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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06
RAISING THE TAXES.

TIE HERALD, for weeks past, has been
telling the public that as soon as the cleo
ton was over the rate of municipal taxa
tion for the year would be fixed, and the
''cinching" process proceeded with. There
was no reason, except a political ons, why
the assessment rolls should not have been
returned weeks ago and the rate declared;
but the delay was necessary in the interest
of the Liberal party. The same policy was
pursued last year. The assessor held back
his roll until the election was over and the
robbery which the council contemplated
could not influence voters; then the official
presented the assessment and the people
were overwhelmed, and almost paralyZed
by the announcement that the assessor
valuation of their property had been in
creased from 100 to 1000 per cent, the
average being more than 800 per cent. Moth
ing could then be done. There could be
no rebuke, no reputation Of the party
which committed this gigantic outrage.
The taxpay ers, by hundreds and thousands,
rushed to the council with earnest appeals
for relief, but their petitions were turned
down and they were told that they must
submit to the extortion, must yield to the
demand for plumber, or their property
would be sold to satisfy the greed Of the
extravagant and incompetent BODY which
had obtained temporary control OF the cor
poration. Popular indignation was with
out effect, and the people unwillingly
poured their thousands into the municipal
treasury, all the time knowing that the
money would be wasted in the name of
improvements which would never mate
rIalize.
Another year has past and the
trick has been repeated. The election
has been held and voters cannot
be effective in their denunciation, and the
council proceeds to raise the tax rate by
an increase of 20 per cent. over last year,
the assessment roll having at the same
time been materially increased. OF course
the people will protest, but they will do so
IN vain. They Will be told that they can
not help themselves; and if they do not
like it, the council will laugh at their
groens.
If this proposal of plundering had been
announced two weeks ago it would have
cost the party responsible for it hundreds
of votes. Many Liberals who retain some
sense of justice would have put the stamp
of their disapproval upon the doings of the
party which Expresses the poor with out
rageousIy high taxes in order to get money
with which to employ gangs of imported
workmen who can be used on election day.
Fortunately the time is coming when an
oppressed and plundered community will
have an opportunity TO express its opinion
of the men ana tine party that insists upon
making taxes so high that people of mod
crate means cannot afford TO own property
within the city limits, but must sell out
and go into the country or live in rented
houses. Next February the taxpayers
will speak. They will rescue the city, and
start il on the road to prosperity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06
ABOUT "TKEACHERI."

A few months ago, 6 number of non
Mormons in this city. who had always
before been Liberals in local politics raised
people TO join with them.
The leaders in this movement were prin-
cipally non Mormons. 1t is thought that
five hundred non Mormons joined the Dem
ocratic party and voted that ticket in this
city at Mondays election.
After the Democratic party had got well
under way, a few non Mormon Repub-
icans came out of the Liberal party and
did precisely what the Democratic party
had done The Liberal organ estimates
that ono hundred and fifty non-Mormons
joined the Republican party and voted its
ticket.
The Democrats polled nearly four
thousand votes and the Republicans
nearly one Thousand throughout this
county. As result of this pre-
ponderance of Democratic votes, the
Liberal organ hastens to speak OF
Mormon treachery," saying that the Re
publican Mormons betrayed their non-Mor-
mon Republican allies by voting the Demo
cratic ticket under orders from the church.
Nothing more brutal than this could have
been said TO the seven or eight hundred
Mormons in this county who voted the Re-
publican ticket without scratch, with the
evidence of the Liberal party voting solidly
before their very eyes. II there Is any
"treaehery'' to be charged, ii is the nom
Mormon Republicans, only one hundred
ma fifty of whom dared TO vote their ticket,
shat must stand up under that charge.
These Republicans asked the members OF
the Peoples party, then in existence, TO
.'join the Republican party" which con-
sisted of about fifty non Mormons then and
may possibly reach two hundred
now, though we doubt that. Well,
from SIX hundred to eight hundred
Mormons in this county joined the Repub-
lican party, and now this corporars guard
of non Mormons are credited by the Lib
eral organ with talking about Mormon
treachery'' TO the Republicans, because the
Mormon Republicans did not outnumber
them IN the ratio of ten to one instead Of
the ratio of five to one which actually pre-
vailed.
This talk OF ''treachery'' is the most das-
tardly thing that has recently been said. If,
knowing as they DO that the principal Re
publican strength in this city is in the Lib
eraI party. whilet he principal strength of
the Democrats is among the members Of
the late Peoples party, these Republicans
are now whispering ''treachery" because
their vote was not larger, we suspect they
will have more of this sort of ''treachery"
TO prate about at each succeeding election
till they mend their manners.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06
DUDLEY.

We observe, although the Republican
national committee passed fulsome resolu-
tions complimenting QUAY and DUDLEY,
that the Republican press is quite chary Of
its praises of that pretty pair. Indeed.
many of the most independent Republi-
can newspapers express satisfaction with
the resignation of Quay especially. But
their objections are chiefly because Quay
has been found out. In none of the edi-
torial comments of the Republicans rela-
tive 10 DUDLEr DO we see any condemns-
ton of his practices in the Indiana cam
paign which gave that state to H HARRISON.
For more than three years DUDLEY re-
NAMED q member of the Republican
national committee sitter the exposure of
has celebrated bloclls-cf-fve circular,
without remonstrance or objection on the
asrs CT any Republican, and whilst
rominally under the ban OF the administra-
ton. he has been sccumulating wealth in
the pension bureau Of the interior depart
ment.
II was left TO DUDLEY tc invent and put
IN practice the most unblushing scheme OF
corruption ever known in American poll
tics. This scheme was IN his own hand
writing, was never denied by him AID in
fact was tho cause aud occasion OF his being
kept or the Republican executive commit
tee, as well as OF his prominence in the
Republican party generally. In October,
1858, this man, having been deputed 10 look
after the Republican campaign in Indiana,
prepared and mailed q c;rcular-letter
Informing the politicians Of his party that
Chairman Huston (who has since been
rewarded by the administrator would
certainly give the assistance necessary to
hold the foaters and doubtful voters and
buy enough to give the victory to HARRISON
by 10000 majority. His instructions in
this circular were to divide the fioaters
into blocks OF five putting trusted man
in charge with tie necessary funds, and
he gave the assurance, which was after
wards made good, that the national and
state committees would surely furnish the
funds to produce results"
As we have said above. this circular was
never repudiated or denied by DUDLEY.
but on tie contrary its publication gave
him great satisfaction as showing his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

them to commit frauds and to shield them
from the usual consequences. Then the
aspirants for Office, the Floating vote"
and preiudiced newcomers are necessarily
theirs, so that it would appear that there
isn't much left of the Liberal party to
whom arguments might properly be ad-
dressed. But beyond all these is large
number Of business men, mechanics and
laborers who vote the Liberal ticket to day
simply because they do not know of any
thing better. Interest," them in national
politics. They are good material out OF
which to make Democrats. 1t is to them
that the Democrats campaign and argu-
ments must be presented. And now is the
accepted time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

A CAREFUL SEARCH of the opinions ex
pressed by our morning contemporary rels-
tive to Mondays election fails to develop
any ground OF exultation. If there was a
triumph anywhere it is not recorded. To
be sure there are statements as to "Mor-
newspaper in question lives thousand
years there will always be such statements
in it; but as to any effect upon the ques-
ton of Utah's future there certainly is not
in sight the shade Of reason why the
Liberal ticket was in the field at all. In
fact Mondays election disposed of the
Liberal party.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06
LEGAL NOTICE.
IN THE PROBATE COURT, IN AND FOR
II Salt Lake County Terriiorr Of ITfRh In

IN THE PROBATE COURT, IN AND FOR
i Salt Lake County. Territory OF Utah In
the matter Of the estate OF Hans e.
Lund, deceased Notice. Notice Is hereby
given that Maria G. Lund. executrx
OF the last will and testament OF Hans c. Lund.
deceased, has rendered for settlement. and
iled in said court her final account OF her ad-
ministration OF said estate and petition for final
distribution OF the residue Of said estate among
the persons entitled thereto. and that Tuesday,
the 18TH day OF August, AID. 1891, at 10 O'Clock
county court house, Salt Lake city and county.
Utah territory, has been duly appointed By the
judge OF said court, for the settlement OF said
account and hearing said petition for distribu-
ton, at which time and place any person inter
ested in said estate may appear and show
cause. II any there be, why said account should
not be settled and approved and final distribu-
ton made as prayed for.
Dated July q. 1891. c. E ALLEN.
Clerk Of the Probate Court
S. w. Darke, attorney for executrix.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

WE THINK the Rev. Mr.. TALMAGE would
perhaps do as well by his reputation if he
would stay at home more. Somehow the
impression seems to have got abroad that
he is out for the stuff, as the boys say. He
has kind of knack Of saying startling
things both in religious and a political
way, but always with view towards
Mammon. Probably in the whole range Of
American preachers this reverend is more
stuck on avarice than any otner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

Our interview with an intelligent gentle
man on the subject Of irrigation, which is
printed in another part OF o-day's HERALD,
will interest large number of readers. To
this topic psople VINO have in view the agri-
cultural interests OF Utah turn very natu
rally. Whilst science is dealing with the
question of artifcially producing what
nature does not provide for our region, no
subject is Of more Importance than the one
Of making the soil fruitful. The best
minds of the west are now graphing with
the irrigation question. The mountain
water supply must be utilized. 1t has in
itself sufficient power TO be made useful,
and all it requires is direction. To give
moisture 10 dry soil, to turn the life
giving springs upon our arid wastes is but
TO make use of inviting opportuni-
ties. The possibilities are scarcely
appreciated at present. A commingl-
ing of views, exchange Of ideas
anc thoughts, discussion of practical ways
OF working out the problem, must prove to
6e OF immense value TO our people.
The dominance which the west and south
have attained in Congress in the last few
years, gives hope that questions of this
nature viii receive favorable attention
FROM the representatives of the public.
In an economic point Of view, as compared
with tariffs. coast defences, pensions, etc.
the accomplishment Of this purpose will be
Relatively inexpensive, while at the same
time il IS one of very great Importance to
the country al large.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

No CONFIRMATION as yet as to the report
of NoBLE's resignation as secretary of the
interior. But ali the same he has sent the
letter in. So, we think, has Postmaster
General WANAMAKER. And so, pretty
soon, will Secretary TRACY resign. Mr..
BLAINE will not give up the secretaryship
of state, and Attorney General MILLER
could not be removed with a stump puller.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

MAYOR SCoTT estimates the expenses Of
the city for the ensuing year will exceed
the fixed receipts, exclusive Of property
taxes. $685.. 500. As this sum is greater
than the total expenses of the municipal
government should be, considering the pro-
lection afforded to life and property and
the public improvements. we are not sur
prised that there is loud protest against
Liberal administration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06
STAND YOUR GROUND.

When you make up your mind to take
Hoods Sarsaparilla, 90 not be induced TO
buy some other preparation instead.
Clerks may claim that ''ours is as good as
Hoods" and al that, but the peculiar merit
of Hoods Sapsaparills cannot be equslled.
Therefore have nothing to do with substi-
tutes and insist upon having Hoods Sar-
saparilla, the best blood purifier and build
ing up medicine. 103
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

genius, skill and INSCRIPTIONS methods in
the canvass. In view of these facts MIR.
General CLARK
soN's f1at:ering resolution returning thanks
for the services rendered by this pattern
corruptionist viii do to ponder over.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

FROM NOW on it will be well to observe
the changes to take place in important pub
lie offices. The HERALD predicts that
practical" politics are going to have a
handsome show. Mr.. HARRISON is about
to put himself forward as pronounced
candidate for the succession.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

Now THAT the organization of the Re-
publican party can be said to be wholly in
the hands of the administration, the ques-
ton comes up whether tina. fact really
means the denomination Of Mr.. HARRISON.
Democrats generally are hoping that it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

WE THINK it is generally understood that
if the Democracy carry the Ohio legislature
this year they will be doing pretty well.
But it Will be mighty nice if on top of it our
folks there should elect CAMPBELL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

WHILST great many people are wonder.
ing whether they feel as loyal to GROVER
CLEVELAND as they used to do, it is GER
rainly fact that Mr.. CLEVELAND is as
much admired and respected as an honest,
patriotic Democrat as he ever was. No
one thinks of saying of him that he is not
entirely conscientious.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

If MIR. JAMES G. BLAINE really desires to
be let alone by the newspapers. he will
authoritatively announce that he is not,
and will not be, a candidate for President,
and that he will not accept nomination if
rendered. With such an announcement
out. very little interest will De felt as 10
the condition of his health.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

THE JAPANESE policeman who made the
murderous assault on the Czarowitch Of
Russia has been sentenced to Imprisonment
for life. This seems to be little severe in
view of the fact that tho officer was on
duty at the time Of the assault and thought
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

- - - a. W. sS
by dealers who Try to sch
You worthless porous plas-
tiers which pay them more
profit than the genuine
BENSON'S, which are in
dorsed by the voluntary
tesfim onials Of over 5000
pharmacists and physi-
clans as the best Take
nothing but BENSoN'S. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

The DISAPPEARANCE of the PARNELL party
n ireland is of kin to what must become
Of the Liberal party in Utah. In some
mems minds it may have served useful
purpose heretofore, but nobody cares for it
any longer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

If MCKINLEY has really made up his
mind not to be candidate for United
States Senator, but to support SHERMAN,
he has done smarter thing than Ohio
politicians generally do. But this must not
be WHISPERED to FORAKER
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

WE WONDER if it isn't Bright's disease
that is troubling the Liberal party OF Utah
Evidently it is something that, as ia the
case of Mr.. BLAINE, no fellow can find out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

SENATOR QUAY, of Pennsylvania, has
had dream. He dreamed BLAINE would
be the next President. We are sorry
QUAY's health is SO bad.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

We TRUST. the Utah commission feels en-
tirely satisfied with the result Of its efforts
to stifie the expression of the peoples
views as to their local affairs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

An HONEST Democratic victory has been
achieved in Kentucky. We refer to the
adoption of the new constitution, which,
among other reforms, abolishes the lottery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

Pdrti<s rem0rfnc fran o'.s Place 10 Gnotasr' cns
estris9 papers changed. sou.d a.sodys o'0s Jor1S'
&C ueH az present address.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

HONEST REPUBLICANS did mean thing
the other day in voting the Liberal ticket.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

IT CAN be truly said, in view of Mondays
election, that there are no flies on the
Democracy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-06

Entered at the Postonice ar 6ait Lske City
Utah. for transmission through she mails Is
fecond-class matter
THSRspAY. August, G. 1891
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-08-05


The ChickasaW Messenger beseech
es the people "to vote for more mon
ey." That would be a short and easy
road to prosperity, if, unfortunate.
ly, things were not so ordered in
this world that money is usually tc
be had only by working for it. Ed.
itor Burkitt would no doubt explain
that he meansthat the voters should
demand an increase in the amount
Of money in circulation ; yet, were
the volume of our currency doubled,
the average citizen would have to do
some sort of work before any Of the
golden harvest would find its way
into his individual pocket. But ev-
en- now a man who works has no
difficulty in getting money for bis
labor. ''More money" would ben
eft the toilers when they had earn
ed it and not before. Does Mr.. Bur-
kilt imagine the government will go
around presenting the people with
gold and silver andgreenbacks, free
gratis ?
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-08-05

Danville, Va. has won unenviable
fame by its treatment Of Rev. w.
H. Brooks, a prominent colored
preacher Of Washington. Two
weeks ago, by invitation of both
white and colored citizens Of DAN
vile, he went TO that city to speak
in the cause of prohibition. Though
warned that the anti-prohibition-
lists had threatened to interrupt
him by a volley Of rotten eggs, he
persisted In his purpose Of speak
ing. Hardly had he mounted the
stand when the egg-thro wing began,
but the Washingtonian kept on, al
though most of the audience was
driven of by the dreadful odor.
The police seemed to be unable to
stop the egg-throwing, although one
man was arrested. Brooks, in talk
ing about the disgraceful affair, said:
"It was upon the invitation of both
the white and colored people that l
went TO Danville. I conducted my
self in q gentlemanly manner, and
made the best speech l could under
the circumstances -
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-08-05


The unnatural eagle and the idiot
ic-looking goddess Of liberty ought
to be banished from our coinage.
Instead Of these stale and unmean-
ing designs, the currency should
bear the heads of our great men,
from Washington down to Cleve-
land, just as the postage stamps do.
It is very stupid Of the government
to go on repeating the eagle and the
goddess on every coin it issues.
These bits OF metal are among the
most imperishable products of hu
man labor, and some of them, sur
viving after the Republic itself had
perished, would tell distant ages
how our heroes looked. 1t is large
ly the coinage of the ancients that
has made US familiar with the faces
of SO many Of their rulers and sag
es, but our money will do nothing
Of the sort for American worthless.
Unless their features are imprinted
on the currency, the world, three
thousand years hence, may not know
about the angelic beauty
Of Gen. B. F. Butler, or the holy
expression ON brother Wanamaker's
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-08-05

Mrs. Maybrick, who is serving q
life-term in an English prison for the
murder Of her husband, continues
to be the subject of much newspa-
per talk. The latest sensation in
the case arose from the insurance
company's refusal to pay the $10,-
600 policy on Mr.. Maybrick's life,
on the ground that his death was
caused by her for whose benefit he
was carrying the insurance. This
woman, it may be remembered, is
the granddaughter Of Rev. ]. II. In.
graham, author of "The Pillar Of
Fire" and other novels based on the
scriptures. Mr.. Ingraham, then a
lawyer, lived in Port Gibson about
sixty years ago, and while here was
badly wounded in a duel with DIR.
Tibbitts, who died last year in CAL
ifornia- After leaving Port Gibson,
Mr.. lngraham studied theology and
entered the Episcopal ministry. He
was killed by the accidental dis
charge of his own pistol which fell
from his pocket while he was
preaching at Holly Springs during
me war.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-08-05

While delivering a lecture in
Houston, Texas, few nights ago,
revivalist Sam Jones was the vic
tim of gross outrage. Suddenly
the lights were turned off, and
shower Of bad eggs was hurled at
the speaker. The eggs, however,
missed Jones and fell among the la.
dies of the audience, many ofwhom
were mucn bespattered. II is be-
lieved that the attack came from
gang Of gamblers whom the preach.
er had severely denounced from the
pulpit during his visit to Houston n
few months ago.