The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-02
MACKAY'S DAY OF
RECKONING NEAR
His Work Resulting in Closing
of Shelters Is Resented by
Every WOrkihgman.
DEFEATED A COMPROMISE
is DENOUNCED BY HIS HOME
REPUBLICAN PAPER.

John c. Afackay. candidate FOR county
commissioner on the Republican party
ticket, evidently has a Dremonitlon OF
what will happen to him on election day.
He is using every effort In his power TO
counteract the strength shown in the
county by c. /. Miller. his opponent on
the Democratic ticket. Throughout the
county he Is having his road supervisors.
whose time belongs 10 the county, spend
their entire time In soliciting votes FOR
him. II Is charged that he has promised
county jobs to these men in return for
their influence. He is using every effort
10 secure the labor vote. but without
avail.
The Murray City Eagle. a Republican
paper. has come out for c. J.. Miller in
no uncertain terms and is urging every
workingman and all those who have the
interest of the county at heart 70 scratch
Mackay's name and to vote Tor e L.
Miller who has the confidence ana re-
sDect OF every citizen OF the county. the
Eagle states that the feeling against
Mackay is exceedingly bitter among the
workingmen. who remember that X was
largely due TO the influence of John c.
Siackay that the Murray smelters were
closed in the very middle of last winter,
throwing thousands OF men out OF en-
ployment and subjecting them ard their
families to want and prlvation- In an
article advocating Miilers election the
Eagle explains that Mackav was chair
man of tsie farmers committee which
was fighting the smelters. it says that
had won the victory and were " a posi-
ton 10 dictate upon what terms the val
ley smelters should operate. they should
have been broad-ninded enough to con-
slider the welfare of the entire county as
well as themselves IT is the common I'M
Outstanding throughout the county that
the majority of the farmers committee
were In favor of a compromise plan
which would have allowed the smelters
10 operate until spring at least and this
plan would have prevented the want and
misery that the lsboring men and their
families were forced to suffer
Forced the cIose-down.
Iohn C. Mackay. however, who is now
appealing to the iaboring man for votes
with which 10 install himself in a fat Of
flee. brought his determined influence to
hear on the committee and insisted that
the committee stand firm in forcing the
close down OF the the valley smelters
As a result thousands were thrown out
Of employment at a time when the entire
country was in the throes of terrific
monetary depression. They had no chance
of obtaining employment to support their
wives and children. TO secure them neces-
sary food. clothing, shelter and fuel
Many Were forced to leave the state and
those who remained were compelled in
some Instances to appeal to charity. At
the valley smelters alone over 2.000 men
were thrown out of employment Many
of the mines were compelled TO close
down on account of the closing of the
shelters Nearly 1000 men at Bingham
Canyon lost their jobs through this cause.
The lime quarries were compelled to close
iron workers were thrown out of employ
ment and hundreds of men throughout
the state in other trades suffered.
The Eagle states that every laboring
man in Salt Lake county. whether he be
smelterman. mine worker. printer or a
member of any other craft. will scratch
the name OF Mackay.