Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-26
STATEMENTS By POWERS.

reward paid for the delivery Of tn
government q this city into tn
hands Of clique who, for certain
reasons, were willing to pay tina
sum for the services rendered by /:
single man in aid Of that project. II
an interview with him, which ap
pears in the San Francisco Chronicle
the $4,000 is referred to as ''pres-
: ent.D The SIS which medical stu,
dents gay a s'body snatcher" for q
"subject'' TO be dissected is q
'.present" Of a similar sort. More
than one analogy might be drawn
between these two "presenis, Z" OF
rather the transactions they repre-
sent.
Powers describes the Hiodus ope-
rand by which, as he alleges, the
"Liberals'' won the city election
here. In so doing he says:
"Aud right here / desire to correct
an impression that has gone abroad,
that we were successful because Of the
4 fact that many MormOns were disfran-
chised by the Edmunds law. We
won because we had the most people
on our side. / have At hand a card
giving the figures Of our canvass as it
stood on December II, 1889. The total
number Of names then reported was
96is. Straight Gentle, 1877. Straight
Mormon. 1872; doubtful, si9. This
includes every man then reported a.
above q years OF age. 1t includes the
disfranchised polygamists, and il
shows that, giving them the 40 doubt
ful votes. there is a Gentle majority
over all. salt Lake City is no longer
Mormon II is an American city.
The Gentiles own more than one-half
the real estate in value; fGlly-one half
the houses; do more than one half the
business; pay more than one-half the
taxes, and compose more than one
half the population. Statehood is not
expected to be given US at once, but we |
are taking long strides in that direc- |
ton"
Figures can't lie," but men who |
put them forward frequently do. |
The statement that there is Gen.
tile majority of male adult residents |
in this city, giving all doubtful |
names to the ''sIormons, T" rises ike
a Mount Nebo among the conspicu-
Gus inexactitudes which have been
created, like a mountain chain,
along the lines Of the late contest,
by the "Liberalv leaders and man
ayers. The ordinary monumental
lie' Of political campaign in the
est, be it remembered, is as a grave.
stone to a mountain when com
pared 10 some Of the statements
promulgated by Liberals, in re-
gard TO the recent election in this
.ity.
But Powers memory failed him
when he Undertook to recount to the
yYiro''ic5e reporter the manner in
which the "Liberals'' secured a vie
DRY. The yeoman service rendered
" the doughty David Webb, in
having the names Of Peoples Party
'oters stricken from the lists. the
ulings Of the mighty registrars, who
Exercised supreme authority TO
which the highest court in the land
vas required to bow, and even the
car and contingeuts of
-oters from P. V. Junction, Pratt's
siding, Castle Gate, Grand juno. ,
ion, Col, etc, Were all unmention- .
Toned by Powers Yet ali these
dement's Of "Liberal" success are {
matters Of notoriety here, and nc |
ccount ofthe election could be even
Pproximately complete or truthful 1
which omitted mention of them. {
By way Of closing Powers re- 1
marked: Id
"ln August we expect to carry the
ounty with hands down and obtain {
ontrol OF the county government, and
Re have more than fighting chance
I carrying the Territory next Novem-
er and Of electinga GENTLE delegate
Congress. We are going 10 make
strong fight and we propose to win" :
When the first emotions Of as
subside which this
cast OF intended capture of this
ounty and Territory by the s'I.iber-
Isl inevitably occasions, the ques-
on recurs, "Why not?,' II the
can win a city, why not a
ounty? Likewise a Territory? II
he "Liberals' can muster a popu-
ition Of $1,000 against q People,s
arty population Of leo, 900, in the
hole Territory, why should not the c
'rmer elect the next Delegate to
ongress? Such questions will be
sked by unsophisticated persons,
no are unfamiliar with "Liberal,; c
cites. But the history of the con- v
st lately waged in this city shows G
DIV easy it is to create "Liberal,
ajority when the courts, registrars
Id all the machinery of elections !
e completely subject to the nanip- >
alton Of men to whom success :
i'll bring ten thousand dollar
PRESENTS" a