The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-02
"THE Liberal VICTORY"

"TaE LIBERAL VICTORY"
Mr.. GEORGE WALLACE, of Salt Lake city, is
inOmaha, visiting his brother, WILLIAM WAL
LACE, cashier OF the Omaha National bank, and |
u more thoroughly pleased man could not be
found than he over the result OF last Mondays |
election.
lie left home Immediately after voting early ]
Monday morning, consequently got no details as
to how matters came out until he reached this |
city. Speaking OF this matter he said;
''Omaha people think they know what red
hot political campaign is, but lean tell them
they have a very poor conception OF such
things.
1.-The defeat Of Mormon rule in Salt Lake city
is the grandest victory ever achieved. What
does it mean: Why, it means that we viii force
them 10 sell their property; it means extensive
public improvements and the rapid building up
OF q large commercial center.
ct also means an increase in valuations, an
enlargement OF taxes and the accumulation OF
a fund sufficient TO do something with. Our
taxes now amount to oEe-half of per cent. on
a quarter valuation. Think OF running city
with such an income as that.
"The new administration viii at once adopt a
broad liberal policy inaugurate an extensive
syst EN- of public Improvements, offer good IL
ducemcnts Tor the investment OF foreign capital,
in short give us such boom as we have long
been dreaming Of
The above IS from one Of the Omaha
papers. It is Unnecessary Tor US TO say
that il is not the kind OF talk that those
who know Mr.. GEORGE Y. WALLACE would
expect from that gentlemen. Mr.. WALLACE
is wen posted on the status of affairs in
Salt Lake, and this is The reason why The
HERALD hardly looked for him TO make use
of such a statement as the Omaha paper
has credited him with. MIR. WALLACE is
one Of those men who have made the pro
fession that they had no sympathy with
the "rule or ruinn crowd IN this city, and
that they desired one and ali to have their
rights, no matter what were their opinions,
and for these reasons we are the least little
bit surprised that the gentleman should
make use Of the following language: 1.-The
defeat OF Mormon rule in Salt Lake city is
the grandest victory ever achieved.
What does it mean2 Why, it means
that we viii force them to sell
their property; it means extensive
public Improvements and the rapid
building up Of large commercial centre"
We are under the impression that MIR.
GEORGE Y. ~ ALLACE is a high church mem
Der Ia the Episcopal church Of this city,
ana we would like the gentleman TO ex-
plain on what Christian rule he is going to
justify himself and his party in the ''force''
business. Force is not the kind Of
weapon one expects TO see used by those
protesting superior virtues. Weare Of the
opinion that the more Mr.. WALLACE reads
the words which are attributed to him in
r
them, and The HERALD is not going to
think that he was guilty Of the expressions
quoted. There has never been day when
The HERALD was lot on hand to give words
of praise TO each and every man in this city
who was willing to do anything for its
material advancement. We have had as our
watch words, Salt Lake and its success and
prosperity. We have been for Salt Lake
and It's advancement first, last and always
We have said nothing in praise Of that class
of persons Who are mere for the sole and
only purpose Of booming real estate to
realize and then seek for other pastures
green. On the other hand, there has never
been a person VINO has shown his faith in
our city and who has been on hand to pile
the bricks one on top OF the other that we
have not praised his efforts. We want the
boom which comes from the building OF
manufacturing institutions and the cree
ton Of dwellings and stores, but we have
ne desire for the advance which comes
from the sale Of . piece Of real estate to-
day FOR $4,000 and for double that sum to
morrow.
GEORGE NJ. ScoTT, the AUERBAcHs, W.
S. NICCoENIcK and others Of this class
too numerous TO mention have ut all
times received their full need of
praise from US for the good work
they have done IN advancing the ma
teral interests Of this city by the substan-
tial improvements they have made. II was
because we wished a good government in
this city that we desired to see such men
as MCCoRNICR, DooLY, RoBERTs, Sow. Es
and others OF that class IN the city council
Mr.. WALLACE was counted as one of the
broad minded gentlemen in the ranks OF
the Liberal party, VINO We're willing TO sec
all have their rights and while they diff
fered from the majority of the citizens,
their difference was an honest one, and just
such as we must of necessity look for We
trust that we have not been il error in our
estimate of Mir. WALLACE, and that he is
really not one oil those VINO are on hand To
''force' people to sell their property
whether they wish 20 or not. II Mr.. WAL
LACE is correctly reported in the Omaha
paper TEE HERALD would like the gentle
man to rise and explain how he would en-
oysome one forcing him to sell his stock
in the telephone company. We have NJ
great doubt that he viii not sell that stock
unless he is forced to do so, and there is nc
more reason why he should not be forced
than there is why those who have property
should not be forced to sell it unless they
90 desire.
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WE WONDER what those editors who pro
tested so stoutly against the "too l5eral'i
terms which the Senate committee pro-
,nnsed for the settlement of the O., -