Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-29
EMERSON HEARS
SOME CANDIDATES
Citizens-0 Democratic Rally in the
Southeastern Part Of
The City.
JOS. S. HYDE TELLS A STORY
Man Who Came 10 Conclusion That
His Wife Died OF a Disease
Called improvement

Those who attended the rally az the
Emerson ward amusement hall OF the
citizens Democratic uWty THURSDAY
evening listened with marked attention
10 the speakers. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Lyman r. Martneau
who spoke briefly but earnestly upon
the issues OF the campaign ana urged
an good citizens 70 work for true re-
formation and against the so-called
American" party.
I'VE OF the FIRST ward are entitled TO
some consideration said the chairman.
we want better water service. better
light and better sewer service. This
evening you viii hear from two gem
tlemen who are candidates for the city
council ON the fusion ticket. and j
assure YOU N you elect these gentle
mon you win receive fair treatment at
their hands The Americans, OF
course, claim all shc credit for building
operations. but / want to tell you
that the building on Main street was
not done by the Americans
J. HYDE's PLEDGES
Joseph Hyde. candidate for the coun-
cil from the FIRST, was the next speak
en-. AIR. Hyde made a strong plea for
n square deal for all and for an honest
business administration. He referred
10 the social evil and called attention TO
the frlghtfu conditions existing under
American" party rule. and declared
that II he is elected he will do his part
to see that there Is some real reforna-
ton and that the evils complained of
are wiped out.
Il promise YOU that n We are elected
and we spend your money you will get
100 cents value for every dollar we
spend. said Mr. Hyde There will be
no favored contractor, for any Job.
great or small, and IL 1 am elected.
and there is any grating or stealing
going on ! shall know something about
IL and who the guilty parties are and
see to IL that the public is not robbed
7 shall consider II a great favor TO be
called upon By the people to do that
which is right and proper and to give
them what they are justly entitled 10.
Improvement Is all right but there
Is some so-called Improvement that is
All wrong. j can illustrate my point
better by telling you "A little story.
There was good man down in Sanpete
whose wife was very IN. He brought
her to the city and had her taken 20 a
hospital The next day he inquired OF
the doctor as to the condition Of the pa
tient and WAS informed that she had
lake and had a good time. The next
day he was again Informed that his
wife was improving. and the day fol-
lowing he got the same report. but the
next day the doctor told him that the
poOr woman had died. Upon his return
home his friends asked him the cause
OF his wife's death. The old gentle
man pondered some time before an
swering and then replied: She died OF
disease called Improvement.
FRANK j. HEWLETT.
Frank ]. Hewlett followed Mr. Hyde
and stated that the American" claim
of improvements Is a false one He
pointed out the fact that practically all
of the improvements were started I'M
der other administrations. lie said that
the prosperous times were the result
OF natural resources and not because
the american" party has been In pow
err.
The Americans didn't make Den
yer. did they2 No. and they didn't
make salt Lake. This city has grown
and We have prospered In spite OF the
American party. They make great
promises but fail TO keep them. ! was
Assessed $500 for sewer and was charged
G per cent interest since last March