Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-03
NO SUNDAY RACES,

We notice with great doal of salts
faction that Sunday races IN this city
have been prohibited chief sheets has
notified the management that such
amusemepts are mot good thing
whatever that may mean, and as a
consequence they are called off
II is certain that public sentiment in
This city is against the desecration Of
tho sabbath. whether by open saloons
or other dons OF iniquty or by amusc-
mcnts which are prohibited by law
This sentiment found expression last
year when the resort that now proposed
to iuaGgurate races ON Sunday opened
for matrices for the FIRST time ia the
history OF this city Inc management
knew perfectly wen that the proposed
Innovation was against both law and
public sentiment but II no doubt count
ed on the indifference Of the police de-
partmcnt perhaps even on more sub
stanta support this time, however
there was some miscalculauou some
whore, for the chief declared against
the outrage. II was mot good thing"
This Is very satisfactory as far as
=, Is goes. But. II it takes no more than
the expressed opinion of the chief of
tPollce to stop the scnndalous dcsecra-
ton Of the Sabbath with regard to rae
ing, why ~ The name Of All that Is
crooked cannot the same mighty force
he brought to bear upon the proprietors
and managers Of other unlawful amuso-
mentS, to close on Sundays as the law
requires and public sentiment demands?
The discrimination in favor OF saloons
and certain theatcrs IS iuexplicabe in
view of the facility with which low re-
sorts can be closed by a simple dictum
of tho Chtcf. Why are not an the law
defytng establishments closed?
We believe the time viii yet come
when conservative citizens will have to
come together to save the city from
inisrulc, Years ago the Dcscret News
made comparison between the time
when the city affairs were administered
honestly ana the following period CT
graft. What we said at that time, is
Interesting reading NOW;
From the DAY of it's founding until
now. the government OF this city has
heen honest aud economical to de-
gree which has made it remarkable,
not TO say q model among American
cities. Associated with this honesty
and economy has been a degree of good
order rarely equalcd In u city of "A sim
liar size, embracing such a variety Of
population as has existed here for many
years. II is granted that the liquor
traffic and the sc, ial evil have at times
florishcd to an extent which over
stepped tho limits of good order hut
this was owing 10 the aid and euCour-
agoment they received from authorities
higher than the city officials. But as
a rule immortality and vice have been
compelled to hide themselves within
extremely narrow limits.
'Taxalion has been very low. ride
ulously low many people have said
Tho highest rate ever fixed for city
rate was, We believe. seven and a half
rails and that was ON Il low valun-
ton. Usually The rate has not cx-
ceeded FIVE mills, and that has always
been ON low valuation, until since the
event OF boom tendency. two or three
years ago. Salaries have also been
low, never higher than business estab-
llshments pay for similar service"
These desirable conditions. regard for
the welfare Of all classes of citizens
md for public morality, do not obtain
under the administration that now IS
responsible for the affairs OF the city
Things arc likely to go on from bad tn
worse until the citizens are aroused to
another storm Of protest, such as that
which swept away the city government
that permitted the community 10 he
flooded with vice. and wrecked the fin
ances some years ago We hope the
awakening win come before the wreck
IS complotr