The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-29
NO OPPOSITION COUNCIL!

Every good cltIZcu wants SALT Lake
TO grow, 10 progress, and TO develop
in population, in business, and in high
rcputc and metropolitan prestige. Ev.
cry citizen OF intelligence and honest
mind knows that Salt Lake City is
achieving growth in all Of these dircc-
tions in marvellous degree by reason OF
the acts. policies. and administration
of the American party. Every lover OF
the city wishes the progress, so much
in evidence here, TO continue, and ev-
cry one ought TO know and does in
fact know, that this hope and desire
can be achieved only through the sue
cess OF the American party.
But that success is needed both in
general and in detail. There is not any
doubt about the election Of Mayor
Brausford nor of the general American
ticket. There is a chance, however, for
the opposition 10 steal the Council un-
der the prctcnse that they Will do as
well as. az better than, the American
party i'm the way of public improve
mcnts.
This is a spccious plea that must be
opposed with the utmost energy and
determination by every weli.wlshcr OF
salt Lake, for The opposition would re-
tard and not push forward, 1t is eyt,
dent that Mayor Bransford when re
elected cannot continue III the policies
that have been so beneficial To the city
unless he is backed by AN American
Council His utmost efforts towards ad.
yanciug the city and maintaining the
progress aud development now so splcn-
didlv evident to every one, cannot he
continued except by the support of
Council in harmony with the demand
of tho times with his desires, and with
the true wishes and interests of the
intelligent and progressive people of
salt Lake City.
II is, therefore, the imperative duty
of the hour 10 devote special attention
10 the Councilmanic ticket in the sew
cral wards The incoming American
administration would be crippled be
youd repair if rcactiouarv Council
were elected which would hold progress
in check. Those candidates in the op-
position who claim that they would
uphold the hands Of the Mayor in con
iinuing the present prosperity of the
city cannot he depended upon 10 do
it, Couucilmen Murdoch and Hall while
protesting 10 be in favor of the public
improvements that were i'm progress
last year and the beginning of this
wear. opposed the $6O0O0O bond issue
of July. 1905, claiming in m address
They issued TO The public. that every
thing could be done without that bond
issue. knew that their pretensc was
vain and their claim n fraud Their
opposition in that bond issue was
simply thcir way of opposing the pro
gress Of the city. They, true 10 the
react tionarv policies Of the opposition.
wanted 10 Kill that progress: and
simply took that way TO do it. y re-
dictionary city council would bc sure
10 find some excuse for opposing and
thwarting the efforts Of Mavor Brms,
ford towards carving on public i'm
provemcnts in Salt Lake.
The only possible way Of safety the
only way TO insure the continuance Of
progress aud prosperity here. is TO make
certain in the election Of the American
Council to uphold the hands of Mayor
Brausford.
This IS the duty Of the hour, aud to
This duty and good purpose we com
mend the action OF the American party
workers invoking their strongest work
with The utmost carncstuess, diligence.
and zeal in cficcjiug this bcucfccnt
and necessary purpose.