The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-06
AMERICAN PARTY BENEFITS

During all the years that the cItS
has been in church control, 1T was held
back by reason Of the non-progrcs
sivc ideas of those in charge. Every
proposed Improvement was resisted and
condemned, Sewers were objected to
as useless, an expense without benefits;
street pasinv was opposed, and side
walks were denounced. Every step in
improvement has been fought by the
church parties. The control Of the LIB
eral party for time made municipal
change for the better in this city.
the reactionary hand of church control
| paralyzed progress. These were the
whispcrers who prevented and stopped
bcttermeut. and tho "solid eight y who
combined 10 head off all that would
benefit the city or tho public. Next
came an administration that WAS a
conspicuous surrender TO the church in
flucuces, and the city began to lose;
it actually rcceded in population. An
effort was made by that adminlstra-
tion TO get more water for the city,
but it was such an abortive effort that
no water increase at all was practically
available.
Then came the vitiliaing leaven of
the American party victory of 1905. re-
peated in 1907; and from the first news
Of that first victory going to the coun-
try, Salt Lake lcapcd into new life.
Every one in the United States under
stood that this city had shaken of the
priestly chains, and was in line as
progressive. splendid American city.
The evidences Of the quSckening power
of Americapism became apparent on
every hand. The city grew In popula-
tion and wealth as never before.
Every one knew and recognized the
fact that il was the throwing of of
the ecclesiastical dominance that had
worked thc magical change from the
old to the new conditions-from death
in~life to a splendid, victorious,
triumphant vitality.
The mighty change was viewed with
disgust by the church rulers, and their
organ showed manifest uneasiness lest
some one should direct attention to the
cause of the most agreeable change,
Some one did. IL was The Tribune
And then the church organ went wild.
1t protested, argued, walled. 1t
wouldn't do at all to allow the facts
to go unchallcngcd; first. because that
- ho fno nf
second, because the facts hurt the
church prctensions' and false claims.
And so il raved.
The Tribune has always printed, with
the warmest possible recognition and
pleasure, every move in the splendid
progress of the city, no matter who
made it. We were cordial in welcom
ing the new church project for big
hotel on the old News (titbing yard)
corner, and Of all other enterprises,
no matter from what source they
came. But the church organ faltered
When We printed the news of the
Kcarns building the News wiltcd. 1t
says it then made mention Of it. But we
nave NOT Vet seen III Il rue II u.s. now
ever. that the church organ made pre-.
mature and inaccurate mention of
that building. This VIC have said from
the first. But its evident chagrin at
the tremendous growth Of the city,
under American auspices, is manifest in
many ways, and in none more SO than
In its new dodge of evasIve falsehood
that it Is not American party men
who arc doing the work. They are do
ing their full share; and it is due
TO their efforts. ard especially to the
of the American party. that
is building, The furore for
progress swept even the reactionaries
along in the vital current, To realize the
truth of this, one has but 10 contrast
the magnificent building activity now
prevalent in this city with the equally
conspicuous lack of it under the old
conditions Nor is it possible to
imagine any such activity and progress
under those conditions.
And we are obliged TO the News for
lis grumpy insistence upon Its false
hoods. which makes timely victorious
review of the mighty benefits conferred
upon the city by the American party.
To realize those benefits, all one has 20
do is 10 look about him