Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-28
American Party's Scheme
As Operated by Clerk OF
Board of Public Works.
WHIP HAND IN DUAL CAPACITY
Inspectors, Useless to the City, Are
Hired to Watch Holes Dug, and to
Build american Fences.


activity OF Joseph LAppman That
is why the inner circle are SO hard at
work.
Taxpayers have to answer tomorrow
the question OF whether they are ~
be literally assessed for money to 90
30 these particular bonds and interest,"
upon them.
In the bond issue the American"
inner circle machine sees a way 10
build up It's political fences. to recruit
its active workers, and to throw the
WHOLE expense upon the city.
How?
II YOU see a laborer at work dls-
ging a hole on Main street for one
or the new iron poles OF the titan
Light " Railway company. ask him
where his inspector" is. He will tell
you II the clty's SO man is on the
100 at that particular time.
THE INSPECTORS.
Look up the record of this inspector.
iou will, perhaps. find him an Amer
lean party district worker a canvas
ser who under the guise of an 'inspec-
Tor Is getting pay from the city for
doing work for the American" party.
what Is TO prevent hundreds of such
slneeures 10 follow the securing of the
bond money for the big county cam
paign that is approaching? A News
reporter approached a foreign laborer
working at the corner of Second South
and Main street. The man was work
ing for the Utah Light e Railway COM
pany, not for Salt Lake City. The hole
he was digging was allowed under a
permit costing the company ST. The
pole being put in was for the COM
pany. and any failure of the italian to
die the hole t-ipbf St-nitlH ri rs ba
company's damage, not the city's.
PARTY LABORBR.
Yet the city had SO inspector stand
ing on the corner Watching the Italian
dig the hole. He was a big, prosperous
looking man and a good district work.
err. Other inspectors watch Pat Moran's
steam shovel dig. Still others watch
his plows tear up streets Still others
watch the asphaltum he puts down, and
of the two on this job, neither knows
the least thing about asphaltum or its
use, we are informed.
The inspector sinecure is one OF the
easy ways through which bond money
can leak into the campaign fund, ana
give the American" party corps Of
workers under deep obligation, and not
in a position to demand special re-
for their party work
Notice the situation. Frank r. Chris
Jensen is clerk of the board of public
works The board of public works has
power to hire inspectors.
CHRIsTENSEN's WORK.
Frank r. Christensen is secretary of
the American party city committee.
The secret ary of the city committee
has power to hire district workers.
Money comes easy, men come easy
and the city inspector knows that his
employer on the city jobs knows just
how active is his service on the po-
litcal job as we'll as on the city job.
Frank Christensen was placed in both
OF these positions. and given this dual
public and political position for wise
purpose Frank r. Christensen Is
American party whip for the minor
ity party workers.
Christensen. clerk of the board OF pub
lie workers. has already issued his or
ders for all employees of that board to
work for Christensen, secretary of the
American" party They know what
the order means, and what power of re-
inoval and discharge follows In one
field from the disobedience OF orders
o work In the other.
NOT FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Nobody Is opposed to bonds for nee
essary improvements. Were Mayor
eminent, there would be very little OPP
position, no antagonism. and no failure
10 trust the government. Were the
money destined for going into things
to build up the city no one would OBJ
Ject. Every person who votes under
the deception that he is thereby help
ing build a greater Salt Lake, work
Ing for more improvements and taking
Il progressive step in u good direction,
votes under a handicap. for he votes
with the thought that Mayor Bransford
Is the real master in Salt Lake.
WHERE is HEADQUARTERS.
Only a few days ago Salt Lake had
the spectacle TO face Of finding its city
employees receiving letters from Frank
r. Christensen delivering them orders,
and its mayor, the only authority au-
thorized TO give them orders, pleading
ignorance Of the fact that such a letter
had been sent. Christensen was in
harmony, In ignoring the mayor with
the inner circle policy as announced
by Joe Lippman. this policy setting
councilman IL responsible to the people
but to the American" party Chris
tonson's act thereby became merely a
matter of going direct to headquarters.
Former Mayor Richard 2. Norris, We
are told, only a short time ago, sub.
N'llhti 60 70 a. Aulll DtlilE raised pY
Charles Crane to oppose the bond issue.
Mr.. Crane declares that Mr.. Morris
| told him he was opposed 10 the issue.
| Mr. Morris this morning was quoted as
! favOring the bonos, and defended his
| position, when asked the reason for
| his change of attitude, on the grounds
! that tho fight against the bonds was a
| political fight organized by what he
| styled the Federal push I'm the hope
| of thus breaking the prestige OF the
| Americans prior to the opening OF the
fal campaign. MI Morris has not
| taken into confederation the broad
scope OF the question By which the peo-
! pie secure a right 10 defend them
| selves from un- American forces, oper-
| aung as free-boOters Ia the political
/ field.
BIG VOTE NECESSARY,
Tho vote tomorrow will be close.
| Every taxpayer who neglects going to
! the polls seriously opens the way for
a possible victory for those who are
| nligning every force within their pow
! or 10 got the campaign money. Prop
! erty owners have an intimate interest
] IN this bonding proposition that they
! seldom, N over have had In IA mat
ter of bonds before.
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If the people vote for the bonds, ana
the cash in realized, viii il not go 10
pay the clty's existing debtp What
then, becomes OF the promised inn
proNements?