The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-28
REGULATED THEM ALL.

The Liberals of Ogden have held their
convention and named their candidates for
the various municipal offices. We know
very little Of the gentlemen selected. The
ticket was made up after the cut and dried
plan, evidences of the machine being ap-
parent in the proceedings of the convention.
The nominees seem to have the party under
such perfect control that nobody thought
OF questioning the propriety of any nomin-
alton.
However, it was not of the smoothness
which characterized the convention that
we intended to speak, nor of
the personnel of the ticket, but
Of another matter entirely. 1t is
observed that but one member of the old
council has been renominated. The present
Liberal mayor was dropped in a most
vicious manner, only half dozen votes
being cast for him; and the councilmen
who have had control for two years were
simply ignored, as were the general offic-
ials. What does this mean? Does 1t mean
that tie Liberal voters of Ogden have
finally confessed that Liberal rule there
has been a rank failure! One would be
excused for thinking so. The public will
interpret the conventions action as re-
pudiation of the government which was
lnaugurated with such flourish of
trumpets two years ago, and whose ad-
ministration has been strictly Liberal in
all its features. The retiring government
is just such another administration as was
fcisted, by fraud, upon Salt Lake one
year ago. 1t has been characterized by
recslessness and extravaganza in public
expenditures until there is no money in the
treasury, and the expenses of the NUM-
cipality are being met by the corporations
promises to pay some time in the future.
1t began its career by extending
such protection and encouragement to vice
and crime that our sister city was soon
known as the rendezvous for gamblers,
prostitutes and thugs. The decent mem
bers Of society protested in vain until the
United States marshal interfered and took
the matter of publication into his own
hands. Our Liberal government has given
to Salt Lake reputation similar to that
which afflicted Ogden in 1889, but the
United States marshal has never
found the courage to interfere, here.
The Ogden Liberal government sig
nalized its Inauguration By increasing
the taxes 400 per cent, and the public has
been asking where the money has gone, and
where are the evidences of its expenditure
In Salt Lake the taxes were also multiplied
by 3.5, and everybody save the city hall
gang, is vainly looking for the public i'm.
provements which have been made with
the money. Incompetency if not dis
honesty, extravaganza if not recklessness,
have marked the two years of Liberal ad.
ministration in Ogden. and the same things
have been the chief characteristics of the
Liberal government in Salt Lake.
Ogden Liberals have repudiated their
first Liberal government, kicking it out in
manner so vicious as to excite admiration
even though the men nominated are nc
better than those who have been bounced.
Next year the Liberals will have chance
to repudiate their municipal gang, and THE
HERALD predicts that the bouncing will be
as vigorous and complete as that which has
just taken place in Ogden.