Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-11
TWO VITAL ISSUES.


the voters Of this community who win
decide upon city administration for
the ncxt two years One is the clee-
tion Of an honest. economical and siill
progressive and liberal government
The city has now been run into debt
possibly beyond the legal limit Tho
expenses OF every department have been
increased az an unreasonable rate, AMI
taxes. special and regular have reach
ed "a point beyond endurance TO those
who are made 10 carry the heaviest
part Of the burden The people viii
demand that the public funds be ex-
pended So as 10 produce the maximum
benefit 10 the city that expenses be
reduced wherever possible without det-
riment 20 progress, and that an hon-
est accounting be made for every dollar
paid out
I'm order 10 obtain these results. tho
people viii demand that machine rule
in the affairs OF the city be put an end
Co. They win do this for the all-suf-
ncicnt reason that the various city de-
partments have not been established,
and are not maintained for the bene-
fit Of the American" party nor any
other party. but the city They viii
demand that the most capable men OBJ
tainable be employed to serve the pub
lie. without regard to their politics.
This is one Of the important issues OF
the day
But there Is another question OF equal
Importance before the voters. and that
IS how TO eliminate from local poll
tics the alien element that has been
injected into IL by the nti-"Mormon"
leaders OF the so-called American
party. This Is n question In which the
American" voters are just as mucn
interested as Republicans and Demo-
Gratis.
The anti-"Mormon" fight is I'M
American. II Is an echo from the age
OF bigotry, persecution. and autos-da-
fe. II has no right, no standing. in an
American community. II is contrary
to the laws OF the land. and those who
are responsible for il are no better
than traitors and outlaws. since they
ignore the fundamental principles OF
American government and insist upon
being a law unto themselves Anti
'Momonism" has no more right in
American politics than has anti
Catholicism, though in countries where
Romanism is the object Of attack,
every evil imaginable is said Of that
system. and believed
Anti "Mormonism" rs an alien ele-
ment. menace 10 our free institutions.
il is as obnoxious as Imperialism"
or any other foreign Importation In
Its nature it Is anarchsm. But II is
also detriment 70 the City. from a
pure business point OF view BY breed
ing strife and engendering ill viii be-
tween citizens it prevents them from
pulling together and obtaining the best
results in material advancement. That
the city has lost thousands OF home
seekers and desirable settlers on ac-
count OF tho raging strife is an inuon-
trovertlble fact Some people are not
going to flock 10 city which, by It's
traducers is represented AS "a black spot
on the map. Others are not going TO
rush 10 place whore the reekng sa-
looms and the corrupt element seem to
time And the never ceasIng strife
gives that element its opportunity 20
rule and ruin. Ants" Mormonism" has
been curse TO the city for these many
years. But FOR il. salt Lake would
have surpassed Denver and other inter
mountain cities Ia size. wealth, and
heauty
For these reasons voters of the Amer
scan party ere just as much interested
in tho termination OF anti Mormon
ism" from the city government as VOTE
ors of other parties arc. ~ they be-
liovo that party without national
issuos ls desirable. Tor one reason or
other, they have "a rsht 90 maintain
that party but they have 900 right to
place tho political machinery in
tho hands of men who are engaged m
warfare upon a church and who, in so
doing. are causing mhnte injury Go
tho city boz which thcy live.
Let us am face these issues. honestly
nnd sincerely. FOO "a spirit off loyalty to
tho community and solve them boz ap-
cordance with he demands of the best
interests of am.