The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-05
ISSUE STRAIGHT
IS WEBER VOTERS
Must Either Support Graft or
Vote Democratic Ticket
and Oppose Graft.

The citizens of Weber county win be
called upon tomorrow to exercise their
franchise in voting TO elect officers to
serve them for the ensuing term of two
years. They are asked by the Repubi-
cans to support list of candidates which
virtually means continuance of graft
in public office while the Democrats will
place before them ticket composed of
honest men who believe in honesty In
office and who are pledged by the plat
form upon which they were nominated
to rid the county of graft and the misuse
of the public fund
Although there have been innumerable
efforts made to divert the attention of the
voters from the real issue it still re-
mains graft and anti-graft. This queS-
ton has been placed before the people
of the county from every standpoint and
the voters cannot plead ignorance as an
excuse for voting wrong.
VIII Graft Be Endorsed?
In supporting the Republican ticket they
will endorse in the most emphatic way
the principles of graft which that party
has faithfully upheld during the time they
have been in power. In no way have
they condemned the misrepresentation OF
the public money, not even so much as to
express regrets for the events that have
occurred along this line Instead they
have tried to invent excuses Justify1ng
the illegal actions Of their officials. More
this county to vote back into office some
Of those who have been most closely iden-
titled with abusing the public trust.
II Is now UP to the people TO say wheth-
err they shall trample the laws of the
state under their feet and take as freely
| from the public treasury as they desire
or whether for the next two years at least
an honest administration is desired
Authority Is Abused.
| 1t is merely necessary to glance at the
| history of the affairs of the county since
| the Republicans have been in power to
convince anyone that il will be i'll advised
and untimeIy to suffer q continuance Of
such a policy. During the past two years
| the courts OF Weber county nave peeh
overburdened with litigation arising from
| the misuse by both the city and county
officials of their authority as public Off
GERS to Illegally take the money OF the
AS a result other legitimate litigation has
| been forced TO suffer Cases that have
| been under consideration by the courts
| for more than a year remain undecided:
and the only excuse advanced is lack OF
time on account of rush or business
Bounty Frauds Open Ball.
First it was the bounty frauds. For
robbed and within two years prior to the
| exposing of the graft. approximately $40
| coo of the states money was stolen
through this county In this connection
done to punish those responsible for this
| enormous steal?' and the answer is
Nothing" One clerk has been found
guilty in the courts Of presenting false
| claims to the county and has been SEN
| fenced to serve five years in the state
penitentiary His case is still before the
supreme court Of the state.
Next we have the Introduction Of poll
ties in the legal machinery of the law
| so that the man with the political pull
| escapes the clutches OF the law while the
individual not affiliated with the ma
chine has TO suffer for both Rottenness
has been exposed in both city and county
offices to the extent that two councilmen
have been thrown ont of office, two 9TH
ers are awaiting trial. and still another
has resigned his office TO escape prose
cution.
Officers Under Fire.
/ The prosecution OF county officers has
Just commenced. The first was directed
against the county attorney who was
| charged with neglect of duty. The same
! Official is placed at the head of the Re-
publican ticket and. although his case
/ was never permitted to get to the jury,
y there are many who think that there were
! good grounds for the charges.
| The chairman OF the board of county
commissioners, rather than stand trial
on charges of illegally appropriatlng mon
ey for his own use. Acknowledged ms
| guilt bv resigning his position with two
| Years vet to serve. This act was con-
| sidered virtually as an admission OF
| guilt vet there have been no efforts made
/ to prosecute him for presenting false
| claims to the county as was the case with
the insignificant clerk in the bounty
fraud matter.
Other Prosecutions Coming.
II is said that there are more presecu-
tons to follow. and 1t is dltticult 10 even
| euess where the system of graft inau-
! o,,ro+ad nv the Republicans will end.