Show kill that PM proposed posed amendment on election day voters of utah should vote no on the proposition to amend the state constitution for among others the following reasons I 1 it proposes to ta tax tak k unequally the co common property of the people 2 it proposes to multiply for the purpose of taxation certain property by three 3 it proposes to take the taxing power from the people and to place it in the tile hands of one man marf and him an appointee of a board that at best is but an inferior interior branch of the state government 4 that is it proposes to classify certain properties for the purposes of taxation and to apply different rates of taxation on certain forma forms of property which attempt ha has s already been once submitted to the people and indignantly dign antly rejected this second attempt to incorporate it in the cun ution Juat justifies lacs the tile conclusion th that it it but embodies the idea of a few men to eliminate everything relating to taxation and revenue from the tile constitution and to make taxation the football of designing men before overy every legislature and swiftly become a source of solicitude and anxiety to every man firm and quil corporation in the state 6 5 this proposed amendment n not ot only provides provide 8 for taxing one class 0 of property more than another for double taxation of some classes ol 01 property but further gives to the logi legislature slature the power to tax some forms of property out of existence altogether I 1 A fair conclusion 19 that one of its purposes is to utterly kill the local ing inc and developing of mining prospects feats the tenor of the whole instrument is especially hostile to tho tile mining industry of the state and the malignity displayed makes it impossible to ascribe the ou outrages pro posed to the ignorance of the authors of abu unsavory instrument 6 it discriminates for the purpose of taxation between the apparent not proceeds and net profits of a mine in levying its atrocious triple taxation for example a mine may have for i year apparent net proceeds of say it pays in a dividends and the other is ab in prospecting for a new ore body this is it necessity tn in every woi king mine this instrument is not content in compelling the dividend money of to bo be multiplied into 90 JOO for taxation purposes but it takes the whole apparent net proceeds of and multiplies that to for taxation in addition if a share holder bolder receives 3 in dividends he is agam again taxed on the considering what mining has done for utah what would come to utah were mining to cease the wording of this instrument sounds more like tho the raving of some fanatical one eyed chaser of some fad than the conclusions of ordinary horse sense last week we compared this proposed measure to toe f fabled performances of the bull in the china shop after further cl study budy we apologize to the bull he lie waa was an honest bull and only followed an inherent instinct to smash things generally without dis crimination this instrument is against the most itIl important port ant en enterprise ter of the state and impotent to build up anything an thing of use seems surcharged mth ith a determination to tear down it would be a it reproach to both the in intelligence telli gence and sense of justice of the tile voters of the state were they to fail to bury it out of sight by their indignant ballots finally we are sure the people of the state will noto note that the state board of whose members lobbied this infamy through the legis lature is no now using state funds and the time of state employed emp loyes to send out urgent requests to the people of the to vote for this proposed amendment they are h tying slips printed at state expense for this purpose and dillof will of course pay the postage with state money the act ct is i s but another proof of th tin 3 utter incompetency of this bo bowl ard and more gives an idea of the fix the would quickly be in if the amendment be adopted the rates of taxation on kinds of property would only be limited by their desire to 0 o spend moneys they should be sent to an asylum for the blind to be treated for dobli equity of their moral vision the bull in the china shop smashed things but ho he was not at the same time planning the smashing of all other shops goodwins weekly |