The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-18
A GENUINE CITIZENS, TICKET.

Liberal stump orators are referring
TO the Citizens ticket as made up by
bankers and lawyers and not repre-
sentative of the citizens. OF course
We do not expect the truth from such
a source, but it will be wen enough
to let the facts be made clear to the
masses of the voters, some of whom
may be duped by plausible statements
intended to deceive.
The ticket which is now placed be-
fore the people of this city vas not
originally framed by a few bankers
and lawyers, as stated, but by the
people assembled in their precinct
ventions and by their delegates in
general municipal convention. In two
instances after the ticket was made
up a change was made, to effect an
agreement with the committee of fifty,
which was by no means, as claimed
by Liberal maligners, self constitu-
ted" The committee was appointed
by vote Of a large number of citizens
who had assembled to consider the sit
uation and adopt measures to secure
municipal reform.
1t is true, however, that the commit
tee of fifty was not appointed by the
masses of the people in their precinct
meetings. But the Independent
movement was popular movement
All classes and parties We're repre-
sented in it. The ticket framed under
it was to all intents and purposes d
citizens ticket. Tie nominations for
counciImen were made by the people.
The other nominations wre made by
the regularly chosen delegates of the
people. Therefore it is no bankers tic
ket, nor lawyers ticket, but citi-
zens' ticket.
The committee of fifty and the conf
mittee OF. the Independent citizens
reached an agreement satisfactory to
both and to the body of the people who
appointed them. The ticket they have
presented is therefore legitimately re-
preventative of the popular will. The
Liberal faction are the common
enemy. It is to defeat their attempt
at maintaining in power the kind Of
men who have plunged the city head
over ears in debt. that the citizens
ticket was formulated
The true friends of honest govern
ment and all who desire to put a
check on the system of exorbitant
taxes, reckless expenditure multiple
cation of salaried officers and general
extravaganza, will unite in carrying
that ticket to victory in November.
1t is not a partisan ticket. The names
upon it should not be singled out and
divided up as to party affiliations
Not as Democrats or Republicans are
any of them placed there,
nor on that account are any
members of either party call
ed upon to support them. As
citizens chosen by the citizens they
should receive the votes, of all who
see that it is necessary for the well
fare of the city TO have radical
change Of management. There is no
reason why bankers or lawyers or
any other class should be regarded
with suspicion or shut out of the
rights common to all freemen. They
have as much at stake as anybody
Their opinion is at least equal to that
Of wire-pulling professional polite
ian or a third-rate school teacher
working for popularity and pelf- But
a citizens ticket in every sense of the
term, made up by the people, accepted
by the representatives of the people,
and now offered to the people of all
classes, ranks, professions and par
ties and it is bound to win. Let Lib
erals make noise. let the decent cit
liens carry the election.