The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-24
THE AMERICAN CANDIDATES.

The American party presents to the
people of Salt Lake City in tho per
son Of John S. Bransiord, candidate
for Mayor, fine type Of a progressive
business man. lie is honest, earnest,
outspoken. and has devoted his time
since his incumbcncv in the office al
most exclusively 10 the public affaiTs
of this city. In all his official rela-
tions with the public business and with
the people : interests he has been noted
for honesty of purpose and uuflaggius
zeal for the public welfare. No re
sponsible person has ever undertaken
to attack him on any of his public acts
TO impute TO him any improper motive.
His service has been Jealous, honor
able. and efficient. II is true that in
a few things there has been criticism
of Mayor Bransford, but even those
who criticized always conceded his sin.
ccrity and honesty of purpose. He
thought that he was doing the best pos
sible for tho public interest. The
city is fortunate in finding mnn
like Mr. Bransford who is so fully
at liberty, after a career of re.
marKaoIc business success, TO devote
practically his whole time to the ser
vice of the public That he has been
Jealous, honest, and active in that ser
vice does not admit of the least qucs-
ton And it can never be forgotten
that the other parties-the Demo
Gratis and tho Citizens, offered him their
nomination for Mayor, and pleaded with
him to accept it. and the "Rcpub.
lcausH pleaded with him TO ICON
sidcr' taking theirs. With what hypo-
critical rascality, therefore, do the or
gans Of those interests now assail him!
Tho only other nominee of the Ameri-
can party who has been in the least as.
sailed is Mr. Mulvey, nominated for
Councilman in the Fifth Ward, Every
other nominee of the American party
has been accepted as fit, competent,
and unassailable. What are tho facts
with regard TO Mr., Mulvey? Every one
knows that there was n great deal of
opposition to Mr.. Mulvey when he was
first n candidate. Every one knows
what that opposition was about, and
every one knows also that by his Scrv-
icc in the council Mr.. Mulvcy made
himself a record of which any man
might well be proud. There was no
hint Of the fire of graft or selfseell-
ing in his couucilmanic service. On
the contrary he devoted his attention
exclusively, 2ealouslv. and honestly to
the furtheraucc of the public interests.
it was TO him in large degree, in con
junction with Mayor Thompson, that
The securing of the Knudseu water
right was had. which solved the water
problem of this city. which the pre-
vious administration had left wholly
unsettled and with a veNatious and
troublesome lawsuit pending. Mr..
Mulvey addressed himself TO that sit
uation with "A diligence and success
that won for him the earnest approval
and recognition Of all the people Of
Salt Lake convcrsaut with the situa-
tion. and the respect and confidence
Of the farming communities with which
no had TO deal. rs well rs Mr.. KIND
sen and his partners with whom the
negotiations were directly conducted
1t was a service of such distinctive
value TO Salt Lake City that Mr.. Mul-
vcy is entitled to the approval Of Salt
Lake in "A measure corresponding 10
the magnificent service which he rcu-
dcrcd
All the nominees Of the Amcri.
can party. individually aud collective
ly, arc good representative citizens. In
so far as their choosing was rcnomi
nation. it was approval of good public
service, acceptably rendered. There is
no quarrel with those nominees; no ono
assails them; no one objects 30 them,
either personally or officially.
Tho American party ticket, therefore,
is ono that should receive the approval
of the voters of Salt Lake That il
will receive it VIC have not the least
doubt, and that the triumph of the
American party through the election
Of one and all Of it's nominees will be
rendered stronger and more firmly
than ever on the second day OF No.
ycmbcr next, we count upon and earn
estly believe.