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Show 'I I HIGH TAXEi! WHY? INCREASED STATE DEBT: THE Democratic Stat administration has increased the bonded debt of the State of Utah from 52,860,000 to $9,410,000, which amount includes $1,000,000 soldier settlement set-tlement bonds authorized but not yet issued. The temporary lean indeliledness of the State when the present administration took charge of the State government was 400,-000. 400,-000. They have increased this amount to $1,000,000. The additional burden on this increased in-creased indebtedness for interest alone amounts to $297,000 annually. BONDED DEBT NEAR LIMIT: UNDER the Democratic administration bonds have been issued to practically the maximum 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 now 1.3, while the average bonded indebtedness of several states of the United States is .687c- INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES: IN 1915 the Republican legislature appropriated the sum of $3,078,307.68 for the maintenance main-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 expense ex-pense of State government for the years 1919-20, and in addition, the State Board of Examiners 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. $1,460,-807.44. STATE OF UTAH DEFICIT: A STATEMENT prepared in the State Auditor's office as of July 1, 1920, shows that there is a deficit of $800,000 from the cash on hand and estimated revenue to be received 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 has increased from $766,0S0 in 1916 to $1,202,688 in 1919. INCREASE IN SALARIES AND NUMBER OF STATE EMPLOYEES:, THE Democratic State administration has increased the number of State employees 165, adding an additional burden to the State payroll of $30,000 a month; $330,000 a year; or $1,000 per day, which increase has provided jobs for deserving Democrats. OVERHEAD EXPENSE STATE EXPENDITURES: A STATEMENT prepared by the State Auditor showing the expenditures for the month of March, 1920, by the State Road Commission shows that the overhead expense 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: THE present Democratic State officers when running for office loudly proclaimed that 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 ths 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 borvls, 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 Company to finance the construction of a power line in direct violation of the constitution con-stitution of the State of Utah, which provides that the State shall never lend its credit or subscribe to stock or bonds in aid of any railroad, telegraph or any other private individual 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 legislature legis-lature which was then in session wonld 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 appropriation 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 51,000 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 boon 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 (Political Advertisement.) I I. WARREN G. HARDING Your Kind of Mao and- : - : 'Af ' : - ; . '-' ,'" " ' ' I I ' ' ' 1 ' ' - - " " , ' 1 - ' ' ,- ir y.tf . s -' J : :-f J'i V ' I " ' . ' i j I L . t , -?5 ; . .-"' -1 1 i ' 4 x- . - . 4 : 4 i h , , r - The Next President of the United States The Next President. As certain as anything can be, in this world, Is the election of Senator Harding. To readers of this newspaper, the many family groups to which it comes a regular welcome visitor, Senator Harding's face shines as that of a friend. Senator Harding, your next President, is your kind of man. You see him, hear a few words, and you know it. He was born in a small town, has lived there all his life, lives there now, and will live there ayain when he leaves the White House with his work for the country done. How He Lives. He lives as you live, simply, in the old fashioned American way. The main residence street in any little American town, boasts half a dozen homes more elaborate than Senator Harding's, and . many as good. Millions of men, believing in this country, devoted to its government, SATISFIED with the UNITED STATES, believe that the United States is able to deal with its own problems, and settle its own questions free from outside assistance or interference. Those millions of men are men of the sam sort as Senator Harding. What Kind of Man. Harding is a big American in physical size, thanks to vigorous farming ancestors. He is a big American also in heart, in understanding, understand-ing, in sympathy and in simplicity. You read his speeches and know that he does not imagine himself created to tell all the world what to do. He believes in, and he understands the American people, his friends, the citizens of his own little town, Marion, Ohio, and the dwellers in thousands of other towns like it. Your Servant, No Autocrat. After you have elected him, you will find in Senator Harding an earnest, conscientious, straight thinking servant of the people, not an autocrat, but a man respecting tne traditions of American government, and the Constitution Constitu-tion of the United States. Senator Harding understands that the people will elect him to be President of the United States, not President of the whole world. He will know that he is employed by the PEOPLE of this country to look after the interests of THIS country. Born on a farm, living all his life close to farmers, he knows and sympathizes with the problems of the farm. Living in the average American way, in the average American small town, he knows the problems of the average American. He understands the printers he employs, and he knows their trade and seta type as they do. His Ambition. Senator Harding has no ambition to be called a political superman, or RULER of America. It is his ambition to be known as a good American, a faithful servant of those that trust him. National politics are discussed this year less than at any election since the republic was founded. Why? Because men do not discuss, to any great extent, that which is DEFINITELY SETTLED. And this national election is definitely settled as you read this. YOU know it. But it is important that demonstration of the popular will should be of the most overwhelming over-whelming kind. Therefore the good citizen will do what he can to increase the vote for Harding, should there be any doubtful votes within reach of his voice. It is almost ludicrously difficult to find a man or woman that intends to vote the Democratic Demo-cratic ticket this year. But if you do find one, show him or her this picture of the next President. And express in your own way the reasons that inspire you to approve and vote for him. What is Senator Harding's outlook upon life? It is YOUR OWN. Read these extracts from one of his recent speeches: "Thil government it your government, not that of somebody who is placed in office." of-fice." "You clothe us with authority. We are pleased to execute your will. And one reason I want the Republican party in power once mere is because we are responsive to the Will of the people of the United States and do net try to tell you that what one man thinks Is necessary." No hallucination there, no idea that Harding Hard-ing was made to rule, and YOU, who read this newspaper, made to be ruled, or preached preach-ed at from above by your own elected servant. serv-ant. The duty of the American, whether he be President or simple citizen, is not complicated in Mr. Harding's mind. He says: "As I said at the outset, government is a very simple thing, government is only the regulation of our relationships to one another. an-other. The government's first task Is the protection of the minority against autooracy, r the domination of the majority that sometimes some-times forgets the rights of the minority." "I am preaching the gospel of popular representative government in the United States, a government that does not know any olass anywhere in all this Republic." In his speeches and in his daily life, running run-ning for the Presidency or running his country coun-try newspaper, Senator Harding is just an everyday American neighbor. This is what he says, as he bids farewell to a crowd of friends: "I am very happy to see you all this morning. morn-ing. As I have said, I want you to know me, and I am delighted to know you. We are going to work together for the good of the United States, and we are going to hold America first in all our thoughts and In all our actions." Women Voting. Women especially have reason to congratulate con-gratulate themselves on the fact that Senator Harding will be the next President. Their sons are taken in war. Their husbands hus-bands and fathers are taxed to pay for war. They spend the lonely hours of dreadful anxiety, while the son is away. They, above all, are interested in having for President such a man as Senator Harding. He does not believe that foreign powers should be allowed to conscript American boy for war beyond the seas. Ha does not believe that a Foreign Council should send to America for men and money to settle wars not of our makinsr. Senator Harding does not bulieve that this country should be taxed to finance the ambitions am-bitions or the land greed of foreign nations, and as he believes, so the earnest men and women of this country believe. When you cast your vote for Senator Harding, Hard-ing, you will vote for YOUR KIND OF MAN. the intelligent, straighforward. unpretentious American citizen. President Harding will be an American President, not an international President. You will have in the White House a man of constructive mind, a plain American with no dreams of world dominion, but with a settled set-tled determination to restore normal conditions con-ditions and normal prosperity to this country. After the War. After a war that has destroyed old conditions, con-ditions, cost many lives, squandered many billions in reckless extravagance and dis-honestyi dis-honestyi and weakened respect for the Constitution, Con-stitution, you need for President a straightforward, straight-forward, constructive Ameiican. And yeu will have such a man in the White House after the 4th of next March, for after that the President of the United States will "be Warren G. Harding, your kind of man, one that you would gladly trust with your own affairs, and the affairs of your country. I REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE ' "' " (Paid Political Adv.) ------ |