The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-06
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

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With the campaign practically closed
and the dust of battle clearing up. the
drift of public sentiment is so percept-
IDLY toward the Democratic ticket that
the fight is unquestionably narrowed
down 10 Morris and Thompson and
their party associates. The question
before the voters of the city is, there
fore which would give the better adj
mmistration OF city afrairs-Morris or
Thompson: and which Offers the most
for the future Of the city and the COM
munity.
AS a plain business proposition only,
there would be no hesitation with a
large majority of the voters. II any
business man were given his choice
of y manager for ihe cily's af
fairs without regard TO political
or partisan considerations IL would
not take him five minutes to d.
eide in Morris favor on a COM
paFison OF his record with ThOmpson's
Morris has done things i'm office. and
nbAtE AAAtAAA NNAAf ANeA- FAhA a view
20 the Greater salt Lake when Is no.
building. He is known favorably by
every prominent citizen and by most
OF the people, whether prominent or
tablished his honesty, his fairness. his
liberality OF view Even his severest
critics concede he has done more to inn
prove and build up the city than any
of his predecessors for a generation.
His policy has been essentially con-
structive. TO him is due the energetic
execution of a plan Tor a big water
supply where his predecessors on;T
talked about q water supply. To hts
friendly policy is due the inauguration
of a paving campaign which has aid
sidewalks all over the city and paved
some of its principal streets, until Salt
Lake has been modernizdd within a
short mayCralty term. HIS enemies say
these improvements are not due 20
Norris. but have been made in spire
of him. The answer is very simple:
the improvements have been made un-
der him and they could have been
blocked by an indifferent or hostile
mayor. His known policy OF encouT-
agement for every needed public inn
provement has been the key 70 salt
Lakes progress during the past .wo
years. and no amount of lodging can
escape the fact.
SAS
on the other hand, Thompson was
nominated by the party which has
fought and is still lighting public i'm
provements, including the water sup
ply project. which is vital to the 'ife
OF the city. Where Morris has been a
constructionist, Thompson is an o.
structiOnist; where Morris has
achieved improvements, Thompson mas
failed; Morris policy is positive,
Thompson's is negative. During his
administration Thompson had an op-
portunity for four years to give the
city an impulse toward growth; instead
Of utilizing his opportunity he spent
his time IN useless controversy with
the council. in squabbles over petty OF
fees in attempts 10 prevent the i'm
provement OF the water supply from
Utah lake. in doing out fat contracts
10 a favored contractor and in dissipat-
ing the city $250.OOO bond issue ana
the s13e 900 derived from the sale o.
city real estate.
AS plan business proposition
Thompson is not TO be mentioned in the
same breath as Morris for the mayor
atty.
But there is another element -
Thompson's candidacy TO be considered
quite as seriously as his personal un
fitness for the Office, and that is the
party policy he represents. There are
unqnestionably sincere men in the
"Americau" party, who honestly be