Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-23
DEMOCRATIC PROTEST.
Workingmen Meet, Speak aud Pass
Resolutions Against Republicans.

The Democratic worklnEmcn Of Salt
Lake held mass meeting Ia the a. o.
u. ". hail Saturday night. and the
large attendance tested tho capacity of
the room.
There were two speeches made and
the following resolutions offered by 10.
H. iuddock were nduptgdi
Whereas, The Republican party ~
this city, posing as friend of the lh-
boring man, seeks by false assertions
and Representations 10 secure Tor t.
SELF tho votes OF the working classes
Ia the face % facts which are wcll
That when the work OF improving
the water supply of this city was ln
progress last uprlng ana the task uf
distributing Pipe was being performed
BY men cngnEcd by tho day. thus Civ
ing home wurkmpn an opportunity 10
earn something Tor the support and
maintenance OF their families. the three
Republican members 81 tho city Cuun.
cii,viz.. nobcrtron. buckle undDolhl up-
posing the plan and advocated the plnc-
ing OF the control of said work ln the
hands 81 the board OF pubIlr works. To-
be done ~ contract, thus nuordIng
Denver. Chicago and other contractors
a chance % como in and compete with
home industry, and are on record as no
voting.
That the Democrats IN the city Coun-
eli maintained that the cltiEons Of salt
Lake city should perform the work.
and that the same should be- Kept out
Of the hands of the board OF public
works
That the Democrats so voted. ana tho
resolution OF the Republican members
was defeated.
That nndlng themselves defeated in
tho Council, these Republican council
mon, au we are Informed and verify be-
lievo, solicited thrcc leading Ucpuhli-
cans men Identified with tho party ace
lively, viz, w. A, Npidcn. John H..
Dnnly and ~ ~. Walker. 90 cause the
Council 90 be onioined from proceeding
with the work. and whUn 70 decision of
the court was rendered adverse 20 the
plan advocated by the Democrats and
In practice az the time alluded in iu th1
opening of this preamble, the said thrHH
mombcrs ~ the city Council Nnhert-
son. Buckle and noihl voted against
the appealing OF the case. while tIU
Democrats voted Co appeal, believing
the Judgment 90 tho court 90 BE- cons
trary 10 sound policy ANA against tho
principles Of law.
That ln go voting sgainat the quaa-
tlon Of appeal the three Republicans
aforesaid plucci themselves ON record
az being against the policy nj having
work performed by day labor and
against the principles uf Salt Lake work
for SAT- Take WurkmUn.
And again. That when the work 90
cleaning pnrlcy'a canyon was rrlpOa a
thore suld Republicans urged that tho
work be- placed DO tho hands on he
board uf public works. Instead oft bee
Ing done hy day labor 0a advocated
by the Democrats and Do favor of the
board % public works. That the Demo.
Gratis are on record aH having voted
fcr the day labor syatem Now. tharr-
fore be II
Resolved, by the workIurmon of salt
Lake city 90 meeting asFGmhlOd' That
we condemn the action OF the Rcpuhu-
con members aforUr.ld. two or whom.
lloheriaon and Buckle. are candidate
FOR reelection.
That Wo endorse the action 0f tho
Democratic members ln voting 90 ris-
tain tho WnrtipWmen OF this city.
That We know Of no way nf ludrInr
the future hut by the past and hy tha
promises which are held out 90 us. and
whereas, the Democrats VI the city, In