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Show I igigiiSiiSigiig Jagg I ON SALE I NOW i B Entire Stock of I , Fall & Winter I SUITS HALF PRICE I ! Latest Materials BBV I Newest Models I Popular Colors I f Wonderful Values ! Special Lot Winter Win-ter Coats at Big I Reductions B ' mVaVaVaVak v i .i ' . - BBIBIBTBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBfeCMMStf '" ''''""l"'""'i" -- - o-. y m Jmmfm, -v3jq I HIGH TAXEllT I Bl W Mm M ' : ': 1 INCREASED STATE DEBT: I THE Democratic State administration has increased the bonded debt of the State of I Utah- from $2,860,000 to $9,410,000, which amount includes $1,000,000 soldier set- I tlcrhent bonds authorized but not yet issued. The temporary loan Indebtedness ol ! the State when the present administration took charge of, the State government was $400,- 'ft. 000. They have increased this amount to $1,000,000. The additional burden on this in- BP creased indebtedness for interest alone amounts to $297,000 annually. BONDED DEBT NEAR LIMIT: I I UNDER the Democratic administration bonds have been issued to practically-the max- imum amount allowed by the constitution, which limits this indebtedness to 1 of the assessed valuation. The bonded indebtedness of the State of Utah is nowr 1.3?6, while the average bonded indebtedness of several states of the United Stales is ,6yo. INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES: I IN 1915 the Republican legislature appropriated thfe sum of $3,"(T78;307.68 for the main- I tenance of the State government for the ensuing two years. The regular and special , . sessions of the Democratic 1919 Legislature appropriated $4,279,115.12 to meet the ex- pense of State government for the years 1919-20, andjn addition, the State Board of Ex- aminers have already granted deficits to various State departments in the amount , of $260,000, making a total increase of appropriations made and deficits granted of $1,460,- 807.44. STATE OF UTAH DEFICIT: - - I A STATEMENT prepared in the State Auditor's office as of July 1, 1920, shows that . B there is a deficit of $800,000 from the cash on hand and estimated revenue to be re- ceived to March 31, 1921, and the amount necessary to be paid from the general fund for that period. This deplorable condition of the financial condition of the State exists notwithstanding that the amount received from taxes for the credit of the general fund Wj has increased from $766,080 in 1916 to $1,202,688 in 1919. , ' T " V INCREASE IN SALARIES AND NUMBER I OF STATE EMPLOYEES: I THE Democratic State administration has increased the number of' State employees I 165, adding an additional burden to the State payroll of $30,000 a month; $360,000 a year; or $1,000 per day, which increase has provided jobs for deserving Democrats. OVERHEAD EXPENSE STATE EXPENDITURES: I A STATEMENT prepared by the State-Auditor showing the expenditures for the. I month of March, 1920, by the State Road Commission shows that the overhead ex-) pense for State road work was 242.87; in other words, it required $2.42 of Democratic supervision for every dollar that was actually .expended on the roads. INCREASE IN AUTOMOBILES USED BY STATE EMPLOYEES: IN 1916 under the administration of Governor William Spry, there were six automobiles automo-biles owned by the State for use of the State employees. The present Democratic administration ad-ministration has purchased an additional seventy-five, making eighty-one automobiles now owned by the State, which is an increase of 1300. ' A conservative statement has been made that 50 of the cost of maintaining these automobiles should be charged to personal business and joy-riding. LOANS STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS: rrMiE present Democratic State officers when running for office loudly proclaimed that X they would loan the permanent funds in possession of the land commissions to the small farmers. An audit of -the loans made by the State Board of Land Commissioners discloses dis-closes the fact that $1,145,000 has been loaned in amounts in excess of $10,000. Two of these loans require particular mention. The loans of $160,000 to the Lynndyl Townsite and the loan of $110,000 to Orem Town were made over the strenuous protest of the State Auditor on the grounds that the security was inadequate. Democrats high .in the councils of the party were interested in both of these loans, which may have been a factor fac-tor taken into consideration. On the loan of $110,000 to Orem Town, the State suffered a direct loss of $14,000. At the time the bonds of Orem Town were purchased the State Road bonds, which -the State sold at that time, brought 87 and the State-Board 'of Land Commissioners purchased the bonds of Orem Town at par. Why did they not purchase State of Utah Road bonds who security was beyond question and save this amount to the taxpayers of the State? - & . - ,-.-, FINANCING PRIVATE PROJECTS WITH STATE FUNDS: THE present State Road Commission entered into a contract with the Dixie Power I Company to finance the construction of a power linein direct violation of the con- stitution of the State of Utah, which provides that the State shall never lend its credit or ft subscribe to stock or bonds in aid of any railroad, telegraph or any other private indi- vidual or corporation enterprise or undertaking. The only, benefit the State can expect ' , to receive from this expenditure of $40,000 is the right to purchase power from this -favored company, which it may never need. DEMOCRATIC INVESTIGATIONS: . EARLY in 1917 the present Democratic Governor publicly announced that if the legis-latuic legis-latuic which was then in session would grant him an appropriation of $25,000 for the investigation of State offices and departments that he would turn back to the State Treasury $100 for every $1 expended. The appropriation was granted and was familiarly known as "100 to 1 Shot." Special auditors were employed and the larger part of this appropiiati n expended without any results, and in 1919 another appropriation of $16 000 was made for this same purpose and this money is now being spent at the rate of $1000 per month by an auditor imported from the Northwest, who is not even a certified accountant, ac-countant, with no better success than his predecessor. Notwithstanding that they have been proceeding with this audit for nearly four years, the present administration is challenged chal-lenged to show the State Treasurer's receipts, showing that one cent has ever "been turned into the State Treasury as the result of these investigations. TAKE YOUR TAX NOTICE TO THE POLLS THAT'S ALL Republican State Committee & William Spry, Chairman Z$ ' - . (Political Advertisement.) " - m i i u |