The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
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A SPLENDID ADMINISTRATION.

The American administration Of the
affairs of this city has been magnifi-
cent. When the people of this whole
! United States reiuiced with MS when the
shacklcs of pricsicraft were thrown OIL
at tho municipal election of 1909. the
! American people hailed Salt Lake as
the coming city And the prosperity
active progress aud advancement which
the city has rcioiccd iu with incrcas-
/ inc enthusiasm ever since, have tcsti.
( fed gloriousy to the benefits of Amer
lean principles and methods
Just now an effort is being made tn
reverse the course of advancement, TO
turn back the hands on the dial
of progress, because the priesthood
docsn'i Z like il, and is Jealous OF
ANYTHING doing for which they get
neither credit nor cash. But the
effort must and will fail. for the
pcoplc are conteni-more than content;
they are cnthusiastic--with the pros
perijv of the city as it is. They sec
activity in building such as was never
even imagined before. with Salt Lake
at the head for years. in percentage of
building increase; they see times good,
money plenty, work abundant at good
wages, and are content, They know
that the promises of the opposition so
keep on with progress are vain; they
know that the opposition has always
stopped progress when it came INTO
power: they know that the members of
Al 10 b, (iiNr
Council do what they can to block pub
lie improvements and push the city for
ward; so there is not tho least reason
for the people 10 expect that tho pres
ent opposition candidates would do any
different from the acts OF the opposi-
toms officials past and present. The
only way 10 insure continual prosperity
is TO vote the American ticket and vote
it straight,
Mayor Bransford has been so good
an official that both wings of the
I'usionists. the Democrats and the
Citizens, waited upon him and earnest
ly pleaded with him 10 be their candi-
date for Mayor this year. And Re
pubhcans, high in position asked
him to consider taking their party
nomination for Mayor. But he declined
all opposition applications, saying that
he would have the American nomina-
tion or none. lie got it hands down,
and receives the party's most hearty
support. A man thus sought for as
their Mayoralty candidate by all the
parties IS surely popular man; and
tho opposition that rails at him simply
stultifes itself, and docs him no harm.
For Attorney, the Americans pre-,
sent Harper !. Dininny, man of emi-
nent legal ability, whose record as City
Attorney has been brilliant one He
has been sound in his opinions, a nota-
bic instance being the validity of the
| bond election of July 1908. And lie
has saved the city tens Of thousands
of dollars in his defense OF actions
| brought in the courts; the record of
which, in detail, we have given here
toforc, in The Tribune of Wednesday,
October 9th, second page; and most
splendid record ii is,
The American candidate for Auditor
Rudolph AIff, is thoroughlv well known
through long and wcll-rcndercd ser
vice. The people trust this popular
veteran of the War of tho Rebellion;
their hearts go out TO him, and with
their hearts will go their votes.
Gideon Snyder. for Treasurer, a
popular gentleman, is endorsed for his
splendid and independent management
of The city's treasury the past two
years lie has won the right TO en-
dorsemcnt. by the faithful, excellent
service he has rendered,
For Recorder, tho American party
presents Ben S. Rivcs, whose activity
and popularity as chief deputy in the
Recorders office have gained him n
multitude OF friends. Ben is courteous,
popular, efficient; he knows all the ms
and outs of the duties Of the office for
which he is n candidate Competent,
honorable, energetic in the public ser
vice. he is a model candidate and Will
be model Recorder.
Tho American candidates for Coun-
cilmen arc all of high cahbcr and
eminent fitness. Their election is
necessary 10 ensure the continuance Of
tho public improvements, the building
and the general prosperity Of business
and of the city.
IL is splendid ticket; il is the bust
ness ticket; it is the ticket OF progress
and prosperity. The right thing 70 dc
is to vote it straight.