Show WE LEAD THEM ALL at last the long looked for libel suit of daniel hamer has arrived we wish to compliment mr iiames on being an excellent judge of values we lave ourselves always placed a high value on THE but ie all we haye valued the plant at and why mr iiames should want just more than is actually worth we cannot conceive unless he desires to include TUB STANDARD profit for the month of february of course the libel cull doea not bother us as much as it doe for us to think what mr iiames will do with that when he geta it we admit that he cannot pet the extra THE at a lorcey eale would only bring but that is a very large amount for even a man who may think to a mall yearly salary still daniel may decide to start a bank alien he gets that or lie may invest it in the power dam scheme either would bo profitable or lie may decide to run a newspaper newa paper himself and become a philanthropist it is surprising to think that the collector a servant of the people should aspire to become a rich man all at once wo think the law ol 01 nature would permit it still there is nothing like trying even if lie did run up against a snag when he tackled the bounty court now daniel we think is too much for you nd yon cannot have it unless you whack up but seriously speaking mr iiames is in error iffie thinks that we have anything but a kindly feelings fee lingi for him there is no malice intended in anything wa emd concerning him no injury was contemplated in our actions we had but one object in view and that was to eave the peoples money we believe daniel iiames that you are withholding from the county under the law you are not entitled to and we believe that you know this to be the fact we believe mr hamer that it legally you are entitled to take the fees you charee that you should refrain from taking more alian is just and fair compensation for rendered our people are being crushed beneath the weight of heavy taxes our business houses are failing on every bide yet you whom the people elected aa their collector of taxes instead of making this burden lighter you make it heavier when you were voted for alie people believed yau would carry out tho spirit of the law not the technical possible construction of eliat law had you told the people that you would employ lawyer to di K up the laws of utah for the express purpose of ascertaining how lucli you could withhold from the county had you told the people that you would charge the county hi H or 4 of tho entire taxes of the county then you would never have received the privilege of collecting weber taxes you would have been defeated beneath a wilderness of votes if it is wrong to protect the peoples interest if it is wrong to dare to beard oven the lion in ol 01 den then make the most of it it it bo libelous to show that the peoples money is used without authority if it is libelous for us to eay what appears to us as truth then bring on your libel suits we have only begun showing up what appears to us wrong and unjust and from this day forth we shall fearlessly regardless of whom it strikes tell the truth and all of it it possible |