Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-10-13
SUBSCRIPTION $500 PER YEA
WHAT UTAH FACES

Otan VOTERS must pass on three
amendments to the state constitu-
tions.
Amendment No. / would increse
the bonding limit of the state from
IA to 2 per cent. 1t is safe to say
that the minute the limit was raised
the state debt and future interest
bill would jump to the total 2 per
cent allowed and the increase would
be met by additional taxation.
Amendment No. empowers the
legislature to divide all property in
Guiding moneys and credit as we'll as
physical property into classes and to
determine what class or classes of
property shall be subject to taxation
and what property, if any, shall not
be subject to taxation. Instead of the
old theory of equal taxation which is
the foundation stone of our govern
ment this amendment simply provides
equal taxation upon all property in
the same class. Property could be
divided into as many classes as polit-
zeal expendiency seemd to dictate and
each class could then be taxed as
heavily or as lightly as the case
seemed to warrant.
The theory of equal taxation would
be swept overheard and property
rights would be subject to the chang
ing within Of political agitation, waves
of radical ideas that temporarily in
fest any state government or any
other experiment which some organ
ization in power might wish to try. In
other words, the balance wheel of a
sound state constitution on matters
relating to taxation would be done
away with in favor of "jazz system"
that would leave property rights in
Utah subject to legislative activity
every two years.
Incidentally amendment No. 2 is
the step preceding the introduction
Of state income tax on top of all
other taxes in Utah. The man who
has been frugal enough to accumu-
late an income in the majority of in
stances invests his money in real
lestate or productive undertakings
which employ labor and pays heavy
axes in the community in which he
Lives. A state income tax on top OF
all other taxes would be the surest
way to drive the prospective invest.
or and the man with money away
from or out of the state Of Utah.
The third amendment to double the
pay of the legislators is merely 8
tax-raising scheme. If a candidate
cannot be found who has enough in
terest in his state to go to the legis
lature and serve to the best of hi!
ability as a public duty, the mere in
ducement of an incresae in salar!
from 81 to So day will not secure ,
] better class of men, it will simpl!
make a scramble for political jol
paying SO day. The candidates 70,
office void be mediocre class VIII
l are looking for the $500 and who ar,
not considering the honor or the ser
vice which they could render to thei
m state.
:. The three amendments proposed II
Utah have not been demanded or ask
4 ed for by the people. They are tn,
hobbies, schemes or mechanicians o
political promoters who see an op
portunity to increase the field of Of
iicialism, create more jobs and dii
/ deeper into the taxpayers pocket TO
their own personal gain. 1t is a
certain as the sun rises tomorrow
i that if these measures are passed
taxes in Utah will be permanent
! increased.
If the people want reduced taxa
ton as appears to be the demand i
= every section of the state there j
N but one way to do-vote down mea
ma scrs5 that are sure taX-raisers. De
] egstng the powers of state const
8 tuition 70 legislative activity is ju:
3 bout as dangerous as turning
s. enid loose with a medicine ches
8 iuil Of poison. Results are sure t
e 30 9.3a tcous.