Show 1 I I- I RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY CONVENTIONS CONVENTION r Your committee e on re resolutions re respectfully respectfully rc- rc report as follows We c the Republicans s of or Salt SaIL Lake county In convention assembled declare de tie clare claro and as n follows Wo c our oua approval of or the thc II Republican Cpu bl lean sun state stale I e pla platform formulated formulated formu form U and adopted b by our state convention con con- conI I in Salt Lake CIl City Utah on i Sept 20 1906 I We e endorse the successful Republican I lican administration of or our county count affairs affairs af nt- af- af I fairs Calls and believe that every er voter anti and taxpayer within the thc borders of our fair fall and prosperous count county Is Inter- Inter In fn an honest economical cal and like business administration of or our count county revenues and maintain that the permanent Issue for the tho cItizens citizens cIti- cIti zens of this county to lo consider is the collection and expenditure of their public monies The question of taxation Is always a n vital one and can be made mado a lI light ht or heavy burden bUlden according to the I amount of monies collected and I the wisdom which Is exercised In their expenditure and we u bin It for most I serious and thoughtful thou consideration of eve every property holder holdel within our country the following facts I o in Tn t In the tho last seven years In Sail Salt Lake City three political parties have been In power viz the Republican I party part for Cor four years the thc Democratic party parly for COI two years and alid the American Amen Ameri can party parL for practically one year ear We re recall call to the attention of or taxpayers that thai during the tho four years yeal's of or Republican control time the city tax le levy lory averaged but butS S S' S II mills nulls that during the thc two tivo years ear of oC Democratic control It averaged ed 10 Yz mills and that In the one year eal of American control It is 12 mills that tho the average c assessed Cd property valuation valuation tion Lion during the four years of or Republican can ati control was approximately 35 that the thc average assessed cd property valuation luring during Democratic control was as and that this yeal car the time year of oC American control the he assessed property valuation Is 41 In other words the attention of or tho time taxpayer Is iii called to lo the startling start start- ling brig and important fact that under control an Increased properly valuation of approximate the time lax tax rate was as Increased 2 mills that thal under American part parl control with an increased asell property valuation of the tho tax y le Increased 3 mills Public We c also call attention to the fact ac that hat the claim of oC the thc Democratic party and the American party parlY that the reason rea rca son on for fOI the lie increased ed tax levy ant and expenses during their thell control wit to-wit to tIme the public carried pr by l them is not tru true irue The rime acts arc are arid the records show sImo it fl that during tho the years cars of or Republican control more mor street paving and was WitS done than under either the Democratic or om American administrations It was during dur ing Republican control that the streets of oC South Temple Templo and Second South were paved to the time two railroad depots and thus Ihus far Cat not a single block of paving within the city of Salt Snit Lake has been completed by the American city ell ad administration in In 1st rat to a. a We Ye call attention of the tho taxpayers to lo the tact fact that th the permanent fixed lix d of the thc city of Salt Lake duning durIn during dur dun In ing th the last year enl have been Increased over thirty In number that thai clerkships and other positions have been created and hued when no necessity necessity for Cor their creation existed We Ye remind taxpayers that thal the American American Am Am- party part of Salt Lake City has mas determined to pay JaY ay to the contractors who paved Second South street treet In defiance of time the fact a Republican council Republican board of r public Republican city ty at at- at torney orney Republican mayor maor Ezra Thompson and a Republican cit city engineer engineer en en- ineer L. L C. C Investigated d this his claim and rejected It lt lit as one which the he cH city was isas under no legal Jeg-al nor nOl moral obligation to pa pay and confirmed Jn n thIs his po position by the elt city attorney un- un len del the present American party part ad ad- ministration n I ii istrati on Prospect for COl car Co County II II t We Ve submit these few incontestable a lc facts acts to the voters of Salt Lake county th hey w are arc part JaIt of oC your our public records and ind in tho time face fac of or the same ame tho thom m merlean m- m rican erlean party parl announce unco that tho they will ivill sho ire to this county count the Iho same kind of that the they have hav given to Salt Lake CIt City in iii other words they th tell lell the people In plain words that lint with an arc Increased ed property assessment assess assess- ment mont the they will vill Increase the time tax lenand levy len and with no greater eater public Improvements Improve Improve- ments meats than in preceding years yearn ears and no Increased work the they will increase th county count payroll 30 to t 40 per cent Are re rethe the taxpayers ers of this county prepared to accept this kind of or administration Under the present plesent Republican county administration l th r M-c M has bt been bien ln much Improvement In the time highways of the county We e pled pledge c the thc Republican Re Ito- publican party part to a continuation orthe of or the time same The main highways throughout the county have o cn lighted with electricity by tho the pr s- s ent enl count administration and we fa favor mi- mi aVOl VOl vor the continuance and antI extension f of this lighting system so far as the revenues reve rev revenues of the county will vill permit Where here Tuxes Taxes Come Prom From J A large part of tIme the taxes of or tIlts this county are arc derived front from small property property prop prop- ert erty owners and tho the policy of oC our tur county administration should not be le besuch besuch such Rueh as to compel the mortgaging cr or confiscation of the peoples people's homes antI and property b by Increased levies and thereby paralyze industry and enter enter- but hut with Increased as assessed valuations on new wealth and new I property derive e uniTs funds to carry carry car car- and r ry on the county government gradually IC reduce educe UCC the rate of or tax tux levy which will have ha the effect of placing a premium on enterprise e. e encourage ge building and improvements e the burden of the he overtaxed and destroy citizen citizen citizen citi citi- the argument that the thc progressive e zen and Is Isn a target for forthe forthe forthe the assessor We c c warn varn all who arc are Interested inthe In Inthe Inthe the success of Republican principles that our old enemy Is alert and active in an attempt lo to secure a n. congre congress congressman s- s man remit the state of or Utah and anti the result of the election In Salt Lake county will therefore be reaching far and of oC more than lhnn usual Importance We Ve call upon all those who desire to uphold the hands of President Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt eit In tho the great unfinished work which lies before him to express their approval of his policy polley b by a continued support of or the Republican rt |