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Show w LET THE PEOPLE THINK As the people complain about the growing tax burdens they are slowly coming to a realization of the fact that the load they are carrying Is largely a result of their own acts. That is they have been willing to adopt without counting the cost in advance, every new-fangled idea proposed reflative to city, county or state government or our system of public education. The public has a right to demand that candidates for public office be qualified for the positions they are to fill and they have a right to demand de-mand business administration of public affairs. It is unfair, .however, to elect a man to office on an economy and business bus-iness platform and in the same election elec-tion vote for the passage of various measures which add millions to the tax burden of the state. If the people peo-ple do this they have but themselves to blame when the tax-collector comes around. As the family keeps within its income, in-come, prospers and produces good citizens as a result of the example set by the father and mother in the daily life of the family, so will the state grow and develop and keep its tax requirements reasonable in proportion pro-portion to the thought and intelligence intelli-gence manifested by the members of this great collective family, namely its citizens. Public officials are merely the hired hir-ed employes of the people. The average aver-age employe will furnish good or bad service according to the example set him by his employers. Go to the poles and vote as carefully care-fully on public affairs as you would on matters affecting your own family fam-ily life. Do not vote to expend public pub-lic funds and then kick at paying the tax bill. Such a course is as foolish as to contract family bills and complain com-plain at the collector for insisting on payment. |