Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-28
PURCHASING VOTES.
Hobo Element 10 be Given Employ
m0nt in Return for Support
WORKINGS OF 4 LIBERAL TRICK.
Loose Votes TO b, Bough, Up by
lew Days Work for
Tho city.

The Liberals are at their old gRaio
OF buying up vot,s, anu are abou.
ready 10 launch one " their little
games into tho political waters. They
propose 10 prof. by tho present dull
times among workingmen, aud to
turn The existing condition 70 account
Ia o desperate Struggle 10 retain them.
selves in Office.
There IL vast humber Of working.
men IA b1lt Lak- who own their own
homes anu pay their share Of the
taxta. There arc also many who arc
not sufficiently well on to hold title TO
thelr dwelling h0ustp, but who are bona
ndu residents aad aid their mite far
the welfare OF the country. A third
class Also exists-a l3adng POPULATION,
whose homo 10 Anywhere that yields
them iccuniary pfoni; thcy are no bel.
| Ciit tot any section Of tue country, ut
ufe rather q hiHdmuce, because thcfo
IL connected with them that grasc OF
individuals who arc f,spouGble iog thu
many Petty crlnos committed. But
they have y.tcs whlci thcy arc ever
ready 10 barter 10 schtmlny politicians
For the fret two classts named, who
are tomanIiug that check shall be
put upon tho prevailing rscalcss al.
min .slmti.n Of city affairs, the Lib.
erals have little or no Use. HUT tor the
mira the parry u ,cntmcrs uud ttiuh-
sleis 10 Low showing an unusual
amount Of affection.
The plan r. 10 be- carried cut under a
fcnblnncc ~ Hympaihy Tor tbs work.
% guam, but one 20 Vie recipients q
irouiyo Tho Laatdir b. the tuiId clasp,
Ug hobo o.ciuuut, anu 90, olurr IL tne
BODY ui politicians VINO aru ugutiug 10
retain cOnifUl " the city uilirt,.
the procedure % be fJil.Wun H. thai
those VINO have theif usmts Oh tbs
registration li-ie, nnd hre wiling to sell
them Tor u consideration, are TO havo
tuc recommendation o. the Literal
committee, anu upon that showing
iuu various city departments are 10 bs
gwen work tor a certain number Of
nays. la return Tor iris employ meat
IN the public worgs ,ney are
to vote Tor the nominees un
the LibefRl ticket IL ia estimated
that from 500 10 1000 votes cat bs cot
rlieI by THIS scheme.
10 WAS the intention 10 keep the
workings OF the game close secret,
tut II has leaked out Just ~ II was be-
Ing put into effect. az was proposed
also 10 make each individual VINO se'
ufrd employment under the agree.
muut ~ vote Tor the Liberal. ftilfill his
part OF the contract or 20 without his
pay. To carry tuis uut system OF
Cnfds was dOpted. Each Individual
engaged receives "a card with MS name
anu the number OF days no II TO bs
given work. The cards are numbered
anu endorsed by tho party VINO en-
gages the holder. IL IN thea presented
to the head ola city department. Sup.
pOfe, for instance, it Il ~ tne water
works department, where u large mum.
Der Of such individuals eau be employ
of, aud which In la the workings VI
the EOhOme; the carl ~ tigurd by
tue gupUfiutend,nt Of watUrwUrks,
who Directs tho foreman g. put tue
beaior to work. rlen the time IL
nlled, the card N returned ~ the place
OF original Issuance, with the dages
the bearer has worked noted ON the
back. Then when ills shown that on
election DAY he has voted the Liberal
ticket he gets is pay.
This Is one Of the schemes outlined
for the municipal policy. IL has been
barely inaugufateu, anu In early expos
uru may interfere somewhat with It's
workings, for bona Tide citizens are 10
heartily sick Of Literal misTule that
they are la NO humUr to he lcniunt
with the players VI such fEaudulon1
! games