Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-03
WHO ARE THE CORRUPT ONES?
The Ne,cs of Saturday night contained

The NecS of Saturday night contained
this:
''The belief that there will be no opposl-
ton will not justify any man or woman Mno s,I;O
is entitled to vote in failing to perform Vn5s |
plain duty. Our liberties are Jeoparoizeu
A horde of corrupt carpet-baggers ana nun
Orv ofnce-seekers are trying to Dnno tne
ewes of the people to their true lnVerest anu anu
secure to themselves the holding OF tne
purse-strings and the manlpulatlon oL 'Ie nc
public funds. The Peoples party ought TO
show all of this class, by the promptness
and unanimity with which they vote fol |
their true friends on Monday, how small
their chance is for future success.
The above may be answered and char
acterized as a falsehood. There is but
one ticket in the field in opposition to the
People's party and that is the Demo
cratic ticket. Upon that ticket are the
names of two gentlemen who were not
only born in Utah but are the sons OF
Mormon bishops. We will specify them.
First is that of Mr.. Joseph L. Rawllns.
Is he carpet-bagger and hungry office
seeker? He was born at Cottonwood In
this county, and has ever resided WITH
in the county, save when away at college
in the East. His father has been for
many wears bishop in the Mormon
church, and there is no charge In the
world that can be brought against HIM.
Mr.. Rawlins is leading member
OF the bar and a man OF prop
ertv. Had Mr. Rawlins chosen 10
cast his lot with the Peoples party,
it is safe to say that he could have had
any Office within the gift of that party.
At present, he is the Professor of Law IN
the Deseret University. Such being Mr..
Rawlins' history, does it look as though
he were a carpet-bagger? Who is Will
liam G. Sharp, nominated by the Demo
cratic party for Representative to the
Legislative Assembly? Is he carpet
bagger? Let us see. He is son OF
Bishop John Sharp, and was born IN
Salt Lake City. Now, who Is Bishop
John Sharp? He is a bishop in the Nor
mon church, Superintendent and Vice
President of the Utah Central Railway,
a director in the Union Pacific Railway,
and Chairman OF the Central Committee
of the Peoples party of Utah Territory.
Mr.. Sharp has always been resident OF
this city except when away at the Van
Rensselaer, Institute and at Columbia
College. Mr. Sharp was born in Utah
and in Utah are all his interests, whether
spiritual or material. But still the AerS
calls him a carpet-bagger. Mr.. A. l..
Williams, while not born in Utah, has no
interests outside of this Territory. Here
are his home, his parents and his vile
and children. His father also is bishop
in the Mormon church, and presides
in Pleasant Valley Who is Mr.. Joseph
T. Kingsbury, the Democratic candidate
for County Superintendent of Schools a?
Is he also carpet-bagger, a man with
out place or respect? Let us see. MIR.
Kingsbury was born in Salt Lake City,
and is a son of Mr.. Joseph c. Kingsbury,
Chief Clerk of the General Tithing Office,
Salt Lake City. Perhaps the Nea0s never
heard of such an Office. But Mr.. Kings
bury is not entirely unknown in the com
munitv nor absolutely unfit for the
position to which he is nominated.
Mr.. Kingsburyi is Professor OF Chemistry
in the Deseret University. Mr.. Kings
bury has ever resided in Utah except the
time he spent at Cornell University. But
still the NeUs calls such as he carpet
baggers. Mr. Bolivar Roberts, the can
didate for Selectman, has been in Utah
since 1850, and probably would have been
born here, his parents being old time
Mormons before Utah was known, but
that Utah was Mexican territory at the
time of his birth, and the Mormons were
still in Ohio at that time. Mr.. Roberts
residence here antedates that of the ed
itor of the NeWs half a score of years or
more. And still the Ne1oS calls him
a carpet-bagger. And 80 it is with
all the Democratic candidates, there not
being one upon the ticket who is not
thoroughly identified with Utah's best in
terest, and not one who has not been in
Utah for ten or more years, while some
of them came here when mere children
These facts answer the charge of their
being corrupt carpet-baggers. Can the
NeaeS dwell with satisfaction upon the
record of the Peoples party in the
matter of taxes and finances q? IT
was necessary for the Territory to
sue the ex-Collector OF county taxes
for over seuenty.fce thousand dol
lars. His predecessor was in default
eleUen thousand dollars, and the county
never received one cent from him or his
bondsmen. The ex-County Clerk is an
embezzler to large amount, and he is
under Indictment. All these officials were
put in place by the Peoples party, and
their competency and honesty in holding
the public purse strings and the public
funds are we'll shown by these facts. But
it is needless to cite the numerous cases
of corruption in this county by public
officials, officials elected by the Peoples
party, too. Our city government has
been no better than the county govern
ment, and their whole history may be
summed up by saying that it has been
the history OF corruption and stealing
and the records bear out the assertion.
The Ne,cs is very fond of charging men
who do not agree with it in politics and
religion, men who were born in Utah,
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