Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-21
D,merlcan' Paid Henchman Ne-
sorts to Personalities In
Speaking on Bond Issue.
PIONEER HALL WELL FILLED
,c Sentiment Against Bonds
shown Among Taxpayers OF sec
and prccinct---I,csoIution Adopted.

Answering argument with epithet'
,,d logic with personal abuse, FRANK
u christensen, clerk of the board OF
Iii, works and authorized plenipo-
tont,aty of the American administra
Mon made a characteristic "merAican
soraneue at the meeting held in the
second precinct last night to protest
ooaInst the issuance of the 100000 in
bonds by the city.
The meeting was organized with ~.
r. Ashton as chairman, and Alex
buchanan, Jr., as secretary. Pioneer
stake hall, in which the gathering
WAS held, was well filled with tax
nayers and interested persons-some of
me latter it was alleged. being hardy
working men who had been released
y from labor on the street contracts to
s attend the meeting and "whoop it up"
for the bonds. This element was
loudly heard from when negative votes
were called, and also when the "sil-
yer-tongued" orator from the board
of public works INDUCED in his Pat
rick Henry-like flights,
RESOLUTION PRESENTED
Proceedings opened with the read
ing of a resolution opposing the bond
issue, which was offered by Brigham
n Clegg, as follows;
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the citizens of the Second
precinct are unalterably opposed to the
issuance of 100000 OF bonds, on any
bonds, or any part thereof, as proposed
by the majority of our present city
council; and we pledge ourselves and
our united efforts to the end that this
bond issue be defeated at the polls July
O. 1905 believing that the best inter
osts of the city demand the defeat OF
this ill-advised bond proposition,
MIR. CLEGGS REFARKS.
Mr. Clegg secured the floor and
made a talk on the resolution. He
told why he did not favor the issu-
Rnce of the 100000 bonds. One Of
these reasons was that the people did
not have any guarantee that the money
derived from their sale would be spent
In the manner indicated by the pro-
moters of the issue. He saw another
danger, and in his opinion il was IA
grave one-that of colonization of
American" party votes. should the
bonds be authorized. IF the bonds
are authorized said Mr. Clegg, at
VIII he an easy matter for the Amer
lean party to bring in thousands of
voters TO vote the American ticket
this fall.
And again" declared the speaker, II
believe That our taxes will be raised
Even If the bond issue is authorized.
Six hundred thousand dollars IS nor
enough for the present reckless admin
stfauon They want more and more
and it VIII only be money wasted IL
The bonds are authorized"
AMERICAN" TO BET.
Frank r. Christensen, american"
by adoption, clerk of the board of
public works. American" candidate
iot county clerk, and special repre-
sentative of the rule-or-ruin admins
ration to boost the bonds. had been
sitting uneasy In his seat during Mr.
Clegg's remarks. His already rubl-
cund countenance became bathed in
deeper crimson as his patriotic pas
slons swayed him in his eagerness to
get att Clegg, so he could don his
nat and get away to another meeting
10 deliver his specially prepared inn
promptu speech in favor of the bonds.
He told the people If they were not
careful they might vote against their
best interests in voting against the
bonds He declared this matter was
not partisan matter. not even a pol
ltlcal issue. and saiu the great "Amer-
lcan' administration had only in view
me welfare of the people in their anX-
lely to get their hands on that $780,
900.
ABUSES PREVIOUS SPEAKER.
Mr.. Christensen. with lilly repressed
passion, started to abuse the previous
Speaker, saying he was mistaken in his |
conclusions. With a strong effort at
Guinness, MIR. Christensen referred to
AIR CIegg as the young man who is
mistaken" the young man who
seems to be honest, but mistates the
facts the young man who is a
lawyer, but unquestlonably of the
peltitogging type" and other illusions
calculated to vent his spleen upon the
previous speaker.
~ this point, a gentleman in the
audience arose and protested against |
me use of personalities by the speak |
pr' and asked that the time be limited |
10 10 minutes for speeches. The in
naned American" speaker had al |
ready occupied more than half an |
hour' and before he concluded, occu-
ped three quarters of an hour. He |
was treated with every consideration |
by the chairman of the meeting. |
whenever he would make any glaring |