The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-02

he hated to speak i'll of one who is
down. The Liberal party is in its
death struggle and It is to be hoped
that mercy will be shown to its SOUL
LIE GRAND YOUNG
in a neat speech defined some of the
issues which divide the two parties in
the municipal fight. He spoke of the
waterworks, and said that with the
expenditure of a vast amount or money
not one drop of water had been added
to the supply He showed the horrors
of the drought of 1889, and said such
another would make great difference
to the city. True, he said, the Par
ley's canyon conduit had been made
and a spring had been opened in Emil
grafton, but reminded his hearers that
in 1889 no water flowed in Parley's can
yon below Hardy's, and there was lit
tie water in the Emigration spring. He
asked what would happen If such a
time should come again.
He said the new city council would
make but few pledges but he would
vouch that no imported laborers Will
be given work, but only those VINO
have established permanent homes ana
men of family will be given work be-
fore single men.
After a song, 'Larboard Watch by
Messrs. Hall and Meal1in.
JOHN G. LARSON,
who disclaimed any relationship to
John Lawson, was called upon.
That man, he said, has changed
his name onoe from Larson
He has changed parties at times, too.
He recommended Backman as Scan
dinavian. He said that there would
be no Omaha men to sprinkle streets
and no placards put out in San Fran
cisco and Butte saying that there was
work for thousands here when our
own workers were starving. There
will be work only for our own work
men and no Hegney recommends will
be tolerated.
The quartette sang another selec-
ton, after which
e. P. NEWELL
pledged that work would be given only
to Salt Lake workmen.
WENDELL BENSON
was introduced as the last speaker.
He said the Liberals should be asham-
ed to put up a ticket after the record
they have made already. He scored
the men for the famous junketing
trip for the purpose of seeing fire
proof systems and said that many a
poor widow has had to go hungry to
pay Tor II. lie SAID ne mas PAU 9f q
foot here for sewer for which he paid
5Sc. in Omaha. The amount expended
on streets has done a great deal to-
wards grading around Mr.. Wantland's
house and towards Mr.. Heiss' addi-
ton. The city engineer has proved
very incompetent and his resignation
should be asked and a competent man
put in if he has to be brought from
New York. He has spent more money
uselessly than all the other depart
ments. There should be no more ex-
perimenting for hundreds of thous-
ands have already been frittered away
in that. The city has a great problem
before 1T. 1t must either repudiate its
debts or must stop public works. No
middle course can be pursued. There
should be q close reefing of sails and
there should be a cut in salaries from
the mayor down to the man who
works forS2 day instead of the man
earning the low salary up, as the Lib
erals proposed to cut. In conclusion,
the speaker said that Immediately
upon taking his office, the treasurer
should advertise for bids from banks
and should place the city money in
the one that will pay the highest rate
of interest.
After a vote of thanks to all the mu-
sicians who had contributed to the en-
joyment of the meeting, an adjourn
ment was taken. 7r