The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-25
EXTENDING THE THIEvERY.

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EXTENDING THE THIEVERY.
For several days past, The Herald
] Republican has directed attention TO
the manner and extent to which the
American party administration has
robbed the people of salt Lake of mill
lions Of dollars. without even an effort
at satisfactory explanation. To every
inquiry for an accounting, however
lame that accounting may be, the tax
payer is virtually told it is none Of his
business. and is treated 10 a shout Of
''hierarch" or some offense OF forty
years ago.
The business men and other think
| ing people, however, have not been
content with the response Of those now
managing city affairs, but are giving
! serious consideration to the situation
as exposed through the columns OF this
paper; they are hoping for such re-
dress as may be available. and which
can come only through the choice OF
voters at the ballot box.
Yet the abomination Of graft, dis
honesty and responsibility shown in
the city administration is not half
what Will be II the American party
managers get control in Salt Lake
county; and the extension OF that
party's power means that not only Will
the city property-owners and business
pressed, but that the farmers and
/ other property-owners in the county
outside Of salt Lake City will be
among the victims.
Heretofore. the American party
managers could fleece the city people
only in a limited degree. Those man
! ayers did not have the power OF fixing
the assessed value Of property in either
city or county This important work
had been kept out Of their hands But
II they get the county officers they will
have the assessing power. and assess
ment values in the city will go up with
bound.
That part of the county outside Of
/ Salt Lake. however, will suffer the
| greater increase. with an assessment
OF value doubled or trebled. and the
rate OF tax levy will run up as we'll
The farmer who now pays tax on his
farm, valued by the assessor at 500
an acre. will find a jump to $500 or
5000 per acre as the basis Of assess
ment, and with increased levies will
have to pay FIVE TO ten times the
amount OF taxes now required and get
no better service.
Do the property-owners in the coun-
/ ty want their taxes increased from
/ fifty TO one thousand per cent higher
than now? VIII the American party
dare TO increase the burden of taxa
/ ton? That il has done so in Salt Lake
is sufficient reply. There is no limit to
the courage" of the managers OF that
party when it comes 10 getting the
cash from the property-owner by ex-
cessive taxes, or from the business
man by excessive license fees.
What they want is the money, and
they will get the money all right from
property-owners and business men if
the American party gets control in
salt LANE CuultE. Anu WiliS lAc dS-
sessment burdens may go down on
few Of their favorites, up and up and
up they will go on the bulk Of the peO-
pie, city and county; and up and up
and Up win go the county's indebted
ness at the same time.
Mr.. Business Man and Property
owner, you are the one 20 get it ''in
the neck II the American party wins.
You can prevent that winning if you
will. The way to do that is very clear.
clearer even than two years ago. 1t is
TO vote the Republican party ticket.
A vote for any other party ticket is
merely an aid TO the American party
ticket. Robbery by taxation is one OF
the present methods OF bleeding the
public" in Salt Lake, where the Amer
lean party managers are in control;
1t will be the method in Salt Lake
county if those magnates win in the
coming election. No one should be
deceived by any other cry or issue
/ The voter who wants To extend this
4 robbery by taxation TO Salt Lake coun-
~ will not vote the Republican ticket,
but can swallow with safety any other