Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-26
WAS A PLAN TO GET VOTES
The Scheme To Provide Employment
For Italian Colony To Buy Their Bal
lots Is FlatIy Squelchcd.


This tells in nutshell how the "Am-
crican" city councils proposition tc
tear up and repave -four blocks of Main
street. instead of repairing 1t as the
property owners desire, met with an
mglorlous defeat in the council last
night Incidentally, it sounds the knell
Of scheme to provide work around
registration and election time this fall
for a hungry horde of American" pat
riots. 1t disposes. somewhat enectual-
ly, as well, Of the Tribuue's campaign
scream that all the opposition to repay
ing came from the hierarchy"
1t is worth noting that the owners
Of only 1865 feet Of Main street front
age are not represented among the
army Of protestants named below
Doubtless some of these would have
signed had there been time to get
various interests together. OF the LOGS
feet owned by non signers, 520 feet. or
about fifty per cent is owned as lol-
lows:
Ezra Thompson, $50 feet; Tribune
AZ feet; Thomas kearns, IFS rect;
David Keith. PA feet; ana as these
represent the Inner circle that framed
the whole scheme, their enterprise
generosity and public spirit are easily
accounted for.
The council session last night brought
forth MANY things. Chief among them
was the proposition to resurface Nam
street from South Temple street 10
Fourth South street. THIS proposition
came as an edict from the inner CIR
Gle" and was intended primary 10
provide work for the alien cohorts 10
be called to the banner of the Amer
lean" party at some opportune time
before the period for registration shall
arrive. The second motive and the
one Haunted in the face OF the TAX
payers was the Improvement OF lne
street In the eyes of the = mel-
cans" however, this second motive was
not in sight As indicated above the
protests to the projected vote catch.
en- we're in the majority The proposal
would not be accepted by the property
owners who could see a little farther
than the inner circle" anticipated
WANT STREET REPAIRED.
The property owners will not object
TO repairing the pavement, in fact,
they have urged this. Great holes
have been torn in the pavement for
weeks and are still there. Property
owners along Main street have been
waiting for Pat Moran or some other
duly appointed authority'of the Amer
lean" ring TO come along and patch
the holes. At this time they are still
waiting. II is more than expected
by many of the property owners in
Main street that to punish them for
defeating the resurfacing OF the street
the Moran Americanites VIII delay the
repairs as long as they possibly can.
An interesting item which appeared
a o.
surfacing of Main street was an editor
ial in the italian paper published in
this city, III Minitore, the Miner. This
editorial item gave birth TO the nfor-
nation that the Italians of this CITY are
to link themselves with the "Ameri-
cans" What link of fellowship that
would be! The harmony in the scheme
brings out admiration. The PROPOSE
ton summed up is this:
The Americans" to win must get
votes The Americans" TO win do not
care who votes, just so they vote. II
il is necessary to have Pat Moran
bring into this city a colony of low
proved aliens, the refuse of their coun-
tries, undesirable citizens ia their ma
tive land, let him do IT. The "Amcr-
can ring viii do the rest. The "Ameri-
can" ring will provide public employ
mcnt for the support OF the men who
will vote for the precipitation OF civic
",,, have mo- interest I'm the welfare Of
Inc civ. men VINO are paid TO vote
ea, 80 ho ,r,. other consideration that
VIII raIiv Them 10 the hammer of the
"Ane,ic9r" nnrty?
The announcement In the official or
1hat he ftoiinn Colony is to supnoIt the
. .Hnorrican" marty is about the hest in
don ~ the narty's rollcy Of rule and
min tbot thr organ mentioned has Civ
on rho rrv. Jan American CITY for
Americans" shouted from The housetops
nv the Kearnsites before the recent
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