The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-22
WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
The REAL CITY ISSUES.
Fair and warmer.


OF the city campaign that the Repub-
bean newspaper charges the Dcmoc-
racy with bad faItf and desire to aid
the election OF the American ticket,
while the American" newspapers
charge that the Democratic and Re-
publican parties are in alliance with
the Mormon church, seek Identical OBJ
jects and are. in essence. Identical or
ganizations. The Republicans go so
far as to charge that the leaders Of the
Democracy, men like John Dern. Judge
King. Judge Powers, Mr.. Martineau
and Mr.. Moyfe. are actually "Ameri-
cans" but conceal their sympathies in
order to deceive the people.
OF course the purpose of these accu-
sations on both sides Is to discredit the
motives OF the Democratic party and
its leaders for political effect; and just
as naturally the accusations will not
be believed. because they are made by
politicians who do not have the conf
dence OF the people. The Democratic
party has no use for either the "Ameri-
can" party or the Smoot branch Of the
Republican party. 1t believes both
have done and are still doing a great
injury to the state and city by the
maintenance OF a political feud which
has wrought untold damage at home
and abroad. Neither the religious pro-
scription Of the Americans" nor the
appeal to religious prejudice made by
the Smoot machine enlists the regard
of the Democrats of Salt Lake. In
stead. they believe that the community
would be UNNECESSARILY better off IL
both machines were smashed and genu-
inc politics substituted for the guerii-
Ia warfare which is called politics by
these enemies Of the public welfare.
X
There is nothing remarkable in the
fact that the Democrats should oppose
both these factions: It would be more
remarkable If there. could be any COM
mon ground on either side. The Re-
publicans have based their hope or sue
cess on the possibility OF a division on
religious lines. The Americans are
in exactly the same position. Both
trade on a religious antagonisn mi
tiated first I'm a Republican fight for
control Of the party. and continued
since for the political prod, il affords
the contestants on either side. AS be-
tween the motives which inspire both
there can be little choice. since both
utilize vicious prejudice for their own
ends.
Between these two factions. the
Democratic party adheres to its orig
inal platform opposing ecclesiastical in
huence in civil affairs, and opposing a
campaign OF hatred and religious pro-
scription. The ticket named by the
Democracy was chosen without regard
to religious lines. and solely with q
View to furnishing the city an honest.
efficient administration Of it's busineys
AFFAIRS. II this ticket Is elected the
people will be given the kind of serv-
ice promised. and the names of the
candidates are a guaranty that they
Will be able TO fulfill theft pledges. Sc
lection OF city employees will he made
without regard to religious or non-re-
ligious lines: there will be no question
Of Mormon or ncn-Mormon: the only
test viii be fitness for office, and the
only qualification for retention in Of
fee will be honest service.
If the majority OF the people Of salt
Lake earnestly wish for a good CITY
administration. divorced from the kind
of politics the Republicans and Amer
leans" are playing, they VIII vote for
Morris and his associate candidates: II
they wish for a continuance of the mar
tisan factiOnal politics which has been
such q burden on everybody. thew will
vote for the Republican or American"
tickets.
X
Pursuing the plan followed two years
ago. the Republicans are publishing
figures to show that the only hope OF
beating the Americans lies in voting
the Republican ticket. The figures are
taken from the county election in
which Morris was not candidate. and
in which municipal conditions played a
very small part. Two years ago when
the city campaign was waSed on the
same lines and with the same issues.
the Republican candidate carried just
one election district in the whole city
Their candidate was supported by the
entire strength OF the state. county
and federal officeholders. and he was