The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-04
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MEANING OF THE VICTORY.

were content with the splendid pros
pcrity which the city enjoys under
American administration, to tho labor
ing men who arc satisfied with
getting steady work at good wages,
and 10 the patriotic high-mindcd women
Joined together in achieving
an exceedingly splendid triumph
And yet we do not rejoice in this
triumph in any spirit of cIatiou over
We rejoice in it because it
gives The American party added oppor
tunitics 10 benefit Salt Lake and be.
cause The result of the election is in
itself Il tremendous boost 10 the city.
1t opens an opportunity for honorable
public service aud for the bcttcrmcnt
and upbulldiug of the community. Just
us when in 1905 the American party
won its first triumph. that triumph
brought Salt Lake City Immediately to
the notice and cuchaincd il in the af,
fectious of the American people; as
the second triumph in 1907, increased
the grand admiration and attraction
toward Salt Lake, SO this renewed and
most magnificent victory will he Of
increasing benefit 10 the city, Every
one Will SEQ by this victory that Salt
Lake City is indeed free, aud IS on
an upward course to metropolitan great
ness
Uudcr the American party admins
tration Salt Lake City has prospercd
1t is at the head of Amcri'
can cities in building enterprise, and
it has the attention of thousands who
wish TO better themselves by moving
from their old locations. Salt Lake
City has been getting far more than its
Of those inhabitants. 1t will
get even a greater proportion from
hcpceforth.
The American party is not party
of enmity, but 4 party of tricndliness;
it is not a party of hostility, but
party Of peace; it is not n party of
destruction. but a party of construc-
ton; il perpctIatcs no evils, but always
ives benefits; it IL not yindictivc, but
charitable; ii is not antagonistlc, hut
wishes The most harmonious relations
with all; it does not welcome strife,
and engages only in such activity as IS
necessary TO assert yindicate, and main
tain tbc principles of American free.
dom and equality before the law.
No one has anything 10 fear from
the American party, it asks nothing
OF any one 1t does not
prescribe ANYBODY. 1t has no feeling
of hate or scorn, 1t wishes we'll 10 Salt
Lake aud 10 Utah. and IT is doing its
best and in a splendid way for the re-
generation of the community and Of all
the communities within our borders. II
seeks to relieve. and not TO restrain.
1t wants TO help, and not To hinder.
and il has manifested IFS disposition in
all these matters by its mildness and
its beneficial control OF Salt Lake.
There is no question but that Salt
La!a is the most prosperous, thriving
city in this whole western country.
There is equally no question but that
Americanism has made it so. No place
approaches it in facilities for invest
meut and in opportunities of helpful
ness. both personal and general. No
other place offers such opportunities
for business and for the placing Of
money TO advantage. While offering
all the metropolitan advantages its
prices OF real estate are comparatively
low, and investors from surrounding
regions have taken advantage of that
in the last few wears and have made
a great deal of money in Salt Lake real
estate
IL being an uquestjoncd fact thar
the redcmu;iou Of Salt Lake hy the
American control and the changing Of
the old conditions from decay to vital
energy has been immensely TO the prof.
it Of the inhabitants in general, II is
idle for the opposition TO he harplng
on their old string that the American
party is biudcring Developments aud is
a party of hatc and revenge. No bat
rcd has ever been manifested by tho
American party; no revenge has ever
been inflicted. OF even sought; while
the claim that il rotards prosperity is
such a transparent fraud that il is z
marvel TO hear IL even mentioned. much
less insisted upon. The American party
offers Salt Lake under It's control OF
now four wears as splendid uUrjvaled
example of progress, prosperity. and
Improvement benefited and fostcred
by American spirit, American energy
and American business-like methods.
The next campaign that is TO come
on viii be the couuty campaign next
wear. There can be no doubt that tho
American party starts upon this cam
paign with the highest sort Of prestige
aud with confident assurance Of sue
cess. ii is reasonable that this should
/ be so, because the American party hai
! done such wonders for salt Lake. Tn,
people of the county nj large will Hatu
rally ask il the American party can do
the same for them. having done So
much for the CITY. We can assure sucl
inquircrs that the American part,
stands ready 10 do for he country Jus
as much as il has done for the city