The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-06
EZRA. The PROPHET.

Speaking for the Republican candi-
date two years ago. Ezra Thompson,
now "a candidate himself, gave some
reasons why he thought Mr.. Knox
should be elected; he also wrote. OF
some one wrote for him, d few stirring
prophecies which proved his entire un-
fitness for the role of seer. Here is
what ne wrolc-or some one wrote for
htm-as his reasons for desiring Repub-
lican success.
Because Tie city is entitled to a good,
clean. business administration and the
Republicans fH their platform are pledged
10 give that kind of administration
Because under a Republican administra-
ton public improvements would go for
ward inte.ligeutiE, unhampered by adj
Raeausr Il Republican defeat would
mean that the wheels OF progress would
stop aud The city would turn its lace 20
The dead past
mean that for two years nO systematic
nave would be made 10 furnish the city
with au adequate water supply, 20 pave
the streets or 10 provide for proper sani-
tation.
Taking EZra's reasons Ia serial order
il will be observed that events have
made every one Of the reasons apply as
am argument in favor of the re-elec-
ton of Mayor Morris. Mr.. Morris has
given the city "a good, clean business
administration where the Republican
had failed for al least four years in
succession under Ezra Thompson, and
ia spite of platform pledges.
Under the Morris administration,
public improvements have gone for
ward iutengeutly' ana i'm spite Of the
adverse influences which have em-
anated chiefly from Ezra's American
party
Mayor Morris has effectively dis
proved that defeat (of Republicans of
the Thompson PATTERN would mean
that the wheels Of progress would
stop and the city would turn its face
TO the dead past" Not only have the
wheels eff progress gone forward under
Morris but they have gone at d pace
unequalied during any city admins
tration for years past; and they have
gone forward in spite of the effort by
Americans 10 block progress and turn
tlIe cItys face 10 the dead past "
whatever that may mean.
Nor did the defeat of Mr.. Knox mean,
as Ezra feared. that for two years no
systematic move would be made TO fur
uish The city with an adequate water
supply, TO pave the streets or To pro-
vide the proper sanitation Against
tbiz sad wall frDu4 Ezra ig the two
years record Of phenomenal public inn
pTovement With more street paving,
more new sidewalks, more new sew
eUage extension than Ezra dreamed of
i'm his four years OF municipal somuo-
leuce. The first systematic, the only
successful, effort to furnish the city
with an adequate water supply" has
been made by the Norris admnistra-
tiou which Ezra feared 50 much and
This solution OF tho water supply ques-
lion has been achieved against the per
sisteut obstruction OF Americans, one
OF whom Ezra is which
Thompson probably had no intention
Of furnishing campaign ammunition To
but his interview furnishes an unau-
sWerable series Of arguments why May
or Norris should he retained at the
head Of the eity's business affairs; and
by the same token, they furnish ample
reason why Ez should De left where he
belongs, amidst the beauties and quiet
OF private life,