The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
THE PUBLIC WELL SERVED.

These benefits have been both material
and moral. 1t took tho bluuderng work
IL found in progress, of supplying the
city with abundant water, from the
hands of tho incompetent admiBistIa.
ton that preceded il. obtained a sup.
ply of water that that administration
failed to get, constructed the conduit
through which 10 carry II, so that 1t
would carry it. and ever since the city
has had an abundant supply of the best
of water IT took up the old and small
watermains. they being Of insufficient
size 10 carry the increased supply of
water that the added population re-
quircd, and put in large enough mans
TO carry All the water needed. mains
that will he ample for many Years TO
come,
II enlarged and extended the sewer
system until the city is now we'll sup
piled in this respect, and cured so far
as it has been able to do, the wretchcd
work of the former administration IN
planning and letting an impracticable
contract for sewers on the west side of
the city. 1t has paved miles Of streets
and constructed scores OF miles of side.
walks
1t has done all these things without
any increase Of the city's taxation for
the last three years. The increase of
the general taxation this year Is by rca-
son of the increase of the county tax
by Que mill, amounting TO some S6S.0OO,
and Of the city school tax, amounting
TO iwo.tenths of mill. Both the
county and school board are in the hands
of the church parties, and they have
had the immeasurable gall 10 charge
up tho increase which they themselves
have made, against the American party.
The fraud, however, was too trans
parent. and was instantly shown TO he
a fraud.
There has been no increase Of taxa
ton for three years by the American
party. In spite of this il has done
more work. put in more public improve
ments. conferred more material bene.
fits upon the city than the church party
with all IT'S great activities and tremcn-
dous revenues in taxation in county and
State In the county nothing has been
done The roads are as bad as ever
after an expenditure of some 100000
per wear for many years past, and in
no other way is there any improvement
noted. The increase in county taxation
this year is merely 10 make good on the
CRAFTS, steals, and "perquisites. the
raids of craftcrs and thieves upon the
county treasury in the past few years.
These raids were so impudent and so
lawless that there was danger Of those
tentiary for their acts, aud so thoy ap-
piled 10 their brethren in the legisla-
turc and had number Of those lawless
acts legalized after their commission.
And that is the sort Of party that
the people of this city are asked To
turn over their legal affairs to this
year, And the State has nothing TO
show for IFS enormous expenditures
not even the beginning Of State
Capitol.
The Legislature last winter wrest}ed
during the whole of its session with
the liquor question. The result was
absolutely nil Nothing was done. The
American City Council. promptly. upon
The adjournment of the legislature,
passed the best regulative saloon ordi
nance. giving the best supervision of
saloons that has ever been enacted in
this city: and that ordinance is strictly
and fairly enforced.
The American party stopped the pub
licrobbing gambling games which were
SO rife and 50 scandalously notorious
in the church administration which pre-.
cedcd the acquisition OF power by the
American party.
in these respects the American party
has given 4 tremendous uplift TO the
moral tone of the city.
The American party has also enacted
and is enforcing the laws for pure food.
pure milk. pure butter wholesome meat
and other food supplies In this. also.
il is deserving Of the gratitude and
support OF the public. and will undoubt-
edly receive the same
IT is curious. indeed. 10 soc tho
msniacal fury with which the enragcd
and mcndacious opposition assais the
American party. There is absolutely
no grounds for the assaults which are
made. The American party il n busi
ness party. of straightforward, energetic
purpose. and policy that stands for
public bettermcnts and improvements
1t has never had q rival, bur has al
ways enjoyed the opposition OF the re
dictionaries, the mossbacks. and those
who want nothing done and arc de
tcrmined to stop All progress except that
which viii react for the benefit of Tho
priesthood and help the tithipg Office
The voters of this city undcrstan,
perfectly tho good that the American
iparty has done and is doing IN all mu
nicipal affairs. That public under
stands, also, the UpIitt given 10 thi,
city by the fact OF the American tri
umph and that the American good WORK
has brought q vitality. an energy, /;
| vigor, 10 the growth OF this city ncvci
/ before known. For two successive year,
now This city has held the record 10
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