Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-22
pooIt EuLoGY.

Niayor Bransfords speech at the La
soun on Tuesday, the Mayor rejolcef
inEthe. contemplation OF the sple spf y,
improvements that we 1.-THE so-callet
American party1 have been able .
ma Ike since we have had charge OF the
municipal affairs of Salt Lake e'ity.3
And according to the same report ne
pointed to the skyacrapers Of Mr.. New
house as an illustration OF these splen-
did improvements we have macs.
Here are the exact words AZ
~ rejoice also with you in the
achievements 81 the splendid city We
i've in, and l also rejoice WITH you
III n1ericans in the splendid improve.
n,ents that we have been able to make
since we have had charge OF me mu,
nIcipal affairs OF salt Lake CITY e. "a. =
am glad to be able to call your a t!sl /,
ton to the skyscra pe 81 on tte " =
street OF Salt Lake 81 a.
was that meant for. irony2 Or, was was
: ~ onlvl bombast, intended for those
Who do not do thelr8own thinking
M anyone who reflects 1t would seem
& Mi the party cur in no more striking
manner advertise its destitutlon u. q lc %
merit. its failure to make good, tnhH
{ by. claiming credit for enterprises ~
which public-spirited nneii. not IN any
N ,yav connected with the party ana not
IN sympathy with 1t, may have en-
uared THAT is indeed the 5d de
aofiIthc drowning man who ciutcnes .
+ a straw. ~
According TO the same report the
B MA yor estimated the total value OF
street paving, sidewalks, ana q sewer WEI
sfr,,ction under American RUE
at $4,000, 600, or more Ana 5athls
ctty,s portion OF these ri I'm IN prove :.
msnts he said, had been only
"a tho neighborhood Of $500 900! 5Wnat
( moor showing for q party that h ~.
ma 40 many millions to disburse ! me
NJ yor according to the report, claimed
that the city has only spent SsVooou
for Improvements. out Of the man Y MI
lions collected, and vet he cl il
credit for his party for sl,7oo ,ooo, ~ ~
idftion 10 the $500 900 paid by cit ,1'ai
iof ali parties, and no parties. ~ .ne
form OF special taxes. Fl 1,
The report. however does not snow
mat the Mayor said q word about l .lf
enormous Indebtedness Of TINS ms CITY s
which makes the ownership o. ~, reai a
estate here is many an intolerabllee, Dur
den, and which makes the cost o. ny.
i,,gs higher here than perhaps '. m any
other city Of the United States or ths
same size. Isl,
No mention was made OF the re .',ts-
less disbursement Of the money DOT
rowaed bysa former administration. me
people at the Lagoon We're not re rnina
ed Of the fact that the citizens. At me
Rolicitation OF former adrninist "a tio ~
furnished sl,0nO.0o0 for improvements sl
before the so-called American party
not hid OF the purse strings, or tn fl'
that million was spent In clear.
Violation OF the pledges made when the
citizens were asked to authorize the
bond issue. The Mayor could have
made an interesting and Instructive STR
talk on that subject.
He was also silent on another topic
that ought to have been mentioned,
we refer to the so-called stockadei
That was an Institution the citizens
had to fight at considerable sacrifice
of time and money, and one which. mo-
body is likely to forget very soon. It
was a distinctive American" institu-
tion in so far as II had the sanction
Of ..American" officials. Whenever ref
nrence is made to the achievements of
the party leaders it ought to be mem
toned. The record is incomplete with
out it, And the Mayor. we feel sure,
would have been fully competent to
speak on that subject.