Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-29
A COMMON CAUSE.

THE popular feeling in this city
against the oppressive taxation i'm
posed by the present city govern
ment Is deep-seated and general
extending to all classes Of the com.
munity. There is n strong desire
among the people to resist by all
moral means what is justly regarded
rs well-nigh unsufierable financial
burden. The sentiment Is SO pro.
nounced and broad that 1t is a mat
terof astonlshment that there should
be a local journal having the
temerity to ignore it. Such, Low-
ever, is the case, as viii Le observed
by the following, which appeared
this morning in the columns Of the
leading anti-"MormOn" organ:
The old pillars OF the only Church
are out against the projected improve
ments Of the city. They have got up
petition which is going about beg
ging for signatures, requesting a re-
duction Of the taxes. The property
holders who have signed so far belong
10 the one sect and TO the past era.
They have remained at a siandstlll
for n generation, and look with i'll
concealed cOntemp. on the progress
being made by everything except the
Temple, and that goes so slow that It
does not rasp their siIurian nerves"
With a sort Of unreasoning, blind
faulty the paper referred to butts its
head against a stone emblnkment,
not considering that the petition it.
self, within easy reach for examiua.
ton, furnishes a complete refutation
Of its absurd position. The docu-
ment will soon, We presume, be in
the hands OF the Council. Then, If
not sooner, it will shown demon
stratively that the anti-oppressivc-
taxation movement Is neither
mormon" nor Gentle, but one in
which all classes Of citizens join in a
common cause, having a common
grievance. From what We have
been able to learn today concern
ing the petition, if not another sig
nature were to be aided the
statement about its going beg
ging for signatures would be COM
pletely refuteI by its present status.
The reason for the publication Of
the falsehooi that the movement is
n "Mormon" one IS clear. Those
whoare seeking 10 thus misleai the
public areevideutly in hopes Of re-
tariing the progress Of the effort TO
induce the Council to tighten a
grievous public burden, which,
however, does not bear upon nom
property holders.
We viii prove the quality Of the
statement that ''the property holders /
who have signed 50 far belong to /
the one sect ami the past era" etc. l
Following are among those who /
attached their names to the anti /
excessive--ax petition:
All Of the Walker Brothers.
Auerblch Brothers, Henry w.
LcwreEee, Union Pacific Railway
Company, By p. l.. Williams: P.L.
Williams, personally; J. L. Dolly,
John Cunnington, Calmer Brothers;
Il. AIN, Cohn Brothers, Goldsmith
a Co, BITratt Brothers. Kahn
Brothers, Arbogast aud Trumbo.
William ;. GlI5e, Alexander
Rogers * Co., Gas Company, and
Electric Light Company, by Frank
II. Dyer, Mark McKimmins, 5. c.
Ewing, A.C. Smith x Co, J.T.Clas-
hey, rhUs. Carter, Rio Grande West
ern Railway Company, by Robert
HARNESS, Joslin * Park, BOYD
PARK, F. W. Little, ]. w. Farrell,
%. p. Miles, ami a host Of other well /
known and substantial business
men Of the same class. II there is
any difference in the feeling in re-
gard to resisting the unprecedented
taxation, it is more intense among
leaiiug Gentiles than among ssAIor-
mons.' This is a fact regarding
which there need be no mistake.
The Object in holding back by
the assessor, at the instance OF
the City Council, of the assess
ment notices until after the
county election was understood at
the time. Had they been issued
before that occurrence the Il. iber,I,,
party would have received a SET
bacS from which it would have
hal considerable difficulty N
recover Now comes a pouu-
lar demand from the peopIe Of
the city, aside from all political or
other differences and afiinities. on a
question which vitality affects the E.
whole community. II the Council
shall have the temerity to ignore il
'he il'ure ELECT Of such a position
VIII be the same As that which was
anticipated in case the assessment
notices hal been issued before the
late county election. Should the
wishes OF the united constituencies
OF SAT- Lake City be ignored bv
those who ought - act a. their pub-
iie servants AMI not their task-
masters the fact will 10 10 place in a.,
pickle for future Use.
Party f=alty must dissolve when
the people have to choose between I
1t ani the carrying Of burdens IN
der which they sweat aud stagger :
The later position is only ft for
human asses, whose capacity for "
.niurins wrong far exceeds their /,
sense and manly indie :
leudence. e