The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-02

demands of the collector, whilst in many
instances obligations have been assumed to
get the tax money which can only be can
celled by selling homes and other property.
More than two millions Of dollars of the
peoples money has gone somewhere, but
where the improvements" fail to say.
| During the past two months many thous-
ands have been worse than thrown away
paying men brought in and "colonized" in
close precincts. These men are TO be
voted by the bosses next Monday, when
they will be paid off AMI for little time at
least check will be put upon the waste of
the peoples cash in this manner. An
enormous public debt has been created-a
debt so magnificent in proportions that our
bonds are hawked about at dis
count, capitalists fearing that the
city will be unable to meet
its obligations as they shall fall
due. In short, the Liberal administration
has been so incompet tent, extravaganza and
outrageously bad that the party itself Is
ashamed of the record and the bosses dare
not face an oppressed and indignant public
by proposing a return of the present Off
Gals. Every one of the incumbents, from
the head to the foot of the municipal gov
eminent, with single exception, has been
repudiated by the party and new men nom
mated. Never before did poll tical party
make such an abiect confession Of failure
Now that party, in the face of the awful
record Of these two years, asks, through Its
bosses and manipulators, for continuance
of power, and names as its fgureheads to
be installed in Offices score Of men by the
side of whom the outgoing officials, man
for man, loom like giants. Ability, intelli
gence, progressiveness, have been studi
ously avoided and incompetency, unftness
for place and antiqudrianis as carefully
selected. If the present government ha:
been bad in almost every respect
what may be expected from tnt
crowd which the Liberal bosses
now propose to foist upon us by
means of hobo votes and the tricks auC
crookedress with which the leaders are 81
familiar! The man who at heart love.
Salt Lake is sorrowful when he contem
plates the evil which threatens, and think!
of two years of rule worse than the pas
two have been.
1t is the danger which overhangs the city
the destruction which threatens, tina
should inspire property-owners and goo(
men at this time to exert themselves u
turn aside the evil and labor for the rescue
of this afflicted city. The Democracy pre-
= sent for al the municipal elective offices
men who are known by all our citizens an(
whose names are synonyms for honesty
ability and progress. Never before was
ticket more carefully made up, the aim o
the citizens who selected the names beinl
to preseat only those in which the pu bic ha
absolute confidence, only those who coul
be intrusted with the mighty work 0
rescuing the city and starting it upon tn
progressive road TO prosperity and great
" ness.
The HERALD wants the good citizens t
think this matter over thoroughly beior
the polls open. We want them to CAREFUL
consider the situation, not as parusans bu
; as men loving Salt Lake, having interest
= here and desiring the welfare of the cit
i aud the general betterment of the Condiuo
y OF things. If the good men viii do hi
next Monday they viii march TO the poll
. and cast their ballots Tor The Democrat
ticket aud honest, economic, progressiv
and responsible government. They wi
y put the seal OF condemnation on the pact
{ which has brought this city 70 its presen
condition and impudentiy threatens wcrs
Il things