The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-24
MAKE TEE MOST OF IT.
Honesty is the Best Policy in Poll
tics.


Every candidate on the Democratic
ticket stands pledged by his partys
platform 10 az economical and honest.
yet progressive administration Of city
affairs, ard to such reimbursement of
salaries as VIII give fair compensation,
ard 80 more. to city officers and en-
pioyeeS for the duties imposed on them.
Tor such retrenchmeat upon The part
OF the city administration as VIII result
III substantial reduction of taxation.
The Republican candidates. with five
notable executions, saw fit 10 take on
another pledge to reduce, if elected,
che taxes collected from the people OF
Ogden not less than 10 per cent" Citi-
zens OF Ogden, bear this in mind: That
pledge came from two classes of men.
Tive OF them had for nearly two years
been members of the city council. They
had access to every document and be-
came familiar with the business OF the
city When the occasion for making
the tax levy 10 meet the expenses Of
next year came. they fixed that levy at
mills. making every preparation for
nearly as much revenue as during the
two years they We're Isl Office. Suddenly
they became candidates for reelection,
and suddenly they discovered that two
hfthS OF that revenue was not needed.
The other six men had not been in the
city council With their fellows, yet they
wanted TO be elected. In a few short
DAYS, when they could have inVesti-
gated but q few hours, if at all, they
claim to have discovered that waste
Of 10 per cent Of the citY'S revenues had
been going on and promised absolutely
to reduce the city's taxes 10 per cent,
come what viii.
Voters. which do you prefer? Men
who stand uD honestly and say: I'VE
do rot know how much reduction can
BE made. but we viii Go the very best
we can" or men who raise the dena-
gogic cry of low taxes and promise an
absurdity? We say the latter method
is an endeaVor to obtain votes by false
pretenses. If that be charging tinhorn
methods. make the most of it.
The first meeting of the campaign
was held by the Democrats last night
at Five Points. Hon. Thomas Maloney
presided and d quartette composed Of
Ferrin. Anderson and the Pout broth
ers furnished the music The speakers
were John A. Boyle, Hon. David Evans,
Howard Carpenter and J. J. Sullivan.
There was d large attendance. and
much enthusiasm was shown. The
speakers dWelt chiefly on local topics,
but kept the silver question well to the
front.
a number Of Republican candidates
and committeeman attended the Eliason
performance at the Grand last evening
and were very deeply interested. After
the entertainment Chairman HaIYerson
went with a delegation of candidates to
call On the magician and to secure his
services in eXtricadng them from the
predicament in which they now find
themselves They explained what
tangle they had gotten into in trying to
endorse both gold and silver and in
promising en- impossible reduction in
the taxes. The Utah Wizard called his
aides about him. and the matter was
discussed at length, but he finally gave
it up. Although he could perform many
rneryelous feats, he could not possibly
hope to accomplish what they asked,
and the committee departed in dis
consulate mood