Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-15

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public affairs In this city, In this county
aud In Utah Territory.
In 1920 tho city tr-asur.r turned over
to theinow city council the sym OF 800
1856. Since that time the cous1ll las been
composed OF Republicans nj the ratio OF
about three Republicans TO one Demo
craft In the i've years since go the'e
Republican municipal bodies have ak
pended 50, i03 500 collected from The peo-
pie by regular and special taxes aud ~
the sale OF a., COS 900 per cent bonds,
whics are today len upon Ill the prop
orty Of this city. d,
Tho school boards have expended
Sl,T7O,227 Of which amount ts25OOO was
obtained from tho sale u tonds We
have no csllicism 10 mako either ~ 70 the
amount OF or manner In which this psr-
ticular sum was expended.
The county court has expended SLOW
233, OF watch amount some sioo,vuO "
siill owing ia tho form ~ Interest bear
Ing warrants.
'lho grand total OF expenditures by
these so,ersl Republican bodies II
a. 0lO, 600 and sur credit Il destroyed.
During this same period properly has
decreased from 30 10 90 puf cont IN value,
while tho rate OF taxation has still In
creased steadily uutil today, with values
lowor than Ia the Jas. six years, our
taxes, ~ q result Of Republican malad-
ministraiiol, ara higher tesn they ever
were.
We also airoct attention o tho record
Of the Republican rty In tho consiruc-
tion OF tho Joint city asd county building
and In the scandals that have grown
thsrofrom, also to tho work done ON
the Stale roal ~ VOL a. the mileage
building pr0ponsltlos OF tho present
county court ~ far hor evidence OF tho
inability and indi.posltiOa OF tho Repub-
lltcu. to conserve the In eres' Of tho
people OF Salt Lake City, and we afilrm
that tho only way by which hetaNpaycrs
OF tuis city eau hope 10 save their prop
erty, alroany heavily burdcned by pub
lie debt, il to place under Democratic
control the Affairs Ofo city.
We denouuco the system by which tho
city'a roso Ircos are FILTERED away In
court expenses by reason Of the wrang-
hnga continually occurring 10 tho hro
aad police departments. We pledge the
DomocralieI party, IL ontfusied With
power, to such course ~ Will secure
efficiency and harmony la these depais-
monta.
We send greeting TO thu Democrats
throughout All U,ah. declaring that Salt
Lake City IL not tho prlyate property OF
the Republican party, that tho citizens
arc NJ last. awakened to thoir own inter
osts, and thai both hor pol!llcs and her
finance, wall be rescued from Rep"olioar
dlsoredit tho hith day OF ext mon.n'
There shall DO no union of church and
state, nor shall any church DONNA Q the
state. And We pledge ourselves as nee.
mon Ia free land TO resist 10 the last
Rny Interference with tho functions OF
the stale.
Wo endorse tho action Of 10 chairman
and executive committee of the Demo
cratic STATE committee and approve OF
tho ultorances Of aud course pursued by
Democratic candidates with reference to
improper ecclesiastical Interference Ia
political concerns.
Wo Tospeotiuiiy submit to tho State
Democratic central committee the pro-
priety Of feoonvoning tho staio Demo-
cratic convention for consideration OF tho
gtayo questions that today confront
every cil ikon regardless OF his political
convictions.
We express our absolute confidence IN
Tho people, aud without fear of contradlc.
lion hold that n this question IL sub
United for their decision they will yindi-
rato their own honor aud Justify tho as
made by those that have trusted
hem and vouohed for their indepond-
snce and freedom from the control Of un-
American influences.
SANDY IL sos.PARTIsAs!
The oillz,ns OF Sandy yesterday
tho following non-psrIissn
lickeu
Mayor, Albert White; recorder, Il.
Hartvichsen; treasurer, George Mar.
riott; marshal, Is. q. Ward, police jus
tice, w. w. Wilson; city councillors
w. ID. Kubre, q. J. Schmidt, Wells
James Jensen, John IL. Efiok.
ION.
LOGAN DEMOCRATIC TioKKT.
The Logan Democratic city convsn-
lion yesterday nouuin mated the follow
Ing municipal ticket: Mayor, N. w.
Kimball; nafshal, George ID. Me-
recorder, J. II. Nelson; treas
nr.r. Alex Lewis, police magistrate,
J. p. Smith.
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Tomorrow evening the Laborlng
Meme Republican Marching club viii
hold = meeting NJ the Walker pavilion,
"A west Second South street. John
NJ. Zane will speak.
On Friday evening tho scAndlrA-
viAu Republican club will listen 10
Mis-. Corlnne NJ. Allen ~ Social Hall.
The Second precinct Won. me- club
will meet at Independence hall to-
night. Messrs. Bowman and sulher-
land are speakers.