The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27
REV. ELDERKIN, The
MINISTER IN POLITICS

Rev. Elderkin, in his Sunday even
ing dip into politics, said
Has Mayor Brewer Been Worth
While7
One thing Is certain Mr.. Brewer.
YOU have been worth while as chief
executive of this city from the ma
terial standpoint In the coming days
campaign orators OF the Democratic
stripe will point with pride TO tho
thousands of feet of asphalted pave.
ments and to the numberless yards
OF cement sidewalks which your ad.
mlnistratlon has completed. They
will rejoice In the purchase of the
city's water system and the numev-
Gus extensions OF water mains They
VIII point 10 an attractive city hall
square as one Of your notable
achievements The other marks OF
material advance will not be over
looked-for these two years have
truly witnessed remarkable progress.
| do not deny the immense signiG-
cance Of all this. | do not forget that
II reflects credit upon your ability
and enterprise. But / am one OF
that group who does not believe that
a city's assets arc wholly in sewers
and sidewalks. The city's real wealth
is in its facilities for rearing strong
and virile manhood and womanhood.
OF course it Is not to the credit OF
Ogden that every known evil has
heretofore met with hearty welcome
here, That day is speedily passing,
We have you to thank.
You have achieved your greatest
success in your efforts to lift Ogden
up to a higher moral plane. | wish
you were to be remembered for your
really notable endeavors to better the
moral health of the community. That
part of your work unfortunately will
be first forgotten.
Two years ago a prominent official
told friend Of mine that n policy OF
silence in regard to the gambling evil
was the only course TO pursue, be-
cause gambling was one of the rec
ognized and established Industries OF
our city. Today the gamblers are
sparring for wind and wondering
You have kept Ogden off the prize
fight map for the two years of your
regime. That Is more of an achieve
ment than many will recognize on
the surface. OF course you under
stand-as all thinking men do-that
the mere fact of the right OF two mon
10 pummel each others heads was not
worth considering. The question OF
brutality in the prize ring is inconse-
quentlal.
The prize fight and the public dance
and the cheap cigar store are feeders
and simply as much ought to be dill
gently bounded out OF every respect
able community. You were one OF
two men In that memorable packed
meeting in the Weber club parlors
when the question Of padded and fax
ed horse racing was discussed who
had the courage to say that the dis
carded evil of every progressive city
had no right to expect an open door
In the city of Ogden That was q
splendid boost for Ogden, although
the leading business men who were
there thought YOU were knocking
Through your untlrlng efforts We
have had a stricter regulation OF the
citys numerous saloons Their keep,
ers have understood that you meant
what you said and have been less
reckless in their defiance of law.
You have not posed as a reformer
nor as a Puritan. but you have ac-
complished much which entities you
TO the praise and respect of all right
thinking men
You are going back to private life
now but we did want TO assure you
at the close Of your splendid admin
istration of the gratitude OF thou
sands who love Ogden and wish her
we'll