The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-12

fairs as has John Brousrord. lie is ono
OF the chief assets Of our partN. ! Wish
] might mere and now nominate him for
another term,
The American party is the party of
progress. II came here with Il trumpet.
sounded revcilir, and woke this town from
the Rip Van WinElc sleep OF sclf-satis-
People sat up and rubbed their eyes,
They saw how badlE We needed
sidewalks. street paving, sewers and
water. At first cautiously. and uncertain
OF results. they asked the administration
f1r these improvements. Then eagerly
tor more and more. over 50 100000 has
been expended for sidewalks street ilu-
pVovcmcnis and sewers.
on January L., 1906. there were but
structod; NOW there are l79 miles built
and building.
sewers: there viii be over lO1 miles at
the end o! this year
ThCn We had but seven miles oc paved
strccts-hcforc 1910 we VIII have twcntv-
six miles. Building of al Elnds has
grown by leaps and bounds. Expansion
and Improvement have ever been the
%atchwOTds. Large and Important add
tons have been made TO our water su!-
'Chc American party has helped might
lily 20 bring about these results.
True, The peoples money paid. But
mark yoG. tEo point Is here. our citi
z"ns irrespective of race, Co!Or. creed or,
G@ersy S%sSs and i" ntosr;y Of tfS cIy a1thor
ties 10 supcr!ntcnd lh!s work Hcads Of
departments as well as elected officers,
WORKED hard aud intcl!iZcntly. II must
be SO 10 have brought about the results
achieved
Mistakes have been made, but they
were honest mistakes.
Friction has developed In various parts
Of the municipal machinery. Parts have
been rcadiustcd and lubricant has been
applied and / hope all friction has dtsap-
pr1r"d. II is only by united, persistent
effort that satisfactory results can he
attained. .a.
Differences Of opinion and of policy will
creep In. hut disCOrd should never be per
mitted TO show It's usly had Let VS.
us rcdcdlcatc ourselves 20 n better cid
zcnsiiip. Let honesty 81 purpose, earnest
ness, determination ana energy prevail.
let us not forget that liberation is Il vital
tCnct OF our political faith.
Let onr platform be So broad so strong.
so truly American. that every good citi-
4 bigger and better salt Lake.
The figures which Mr.. Fcrry pre-
sented were Il revelation TO the gather.
ing. as they disclosed n condition of af
fairs Of which every American Is
proud. His address met with hearty
applause. Then Tonstmaster Ualloran.
in introducing the next speaker. spoke
as follows:
"'Ladies and Gentlcmcn-Mr. Ferry
has told you very nice plimcRtary
things that tho American party has
done but failed 20 tell yCu that the
American party came into power less
than four years ago. ana in that time
tbe party has made more public i'm
provemcnts and spent more money
honestly than has been done in the last
twenty years, The party has made no
mistake They have spent, belonging
10 the city alone. between $2,00O00O
and s3,OoO.000 and never i'm all this
time has it failed. but the lowest re-
spoDsiblc bidder has received the con
tract TO do the work for you. And let
me say to you that the books are opon
TO Investigation. a thorough, capable in.
vestigatiou Of the money that has been
expended for public improvements in
the last four years. IL is remarkable.
ladies and gentlemen, when You stop to
think that n new party took control of
this city and spent for the city be
i:ween $2, 100000 and S2.9eQ 900. Tie