crease in taxes brings adverse corn com mont but as time passes on tho the critics become voiceless they fall back into tho the same bamo old rut find and pay no more attention until tho the next time they find that another increase lias has been made from timo to time we have warned about unnecessary expenses all along g the line in the state we have too many tax tax eaters on tho payroll too many commissions and bureaus mainly brought into being to find jobs joba tor for politicians but the voters are india ferent and make no collective effort to bring about a reform in county and in city in township and in school districts economies economics could bo be instituted it if the taxpayers wore were always on guard but lathey it they are interested only during one week in the year thoy they cannot expect to get bettor service from those in office we need economy all along the line and wo we need a check on the ho Josu issuance anco of bonds for or purposes which can well ho be postponed hut but we will never got get it until the individual taxpayers show greater interest malco mako their influence felt at primary city arid state elections and see to it that men are choson chosen for public office who can fie be depended upon to pay some attention to economy and efficiency in the administration of public business |