The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-27
WHICH THE PARTY OF PRoGREssf

prise, have not developed the resources OF
this rich country, have shamefully neglec-
ted the streets of the city, have not pro
cured water for its inhabitants in short.
like RIP VAN WINKLE in the Catskills, have
soundly slept for decades in one of the fair
est spots of all Gods fair territory.
Now, give US Liberals chance; we are
progressive; we represent American enter
prise; we will pave the streets Of Zion and
your thirsty bitches will become babbling
brooks; give US a show at the offices and
we will make up our minds to stay, will
throw away our carpet bags, move out Of
the boarding. houses and rent some Of your
vacant roomf. Allay your groundless fears !;
we do not come as religious crusaders de-
manding your disfranchisement lat least,
we deem it unwise to say so until we in
duce you to vote US I'M. We want you to
understand, first and last, now and always,
that this is campaign of progress against
the other thing.
It will be instructive to inquire into the
validity of the claim Of the Liberal party,
that it is distinctively the party of pro
gress. II it be such, evidences will be
found on every hand. Let US examine the
city, its buildings and various enterprises
to ascertain whether its claims are honest
or the impudent assertions Of the migratory
carpet-bagger, without local habitation
or q name. ..-
Did not members Of the Peoples party
build the temple, the tabernacle and the
Assembly hal, and are they not the largest
three church edifices in town?
Did not the Peoples party vote a ten-acre
block to the university, and when a Liberal
governor (MURRAY) refused to sign Peo-
PIES party appropriation to erect the
handsome structure now BOLT, did not Peo-
pies party men advance the means to do it?
Was not every district schoolhouse in this
city, with possibly one or two exceptions,
built by the Peoples party! Is there
a UNCONVENTIONAL schoolhOuse in this city
built by local Liberal funds Were not
the funds raised elsewhere
Is not the Salt Lake theatre the largest
theatre in town, and was it not built and is
it not owned by the Peoplel
Are not the 2. C. NJ. L, the HOOPER and
ELpREDGE, the ELDREpGE, the Deseret
bank, the Utah Stove and Hardware, the
Commercial bank, the Wasatch, the lions
Savings bank, the JENNINGS, the GRANT
Brothers stable, and numerous other PEG
ple's party buildings among the very finest
in town. And, by the way, is it the car
pet-bagger who is building Salt Lake up?
Not much. Point out the building being
put up, or the enterprise being conducted,
by the carpet Dagger. There is another
element of the Liberal party, one that we
are sure must feel asha med to decorate
itself with a carpet-bag, who are among the
older residents of the city, the AUERBACHs,
the WALKERS, MATT CULLEN, MCCORMICK
and a few others who are making all Of
the improvements among the Liberals
Is it not fact that while THE HERALD,
the Ne,cs, the Juvenile Instructor, and other
People and Mormon publications occupy
their own buildings, the Tribune and Times
are in rented rooms, while the former
paper, if we accept its own statements, has
made money enough to beautify some build
ing spot dozen times over2 And, by the
way, do not many of these American gen.
tlemen'' live in rented houses though in
receipt of muniicent incomes? We do not
mention this in criticism of their poverty,
for they are not poor, but simply to show
their carpet Dag instincts. A carpet-bagi
and a rented House show how little per
manent interest they have in this country.
Did not the Peoples party build the Utah
Central, the Utah & Northern, the Utah
& Nevada, the Utah Southern, the Fort
Douglas, the Salt Lake & Eastern and the
Salt Lake city street railways! in fact,
every railroad that touches this city except
the Denver & Rio Grande, which was
built by Denver parties?
Are not the Coop shoe factory, the
Coop overall factory, the glass works, the
paper mill, the. Deseret wooden mills, the
soap factory, nearly all of the iron works,
the Woodworking mills and other manu-
factories in the city, owned by the Peoplei
Have not the People their share of fine
resid ences in the Gardo, LITTLE, SHARP,
JENNINGS, and other homes? " ...
Are not z. C.M., l., CLARK, ELDREDGE &
Co., TEAsDEL, SPENCER CLAwsoS, DIN
wooDEY, MADsEN and so on doing a respect
able part of the tradel
Has not the Peoples party taken fair
care of the streets, considering the size,
and population of the cityl Has it not af-
forded sufficient protection from transient
carpet-baggers! Has it not dug canals and
bitches, put in water works and sewerage,
and all with economy and honestly
In short, the Peoples party, the chief
manufacturers and merchants, the farmers
and the bone and sinew of all industry,
have the finest buildings, the largest organ;
they built the railroads, made mining pos
sible and lucrative; they own the houses
and rent them to carpet-baggers. Musically,
dram atically, socially and in every way,
except in saloons and gambling halls, they
either lead, or are well abreast Of their
Liberal neighbors.
With such things staring us in the face
daily, challenging our attention at every
turn, shall we believe the moonshine of the
Liberal party? There must be revolution
in local matters before Mr.. Chief Carpet
bagger POWERS, here to-day and there to-
morrow. can convince reasoning men that
his party is the party of progress. His
logic is about this: The Peoples party has
shown most of the enterprise in the past,
therefore it will do nothing in the future;
we have done comparatively little in the
mast. therefore we will do much in the
future, so give US your votes. The People
viii do well to examine the claims Of these
itinerant carpet-baggers.
TIE OPINION is expressed that United
States Senator MANDERsoN will propose in
the next Congress the appointment OF a