Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-05

noned I'm your editorial Of the 2Sih ullt
/ Wa fh1t 20 tamper so soon Win th'
/ Constitution would detract from the -
! spari in which 10 should be hclls iI
/ answer TO This objection let me say ina'
| vhen any part of the Constitution
/ works mn injustice 20 any class on CIV,
yane. the sooner ihai part j. ani'i,l.u
the better HoaIdcs. our Nauonal eou
stitution received M fewer than w
ap,onimenis. proposed by the very hrst
/ CS,erras tb1t assembled under its pro
Visions. and every would of thcm W.
,.Ist.ra and every one OF thnm WtlL
,rif ask YOU candIdly. Mr.. Editor ~
In YOUR opinion that charter 81 hpeIS
was aurht but strengthened thefeny
serond-That any portion pi the taS'5
collected In the city should be expended
ir r,.int.lne the county schools may 30
nrst look unfair 90 the resident thNpiy-
era ~ the city but Supt van Not,
allowed clearly in his communication ni
oct. gSth that the city, under th. pi.A-
ont nrrangemcu.. escapes entirely oht
II Inc taxss provided by statutes TOT
the support u schools. which ls evident
~ unfair For present purposes we
may say that two-thlrds or she lasess.d
property OF this county ls To SAT- Lake
en- ana 1na-thlrd in the county. The
school population o. not IN the same
proportion. tho difference being IN FAVOR
Of ibe county. ro that under the pro.
posed amendment some u ihc school
iaxaf collected in the city would be OK.
pended Tor county schools. Now, ]
maintain that 10 De- no more than simple
Justice that 'he city should aid In Cdu-
eating the children In the county When
the county is forced 90 AID the city IN
ne maintenance N the poor. VINO are In
excess In the city. and d also forced
DO pay one-thIri 0f the court expenses.
when ninoty-eight per cent ~ the llil-
railon comos from che city IN other
words or the county pays pno-ihlrd OF
tho court expenses and gets only two
per cent benefit ln rrturn. and pays
like proportion NJ the $4,000 for the sup
poft NJ the poor. reiilnr only about the
same proportion NJ henrni tn return.
surely no filr.mindcd taxpayer In Salt
Lake CITY viii complain II In paying
uue- third NJ the school ttNes the county
should draw back o. few thousand dol
lars more than they pay IN that tax.
1hird=Thc fact that city people Ee.
inct their superintendent ~ schools and
the county people have the same priw-
leEe cane ut no figure In this discussion.
There is no taxation without equal rcp-
rrsrnthtion
Fnurth-It la n wrong idea, and one
that carried out fully would undermine
All governments. that taxes must be
spent who're they are collected. else the
rich corporations must Ect back IN d.
rrrt benefits 20 thoma Ives the taxes
they pay. The true American idea II
Tar more generous. and my unders tand-
Ink Of No. ne applied In this case. IL
that when tho state. county. Or district
undertakes 10 educate ita children. II
must hcHtnw IL favnrs imp1rthlly.
FREQ schools are obligatory. and the
burden u mainialng them should be
alike on an
Fifih-ff favnra are shown 10 any. fhr
country school hoy should receive them.
by an mor1a Compare ne work he has
20 DO outside u school hours: the dls.
innco % school through tho snow: the
poorer building. npplrtus. and teacher:
the mixed ana crowded school: tho short
time h. can attend each year. win the
few chores. paved walks. short distance.
me buildings. apparatus and compe-
tent teachers. the graded school. etc.
etc. 20 The city. ana Il viii be- seen
that environment Elves the city schools
advantages FAR greater than the amour,
N tax In controversy Why. the edu.
catlvc influences that she city hos
meets IN the why W lectures. theaters
political mcCilngf. conversations. bust.
ness operations, ana many other ad,
vaniaFea which che country boy never
comes In contract with. u almost On
education IN Itself to say nothing OF
The superior schools
SlNth-in conclusion let me add. thil
after making Inquiries ~ the ieadluf
school officers and peunis ~ the state
! hni few. indeed who do not favor tn
amendment. even though. like the writ
~. they pay most ~ their taxes In IA,
city. Very respectfully.
HORACE CUMMINGS.
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