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Show XWmh Stated Declaration on Tax Reduction Upon request wo nro publishing the following as a missive from a tax payer of Tooelo which was mailed to tho chairman of tfto taxpayers convention con-vention hero on Wednesday. Tho communication was sent unsigned, and whllo written rather crude In places, carries a sentiment for which Cacho County tax payers aro contending con-tending for: Nov thnt n prophet hns shown why Our Utnh taxes nro so high; For to own a pig or cow Surely seems n ruin now. And .all our homes, both largo and small, Will soon not pay tho tax at all. Tho politicians all ngreo, To sharo tho leaves hut keep tho treo; nut maybo In threo years oriour, They'll tako them both, and squce.o out moro. Thero Is a law now thoy say, If not 'paid by a certain day There's threo per cent moro tax to pay. .And surely that tax seems to bo A tax upon our property. And any man in any station, Kiiowf thnt Is, sui o Class, legislation All such laws without n doubt, , riy ruling Judges aro thrown out. The Pharaohs in tho days of yore. Taxes everything nnd squeozed out moro. ' For wo all know what writers say, They had to give themselves away, And tho same sad story said; They had to sell, themselves for bread. Now some say that thoso days aro past, nut wo think they aro coming fast. To pay our taxes soon will tako All tho money somo can roako; If it takes all wo have mado, What Is left to buv us bread? There's a " to slop this steal, V" irist make our hearts as steel, All tax payers to arise And In n body organize. All together, strong and hearty, Organlzo a state Taxpayers party. Then In tho slate convention fights, See that our party gets its rights. And nono elected to grind axes nut thoso sworn to reduce our taxes. Doubly sworn to cconomlso. Jj In every state nnd county cntcrprlso. Until wc do this, Just look -ritit. For wo taxpayers will bo knocked out. , As "up Slid up taxes will crawl, Until tho state will own us all. For so tho end looks fair to be, Another Egyptian slavery. Then, organlzo nnd without doubt. Wo enn knock the axe grinders out; And over nfter havo tho caro, To seo that they our servants aro. |
