The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
1HRALLDOM IN UTAH
RECALLS HISTORY
Brass Collars Not Used, hut
Seryitude as Pronounced as
in Days Of ConquerOr.
do SALT LAkERS WANT
MAYOR WHO VOTES MOP
If Not, They Should See TO 1t
That MurdOcll's Official Life
Ends January /.
BY MAC.

BY MAC,
la the old davs Of Scotland there
Was citizenship Of petty noblemen
known as thames. These thames were
attended by a class Of slaves called
thralIs. Thralls frequently had collars
OF brass welded around their nccks on
which vas inscribed The name of the
slave and that of the owner.
The state OF thralldom either sprang
from birth, from punishment for some
public offense or it was accepted by
a captive III lieu of death.
There are thames and thero are
thrullS in Utah. The most conspicu-
ous figures are represented in the two
members Of rhe United States senate
. from this state. Smoot is n typical
thanc.- Sutherland throll and if the
old Scottish custom were literally pur~
sued here The junior senator would he
wearing \ collar that would hear this
label; George. surname Sutherland
thrall 10 Reed, thauc of Mormoudom. -
Sutherland acts the part.
salt Lakc had street railway be
fore Hartman took charge. But what
n rattle trap sort Of a system it w3s.
Likewise Utah had Salt Lake City
prior 10 the triumph Of the American
party but the salt Lake City of today
is remarkably coptrastcd with that of
Il few years ago.
Several hundred commercial travellers
[ in Salt Lake should not forget bat
james D. Murdoch voted No" with
Characteristic emphasis. when the city
I was asked TO make an appropriation TO
4 light the city during t. G. t. week.
4 Bransford approved the appropriation.
y Do ibc worbingmcn and business
men of Salt Lake want Mayor whose
record as councilman was always an
taronistlc Ia public Improvements. or
y one who favors the public improve
= mcnts,
n Murdoch votes 'No.'
! Bransford votes - Yes
j. If Murdoch could have had his way
n in the council during the past two
- years, the plans for nearly all OF the
street paving, sewer eXtcmons, water
= main laving and guttering would have
been defeated His vote has almost - IN, n !,
VI note is vote against Inc full dinner
N pail of several thousand Salt Lake
y workingmeu. and against the interests
of nearly every business man IN the
city.
T. DO vou want ono" mayor or one
" "" NtltS l''.
i,Is You can . vote unless your name Is
o.. on the registration books And tomor-
T. y. row is the last day to register.
IS 81 DO you know that, your name IS on
Ill know this make sure by going TO the
0 % REGISTRATION office in Your district to-
rS morrow
ta,s Denial is made by some that james
~ d. Murdoch is Mormon Bnt Mr.
p'HMurdoch will not deny that his son
4 is n Mormon missionary and that he
!. has always stood with tho church crowd
''.1 IN the council
pgs The American nominees for the
efIr gml council in the Fourth ward are W.
a e. Mont Ferry and Walter c. Lyme. Bot
ap. arc among the most progressive busl-
= ness Dicu in the city and have large
property interests TO conserve III the
, council Two better men could not he
,,6 found in Salt Lake City. aud The city
s~1 wonld profit UNNECESSARILY by having
Hfhe services of such men. Their oppo-
kes stneuiS are wholly outclass"d. One Was
as e. 1ch0scn because h" is the supcrintcud-
ms slcnt of the sunday schools. Tho other
SEs s1becausc he is The son of a former high
whrldignitary of the church Neither has
hao cshown any business qualifications that
thiss+Mould Justify the progressive voters of
d p'lthe Fourth supporting Atkins OF Kim.
..sSbail against Ferry or Lyme,
A newspaper that defends the cold.
lN'' blooded murderer Of Il police officer as
"a tricmdless young man far from
e,home,' is dangerous moudcr Of
~ "a public opinion Aud mon aud women
7"V who follow the advice of such news.
: ,<pnper must sooner or later find that
4 III - they have been yiciiWiEcd.
ny y The poor widow nf Police Officer
kilcy must have y toatling contempt
sior hose who would bcfricud the man
i5' Who. coufess,s 10 hc her husband 5
- fjaNer, and the man whose mind is So
eh,, Suepased as 10 tJy 10 create sympathy
ndyhs hor for Drskell. should bc stunned by
6gg.s' sLakS ''' '"U "''"'" }" '7'''
~ Having induced some OF the Demo
~ ~ poi NJ M''t'h' fusion against The Americans
Do .ho p;nr Smootitcs are now bclittlinp tho
~Bd 'i'c'aiic organization
d I .sssN Nhcn the Smootitcs tell YOU tL,
oussssc bpmcrlciina arc not entitled 10 credit
'p pr she great public improvements OF
~ past -four years. ask them 10 civ,
-gorej Jason Tor tbc lack of municiua
Que op Eivily when the church crowd hac
- Inc criminal editor told the reader,
ouS' OK 'he hemorrhagc the other day tha
Acme ~ murderer of Officer Riley is ON,
orc we tne editors and reporters of Tn,
/ loDes, rlounc. For mendacity that is th,
buy. ps
ouili That trick Of the federal bunch ,
aend ont pant"d-faced women 4,
odcreC iect'oneer for Mayor BransforJ wa
. Confined on Page Two.
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