The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-26
THE CAMPAIGN TO DATE.

primaries, lis convention, and made It's
nominations, all Of which held. aud
were fully endorsed bv the party. We
feel sure. also. that these nominees will
receive the popular vote next Tuesday,
aud VIII all bc elected
On The other hand three opposition
parties started in the field. First
was the Democratic convention.
whicn nominated general ticket aud
Councllmanic tickets in the several
wards. Next came The so.callcd ..Citi.
zcBs convention, which endorsed in
part the Democratic nominees. Then
came the So.rallcd =" Republican pri-
mares and convention, WHICH nominated
u SGT Of candidates different through
out from the - Democratic and cit
lzcus candidates. And 50 The matter
seemed 20 he settled that there would
hc nj least four tickets before the pco-
pie; counting the Socialists. five
But al once there was rebellion in
the church quarters, The church poll
ticIans have no regard for parties or
for party principles Their only idea
OF politics is the advance Of the inter.
csis of the church They were at the
bottom of the Citizens movement.
and they formed the strength and Vi
taltv of it. They were. in fact. the
prohibition insurgents against the
Federal bunch rule of last winter
in the Legislature. They cndeayored
to bring the ''Fedcral bunch - to time,
hut failed. They had to surrender and
back out of sight They fixed only
two candidates on the general tickot
and these arc TWO Democratic can
didates, not their own. And they are
obliged TO fuse for the most part with
the Federal bunch in the Council.
manic nominations.
1t was not until Saturday last. how
ever. leaving practically but one week
for The campaign, that the opposition
tickets were settled, and that settle.
ment seemed TO leave breach between
he church politicians and the " Federal
bunch. No doubt this bunch will
: get theirs as soon as the church
politicians arc reinforced in State con
venrioD from the outside counties.
The situation, therefore. now is that
he American party presents stalwart
united front, asking the suftrages of
he voters Of this city on the record Of
The American party in yitalizing this
,ily, bringing growth and progress, an
addition of wealth. and a prestige
never known TO Salt Lake before That
The American party is entitled to this
,rcdit there cannot be the least candid
dispute. That the opposition would
turn the city back into the old rut Of
nosshackism and determination 10 do
nothing in the way of public improve.
ments or betterments, is so clear from
he record of the opposition. that there
:annot be the least doubt about il.
There has never been u time during the
opposition control Of this city when
lines were not hard. work scarce, moth
ug doing
Up 10 the time of the victory of the
Liberal party. twenty wears ago, Salt
Lake was simply an overgrown coun-
try village. it had no street paving.
no sidewalks, no sewers. nothing 10 mark
Il as city, The Liberal party made
a start and everything was supposed TO
be going well Then came the era of
good fellowship, of peace the stag
nation Of business. the falling Of values
upon the grssping of the reins once
more by the church crowd At once
ceased. the assessment roll
decreased, property values faded away.
aud the city was thoroughly pcrmcatcd
with dry-rot and paralysis, in that
condition The American party found
it. The American party victory of
November. 1905, four wears ago. acted
As an electric spark which turned the
tide III favor of Salt Lake. AZ once
-bcrc was activity where there had been
icaduess, There was energy where
here had been paralysis, There was
force whore there mad been weakness
The news that Salt Lake City had
been reclaimed from The ecclesiastical
control gave the city standing
throughout the country that it had new
n received before. From all over the
United States people turned their eyes
10 Salt Lake. Many came here, bring.
ing their wealth and energy and de
crmination TO help build Mp here
great metropolis. The effect was in
slant and magnificent. The American
parlr success turned the tide. We arc
today. and have cnioycd con
linuouslY these past four years. the
benefits ot the American viiaiizaiion
IF municipal and business affairs The
:ty has grown because the American
was progressive. liberal !
minded and determined 10 make of this
a city. Street paving has been multi
piled; sidewalk building. quadruped:
The sewers enormously extended; water.
mains enlarged and added to in large
numbers; the water service is beyond
praise. There is nothing possible to do
that the American party has not done.
to help Salt Lake.
And vet this progress must be kept
up. II cannot be allowed 10 flag. The
opposition however, are sure To turn
back the wheels Of progress if they
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