The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-11
THE BLOW AT THE CITY.

! Mr.. Jensen Neither was it in Sena-
tor Benner X Smith bill. Postmas-
ter Thomas states that he took this Sec
tion out from Mr.. Jensen g bill and in
serted it in Senator Smith S bill, At
the same time the postmaster disclaims
all knowledge of this particular pro-
viso, If he took the section out from
the Jensen bill just as the same was
printed, this clause was not in it at
the time he transferred it TO the Smith
bill 1t must have been inserted sub
sequently, and for the sinister purpose
which has effected the attempted ty-
ing up of improvements In this city,
and rendering them vastly more ex-
! pensive than under the old system.
1t appears from tho statement of
Representative Nephi U. S. c. Jensen,
/ that n number of citizens appeared to
be very anxious TO have this bill passed.
| This particular anxiety, if 1T referred
! to this hold-up clause, can he explained
on no other than political grounds. The
"Federal Bunch" hero were in Al
whirlwind Of anxiety to do something
to stop the march of improvement in
this city under American administra-
tion, Their organ was wild with CLEO
in its exultation over the passage of
this bill. 1t was evidently in the sc.
cret of the purpose for which the con
spirators were so anxious TO have the
measure passed. They were quite will
ing to knock improvement in the head
and stop the progress and advance of
the city for their own political reasons,
They have done this, and arc trying to
keep under cover the method and
means whereby this dsreputable
scheme was worked through the Leg
islature. Every one is standing out
from under as to this particular and
obnoxious clause, which apparently
they were all so anxious TO have passed
before its evil effects became public.
But since the effect of this provision is
known, and has stirred so much indig-
nation among the progressive and wide
awake people Of this city, they are all
anxious to disclaim responsibility for
this assumed-to-be paralyzing blow
which has been administered TO Salt
Lake.
But why did they want to appear in
this matter at all? Why not let the
Legislature alone, and not push this
and other bills which that dIsrcputa-
BILE political gang had in soak TO in
jure this city and its inhabitants'
Why should they want to stop progress
in Salt Lake? Why did that enmity
to the people here take this particular
form3 On the assembling of the Legis-
lature the threat was frequently heard
that the American administration here
would have knockout drops admins
tered TO 1t before the Legislature adj
journed. a good many evil measures
were brought forward in pursuance of
this threat, but most of them failed.
This particular evil clause. by not be-
ing printed in the bill, but surrepti-
tiously inserted, appears TO have es-
capped the observation of the friends of
Salt Lake, so that the enemies of the
city were at liberty to wrcak their full
measure of intended mischief upon the
dwellers here. The full extent of that
mischief will have to be determined in
the court; but there can be no ques-
tion of the evil purpose of those who
inflicted the blow; there can be no
question as to the source from which
that blow came, nor of the intent
which lurked behind ii. The purpose
. hn A
matter at what cost to the city, no mat
ter how much the progress and ad-
vancement that ought TO be had is OBJ"
structed if only the evil political pur-
pose could be accomplished.
1t looks now as if the evil purpose
may have been accomplished; perhaps
so, we shall see; but those who did it
are seeking the tall timber. They are
taking to cover, disclaiming RESPONSE
bility and denying not only the evil in
tent but even knowledge of the law
and the evil that has materialized upon
tho city through their partisan mach.
nations. But ii would be in vain for
them TO hide; every one knows the
gang that was at work for the bills 10
cripple Salt Lake, that were urged upon
the recent session of the Legislature.
And all the evil that has come upon
the city or that may come upon 1t by
reason Of this evil act, can be traced
directly and clearly TO tho vicious gang
that was SO busy in Matching up
schemes to cripple Salt Lake. The
members of this gang are known, and
they will be remembered and tho in
huence they serve will be held respon-
siblc at the ensuing fall election, for
the wrong that has been done.
But we do not admit that the evil
has been done and shall not admit it