Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-10
On rHE WRONG TRACK.

OF the city, gees out OF Its way TO make
laboreu but fIultless attacks upon the
NEWS becRute OF the latteT's position
in tho premises. As Ia customary
with those who oppose for the sake oil
opposing and with the hope that an
enlarged following mny BIO had there
by, no arguments are employed, the
impression made upon the mind by
reading the squjblets being that the
writer didn't care very much whether
he convinced anyone or not. There
Ia a certain class OF people who
only wish to know how
certain other class stand on
any public question in order
to be able to take the opposite course
with certainty and precision, and the
cotemporary's position or lack Of po-
sition on the matter SPOKEN OF suggests
something OF this kind. 1t lie ever 30
much easier to be negation than to
take a steedies ~ affirmative stand and
adhere to 1t with consistency and
courage.
Notwithstanding all THE, there Is no
excuse whatever for the most peevish
dissentient retorting TO falsebood to
bolster up his contrariness. The state
inent. for instance, that the movement
spoken OF In In the interest OF the Re
publican party is not tue, as anyone
capable Of reasoning at oil can zee at
glance. The lis: Of names pub
lished MS the primal promoters OF
the n0n.partiean plan contains
certainly ne many OF Democrats as Of
Republican,, ami these arc mainly
known to be such Democrats as would
under no circumstances uphold or en-
courage partisan Republicanism at the
polls or elsew here. Besides, these
Democrats are not Obscure men in
tho community by any naeans; In most
cases II not In all they are prominent
by reason not only Of the conspicuous
positions which they hold or have h cid,
hut also because they are large prop
erty owners and coTrespondingly,
heavy Taxpayers. They would almost
to man drop the thing where 1t ia
were there even n suggestion
that Republican ticket was
to he nominated az result OF joint &C.
ton, or even II n Republican as such
were to be named for a position. 1t is
an impeachment of several gent le.
mems integrity, intelligence anu indie.
euoh uiaingeHuousness ae lie done by
the contemporary, and yet tho presl-
dent, Vice presi lent and several OF the
stockholders OF its own company are
prominent In the movement, and
thus come In for their share OF the
aspersions sent out through the instru.
mentality OF their own misused prop
ert,i
Let us endeavor to be fair In ais
matter, as nearly 80 as people who are
apt to divide and cortend against
We have here city whose growth,
expansion and prosperity are held In
check by \ state OF affairs most de.
plorable. More than oue-half Of the
revenue that should go to improve
msnts and to constitute a sinking
fund as against outstanding indebted
ness, bringing 1t gradually TO extine.
ton, goes to the payment OF interest
on the debts, whereby they are not
diminished in the least but continued
and given promise OF perpsluity. To
keep this up and meet the regular re-.
quiremenIs OF the city besides, these @.
lug added TO with tolerable steadi.
ness even il We are not growing very
fast, means naturally steady and
endless increase OF taxation which has
already reached Abnormal aud ell.
most intolersble proportions. There can
be but one outcome in the sbsenco OF
radical Orm-bRnktuplcy and ruin.
Does the mott zsslous partisan court
such GonditIon2 Do any hut those
who have nothing ut stake look upon
1t with indifference? Oh, no, viii be
the answer to the frat gueslio n, sup.
plemented with the "aTRument'' that
the Indebtedness was incurred by q
nors artisan administration and a art
san administration can (Ihereiorc!
bring the city out OF its perplexiOg pre-.
dicament Both the answer and the
supplemental ststement lack cantor,
fairness and force; both dodge thu
question entirely and consti.u e c
gr.ts AID stupid Eon stquiur.
Let US ,urn backward a few years
and imagine conditiou OF things
which once existed as again prevail.
Ing. Some hostile indiana, through
the nepligeIC CO OF the duly constituted
authorities OF a town, have laid siege
TO and are endeaFuTing to enter it fOI
the purpose of plllsge and destrpc,
lion. A meeting of cltizsns i.
cAllsl 20 devise means lor
The common defense, and plans
are suggested for adoption looking tc
common action. Mt once q locsI
paper opposed to the town govern
ment anisganizss the mqvsmen! and
calls for iIs own parry and 1t alone t.