Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-14
snouLp RE AMENDED.

elan ORGAN, with every symptom or IN
iurcd Innocence. It looks at Main
street. which was repaved by the
property owners. and then asks, what
more the American party can dot
II views with ecstasy the pavement
paid Tor by people Of all classes and
by the Church, and then boasts OF the
American" program. In order 20
cmrv that reasoning 20 its logical ISSUE
the organ ought to take in not only
the earth but the heavens as well II
ought 20 look AT the planet Mars Ia
the evening and all the brilliant con-
stcllations that make our autumn
nights IN the mountain valleys 50 beau
tihil. and then express wonder that
anyone can ask for a change in the
American" program. That would b.
perfectly consistent with the Tribune
attitude. for the American" party has
Just as much. or as little, credit for
the paving OF Main street as II has for
the maintenance Of the Milky Way
salt Lake progressed with marvellous
strides. as attested by all early travel
ers, long before tho so-called American
party came into existence. II has
progressed IN spite Of devil-fsh maps,
and falsehoods circulated by the
american" party organ. Il win pro
gress long after the conspirators have
been laid away in their unknown
graves
But the american" program needs
amendment Those responsible for that
program have not concealed that their
sole purpose was 10 continue in Utah
the anti" Mormon" war that was be-
gun in Missouri and carried into llli-
nois They may deny this as hotly as
the contentsl OF their vocabulary will
permit, and repeat il again and again
until the lie sticks TO them like pitch.
or ponutes their blood, but the fact
remains Just the same They have
tried to make war upon church that
has the protection of the American
flag and American principles OF gov
eminent In their attacks upon the
Church they have disgraced and dis
honored that flag and treacherously
violated those principles That part Of
the program needs amendment No
party leaders have right in this coun-
try 10 use tho political machinery OF
a party. or any part OF the govern
ment machinery for purposes OF per-
secution as was done by the "Ameri-
can party fathers when they carried
their anti Mormon" plot into the
United States senate. and as has been
done by them IN every municipal cleo
ton for years.
Then another amendment Is noces-
sary. The City has been shamelessly
neeced. The American" party organ
claims that the blunders OF one official
alone has cost the City 100000 An
know that the million dollars borrowed
hy tho Morris administration was not
spent by the American" successors
according TO the pledges made to the
people when the money was asked for
councilman Murdoch. the other day.
discussing Moran's bin for $4,000 for
repairing a wood pipe line. openly
made the following charge:
90 know There are enough fools in
The world and perhaps some of them
trf mere, but 40 Wc ALLOW that out
ageous bilL for coating the wooden
stayc pipe with TWO feet of cement an
round 50 in order Co Keep the pipe from
leaking, the children iu the streets Will
laugh al us. 1 have made am investi-
cation OF this matter, and ] want 70
say now that Il d. "a disgraceful con-
dition. Gentlemen. nc there ls as much
cement and gravel in that job Of 800
feet as Mr.. Moran claims. then There
Is one cubic yard OF concrete for every
linear foot OF wooden stave pipe &C.
panied. The pipe wasn't weak 20 only
leaked Our city engineer nor no other
engineer with any brains in hia bead ut
am would have approved any such
thing I ten you now there should be
some cNcavating done t0 see how much
concrete there is around that pipe
And there would have be-n uo trouble
az am u the contractor had followed the
specihcations drawn by the city engi-
nccr. Three thousand feet of the pipe
WAS IN good condition and did not leak
And lf the other l,4o0 feet was not good.
the slaves that WCne Leaking could have
been taken out and now ones put IN
10 stop tho leaks.
~ thz claim "a allowed I hope some
public-spirited man wan dle an action
in court and enjou the city from uay-
ms ID. II is tho lirtiost fraud ever per-
petrated upon this public
Business methods that can be SUBJ
iectod 10 such criticism by faithful
representative Of the city. should be
amended.
There are things IN the program that
need amendment The program is now.
and has been from the beginning Of
American" rule, 20 glve this fair city
over 20 those who live by vice and
crime. This fact is evident today In the
Hood of corruption that a. permitted 20
inundatc the streets every night under
the very noses Of the police That
needs amendment Part of the program.
as interpreted by the party organ. rs
Go Ne about the Church. and Church
leaders from tho Prophet Joseph down
20 the present, yoneratcd and beloved
Incumbent 81 the office of President
That ought 10 be amended.
As we have said before. We have no
objection 30 men and women combining
'in an American party n the nation
al parties DO not suit Them though We
may question their wisdom and good
Judgment bat we claim that an amt.
. Aoin'on" party Is un-Alnerioan.