The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-01
D. c. DUNBAR, DEMOCRAT,
Predicts a Plurality Of From 2 1000 to
5000 For the Ticket.

4Sl@1ttS a Z t1IsillLy o. Z EOIi- fS,OOO "
5000 For the Ticket.
at predict the election Of the Demo-
c-atic ticket tomorrow b. 4 plurality
rangiag from 2o9Q TO 5000 on the gen
eral ticket Those who are &gitated
over the fear that the Mormon Demo-
Gratis VIII vote for Air. Clark, the non
partisan candidate, because ne is a
Mormon AID Dir. Dale is a nOn-AIOr-
non, VIII oe greatly disappointed
great many Democrats Were inclined u
The earlier part OF the campaign to IA
Vor Mr.. Clark. because they did not
know AIr. Dale. They nave since
learned that Mr.. Dale is quite as good
q business man, and just as drm in his
stand for what is right, as Nj Clark;
and they have also determined that MI.
clark was named by the non-partisans,
chiefly Tor The reason that he was
Democrat and iu the belief that he
would divide the Democratic vote. Men
like Governor Wells, Ex-Governor
Thomas and other Republicans, who at
first favored the uCn-parusan cause,
have since wheeled i1tO line for the
Republican ticket. under the h&liucina-
Iion that q perfect consolidation of the
gold standard and free silver RepuOli-
can forces can be effected, while the
Democratic forces could he kept di-
Democratic ticket This theory IS pre-
dicated upon rose false premises that
Mormon Democrats win be led aStray
by ire statement that Mr.. Clark is a
Mormon as well as a Democrat while
Mr.. Dale is q n-NormOn. and that
the Mormon Republicans viii not be
so Obedielt to the suggestions that
thev ought to vote ffor Clark, as will
The Mormon Democrats. ] consider this
as a gross insult TO the Mormon peo-
PIE. Ever since The division on party
lines ,he AIormOns have constituted
much the greater part Of the Demo-
cratic party, and, generally speaking,
they have stood firmly by the party in
the midst OF the most trying circum-
stances. The non-partisans got tenn
p0rary following among Democrats by
the false pretense of reduced taxation.
The public has, / believe. quite gener-
ally come 10 the conclusion that the
great increase in taxes during the past
few years has been in the state taxes.
by reason Of statehood and its attend
ant expenses, and in the tax levied by
the board OF education for city school
purposes. These taxes have been dou-
bied and almost trebled, while the peo-
PIE Of Salt Lake City are really pay
ing no more city taxes than they we've
eight years ago. The levy at times LIS
been greater but the valuation of
property has lessened. Intelligent
people have some time since concluded
that a non-partisan city administra
ton cannot reduce the state tax the
state school tax, or the board Of educa
ton tax. because these are beyond the
jurisdiction Of the mayor or city
council. and these represent the in
creased burden Of taxation that is
talked about so much, executing the
half mill which was levied by the
county commissioners to pay interest
on the big bonded Indebtedness which
the Salt Lake Republican county ad-
ministration created Every dollar of
increased taxation is chargeable to the
Republican party in the city. the board
of education, the county and the state,
where they have controlled the policies
of the administration policy.
The people Of Salt Lake feel that the
expenses of the city government can,
and ought 10 be reduced. I believe that
all Democrats and a great many Re
publicans and Populists who have seen
fhe splendid work Of economy and re-
trencbment by the Democratic county
administration the cutting off Of ex-
Denses nearly one-third; the sending Of
county warrants up 10 par from 70
cents on the dollar and the keeping of
expenses within the revenue, are Will
ing TO entrust the mana cement Of the
partv. The non-partisan party and the
Republican city convention. it would
seem. were controlled by the enemies
of free silver in the naming of the
ticket and in formulating the plat
forms. They could have eliminated the
silver question from the campaign by
declaring in its favor. They ignored it
completely. The friends of silver in
SALT Lake City viii. / firmly believe,
give their support to the party which
stands for silver. ! look for at least
two-thirds of the silver Republican vote
20 90 for Mr. Dale and the Democratic
ticket.
In the councilmanic contest 1 predict
the election of a big majority of our
candidates. Salt Lake VIII send the
glad message east that the people are
true TO bimetallism- Ii viii be victory
all along the line.
ID. c. DUNBAR. Chairman"
THE REPUBLICAN CLAIM.