Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-22
NJ A Political Party that Is
Approaching DEATH
SOME RESULTS OF LIBERALISM
vi; civ for aTimc vas a FOolpaa 5
Paradise.
,,wLEssSEss AND niqRuEr.
,.erI... gxpcudi,urcofP ubi'eFunaa'
shortages and frreE"'"r''ies'
Method. OF the "neiormerp."

The history ot.the Literal par'y since
In advent into power In this city mas
bren in many respects an unonViaoie
one. For ways that were dark anu
ticks that we're vain that organization
han nroyen Itself one OF the most auc-'
c,s,ul that the country has ever seen
Tho public arc familiar with the 81
gantIc election frauds OF February
1880. The methods employed to bring
victory 70 n party that was known 10
lie In business principally for plumber,
aud that has since shown Itself TO DC
M enemy to liberty and good govern
ment, were OF character TO forever
brand the chief mRpipulaiors with
dlshonor and disgrace. Many who
then belonged TO that organization
now blush with shame when they
think Of the historic run Of tho mo-
iorlous Grand Junction Registration
train, OF the imported thugs, hired
hobos, repoators, tinhorns, ana
kecpes OF dives, who all performed
their petty parts as outlined by party
yirepullers, some OF whom were not
mating their maiden effort in political
vlllainy when they placed
THE CARPET BAd
above the Stars and Stripes In the wales
Of fair and loyal but much mallsned
and misreprescnted Utah.
Not only compelled to submit to In
dignitles OF this sort, the communlty's
will was further thwarted and an ad-
ditional ineult was offered to legal
voters by the seating OF six bogus
councilmen who had no shadow OF
claim upon tho Oiilces which they
knew then and realize row they hau
usurpcd. With bravado that could
only have been admired II exerted In
for nearly eighteen months
10 draw and spend the salaries
and enjoy the eniolumenla OF office
OF the Peoples councilman. They
took every advantage OF tho
delay for which the law " provefblal
and did not have the deCuncy To
vacate until the court OF last resort
had peremptOrlly decided against them
and
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Vohrhi'''1D ii'''"'
OF the individual members o! this
council there Ia ful! warrant for saying
that one OF them made records that
will sesrcely stand the nuniIght OF
open NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was condu ct
that called forth from their own organ,
short time after the inauguration, the
charge that four OF them were tainted
with boodlelsm. When they took
ihe oaih Of Office the muniripal
They cn,ered' upon n
hfcKLEss oAHEhh VI hN'hANNuANOE'
ComparatiyeIy little Is shown for what
thew and In the way OF public Improve.
ments. New offices were created in
preat number.. snlariee were Increased,
iho nub,ic tunds were spesdily OK hnust.
ed. city prop,riy was sold and given
away I. mushroom Congregations, bond.
inc was commonced and Il has been
continued until the utmost limit has
been almost reached, Notwlthstand.
ing ali this, the voracity and greed Of
Inc oI,ice.hunter Ia ma far from
satisfied as II was years ago
when he captured his first prize and
ato his first meal in Tooele-"the re-.
public,D where he is reported az having
Nvoted every man (both dead and
Aliysl.
,,o,,s,, Avn ,,c,- mamma
"S"' AoA' A"" '"S"
In the Ophir mining district" IN order
10 carry tho election, and which re.
suited In Tooele county becoming
practically bankrupt.
Tho shameful and uncertain con.
ditlon of atiairs which followed
Liberal triumph in this city n little
over two years ngo Ia still fresh In
NV minus o' ,no pupuo. ~ ,e,sn o,
few mining towns even in the
Wild west over experienced.
This city became n ve.iiable
footpads' paradise. Ii was tho Mecca
OF highwAymen, saie.blowers anu