The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-01
BE PATRIOTS!

II is something more than duty TO party
which will rest upon good citizens on Mon
day. The good people OF this territory are
threatened with danger greater than any
which has heretofore menaced them The
Liberal party. the most unconscionsble or
gsnization which ever posed in politics,
has determined to get control of the legis-
laiive branch Of the government If that
control can be gained through fraud. IT
has its plan formulated, the lines laid aud
is working industriously to accomplish its
purpose. The object Of the party is
not TO improve the laws or bet
ter the administration. II is to
get control so that II may
first deprive the great majority of the peo-
pie Of citizenship, and then revel in oppres-
sion and giut in extravaganza and spolia-
ton. We are experiencing in this city
Liberal rule, or rather misrule. Such ex-
trsvagance and incompetence have seldom
been witnessed in this country as are dis
played in the Salt Lake municipal admin
istration. Money has been squandered by
the hundreds OF thousands: tho corpora
lion credit, which eighteen months
ago was the best in the United
States, has been deprecated TO
such an extent that municipal bonds
60 a begging at less than par; for moro
than year past the city has swarmed with
thugs, burglars, thieves and cut-throsts, a
fact which seemingly does not disturb the
equilibrium of the police department;
within a week q police officer, carefully
prepared for an assault and on the alert for
one, was held up and robbed in the very
heart of the city; gambling houses and
dens OF vice have multiplied, and houses OF
prostitution are so numerous and so
vile that decent women cannot PASS
along certain streets les. they
DE insulted or taken for the
vile creatures who occupy those streets;
liquor saloons are permitted to run with
open doors on Sunday without interference
on the part OF the officers, because the pro-
prietors are members Of the Liberal party,
which is In control; the police department.
is SO sadly demoralized that more thar half
the force have presented formal charges
against their superiors, but the council
committee carefully hides the facts from
the public and studiously avoids taking
action lest some Liberals shall De offended
and refuse to longer vote with the party
We refer to these things now for the
purpose Of Calling the attention Of the
decent people TO the necessity of banding
together for the overthrow OF the corrupt
gang, and the prevention OF the application
Of the municipal methods to the govern
ment Of the territory. Just so sure as the
Liberals get control of the territorial legis-
lature, Just so certain is IL that
the experience which Salt Lake is
suffering under will be inflicted
upon Utah AZ large, with this
additional oppression, that the majority of
the people will be DISTINGUISHED aud placed
at the mercy of the desperate crew.
Is It not necessary thea, that every good
citizen should 60 to the polls on Monday
and cast his ballot in such q way as to give
best promise of the defeat of the danger
which threatens, Will it not be patriotism
to do thisi VIII it not be in the line of self
preservation.
The Democratic party is pledged to
good government; it is pledged to
oppose those wicked and unrepubli-
can schemes which the Liberals have
devised for the oppression and destruction
Of Utah. The Democratic candidates for
the legislature are good and true men, all
Of them, and they may be relied upon to
guard the rights Of tie people and enact
only such laws as will be for the best good
Of this menaced community A vote for
these candidates will count In the great
battle before US, whereas II that vote were
cast for another ticket it would be thrown
away, wasted, lost, and thus maae to
give aid and benefit TO the common enemy,