Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-08
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Chairman Of tho City Committees OH
The Citizens Movement.
THE DEMOCRATS DON'T LIKE IT



entirely disregRrdiug the action taken
by the citlzent committee In their
preparations for the coming municipal
campaign. Acting on this informa.
ton the following interview IL pub.
lishod:
4 NEws representative met A. II.
Schroeder, chairman OF the Dein.
cratic city committee today and ven
tured to asks "what do you think Of
the citizens movement"
The answer came with character
lsiic promptncsi: "l am heartily IN
favor Of i.sprofossod object and just rs
heartily denounce its proposed
methods"
"Why so9" querled the reporter.
"BecAuse | DO not believe that the
$4,000 people OF this city ever assigned
their uifthflght 10 a committee VI cal
itallsts, believe that the masses have
more confidence IN Themselves thun
Ia eell-constltuiod committee com.
losed Of the officers OF large mynry
corporations Huu their friunds."
"Aa you appear 10 be dissatisiied-,
what IN your opinion will the Demo.
cfauc committee do In the premisrs2"
at VIII amply do iiH duty toward
the people. We have practically de-
cidUd to call nj once Democratic
primaries anu hlto u city convention. |
The Democratic voters VIII then lie. |
Cidn fOr themselves whether OF not |
They want straight Democratic |
ticket ana II they decide that |
they want an Independent, noL-
partisan ticket then they viii nlso |
decide whether they will submit 10 |
the suggestion Of i've men o. % their |
puiiucs or wbeturr they cars 10 have |
something 10 say concerning the men |
thvy vii. vote Tor. 1 believe that the |
masses will resent the insinuation that |
thCy are hObos and cannot he trusted, |
and further that they will Insist upont |
nominating their own CITY Council n |
least, even though they may not have
all they wish In other directions
an my judgment " the Democrats |
want 10 bipartisan tlCket they should |
iuvite everybody elHe who wants that |
kind OF ticket 10 meet with them aud |
participate In liz selection, These are
my personal views only"
THERE WILL ~ a LIBERAL TICKET
jake Moriiz, the presiding genius Of
the Libefnl city committee, hesitntod,
wiped tue Precipitation from his ample
brow, scratched his head and looked
.iugL ed when asked the question frst
plop.undtd by the newspapermAn 10
Air. Schroeder.
After prlming himself he sale. "YCu
can ray safely there VIII DO straight
Lihernl ticket In the field. There is no
doubt about II at all.n
you d0n't propose TO support the
cliizenp movement them" quvried the
reportor.
81 don't say that; don't quote me
that way; say there will be a Liberal
ticket Ia the field"
When DO you pfOpoaa 10 commence |
active political work2"
"Not hight away. Money is scarce
md brief, brisk campaign will DO the
order with us."
"fou are uol holding back then for
the purposn Of getting she enemy TO
show their hands?"
To this Mt. Mouiz smiled aud shook
his head as he gave "A negative reply.
lie subsequently addeu. "No, III; We
are are not AFRAID OF any party or all
Iotces combined. We can carry the
city easily."
eau win Ia all the lreciucu2D f
mo, i do not. hut We are sure OF
Victory In thfue OF them aud will come d
cut OF the Tight with the general tlcks
Ou our side"
(which Of the precincts do you
claim-tho First, Second aud Fith?~ !
~ didu't say that either Again [ I
say, VIZ viii come OF Triumphant In :
eelpreciuotH." '
"You are confident Of that?" !
"lhere Is nothing more certain" {
"Don't you think tue cOnduct OF u
your administrations have been suoh \
IA this city To materially reduce your !
voting forces?" b
"Nc, do not think ~. The ex. v
pehdiluTe OF the ciiy's cash by our {
party has prevented the establlshment n
Of soup housts In this city as In Don. 4
yeT.n II
"Whon do you nnticluate calling II
your primaries, Mr.. Morll2?" "
'As Gaid before times are hard and o
We are In favor OF "a short, shnrp and "
Effective fight, aud therefore viii moi NJ
'all primaries for sOme time. When q
The smoke Of battle has cleared away
The city Will still be- In Liberal hands.O y
Does your party or any portion o ~
II, 10 tar ~ you know, approve OF the "a
citizens movement 50 lar ~ II hRsp gone.
and do you not give It sort OF hall y
iuppOfl2" a.
81 do not care 10 answerthe question q
put In that way. There Rro some very l.
mart men at the head OF IT, hut IL h
IA astonishing tact TO me that such 81
men as Farley l.. Williams, who boil. n
ID the Liberal party, fought the Tus.
'aroras and the Liberals harder than NJ
hey ever advocated the Liberal cause, fe
'hould now discard their party politics Ia
aud CONF back 10 minglr with their
I'D Liberal friends aud associates. 1 al
'onfesa ! cannot Understand IL at sIl.O SO
"But there are good Liberals assocl. de
tied with Mr.. Williams who are pre- AZ
noting tho scheme also aud who have W
lkewise surrendered temporarily their
'olitlcal affiliations 10 advance the "a
.lly - good, ate there nol?" r.
"Who are theJ?" qusried Mr.. Mo. ",
ia. u
"hlelsrs. Mccormick and D0Oly,n M
uggehted the reporter.
~ wau not aware Of that" respond. Dir
d The Librral leader. "Mr. McCor. III
llok has, believe, been a Republican W,
o. couple Of elections PAST aud Il u
Mistake not Mi. D0Uly voted u Repub. We
Itan ticket The lptt time.O Mi
More than this Mr.. Mofitz did not az
YEA to state regarding the political ]