Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-26
New Mayor is All Round Good
Man, Although Charged With
Writing Poetry.
HELPED TO FRAME CHARTER.
Selection OF Edward Taylor 10 Ell
Schmltz's Unexpired Term Gives
General Satisfaction.
Special Correspondence.

Cpetlttt NbTItSpoHueiNS.
San Francisco. July 23.-Printer, cdi-
tor steamboat clerk, doctor. politician,
lawyer, poet, and mayor have been the
various occupations of the latest chief
executive of this city. and yet n dis
gruntled labor leader says that he will
not do because he has not had ex-
perience enough. The district attor-
ney, who made the selection, found his
man In bookstore and there obtained
his consent to serve. The reporters
who went to interview him found him
surrounded by the best books in the
world, and his favorite motto, Labor
and serve muchly in evidence.
daily newspaper has already objected
to him because he has written poetry,
but no one as yet has found any fault
with him because he has lived here 40
years, and his best poem is In praise
of the city's courage in the face of
disaster. II we can stand a musician
for five years. we can certainly stand
a poet for five months.
The selection of Edward Robson
Taylor as mayor to fill out the unex-
PRED term of Eugene II. Schmitz. COLI
sentenced to the penitentiary for five
years will give rallyins point Tor
those who really wish municipal de-
cency in this sorely tried city lie
Is one of the men who framed the char
ter under which the city Is governed,
is one of the best read lawyers at tue
bar, and is full OF fight whenever the
occasion demands 1t. Twenty years
ago when the Blythe millions were in
dispute in our courts, l remember
Mayor Taylor as the most aggressive
lawyer In the case. and since then ne
has figured in some very important
litigations.
WHAT IS HIS STATUS.
Now that government by indictment
is ended 1t remains to be seen whether
government from the county jail Is 10
have any force and effect The print
err who was going TO leave the city next
month but was persuaded to accept an
appointment by Schmitz as supervisor
is In doubt as TO his official status
but there is no doubt as to his salary
unless his friend the extortionist pays
1t.
A WHITE ELEPHANT.
A union labor political club organ
lied in one of the districts of the city
has reversed the verdict of the Schmitz
Jury by resolving that an innocent man
has been convicted. The club does nov
approve OF the law which requires that
only men whose names appear on the
assessment roll shall serve rs jurors.
II advocates the adjustment of the
property qualification for jurymen ana
comes out strong in favor OF the eight
hour day. The efforts of the graft pros.
ecutors to get new mayor are ueriueu
and advice Is given them 10 pass OF
the white elephant on some circus. NO
mention Is made however OF tne pas
terers who drank champagne TO the
tost OF IS a day and four hours.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
a great many people think that
wages are too high here and great
many who are receiving them are
sure that they are not high enough;
The matter is open for discussion ana
contra ctors and real estate men nave
been discussing il rather freely. Their
discussion has been so forceful that
II has engaged the attention of the
officers of the building trades council
The wholesale stopping OF building
operations and the many vacant stores
and houses all over the city have
made these observing gentlemen take
notice that something is wrong and as
a result the announcement Is made
that the labor organization officials
viii recommend a small wage reduc-
ton.
ONE THING sCHMIrz CAN DENY.
AS yet there have been no denials
of the statements made in Milwaukee
by local clergyman friendly 10
Schmitz and his administration, Pres
ident Roosevelt has not denied that
he Instituted the graft prosecution TO
hurt Hartman nor has Rudolph
Spreckles gainsaid the allegation thai
he issthe tool OF Former Mayor Phe-
Ian. Judge Dunno must admit that
he suffers from dyspepsia but Schmitz
can deny that he was reelected after
being indicted. The jury Will have
to prove that they were not capital
lists and that ono of them did no;
beat his wife. Ruef apparently has
no defense against the charges that
Rudolph Spreckles laundryman has
him detained, his size, nervousness
and religious belief.
TO HAVE A HoUsEcLEAN1NG.
The Native Sons are proposing to
have a housekeeping and some of the
gentlemen who have figured prominent
ly In the graft disclosures arc 10 be the
chief subjects of the cleansing process.
Former Mayors Boxton and Schmitz,
Supervisors Gallagher and Coleman,
Police Chief Jeremiah Dinan, and Law
yer Abbott are all to feel the weight
OF dlspleasurc OF the order. Abe Ruef
took the bull by the horns and resigned
so that saved him from a summary ex-
pulson. One OF the local newspapers
gleefully published the fact that the
Native Sons were going to expel TREY
J.. Ford. former attorney general OF
the state and now chief counsel OF the
United railways This was good news
for day, but Gen. Ford, who Is Il good
lawyer, came In with O strong plea In
robuttal, alleging n lack OF Jurisdiction.
showing that he was not n member OF
the order and furthermore proving an
abb with q birth certificate showing
that he was born In another state.
THE JAP SITUATION.
The local jap situation has devol-
oped nothing startling this week
though several of the little brown men
have been seen In suspicious attitudes
around the dlsmantled Ciff house
The American flags have been flying
so high that none OF the laps have
had chance 10 insult them The
members OF the chamber OF commerce
believing that good breeding IL a very
good way TO placate hostile people are
getting ready 10 banquet the leading
representatives. OF the Mikado. We
are now directing our hatred towards
Russia, since one OF our fishing snacks
returned from the Sen OF Okhotsk
with tale OF the highhnded way IA
which a Muscovite gunboat took away
her papers and prevented her from
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