The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-13

McKinley's election, if he was chair
man OF the Republican state commit
tee, to ask for the appointment to the
office of United States attorney for
Utah. Rogers heard of this, and as
he had aspirations in that direction
himself, he determined to remove from
his path the only man ne feared would
thwart his desires. So, according to
the story, Senator Browns trusted
lieutenant was slaughtered in order
that another might fatten on the car
cass Of the fallen. Having heard this
story is the reason L asked AIcCallum
if he had not been kicked out OF poll
tics The story also explains Senator
Browns absence from the city and it
will also explain why Lindsay Rogers
wall not control the Utah end Of Mark
Hanna'S sack.
COLORED LEGISLATIVE CANDI-
DATE.
l met ". w. Taylor, the colored can
didate for legislative honors on the in
dependent Republican ticket, today
and interviewed him. Mr.. Taylor is
noted for his urbanity and is one OF
the most popular members of his race
in Utah. lie was born in St. Louis in
August, 1865, and has been a resident
of this city since December Is, 1890.
He is married and has served the peo-
pie of this city as deputy dog tax col
lector faithfully and we'll lie is very
much pleased over the recognition his
race has received by his nomination
and in all matters pertaining to the
welfare of the city and state, mis- coll
leagues, in case the ticket is elected,
will find in him an earnest associate
and willing adviser.
1 asked him il he considered silver
the paramount issue, and he replied:
Some people are circulating the re-
port that 1 am a Mckinley man.
stand right on the platform on which
was elected
Then you are not a Mckinley MANI"
I asked.
Il do not care to make any mo- or
any yes about it, but 1 stand on the
platform" was his reply.
DO you consider Senator Brown to
be a strong silver mann
''Well,' replied the candidate, they
hold him to be a strong silver man."
DO you believe him TO be such?''
81 give him credit for being a silver
man with protection"
DO you want TO be quoted as say
ing than you are for BROWNE
L will stand on the platform on
which 1 was elected. Brown can't
stand on that"
HIS RECORD AS DOG CATCHER.
then referred to the record he made
as deputy dog tax collector during the
last year Of the second Baskin admin
istration. In that position Mr.. Taylor
made an ideal officer. In obedience TO
the stern mandate of duty, Mr.. Taylor
caused more dogs, from the tiny lap
dog of the dame of fashion to the
massive st. Bernard of the masculine
lover Of dog flesh, TO grease the CRATES
Of the crematory than any other dog
catcher this city has ever had. He
there demonstrated that he looked
upon office as a public trust, and if he
is fortunate enough to be elected to
the legislature he can be depended upon
to there display the same energy and
intelligence he displayed while wearing
his city badge of office.
Yes" Mr. Taylor replied to my
query, my record as dog catcher was
better than any other in that line
What do you think of the method
employed in killing the impounded
dogs?" L asked.
Very expensive, very expensive" he
responded. Il never dried any other
method except shooting them, aGl
that is very expensive. 1 think the
pound should be nearer the river and
that crate should be provided in
which the dogs could be put, then
dropped into the river. In this way
the dogs could be drowned. If l could
have held office another year L would
have utilized the hides of the dogs.
There is a glove factory at Elsinore
and / could have sold the hides to be
made into gloves
IF elected, will you introduce a bill
providing for a more humane method,
such as you suggest, for disposing of
impounded dogs?"
Il do not know; I have not thought
much about it. But / am thinking of
introducing bill for the benefit of the
colored people You see, L have been
refused a meal at cheap eating houses
and others of my people have also been
refused. I want TO make it SO they
can go anywhere, so long as they pay
their money and act like gentlemen
and ladies, in the city-in the restau-
and so forth"
Mr.. Taylor again reverted to his rec
ord as dog catcher, and requested me
to verify his statement as to his eff
cheney, and I subsequently did So
found that during the twelve months
of the year 1895 he had captured, i'm
pounded and killed 604 dogs, a record
do not believe that any past, present
or future member of the legislature
has ever eQualed.
Mr. Taylor concluded the conversa-
ton by informing me that he was not
a Brown man, by saying: please dis
associate me with Brown; it might
hurt me-"
All of which is respectfully submit
ted.