The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-21
THE aRAFTERs AFTER COIN,

of this State that the Fedora bunct
is seeking through constitutions
amendments at the coming election tc
indefinitely increase the states Dor
rowing capacity for their benefit. and
To retain the eight mill tax levy above
the $200,000,O00 valuation limit now
fixed in the constitution.
Under the constitution us it is, the
State is not allowed 10 borrow in OK
cess Of 100000 above the Tcrritoria!
indebtedness assumed by the State
! The Federal bunch now wishes to put
the indebtedness on percentage basis,
and TO enormously initiate the assessed
valuation OF the State. so AS to in
crease the borrowing capacity That
valuation is now kept down, and prop
crly kept down. under the constltu-
tional provision that when it reaches
$500, 100000 tho state tax shall be re.
duced from eight mills 10 Ave mills.
With this limitation removed. there
would be no limit 10 the imitation of
values, and consequently TO tho Dor
might exercise in the name OF The State,
The other robbing proposition to
amend the constitution. submitted by
the Federal bunch, is to keep on the
tion of S4o0, 100000. double the present
limit. As tho constitu-
ton now is the tax rate must fall to
five mills when the valuation of $780,
900, ZOO is reached. and there must be
a further decrease 10 rate of four
mills when the State valuation reaches
$500, 100000; but under the amendment
as proposed by the Federal bunch, the
eight mill fax levy is kept on to the
extreme limit Of S4oo ,o00,0 900 valuation.
This would allow of double the tax
now possible under that valuation.
IT is easy TO see what graft and plum
Ter there would be for tho Federal
ounch if the taxpayers of this State
consented 10 this amendment to the
Rich fields and pastures
!reen would be open 10 the frisky goats
# the Federal bunch if they could have
.hese amendments adopted. They would
It once move for an enormous imitation
# the State s assessed values, and |
would apply the borrowing power TO
hose at once, and also continue the |
light mill tax to values where II is
low forbidden by the constitution.
At valuation of $500. 900 900, which
t would be easy for the Federal bunch
o increase the assessed valuati to,
hrough their scrvitors who are mem
ers OF the State Board of Equalization
nd through the assessors OF the vari.
us counties which the church political
lachine controls, the borrowing capac-
~ of the State would be padded up to
he creation of debt of S4.500,0 900.
r, say. double the present constitu
ional limit. 1t would allow of the
IVY Of State tax of S2,400.000 or
lore, as the valuation might be in
reased above $500, 600, 900, for the Fed
raj bunch to get its hands upon, and
tate
These two propositions are of the
lost extraordinary and reprehensible
1rt. They mean graft and pillage;
othing else IT is hardly conceivable
rat the people of this State would vote
, oppress themselves in taxation and
,terest on borrowed money to the ex-
mt which the Federal bunch proposes
these constitutional amendments, in
time of profound peace, when econ
n,y ought to be the rule and when no ,
Extraordinary benefits are proposed for ,
lie State. ,
Vote down these vicious amendments, I
nd thereby save your money and
,wart the evil designs of the Federal ,
unchl q