The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-26
-THF GIST OF POLITICAL GOSSIP

ttempt is made to explain away the
H. nendous increase Of expense incurred
n1lsheriff C. Frnpk Emery during En-
AVVIlI's administration. The point made
vhat there is greater activity In the
ing camps and smelter centers ana
PerS i tbere has been a new court added
of kbe Third judicial district.
VI hi all this goes up in thin air when
|loah. fact is known that there was great
,ctiyity two years ago than now and
Id r., re were four Judges Of the district
as there now are four Judges. And
medv the sheriff continues to add depu'
l., and otherwise increase his expenses
tne VI draw more money for all purposes
aself-
ne people have not forgotten the
that one deputy is detailed who
Is little else but work for notorious
acting agency. Scores of others were
N Alpcinted to intlmidate friends of the he
N August. There was no possible ex;
We for this. as there was no likelihood
The least friction in anv part of the
|he ~. aud the bond election was strictly
~aity affair and had nothing whatever
do with the sheriff s Office or the
Ha&EPty; Vas sueb q shameful misuse of
YER at the public expense that 1T in
|saa.... If should condemn the Smoot ma
Ene in this county.
~ Emery has been the most wasteful
Il ever in office. He has run the
n r, lee as part of the machine for years.
II Nae of his deputies do little else but
as messengers for the Smoot ma
Nne One OF his deputies not long
|ve ,.nee went into the private cage of
"uputy county treasurer. and when de
- nd was made for 4 sum of money
04 ling by a county employee and re.
W ted. this deputy grabbed sum Of
county money and carried it out of
~ ofice to give to the Luke collecting
A Ybucy, whom he is serving while on
M hi county rolls. 1t raised quite stir
Nv the time. but was husbed up.
n Ehls act was purely criminal one,
NM under normal conditions would have
0Htded the offender IN prison. but the
tier was CLOSED over and the officer
hose working like trojan to secure the
|. rtion of Joseph G. Sharp.
EtWf there was ever good cause for a
-ise -clean ming in public affairs it is in
al lFE' N''' q '.S .'','D' assessor anu
PTH lrhe ''Mouth saws Clerk Eldredge
En- sI not appropriated 20 his use more
a $4,000 of public funds TO which he
not legally entitled. When did be
- it lnG Why does he not turn those
[s into the treasury? Certainly the
ZInty needs the money.
~ Ealk about the big flag parade for
B>$urdny night it Will be a fitting
|&N $e to a great campaign. The Smoot.
FNA8 are frightened to a standstill be.
of the fact that Americans will
|T[n out en- masse next Saturday night.
~ Pr are misrepresenting the commit
~ 10 charge of the parade and trying
|94 EFounteract it in every possible way.
gpX1t 1t will be the biggest affair in the
Ef4sf's history, nevertheless.
kt3jeorGe Sutherland told the Sandy
that he would rather see every
[&p on the Democratic state ticket
&ffed than for Americans to triumph
TSSalt Lake county. Of course he
aid This is the measure Of his party
atty.
Etantb I begins to look very much like
undssie of the church leaders were going
Ion sacrifce> both Spry and the state
|, s@Mtet to persuade church Democrats 10
EaSyt, e against the Americans locally.
|Ehssy'rl |say Y crooked County ring'' is sitting
- nights to keep the taxpayers from
LAmwing how outrageously they have
Fy Hpty,
% not leave Salt Lake county until
have voted. Some are careless
y 0oft this. They become too confident
american success. and start away
pleasure or business trips, and lose
Me esr., vote; Postpone your leave taking
F's o'Pll be happier if YOU help American
from I to victory, You II be very sorry
is found that if the absent votes
hone been polled defeat would have been