Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-31
.y..v or mo" on Two Proposed
amendments to the State
Constitution.
u,s1 WHAT THEY BOTH MEAN.
Az. John c. Cutler Points Out
Plainly That Affirmative
Votes Are Necessary.
views Expressed By Other citi-
,.,. in the Same Direction
What They Say.

a, election day the people OF Utah
nav. two questions to decide.
s.,, viii BIO simply stated In the vot-
machines and special levers VIII
s - 10 be pressed by voters TO an
.rsr them. 'yes' or no
n, the general information spread
,,..sosst about the two amendments
VIII depend the vote. Experience IN
.n.. states has been that very good
~.raments have often been voted
s0xn because voters never thought of
~. question till they encountered It
Ar the ballot and then took snap Judg-
ment
A question liable to meet just such
,.ta this year Is that OH the mort
,,s. tax A tax payer who hasn't had
actual experience with mortgaging
property. would say at a glance that
mortgage taxing was a good thing.
That was what the legislators thought
IN providing for the tax in the Con-
sltution.
However experience has been an
expensive teacher In this case. The
law has convinced practically all
those who deal with It that It Is a
failure and needs repeating IN the in
aress Of fairness and justice. and
ior the help OF the poor man who Is
forced TO borrow on his real estate,
Il a rate OF interest that now in
dudes the market value OF money, and
he taxes on the mortgage added,
stle he still has to pay taxes on tho
awerty.
0unty Treasurer Carbls says that
faw has not worked well. 1t has
I'm eyaded by those whom It was in
aided to reach,-the money lenders
q they have been able to mortgage
their securities TO parties outside of the
STATE, to get away from its require
nsnts All who have been caught by II
are the poor borrowers who have had
me taxes added to the rate OF interest.
N case where a lender has been caught
lapping by the law, 1t has had the eff
tct to reduce his interest from a nor
nal rate to something smaller. and this
as made it more difficult to loan
Money on real estate security. while
'ans on other security is easily avail
bic.
Inc other amendment is on the high
chool question, and is vital TO the in
erests OF education In the state. The
'gn school Is now conceded 10 be the
lost necessary thing In the Utah sys-
en- and the spread of high schools is
eng encouraged from all educational
snters.
GOV, CUTTERS VIEWS.
Gov. Cutler has strong Views unon
% Importance OF the two proposed
aendments and today wrote the fol-
wing Tor and at tho request Of the
,e,eret News In relation to the sub.
NJ ~ which are SO little understood AZ
- o ei,ie, ana that, 100. right on the
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS
H..
!, " We statement OF national ana To-
: polucal issues. and the adyoaacv
political candidates. tho neonIo ~,
rn nave an but lost sight OF two very
rpsn,s questions on which they are
'Ps.ei 70 vote next Tuesday. rotor
~. we proposed amendments ~ ,ha
s'.su'uuon OF the state. The las, Loo
azure passed resolutions nronos,nr
: rso,i "'tep,ance and ratification OF
,,a,jopo' swo amendments To the Con-
osn one Of these. II adopted viii
,sS possible for state funds ia he
~. uhger proper and strict reguIa-
III anu under the supervision az ,he
Il oaIu OF education, for the par-
sophprt or local high schools IN
In the state who're s,,ah
hso S nave been or may be estab.
tfu. - NcNtb-
a q. nnportancc Of this amendment
y" ueslrability, can he seen n, a
al Under the Constitution now
l.. nlgn schools can be sunnnr,rt
Il ny local taxation; and thn t,ran
ually s,,a.n OF school districts ia
hment n as 10 Prohibit the estab-
ado. Tho WORK above the eighth
anhtlDe result ~ that hundreds
! dsnr,ous young men and women
,ds neu OF education OF high school
v mt duse or financial Inability IN
hsd a. way In high schools estob-
Iahi,s more prosperous districts n
sonas,.s and encourages a CERTAIN
, ,au,,N 0y discriminating ayains,
nts.s uelts OF districts removed frnn,
Ilarss V. population. And vol their
~ ,A are lust es Important 10 tban,
,,ovs .ne state az the children In layga
ana they should be given 60
eqlai s na can secure II for them, |
q nr ral opportunity for education
open p ,s amendment Is calculated |
mt n, w. NC way for the accomplIsh-
rIv,rsn we cqualization4 OF education
ass,st the state board authorItv !
ablIshs ,he struggling district in the
n hinllhent and maintenance n, ~, lie
tbs sehool. Another ndvantare
\ ~. ransement win consist IN Tho
\, NV, me children Of these Az.
u, WI ee Kept at home. and unasr
/ tbpserylsion OF their parents dnr.
looi critical period OF thelr Mon
No cav wo,k' 1t appears TO me tbat
sbnIty % ue no question as to the de-
MANUAL TRAINING.
sn,I I'ls connection I wish 10 o,u a.,
,tars r' oi me people 10 another e .he
winch ] think will accrne ,. ~
,nsIyp I 10 Of this amendment , ' an,
nuni ~, IN favor OF the tearh,,a am
era tanning In the high scboa,s .,
lipfed ma ,nat Young men NAV ~
actlra" WIN trade when thew an,os
AZ souro work OF adult life. n l. linz 'hs
rade r rsse OF Independence. witbo om
ent 4, 'n IN n general are 10 a s rre..
they m ne mercy OF the world Win
hts an ~ ao'e 70 so Into any conn