The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
union LABOR FOR
AMERICAN PARTY
0utpouring of Loyal Workers
in Second Ward Applaud
American Speakers.
PULL LEVER SHOWING
THE STARS AND STRIPES
Under Church Control City Grew
$1,000, ,OG0 a Year; Growth
Now Is $4,000, 900.

An tnl nlnUSlaSylc HIttflbS " Wv >A'A'-'
lean ladies Of the Second ward was
held Monday night in the home of Mr'
and Mrs. 4. Watkins at COS Sonlh
Sixth West street. Acting as hostess
with Mrs Watkins was her daughter,
Mrs. David Shook. Although the meet
ing was organized by the ladies' large
number Of union laboriug men were
present and heartily apPIaudcd the
three speakers, City Attorney H. !.
Dininny, Councilman T.. G. Donncll
and Captain G. IL. Reed.
Refreshments were served through
out the evening, consisting of many
kinds OF excellent homemade cake
pumpkin PIC, number OF dincrotI
kinds OF sandwiches and dellcious COT
fee.
Besides the speaking there WAS sing
inc by Miss Myrtle Covington and Miss
Mac McMahau. several selections on INC
piano by Miss Ina Schram and Miss
Constance Brucrc, while l.. SaNton on
tcrtaincd the guests at intervals with
his grapbophouc.
The Drum Corps Comes.
During the evening the stirring note
of buglc sounded ON the keen night
air and down the street came marching
inc American pa ~ ulhHl wi -
ccedinas within doors came to halt
while the drum corps played several sc.
lcctious outside, then camc tToopIuG III
to partako of the good things 10 cat
that loaded the tables.
Val Schram called the meeting 10 or
der and introduced Judge Dininny, the
first speaker who explained the meth
DDS of taxation aud the trlckcrY oil the
Mormon element who, by having control
of the state and of the county, raised
the taxes and then tried to shift the
burden onto the American party, while,
falsely claiming for itself all the credit
for the progress of Salt Lake as city.
Councilman O 'Donncll made Il few brief
remarks and pointed out the fact that
had had more real benefit and more real
improvements than ever before IN its
|, history.
| Captain Reed closed the speaking by
calling the attention of the union labor
| ing men present, and through them the
attention of all the union labor of the
| city, that the greatest foe 70 union la
Dor in this state is the Mormon church
Judge DininnY said In substance:
''Thc only taxes fixed by the Amcri-
can party arc those of the city, aud
| they have stood at thirteen mills ever
| since the American party has been IN
power. and even before that time. The
! assessors have raised the valuation OF
| this city. from 2 taxation standpoint,
and under tho thirteen mills rate this
! has raised the actual taxes somewhat, ,
but remember that the raise IN city
| taxes was made through the assessors
and not by the Americans, ard that all
other taxes arc from the county and
the state.
especial taxes arc not paid by the
people as whole, hat only by the
| property owners whose property is benz
Gifted by tho improvements made,
| And for every GENT IN such taxes the
property owner pays ho gets back at
once, not some years hence, but surely
and right now, fully one dollar in
creased valuation of his lot.
Paving and Sidewalks.
Is there a property owner in this
city who has paid special taxes to put
| down Il sidewalk, TO grade a street. TO
pave that street, or TO put i'll sewer
who would have these improvements
torn out Just TO get few dollars of
special tax back into his pocket, !
doubt if any one can find one property
owner IN tho city who would consider
such a thing Even somo Of the Nor
mons have caught the spirit of the
| American party for substantial Iru-
provcmcnt. caught it unconsciouSly. be-
cause their American ucighbors have
been doing so, and have begun to i'm
prove their private property.
But the Mormous as Il whole did
not improve The church is against all
party was IN power 1t began many
school buildings, bui Just Us soon as
| the Mormons got things in this city
back into their own hands all these
improV Vcmeuts, even the public school
buildings, We're stopped.
''This stopping Of public improve
mcnls caused private improvements 10
come TO halt till the American party
again took up the work. Hero arc the
actual figures: Under church control
the improvements of this city. not pub
lie improvements, but public and priv
ate improvements together. amounted TO
| only - 100000 q year: and of this most
was private. such as dwelling houses,
''Under the American admjnistra.
tion the improvements of this city have
been over four times that figure. or
$l7 100000 a year. Now every dollar
spent in improving Salt Lake City,
either private or public. increases the
value many times of every lot In this
city. -Four dollars 10 seventeen dollars
represents tho difference between the
Mormon church aud the American party
when it comes down To plain matter
Of dollars and cents added 10 The value
VI CNtIF Hpulc dul every business OIOck
III this city.
The Actual Figures.
'' In four years that the American
party has been in power IT has spent
IN public Improvements. speaking in
round numbers of course, $4.5O0.O00.
In all the forty TO fifty years before
chat, under the Mormon church control
this city spent only Sl.i00,000.
Politics aside, religion aside. If
You want 10 go bnck To mud sidewalks,
TO shallow wells and open cesspools in
he backyard. II You, want Salt Lake
City 10 stop all work so that masons
and carpenters and all other workers
must 20 To other critics 10 earn their
bread and hence leave the city. and
leave empty houses behind them, if any
one wants tins to harpcn then vote for
the so-called fusion ticket, the one con
trollcd by the Mormon church
''But If YOU and all others want To
sec this city grow rs il has grown the
past four wears, if YOU want to see
pcople come here ard make their homes
here. bring their money here and invest
1t here; If YOU want modern sidewalks.