The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-27

Pup.lcan, IN my OPINION Sufncient to cause
him TO swerve a hairs breadth from his
own ticket The silver plank which the
Democrats have thrust into their plat
form is onlW a shallow and ludicrous at
tempt to divide the Republican vote. Last
year, when q president was to be elected.
that question was d living. breathing is
sue. but in this. a city election. it is not
an isue at all. Last year the silver Re-
importance of free coinage to their state
and their country, performed q patriotic
duty in voting for Bryan. The efforts of
the Democratic managers this year to
make it appear that the election of Will
lam Dale as mayor of this city is frauglht
with the same supreme Importance to
the silver cause would make excellent mr.
terial for q first rate comic opera. As q
citizen, q taxpayer and a silver ReDupD
can, therefore, [ shall loose no sleep n
making up my mind 10 vote against ths
Democratic candidates
In considering the Citizens Reform cam
didates We are asked to put patriotism
TO party principles. As a citizen and a
taxpayer, | recognize in this a very strong
plea, and one taat IL worthy of considera-
ton. BY patriotism in this connection. [
presume is meant duty to one fellows
ard regard for the general welfare, and
as economy and good government are the
great essentials at present. to be patriot
&c l conceive that one should reaounce
his party if he has reason to believe he
cannot get economy and good government
with his party
didates and their relative strength and
ability to procure good government. 1lle
so-caned Citizens Reform party has
nominated the Hon. John Clark for mayor
ton IS a very. strong one. There Is no
question but that he VIII If elected. use
his utmost endeavors TO give. the city a
clean, business-like administration.
The Republican party has nominated
Hon. A. f. Doremus. 1t is detractlng
nothing from Mr.. Clark to say that Mr.,
ikf,r-
Both arc good. practical men. but Mr..
| Doremus is more practical in the direc-
ton in which his duties as mayor Will
chiefly lie. He is as honest, as firm, as
Clark anc he has the advantage of great
experience and greater executive ability
But the biggest consideration of all in
favor of MIR. Dorenus is that he will de-
vote his entire time to the duties of mis-
Office.
Now the question arises would 1t be
patriotic for q Republican, believing that
his party has nominated the fttest man
for mayor, to desert him and support an
other, who he deems less fit? I can see
| neither patriotism nor good sense in the
suggestion.
l am aware that it is urged that the con-
Sideration in favor OF a Citizens Reform
candidate are. that if elected, he will nave
no Dohtc1al pledges to redeem. no friends
( to reward and no enemies to punish, and
that he can therefore enter upon his
duties untralnmeled.
L
pressed with the truthfulness of this plea
as am unable TO understand why, if
elected the reform candidate viii not in
cline to favor those who procured his
election. the same as other candidates
In conclusion. believing that the Republic
can party has nominated the best ticket
and that all the reforms needed may be
accompanied by Mr.. Doremus within the
Republican party just as we'll as by Mr.
Clark, outside of it, I pin my faith to
Doremus and shall put my cross up by
%f,,1l
~ HEBER NJ. WELLS.
Pleasant P. Pellets Christensen was
introduced as the man who did the sec
rotary work for the constitutional con-
vention. He INDUCED in a few elocu-
tionary pyrotechnics, in which he urged
| that the election of Doremus was the
balm in Gilead everyone was looking
for. The election of Doremus. while
it might be looked upon as a defeat for
silver, vas not, and the other effects
for good would more than counterfeit
any baleful effect inasmuch as it
would reuinte the Republican party and
give them a good show for a whack at
other offices in the future. This last
declaration was applauded quite yigor-
ousIY. especially by some young people
in the galleries.
Mrs. Green sang a solo, Come with
Me-" but everybody sat still and re-
fused.
DEFENDED DOREMUS.
Mrs. Kelsey, the wife of the city en-
gineer. took up half hour in defense
of Doremus, which was read from a
beautifully prepared piece of typo
script. If Doremus is elected and
doesn't appoint Kelsey to succeed him
self he is a naughty man. for Mrs KEEL
sey defended him vigorously, so she
did, and thought it was just too aw-
fully awful for the wicked contractors
to come here and fight against his cleo
ton.
The band played Star Spangled Ban
ner" and woke the audience up in time
to hear E. B. Critchlow make talk in
favor of the ticket, and against the
non-partisans.
DENNIS CLAY EICHNOR
This gentleman was introduced as the
defender of the Waterworks. The gal
lery gods gave three cheers for the
| WaterWorks. Dennis said he had q few
facts which he wished to present. He
presented them. the following being a
rough pencil draft of the facts afore-
said: Mr.. Doremus said in the pres
ence OF the board of public works;
| Not one cent VIII they get with my
consent and the court appointed Par
| ley l.. Williams referee. which means
| q man to hear the case, and Mr.. Do
| remus' course was at stake and thus
Mr.. Doremus saved the taxpayers that
amount. and not a dollar has been spent
which shows Mr.. Doremus ability, for
I was in the case as counsel, although
I am rot advertising myself. and do
not, as they say among US attorneys,
speak on information and belief. but
the laboring men all got their money;
i yes. sir. every cent of it. and the con-
| tractors were dissatisfied and Doremus
was sworn to do his duty as he saw
it and did it, and the conduit does carry
water into the city, and there isn't one
| of our opponents dare deny it. for if
they do 1 shall challenge them to de-
! hate it on the stump Time-45 min
utes, 10 seconds.
! The cuartette sang again and people
| fell over themselves trying to get out.
/ Finding the sergeant-at-arms power
less Mr. Hammond after q consulta-
! ton with Doremus. asked the band to
play and the meeting adjourned with a
! grand rush for the warmer climate out
side.
/ hAARKV0IIp Nv TIT R00NT[R