Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-20

Of necessity was the result on the abb
sonce Of the cause Of the gathering
the corrupt character Of the municipal
government.
Frank y. stephens asserted, on the
zane occasion, that the reason why
gamblers and umlellers were allowed
to break the laws with IMMUNITY was
beoauso nag hat pO'cs.
r. II. Gregg stated that the deplor'
able condition " aii,it' IN THIS city
was because all the members Of the
| CITY Council had been approached by
outside PARTIES who controlled thom'
We promised n the old strain oi &C.
cusailon and denial were kept W. We
would give some more proofs OF Glib.
otal" corruption, aud We propose 10
10 lt.
The Rev. W. :. Hawkes. was one Of
the speakers on the same occasion.
"lIo commended ~ editorial which APP
ponrod In o. morning daily Newspaper.
II made grave charges against officials
aud called Tor q remedy FOR tho existing
epoch n vice. The publication Of such
[ statements nlono was sufficient to show
that something WINS radically wrone.'
The "Moruiug daily Newspaper"
was tho Salt Lase 1Fi5uls, which, ne
usual when II cults rs puposptJ do
10, flies In the facn o. i,l own record
In order 10 holftora corrupt Liberal"
administration.
The Row. j. y. rhr1ll was a mem
Der %, a committee On resolutions ap.
pointed by the meeting. Ho appeared
on the platform and said that before
introducing the resolutions 1t was
deemed advl,hbIs to read clause from
the "Libofal" platform anj declaration
of principles, that Il might be svcn
that tho pledges madu for good govern
mont had nol been kept and We had
right q insist on their mlflmcn,.
Tho gentleman then read the follow.
ing from the Liberal" platform,
which had been adopted la July 1890!
"Thnt whllo the Liberal party rocos-
MIC, tho ftcl that th0rc are vices and
crimes which human laws and human
efforts cannot wholly eradicate, IL also
recognizes the hict that honest persistent
efforts undor the law can break tho
power and influence OF those aud rundor
oliuus and mva'unbly harmless those
who live by tho violation OF law; that
tho Liberal party gladly aud fully
acknowledges tho abiding oblig1.
ton It * under, whenever and
Nloroycr Il shall have thcpowor NO 10 do,
60 uphold virtue aud morality aud sup.
press vico mud crimci that tho Liberal
party uuioin- upon and requires all those
who have been or may DO elected To- Office
by IT, that whcuoyor they have tho power
80 10 do they shall without Partially, fear
or favor, In good faith execute the trust
committed w ,hem 800 As to rid this CONE
muniiy Of all those who, without further
enumeration, live by tho breaking Of
the law and preyiug upon the commune
ity"
Tho following resolutions wero
unanimously and heartily adopted by
the large gathering Of tho more re.
spectacle people Of the "Liberaw
party:
"wo, ciilzons Of salt Lake City, in
public meeting assembled tn consider
what can be- done tu restrain the lawloss-
uoss, vice and crime, which arc disgrac.
Ing our city, hereby declare;
"l'irst That those who compose our
present city government were elected 10
ofico with tho explicit understanding
that they would ouiorco the laws agi,in-t
vice and crlmc.
Second That the present city govern
mon, while progressive In other things,
has by lbs recent failure TO enforce the
laws against gambling, hrolhols, the sale
~ liquor To minors, aud tho opening OF
saloons ON sundays, excited tho appro.
tensions OF many Of It's friends unl
supporters, and is thorohy impcrilIng tho
cause Of morality In this city. Ia view
OF these facts
az ~ ANtNNN NNN NlNNN Nhl NhIANN
Mayor and his associates 90 proceed al
once to enforce promptly and thorough
| ~ the laws above referred To, assuring
thcm that in so doing they shall hay,
tho hearty support aud cooperation o
tho moral aud aw-abiding ciu1ons o
this community.
l.i We hereby appeal to tho cry Couu
ell to refuse to grant tho application 70
license now before It for saloon In IA,
vicinity Of, or 10 DO run In connection
with, the variety theatre on Franklin
Avenue. ions n, LyNcu,
i, H. HoWutr,
4, T.. Gmgu,
j, BNAISNEp TurALL,
Committee.
Subsequent meetings OF the sam,
kind were hold for the attainment o
the object sought, but corruption ha
to u large extent held sway from Tia,
advent Of the party In power TN now
And the facts aud details not general
indefinite and false accusations--wil
make strong reading. We still bol,
a., ,..r ,.,t,..a. - att.t.I.,tY.. NJ.