Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-15
SMASHING THB Liberal,
PLATFORM.


Liberal" platform issued before tn
February municipal election Wa
that contracts FOR public worl
should be let TO the loves
responsible bidder. II there 1
one promise that has been mad,
BY the party that has not bee,
broken, We fail TO recall it. 1t wa
insisted by their organ and cam
paign speakers that where publ,
work was not conducted upon tn,
basis OF advertising for bids ant
letting the contracts to the response
bic persons who made the loves
offers, there was n "nigger in the
fence" in the shape Of n job.
In view Of the platform promise
referred to and the 'Liberal, logic
which fcsmel the basis Of It's inser.
ton in the code which was to gov
EN- the party, it may be interesting
to place them in iuxta-position with
a Proceeding in the Council meet
ing Of lasteveainy. The "Liberal''
officers have failed completely to live
up to the particular plank an relation
to contracts for public work. Last
evening an attempt was made 10
pass an ordinance in conformity
whit The proposed act provided
tina. such work as the laying Of
sewer and water pipes, grazing Of
streets, etc, should be done by
contmcts TO be awarded to the
lowest bidder. The ordiDsy IT.
pairing OF streets was very properly
excepted, in the proposed ordinance,
from this rule, considerable Of that
labor being done by prisoners Of the
city.
II the officials in power We're
honestly seeking to carry out the
professions OF the party which elect
ell them by "tricks that are dark,
keeping in mind that six
were never elected al all
they would reality have supported
the ordnance in line with the
HLiberal'' platform. Not 50, how.
ever. 1t vas killed by tie vote.
There were ten cOuncilmen pres
ent, the votes being equally d.
vided. "ScotL Scott George NJ.
Scott'' held the deciding vote.
which he declined to use. He sat
serenely astraidle the fence, know
ing full well that the ordinance
was alreaiy assassinatei without
his aid, ia public capacity at least.
He could not, perhaps, have saved
Is life by voting, Is il requires the
Of a minority Of the
Council to secure the final passage
Il an ordinance, but he had an op-
'ortunity TO place himself on record,
nd failed to do il The reason
or only two-thirds OF the members
'eing present when the measure
vas considered, may be conJectured.
The whole aspect Of the transaction
Ias the appearance Of a piece Of /
rickery. II the absentees or any |
{ them favored the breaking Of the |
Liberal" plank regarding public |
FORK, they should have AT least the
Ourage to make the fact known by |
cling at their post Of public duty.
Now 1t is plain that public work is
OF TO be done on the plan Of the
Liberal' platform, which is con-
ructed Of rotten stuff throughout.
.ccording to the former logic Of the
organ" and of the Wild
'ed party eampsigners, this means
eruption and jOb5eEy. 1t Is not
ng since that the morning anti
Mormon" organ announced the
lrtling fact that there were at least
our bad men in the Council.- It
III soon be in order for that
per TO increase the number.
Unparalleled burdens have been
t upon the people, in order to
ace an enormous amount Of money
the hands Of the present officials
the city, and il the statements
! logic Of the chief "Liberal''
gan be taken as a basis, this is
ne that they might reap a pie
Dric financial harvest. That is
ting 1t mildly. Immense
ms Of money are appropriated for I
Get and other purposes How :
is expended Is a mysterious !
liter. the public not being in I
med as they were under the rule Z
the People. The mystery is {
,pened when We consider such L
temsnts as the following, clipped b
N the Salt Lake Tribune OF this Il
rning: n
A prominent city Official Is disgust. p
with the way the stree: department, 4
been conducted. As far As he can II
the continual hauling OF dirt on y
streets the past season has made :,
N even more OF 4 quagmire than "
re. The mud is as deep as il was Re
winter when the Saints had con- th