Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-06
LET THE LIGHTNING STRIKE.

LET THE LIGHTNING STRIFE.
WE hope the movement in this
city in support Of morality and or
der, and against vice and disorder,
viii prove 20 Toe something more
than 4 mere spasm OF pretended
virtue and splenetic CONFUSION
against certain city officials.
The present condition Of the city
was foresoen when the danger Of the
contemplated "Liberal'' steal Of the
municipal government stared the
Peoples party in the face. 1t was
foreloId in the platform Of the Peo-
pies party. Here is the prediction:
I'VE believe tina; the supremacy OF
the Liberal party means class dis
franchisemeut, excessive taxation,
Official extravaganza, and laxity in
public social regulations"
For proof Of the fulfilment Of
these words, We need point no fur
Their than the resolutions adopted in
the Methodist Church, by a meet
ing composed almost entirely of
members of the HLiberal" party,
AMI the admissions, nay the strong
b,oxs Of the chief s.LibeFal" organ
on the heads Of the "Liberai' city
officials. The condition Of the city
is n constant theme. and disgust is
expressed on every land.
There are hints, and rumors, and
half concealed accusations, against
prominent officials in connection
with this matter. If the facts are
as alleged, why is it not something
done to remedy them? The grand
jury should be informed concerning
them. Those who know should tell
what they know, where it is SUP
posed it would do the most good. If
these persons will not speak volun-
tarily, they ought to be summoned
by the grand jury and required to
sell it ALL, The Prosecuting at
torney has here a fine field for legit-
innate operations.
The City Council has ample pow
ers to prohibit and suppress dens Of
vice, gambling hells end all disor-
derry places, and to place under
sufficient bonds all persons licensed
TO sell intOxicants, so that they may
be drought to time" if they fail TO
act on the conditions of their bonds.
That body can appoint all the OIL
GERS necessary to keep the peace,
preserve the persons and property
of the citizens, and promote the
prosperity, improve the morals,
good order, comfort and convent
ence of the city AMI the inhabitants
thereof:
But it is beyond dispute that the
present city officials were placed in
power largely through the support Of
the very classes whose conduct is
of. Is this the reason
why vice is rampant, danger turks
in every street after nightfall, and
The city ordinances are constantly
with perfect impunity?
How can it be expected that rigid
morality will be supported and
thorough discipline will lie enforced,
Inder the circumstances which
urned over the control Of the city
INTO the hands that now guide its
Iffairs? What can be expected Of a
,ody, more than one-.hird of which
5 composed of persons who hold
4sstSsesspzssz@A-A->&
Il the rights of the men elected
hereto? What can be expected of
hose members elected, who en-.
lorsed and aided in the swindIe
ipon the citizens by keeping these
isurpers in the Council?
III there is any real honesty and
ettled purpose behind the outcries
nat have been raised by protested
against the results of
civic rule, let the wrongs
hat lie at the FOOT of the evil be
1ghted. IL the assumption of virtue
De anything more than deciama.
ion, let some definite action be
AIKEN to compel practical measures
or the establishment ofsocial order.
II the accusations that have seen
made in print are anything more
man carnations Of personal spite,
ct them be put into definite shape
md brought before those who can
'nd ought 10 do something in the
natter.
Exclamations against immortality.
'erbal cOndemnations of official
srongdoiDg, that are indefinite and
amount to very little in
needed reformation. ri,
here is any lightning in the most
t this rolling thunder, let it strike ,
he guilty heads and houses, and ,
IT waiting and watching citizens 4,
4e that all this is something more
IAN piOus verbiage and something 9
igher than personal spleen,