Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-11
SOME COMPARATIVE POLITICS.

SOME COMPARATIVE POLITICS.
TiE Now York World has made its
inst report since the Park Place disas.
Ter on the condition Of the old build.
lngs OF that city. Six hundred struo.
lures have been discovered through
the Worlds agency which arc lit.le
better than death traps. II construct.
ed Tor The express purpose Of onsnnrng
human beings 10 thelr doom they could
not have boon much better contrivod.
But the most astonishing part u the
report Is the statement that every one
OF these places has been vlsl,ed-in
some cases u long time ago-by building
Inspector, aud formally condemned M
unsaiS. Notices 10 TINT eiicc, were posted
on tho doors, but instead Of being
needed by tho proprietor, they were
either torn down the moment the
officer was out Of sight or else some.
Thing pasted over them, which amount. |
cd TO the same thing.
Ia the meantime complaints have /
been repeatedly made by tho tenants to .
the city officers, who In their turn die.
posed Of the complaints much In the
fashion that the proprietor, disposed Of
tho Inspectors notices.
since the corruption Of New York,s
government flut began to attract
attention through the prosecution Of
tweed, there has not appeared
In the official doings Of that
city anything more monstrous than
this inspection affair. Nobody
IN particular seems 70 be- responsible,
hni thati- the worst feature Of IL. Rcd
tape anI agencral habit Of irresposlbili.
" In Official circles appears to be- en-.
urcly accountable for this snow Of In.
difference to the welfare Of tho working
people.
Thcimporlant offices Of thscily seem
To DO occupied by crosdAof loafer.
VINO have sough, thom solely for what
they would yield la straight money
anI In money'gctting opportunities, q
ana who have been selected solely for
tho service they would yield 10 the ,
ward aud state political "bosses. - !
Their only Idea OF public duty sasms a
To bc TO go through the forms Of their n
rod tape discipline, collect their salary, :
and the auxiliary proceeds " office. =
pay all political assessments without a n
murmur vote tho straight "bossD n
Ticket at the elections ana cover up ss !,
much M possible Of the real public n
duty which they fail to perform.
This Is the reason why taxes In New q,
York CITY are ~ much heavier In pros II
portion TO population than those ofany n
lther city In the world. This il why A
with nil her vast wealth aud the lavish n
Expense Of her government, she Is stlli n,
one Of the poorest governed 4,
titles In the world. More than this. n,
without a political awakening among
ier honest men, she never can Ia,
70 any different, though tho ratio Al,
Il taxation were doubled and -,
Iuadruplcd. with every department Of %.
he public service ovrrruu with pollu. a,
al parasites, what can avail from nm n
Increase Of iaxations It simply ampll.
lea tho resources tor robbery aud In. a,
lies more pap-suckcrs into the public IN
rrvlco. y"
This deplo,able condition Of things 10
New York would not be 70 Interest. nm
ig topic except for the fact that an
ifort Is being made 10 Introduce this
'me style Of politics into Salt Lake
i1y, Tho people have already wit.
essed here enough Of the disgusting mn
PENDANTS of such methods to Identify Go
'em perfectly. IL with full knowl. ,
Ise OF the situation the voters 10 not
the frst opportunity set their feet ON W..
e monster that has loisted itself upon W, ="
en- we are not sure that they will be '''
serving Of much sympathy for what I
ny result, ii,