The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-10-02
AN OPEN LETTER TO
UTAH VOTERS
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ment In actual use. fF 4r.t
There are many other items Of
Wholesale wastage which the people
who furnished the money in millions
would like to know about. Shoes
Al, 900. 900 pairs OF them for 4,b14.-
S37 men; 900 of them
for exactly s6,14S cavalry horses;
harness-500,426 acts OF double and
110,s2s sets Of single harness with
only 67.49S horses overseas; halters
-2,s50,6S3 of them or more than
five for each horse purchased nose
bags--2,033.204 Of them or four for
each horse purchased; branding ir-
ons--195,000 Of them--more than
enough to brand all the horses on
earth in a planetary roundup.
It is not suflcient to say these
things were done In haste. They were
also done in waste--the most profit
gate combination Of wastage. graft
and lootage which ever pillaged
patient people. M
These are some OF the things the
electorate would like to hear about
from Mr.. Cox who has accepted the
responsibility of the Wilson regime
who h supposed to be Ito Spokesman
and chief defender. yet who goes
about the sountry throwing out o
smoke screen Of hypssritieal cent.
Cant b the word. :
Moreover sonssrndaS the affairs of
eur ovs state, ths people Of Utah
wsSid like 10 finA ct from sons sf'
the Democratic spehssasa why they
are called uDon to ~ The salaries
Of les additional STATE employees sv-
|R the number dssaeA Necessary
whom tAs Republican state adninis-
tratisl abdicAtsd.
Can the Honorable IT. N, T." Tay-
lor inform us why there 10 an in
crease of expenditure for the main
tensnes Of the state government for
the year: 1919 and 1920 Of s1.4so.-
so7 over the years 1915 and 1872
Why has the bonded debt Of the
state increased from s2,sso,O0o to
ss.41o, 900 and the floating debt
from four hundred thousand dollars
to one million dollars
Why is there a deficit OF $780,
900 from the cash on hand and ss-
timated revenues to maintain the
state until a Republican administra-
ton may again take hold OF the reins
OF state government?
These are some of the questions
which the taxpayers would like TO
have answered and II the Democratic
nominee for governor cannot answer
them let him refer them to Mr.. Dan
Tel o. Larsen. candidate for state
auditor. who 10 the only ofacial of
the outgoing administration which
the Democratic state convention
deemed worthy OF denomination to
any once. 30 49,
And for he general information a
,confiding public would be grateful TO
ascertain why the state land board
has departed from the approved rule
Of making loans to small farmers
and loaned more than $1,1o0,000 in
amounts in excess OF 10000; why
II loaned $4,000 to the town OF
Orem against the protest OF the state
auditor who complained that the Sc
curity was inadequate; and why the
state road commission entered into
n contract to finance the construc-
ton OF power line for private
company down in Utah's Dixie In vi
olation OF the constitution OF the
state providing that the state shall
never lend its credit or subscribe 10
stock or bonds OF any individual or
OF any corporate enterprise or un-
dertabing.
And last but not least an expectant
public wonders when Governor BAN
erger intends to pay over that
$2,500,000 in return for the SIS, 900