The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-29
ATTEND THE PRIMARIES.
THE HERALD.
Salt Lake City. Utah.

ATTEND HI Il HhIm A II 1Esc'
The Peoples party convention TO
nominate candidates to be voted for at
the coming municipal election, will be
held at the City Hall on February 4th,
but the primaries for the election of
Delegates to the convention are called
for to morrow evening. These pri-
maIies are really of greater Importance
to the people than the convention, Tor
in the former the men who are to make
up toe municipsl ticket will be selected.
The voters CA be heard in the coDven-
ton only through their delegates, and
it therefore stands them in hand to
choose such delegates as will speak for
the majority in the respective wards.
The City Council which will be chosen
in February should be able and pro-
gressiva. The city is about to enter
upon boom" period. Every indica-
ton is in the direction of the coming
two years being the most progressive
in the history of the municipality. 1t
is almost certain that the influx of
strangers will be steady and great,
the rush surpassilg everything else in
- that respect ever before Witnessed. A
good many intelligent observers OF the
signs OF tie times will be disappointed
if the permanent population of Salt
Lake snail not DE doubled before the
expiration of the terms of oficerof the
gentlemen TO be chosen next month.
The city has passed its village condition
and entered upon a more advanced
career, which means much to the clti-
Gems, both those now here and those
who are coming. There must be i'm
provement and progress; an expend-
iture Of much money, and careful
waichiulneSs OF affairs 10 avoid nj =
takes. A booming town is an Ugly
thing 10 manage, if ne would avoid
disasters. The tendency is to reckless
ness on the part of officials as we'll as
of individuals. Ext aVagaut ideas are
very apt TO take hold of and control the
action, Of men in sympathy with the
excitem ent o. the time. 1t is because
OF this tendency that bOoms 90
often leave cities in a deplorRhie
condition. Whatever advance We make
let it be retained. In other words, let
us not be carried away with the excite
ment In the city government, however
reckless ard Wild men may become.
When the boom has ceased a few years
hence, and an adjustment shall be
called for as it always is, let us know
that We are able to make a Satisfactory
reckoning. We can do this, if We are
careful now. We do not mean by this,
that the municipal government should
hold back, and refuse to keep up with
the procession. On the contrary the
municipality should take the lead, en-
couraging others to follow but it ought
not to be reckless in that lead. The
improvements undertaken should be
those that tie community demands,
not such as the public in Its thoughtless
enthusiasm may imagine it requires.
The money expended should be as
cautiously spent as if we were invest
ing hundreds instead of thousands.
The way tG be safe is
to place brains and ability,
honesty and integrity, in control OF the
corporation. We want progressive men
who are capable of grasping the situa-
ton, and are equal to the task of guild
ing ssffairs safely during this most i'm
portsut period Of the city's history.
Practically the city government
should be chosen tomorrow night,
and viii be if the citizens will go to the
primaries and select delegates who will
ebey their Instructions as to nomina-
tons on the 4th proximo. We hope
the people will turn out and make
themselves heard. and nominating and
eIeCt;ng the men in whose hands they
want 10 place the important trust, will
thereafter have no cause to complain.
Let us have an able and Influential gov
eminent, one equal to the requirements,
ard OF which all Will be proud.