The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25
THE PEOPLE SHOULD OBJECT


THE PEOPLE SHOULD OBJECT
IF the County Commissioners of Colorado and the
state highway board have their the people of this
state will face exceedingly heavy taxes
direct and indirect for road during the
1925.
The Sentinel sincerely believes that these big pro-
grams calling for several million dollars
revenue that must be put by the people of Colorado
should be turned down and the Legislature which
soon be prevented from restoring the highway
fund levy on all property and likewise be
making an increase from to cents per gallon
state tax gasoline These and any other recon-
mendations made whether by the State Association
County Commissioners the state highway board which
ca for additional increases in the taxes should be
vetoed by the people and the legislature given under
stand that these axncreasng are going
be accepted.
The State Association of County Commissioners in
session during the week for their annual Joint CON
ference and festival went record
in favor of all these taxncreasing propositions How
it is the County Commissioners that have TO
bear the burdens.
Under existing conditions tie County Commissioners
of Colorado the highway board any other organ
zaton has any right whatever urge the imposition of
additional taxes upon the property holders this state
So far as The Sentinel is concerned. strongly
and vigorously opposed to road program
means increased taxation either by direct or indirect
methods.
feature of the state government should share in the
movement to prevent taxes growing any heavier
Rather than to taxes increased the next wear
or two, we would much prefer a curtaiment in the
highway building program and believe that the great
majority of the people of Colorado the same way
about it,-Grand Junction Sentinel.
QUITE independent of what the newspapers think
about it, tie postage newspapers going
be raised to make the postal deficit and provide
additional for the employees. The just and decent
way to provide for large part of the deficit be
to double the circular ADVERTISING The limiting
Of the amount of stuff franked from practically
department of would also greatly reduce the
deficit complained of and leave something for postal
employees to do that paid for Personally would
be willing to the rst-class apply to
the tons of stuff sent publishers by those who desire
to contract for editing papers for This would
nave quite hole in the deficit There half hun
dred ways in which the deficit in the postal operations
can be overcome without any way reducing the real
efficiency of the service The mails, simply loaded
with free stuff not oneent of which is appreciated
the recipients We personally receive fifty or sixty
pounds of congressional speeches annually which
goes into the waste basket unopened are sent
under congressional frank The newspapers of the
try donate to the every week space which if
charged for would enable them pay double the
en rata of postage. and while raise in rates will not
materially injure legitimate paper they have right
TO object to being made the for governmental ex
travagance
EVENTS of recent months make me keeny
that the time is not far distant when lay
my trust for others carry When one comes
to close grips with the eternal things there
tense of relative values and the less worthy things
significance Men and women of the American labor
movement do not reject the cornerstone which
ors structure has been builded but base all
voluntary principles and ilumine your every problem
consecrated devotion that highest of all purposes
man well-being in the fullest widest deepest
we upward to higher levels, vision of
vice and responsibility will unfold itself LET US KEEP
THE FAITH There is other way.'-Extract from
Gompers' last speech.
DENNEHS long drawn out is tn he
taken to the United States Supreme Court Likely the
litigation should be carried final finish However
Denver has remedy discussed in the way it should
be Our state constitution prohibits an
exclusive franchise Neither the municipality in anv
event prohibited from engaging in competitive industry
n SO far as public utility is concerned The city may
install line of motor buses and put the whole tramway
Gang on the hog train in sixty days 1t will take more
than crooked attorneys ard seve enslave Den