The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-20
Would Keep Wages of Work
ing man Down to Lowest
Possible Sum.
RAILS AT AMERICAN PARTY
FOR PAYING LIVING WAGES
Democratic Politicians Are Dis
gusted at Stupidity of the
Party Organ.


sustlng to some of tho wiser ones among
tho local Democratic politicians that there
IL serious talk OF calling in tho editor of
that paper and giving him a lecture
practical politics.
For instance, 1t Is criticizing Mayor
Thompson because the Mayor favored the
Increasing OF the pay for common labor
from 81 TO 81 p a day, Tho average per-
son who has to meet the bills OF the
butcher and the baker in Salt Lake Will
wonder how II is possible for @ man to
support himself and family with any de-
gree of decency on 81 a day, and criti-
cism OF Mayor Thompson and the Amer
lean Council for having increased the pay
OF these laborors y cents O day is re-
garded by Democratic politicians as about
the limit OF all the silly things that the
Eernld Is doing these days.
Why Wages Were Raised.
Another thing in the same class with
the criticism OF the increase OF tho price
paid for ordinary labor is that the adding
OF 90 ccnts day TO the pay OF man
and team. With nay selling from $40 TO
ing $50 month for board for horse, II
Is very hard to zee where the teamster
feeding two horses. keeping his wagon In
repair and supporting his family Is get
ting off at "a a day, or even $3.50. These
prices were agreed on after thorough con-
sderation OF the local conditions by tho
Another Stupid Thing.
Still another stupid thing for the Herald
was TO raise the point that the falling on
in the revenues OF tho city is chaTgeable
TO mismanagement OF the American
party. 1T has been shown and is under
stood that the American party does not
collect the general taxes. but that the col
lection Is made by the County Treasurer
vet the Herald in Its endeaYor TO do
something that would cast odlum on the
American party (Which. by the way, has
only been In office about four months
end necessarily has not yet been able TO
bring order out OF the chaos of the Nor
ris NAL administration. jumps at conclu-
sioDs that make it ridiculous.
Overlooks Several Things.
The Herald called attention, for in
etance, 10 m increase in the expenses OF
the Morris administration OF S6.UD and
seems 10 have overlooked the fact that
the last report of this City Auditor shows
that there was at least 900 in unad-
jGsted claims at tho close of the Morris
administration, most of which have been
taken up by the Americans and settled.
What It Forgets to Tell.
1t does not tell its readers that the out
standing warrants issued by the Morris
administration amounted TO nearly a
quarter of million dollars!
1t does not feel called upon to speak OF |
little Items of dead hoss' like this. be-
cause the question would naturally arise, |
why were these warrants not cashed In? |
question but II overlooks this little Item
OF S247.0D and hcwls like a whipped In |
dian because the pay OF tho poor laborers |
who have worked on the streets and else
where for 81 DAY has been increased TO |
g 80.
Why Democrats Are Sore.
There is no wonder that Democratic |
politicians are sore They know that the
80 offensive TO the working people of
Salt Lake and TO the falr-minded people
OF Salt Lake as well. that will raise up
against It in the ensuing campaign with
such force as to be absolutely Irresistible.
Essence of Stupidity.
thought that 81 q day was good enough
for a working man. but 81 day where
this foolish statesman lived was eaulva-
Salt Salt Lake. 9 Nov L Is the essence nc Of 3 stu u
pidlty for a newspaper assuming to speak
for political party to declare that 81. S
fellow who earns his bread by tho sweat
ION Thompson's recommendation
the pay of tho teamstcrS was In
creased 90 cents a day Monday
night, and the pay of laborers %
cents day This will Involve an
outlay of something like $500
month more than before. tho in
crease went Into effect.
Tremendous. Tremendous
What Herald Has Established.
Tho Herald has SO established the rec
ord of paying It's employees the smallest
possible wages that there is nothing sur
prising that II would regard 81 . a day
as ineIcusable extravaganza on tho part
Of the city government
Twenty-Five cents day increase for the
man with a mattock and the tin dinner
pail.
With two horses and a wagon, hay at SO
e. ton, and q family TO support!
Such extravaganza
Can't Fool the People.
The Herald thinks that the public will
not be sufficiently evouted Into ignor-
amuees to accept these great Increases
in the wage scale as good things. 1t says
so and IL Is quite certain also that the
people Will never be quite foolish enough |
son and the American party for thus
wasting the funds which the taxpayer
contributes
Against Man Who Tolls.
In all seriousness. II The Tribune had
been extended the privilege OF outlining
had given thought 20 the matter for
weeks or months II could not have
trapped that newspaper into 30 humiliat-
as this. 1t IS really amusing to note the
of-the Democratic politicians
since the Herald opened it's nav and put
both feet into II,
And go Apostle Smoot and Elder Suth-
crlan0 nave COnCluDeo 10 lis an oyster |
can to the abnormally developed ambI-
tions OF Brother Hyrum Z. Booth. From
. way back at Washington comes the re-
port that Hyrum never can approach
nearer than arms length TO the Smoot-
izcd Republican pie counter
1t was a deuced dirty trick which Ben
ner * Smiths friends played on Hyrum
10 dig up his resignation as United States
Commissioner, and there are whole lot OF
4yrurn's friends who say that Judge
Miners memory Is entirely too acute for
the good of the local Organization. They
think it especially cheeky on the part OF
the father-in-law OF Benner X. that he
should call attention to another's short
comings when he had tho supreme nerve
Of charging Uncle Sam two prices for a
single trip TO Washington about a year
ago.
Transaction Not Forgotten.
They have not forgotten this transac-
lion. and II Is said that they are calling
the attention Of the Department OF jus
tice TO the fact that Benner ks chief |
hacker had delicacy about putting his |
hand Into the treasury OF Unclo Sam to !