The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24


~ in its platform of two years ago,
bitterly condemned the Republican
party for the high taxation in the
coutny. and solemnly pledged the par
ty to reduce the taxes; the said party
also pledged itself to reduce the sal
aries Of county officers.
Has it kept It pledges? Let the re-
cords made by It speak.
In 1912 under a Republican admin
lstratlon, the levcy for county pur-
poses WAS l-2 mills. In 1913 under
the Democratic administration the
levy for county purposes was mills
The valuation placed upon the county
by the Republicans in 1912 was
Sl5,25S.9O0, bringing u total tax Of
$50. 1896. The valuation placed up
on the county by the Democratic adj
mlnistration In 1913 was $15,SS7, 19l
bringing total tax Of $92,32314
making an excess tax collected
by the Democratic administration
over the amount collected by the Re
publican administration of $12,54919
When the Democratic party went In
to power on January LIST, 1913, more
than $4,000 was turned over to II
by the Republican administration, and
the report OF the financial condition
OF the county under Democratic rule
shows that the county was carrying
an overdraft at the bank on October
list, 1914, of $22.7200O.
You will note that the valuation of
property In Utah County had increas-
ed In 1913 over the valuation In 1872
In the sum of s62S,29l. and yet the
following striking deductions In the
valuation on prominent Democrats
property is shown by the assessment
rolls
Valuation 1912, Republican
Knight Wooden Mills. improvements
value $4,000.
Valuation 1913, Democratic
knight Wooden Mills, Improvements
$4,000.
In addition to the above on the
knight Wooden Mills the assessed val
uation on personal property was
$4,000 less In 1913 than It was in 1912
making a total saving to the millst'p
valuation OF sl3,5O0.
Republican
Farmers and Merchants Bank, I'm
provements, $500.
Taylor Bros Furniture Co., I'm
provoments. 10000
Democratic
Farmers and Merchants Bank. Inn
provements. $4,000
Taylor Bros Furniture Co. Inn
provements. $500
Have the Democrats treated all the
taxpayers as well? II so. where does
the increased valuation come from ?
Salaries
The Democrats reduced the salar-
les OF county officers only per cent.
making total reduction of the sum
OF $4,000 annually. all told II the
salaries fixed by the Republican
county commissioners were too high
to such an extent as to cause such
furore by the Democrats. were they
ONLY FIVE PER CENT too high
Taking the figues above given we find
the Democrats have reduced the sal
aries $4,000 and to Offset this they
have collected from the people by
taxation during the year 1913 the
sum of sl2,549.l9 more than the Re-
pu6licans collected during the year
1912, so we take Il they could well
AFFORD to knock of the sum OF $3.50 90
IN consideration OF receiving the sum
OF sl2,549.19 in return.
Frank Roper, the probation officer
or titan county, who has approximate
~ $4,000 children under his mrIsdic-
,on' was paid by the Republican
county commissioners the sum ~
5000 per month as a deputy sheriff
ana furnished a motorcycle. but tho
Democratic county commissioners emf
on his salary entirely. and took his
motorcycle away from him and gave
II To Commissioner Christensen. and
IN the place of Mr. Roper. who by
the way is a Republican" the Demo
Gratis have added TO the ShcriT's og-
nee and pay roll the name of ia
Jones' who drives the sherin's auto
at salary of $500 per month and
instead of charging his salary nm 70 tho
salary account It is charged TO tho
account OF livery bin" this is pro-
snmably done In order To make if an
pear that the salaries Of tho shorin,s
once nave not been increased.
The Democrats claim that Mai,
FORM pledges are made to be kor,
ana not molasscs to catch flies How
many flies did they catch at tho I,st
election? How we'll have they Non,
their platform pledges in regard ~
reduction OF the taxes