Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-02

icaders nnd the party. at this time,
rather demoraiiaod THE bitter hatred
Tint inspired 90 from the first and
which found an outlet m the nauscat-
inr Nominations last fam has lost iis
spell except over few individuals who
can never learn nor forget anything.
The financial mismanagcmcu % the
anuirs OF the city by which the COM
muulty has been plunged into debt be-
yond reason has shaken The confidence
of many who gcol the burden ~ taxa
t.on as load too heavy to carry. The
rcd-Hght district proposition which
decent citizens had to nght Boo court
opened tha eyes of many The attempt
at cheating large number of ciu-
Gems in the matter of improvements. by
seeking t0 obtain the passage OF Oh law
authorizing the council to assess the
cost 0f improving street Intersections
against the property that already had
been assessed for improvements in oth-
od parts of the city was "a revelation
of present methods Tho party is de-
moralIzcd And now The le1ders-thot
.s clear from the whine of the Tribune
hope to rally their forces and cone
t.nuo themselves boo power for
another term. boy inc aId of an uu-
holy alliance between the votes that are
controlled by the liquor interests and
those 1f tho citizens who demand strict
regulation OF the saloon Tho "Amcri-
can" leaders have correctly read the
signs of the times and found that there
is q very strong temperance sentiment
in Utah, and On this city and they
propose CO. utilize 30 for their own selfish
ends and purposes. That is the meaning
of that ordinance. DO holds out higher
license as o. reform feature. But IL should
bo evident TO an that higher license
simply means that the saloons will cole
lect more from their patrons, 20 make
both ends meet o. means mono money
spcnt for drinks and less for the wives
and children of the victims. Higher Do
censc can never bee "a substitute Tor pro-
hibitiou.
ANY scheme OF The s1-oullcd Amcri-
can party leaders TO continue them
selves DOB power and control OF the city.
especially with aid of the liquor and
red-Ight interests. must Doe viewed with
apprehension by the people generally
NO matter what their creed ur party ar
nllatous may be- The party was cou-
ceivod as an auu-CHurch proposition.
and AK such Dr. rs entirely foreign to
American Institutions 70 i- as much
out OF place as au gnti-Datholc. ur
anti-semitic. party would De. THE
grating of such foreign growths upon
American institutions cannot be- made
safely Any proposition that has "a ten
dency 20 create abnormal political con-
ditous must De- met iu the spirit of
true patriotism thut should be- tho char
actcrisuc of citizens of "a free country.
For that reason tho plots and schemes
now on should be brought Co nought boy
the voters themselves hy the election
Of mon. or women, who arc known to
have the public welfare at heart
The party leaders. Ct IS true. have tho
control of the election machinery, and
they have managed 20 obtain the power
of placing thousands Of employee on
the streets. by skufm planning Of 'im-
proveruents" for which nothing need 90
be paid out OF tho public funds; but
Notwithstanding AN II ls quite possible
for the citizens who are opposed TO the
election Of a vice-controIled city gov
crnmont 10 go together and elect hon
est. practical business men next fall.
And that rs what is needed after years
or mismanaremcnt.