Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-26
THE SICK, SICK CROWD.

After its party has had Two large
bites at the Councilmanlc cherry, the
Liberal organ (ihls mornings issuol IL
only able to say this much for ita
sue ces,:
A loading cause of this apathy Is that
the Libuml party has not boon happy In
IL selection OF Councilmon. The first
set selected were 30 extremely uusnIis-
factory, although good mon we're found
among them, that every ono was oustVd
nt the close of his term save one, and no
also should have certainly boon kept out.
We havo another sot la the expiring
grasp u their municipal trust. Thoy also
have proved 10 be- entirely uusatlstuc-
tory. Their course has been ns wrong
headed ~ could DO. Thor assertions OF
Independence and freedom from control
OF any persons, committees or Influences
wuatovOr have only been redeemed from
childish potulance TO boz called with a
hnrHhcr nuuiO by tho evil consequences
that nave followed thoir actions aud tho
disastrous pits into which they have
dumped the city. II may ~ well be un-
deTHtuod first ns last thai no put-up nom
nations Of such crowd ~ make up the
Guy Council can ever again prevail ia
this city. A. To tho
gravity sowor. the surveys and plans Left
the outlet undor ground aud with no
dumping place for the sewage. Such in
considerate planning as this liz surely
blamoworthy (sumo say corrupt In those
who are responsible Tor II. Under
present ciTcums ttucrs tho Liberal
| party will have TO shake clear
altogether ~ the inefficient, bun-
Cling, not to say booding, manage
ment We have had from the city Council,
and nom all persons responsible with
thom for II. IL IN likely enough also
that some criminal prosecutions should
| be begun against member. OF tho council
and their coparconers for deals In the sale
OF city property aud Jobs In connection
with purchases u land and materials.
A thorough cleansing Of the Liberal
| stables N necessary before frush, we'll
groomed steeds can cumo thoroirom "a
mako tho successful run In the municipal
race. No reputable cltlzon can defend or
excuse tho sort OF work that has been
Y ing on In tho Council Of this city Tor
some time past. The only possible thing
10 do Is TO cut loose from Il entirely anu
denounco and abiuro II.
On the foregoing 1t is scarcely noecs.
sary TO make any comment sayo q
single word Of approval, As to the
promises aud prospects and program
for tho future. while the Literal organ
does not say muoh-and that little Ii
very shallow and illusivU-it IL prob
ably not because the editor does mol
know great deal. All those midnight
caucuses In his office, with approved
and selected henchmpn Ms plrtici.
pants, have not been held fol
nothing. The Western Star Anti
Catholic society ia booked on thii
program for square blow In the face
and defiance to the rshblo Ia the hop,
Of winning back TO their allegianc,
eI.LiLerals Of repute ia also In th,
play. In other words, protense o
high respeciability and uuclious good
ness will be the cloak behind which
the old bosses will try 10 masquerade
The skirmlsh having begun with tn,
buKlc.blast above quoted, interesting
episodes and developments may b. ex
pocled almost daily. II II hardly
necessary TO utter the warning to tina
prepOndemting majority OF Salt Lake.
citlzons who are sick and tired o
Liberal misrule and are determined /,
effect change. "BewRre OF tn,
Greeks bearing gilbW