The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-03
STATE news
SOME PLAIN FACTS
Comparisons Which Place the
Republicans in an UneHVi-
able Light.

Park City, Nov. SATURDAY. the Repub-
lcan organ here. IN "a last effort TO gain
rev votes for an already lost cause,
MADE some assertions about local DrOmi-
htnt Democrats that are as false as are
other statements regarding che IMPROVE
ments made by the past Democratic adj
II was the question Of the eligibility Of
the Republican candidate for recorder
teat brought Forth the assault by the
RECORD ana the statements made We're
that two prominent Democrats were
elected here before they were citizens of
the United States
The statement was made that George
Lindsay, former Democratic sheriff of
this county. was not a citizen of the
united states az enc time OF his lnaug-
urauon as sheriff This story is absO-
lUtely untrue. as Mr.. Lindsay had his
NATURALIZATION papers in time to vote for
the delegate TO the constitutional con-
heid before January. 1897, When Mr.. Lind
say was inaugurated.
The mOuthDiece OF the @. O. F. here
also spoke Of "a man having been elected
mayor of Park City by the Democrats
who was not citizen. Such a thing as
tn never took place here. The gentle
man Of whom AZ speaks was elected may
or or Park city In the spring Of 1856 on
the Citizens ticket, years before the
DIVISION on party lines was made The
Republicans know too, that the state
ment that this man was not a citizen is
nn-hing more or less than a political l1c
That candidate had his papers long
enough TO vote at the election at which
ne was "a candidate Can their candidate
for recorder vote on Tuesday
After having finished with the above
gentlemen, the Republican sheet at
tackled the condition Of the city treas
ury when the Republicans took office.
and an outstanding bill Of something
ike SUI, which was due for a fire bell
that the Democratic council ordered, IS
the bone Of contention. This bin was
not paid by the Democratic council be-
cause the company which sold the bel
did not MAKE the terms Of its agreement
EooQ- ana ~ consequence the Democrats
held the bell here subject 10 the orders
of the company and would have stood
suit on the subject before they would
have paid the bill. and the Republicans,
in paying the bill, did not do the right
thing by the people generally.
While on the subject of the manage
ment or the cltys affairs Just a rev
comparisons Of the work done by the diff
ferant administrations;
The Democratic council saved this city
enough i'm its term of office on the street
Sprinkling alone to pay all bills con-
tracted in that department of the street
expense. They bought a team and
sprinkler and the city ran this depart
ment itself. and at the end of the term
not only had saved some money on the
transaction. but owned its own sprinkler.
expense from month TO month. SO 20
save this amount the council decided to
build a city barn with she for the
ShelJerlng of the sprinkler and other city
property not m use during the winter.
Now the city owns its own stable and
the expense Of feeding city teams has
been materially decreased As for the
sheds. they were used during the Demo
cratic term Of office only; last year the
sprinkler, which cost the city $500. was
left out in the storms during the entire
winter and all other property received
about the same amount of care
As for the Improvements upon the
streets. etc. there never has been
question as TO who did the most good.
Republicans admit that the past Demo
cratic council made more improvements
upon the city streets than any admins
tration since the incorporation Of the
city
In eHa-r tho record of the Democratic
aCmni..rH Is N file I'm the city re-
COrder's office. and the party is not
ashamed Of 81, the past council having
done its duty and the other officers were
beyond reprCach.
The record OF the present administra-
tion IS on record too. ard II thu Repub-
licans are not ashamed of it. the Demo-
Gratis of Park CITY, as citizens. are very
much ashamed Of IT for them.