Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-27
FACING \ CRISIS.


raised again this year But the party
rulers do not confne themselves to .
threat; they also attempt an argument
They say that IL is better TO borrow
money and let future Taxpayers he'll
to pay It back than 20 place the entire
load, in the form of higher taxes. upon
the shoulders OF the present generation.
And so by threatening and arguing,
they hope to gain the point. Where the
argument does not count, the threat
will do the trick, they hope. and vice
versa. fn0
To an impartial spectator both the
threat and the argument sounds as
! lines OF q very sad farce. 1t is a. sort
! OF Kidding while Rome is burning, to
hide the true origin of the flames II
is n confession OF past inefficloncy, or
worse. and at the same time an APP
peal for vote OF confidence as re-
watd for that inefficiency. or worse
The appeal IL a farce: the confession Is
tragedy
The present rulers OF the American"
party are evidently fooling the people
worse than even Hamlet led Polonius
BY the nose. They want first the au-
thorlty they ask for to issue bonds, and
when they have that. they want to in
struct their tools in the council to raise
the taxes. They will then argue that
unless they obtain more revenue. they
have nothing wherewith to pay the adj
ditional interest. They viii prove that
they need more revenue to wipe out the
existing deficit. and for current expens-
es, which we may assume to be heavy
tiis yerr on account OF the campaign.
They will sing their seductive songs
about improvements" again, and de-
mand more money to spend. So the
taxes viii be raised, as soon as the
citizens vote another bond issue.
According TO the horoscope as now set
by the financial astrologers of the par
ty the city needs this year to bor-
row half million dollars, or more
rather more--and provide revenue of
II 335, 1914 which, In round numbers.
means, million and q half since the
party manipulators never stay within
the estimated limits OF expenditure. In
other words, they propose to charge
about two million dollars for govern
ing the City this year. How thankful
the taxpayer with small means ought
to be for such government" Where
is the money to come from? why, sell
your home and give the government"
the money.
arise: What has become of the money
the party officials have had to disburse?
The law requires that the City auditor
prepare and publish before the first
Monday of February full report of re-
ceipts and expenditures for the pre-
vious year This report has not been
made this year Misleading reports
have been submitted but no true official
statement of the financial condition.
Why? Does not the auditor know that
1t liz not optional with him whether he
chooses TO furnish such n report. or not?
| II is his sworn duty to do so. Why has
he neglected to do his duty to the city?
Does he owe n higher allegiance to the
party bosses? Is II possible that the
deficit is so large that party eXpedien-
cy demands that the law be ignored In
this particular? Or was the deficit IL
legally created, by the issuance, for in
STANCE OF Illegal warrants? Or, is there
something else that the party manipu-
lators deem II eXpedient to hide from
the public? We understand that the
Mayor some time ago insisted upon a
true report, but that he was informed
that the speciaI auditor had "instruc-
tions" from somebody else. Who are the
Instructors 1t seems 10 us that be-
fore bond issue and before the rails
ing OF taxes is discussed any further.
the citizens ought to insist upon the re-
port the law provides for, and IL the
manipulstors still refuse 10 comply with
The law, why should not the matter be
taken into the courts FOR thorough
Investigation?
The City Is evidently facing a crisis.
The citizens who, for various reasons.
sustained at the polls. the party that
professealy came into existence for
no other purpose than revenge and the
capture OF Offices. are not without
blame. They We're forewarned. but
Needed not the warning. Those who
voted the american" ticket to spite
somebody, may now reflect on the folly
OF biting OF ones nose to spite the
face We are all anxious to see the
city grow and develop, but how can
that be expected with an admlnistra-
tlon that seems 10 have no ambition
beyond borrowing money aud raising
taxes" Can We tell home seekers:
Come along and pay our bonds? Come
along and we Will drag you into the
whirwlnd Of strife, that we are en-
joIng?
ls Is not time Tor loyal citizens of all
creeds and political colors TO go to-
scther on business basis aud rebuke
the storm-demons, IN order that peace
and good win may return. and the
damage done by strife-breeders may
Doe repaired? once before the City
passed through a similar experience as
it NOW has with extravaganza and
vice rampant bur It lasted only one
tolnL That was enough then. 1t ought
10 have boom enough now.
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NO CAsCS Bella.
The refusal " Emperor William TO re-
celVe our Ambassador ia no cas,is hell