The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
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cused by women whom they had under
arrest with having forced submission to
their lecherouS embraces. And one Of
the most prominent church Republican
officials Of the city is said TO have, pro.
posed settlement of the stockade DIFF
ferences for money consideration,
guaranteeing therefor (and he was in
position TO make the guarantce) alb
solute immunity from any further dis
turbances by the shcriff's office.
Everybody knows that the conduct of
Sheriff Sharp and his deputies was for
political purposes. They alone are re-
sponsible for the deplorable conditions
in Salt Lake City, wherein there is no
recognized refuge for The fallen char.
actcrs. Such as these arc always pres
cnt in any city and the greatest and
best police officials have found il i'm.
possible to eradicate this evil
What must the real Republicans and
simon-purc Democrats Of Salt Lake City
think of the work of representatives of
their committee looking To n fusion of
forces that have such political antipathy
for each other, morally considered. ms
the Democratic party and the Rcpubll.
can party7
Has there not been sufficient Juggling
and trickery during the past two weeks
to convince most everyone that there
is Il mighty cause for a political rcvo-
luton through party organized and
directed along the same lines As the
American party,
If II is not absolutely proved that
there is decidedly abnormal condition
here, what proof could be added to cs.
tahlish this fact?
Can there possibly be peace III Utah
so long as it is possible for such men
as Smoot, Spry. Callister. Felt, Iew-
lett and that stripe 10 pull down regular
nominees Of their conventions and sub
stitute at will the names of their tools
and serytors1 Can any man who has
within his breast the smallest spark
Of political fcalty bring himself TO the
point Of believing thai there is any
thing in the local situation chat will
Justify party qualification!
After diScreditlng the work of the
Salt Lake police department in con
ncctIon with the murder of Officer
Riley and the work of apprchcnding tho
man who slew him, The News has finally,
editorIallv. congratulated the officers
on the remarkably successful work they
have done. Even the News sometimes
becomes congratulatory of American Of
GciaIs when it finds that everyone else
has become so.
Your Uncle Peter Droubay. the ro-
tund good naturcd wouldbe councilman
from thc Fourth ward, had n rather in
teresting experience with the church-Rc
publican campaign committee the other
day.
lie was nominated for the council,
and being pleased with the honor con
vcycd, he drew his chcck-and his
checks are good-for one hundred dol
seat i'm the council chamber alongside
the other good men who have dis
tinguishcd themselves in the service Of
their country.
But about the time his dreams were
sweetest someone threw Il fusion ball a
him with mechanical precision and when
he gathered himself together he found
that he had no more of nomination
than Tooclc county iack-rabbit. Iour
Uncle Peter is Il good business man,
a man who. when he makes an invest |
ment, follows his coin Therefore, he /
straightwav made for political head !
quarters and demanded return of his |!
contribution. 1t WAS refused, |
of course, but Peter wouldn't have it |
that way. and. while those who had |
his money were determined in holding /
IT. he made the threat of rcsortng 10
the law. and those who knew him knew |
he meant business.
Hence they "coughcd upH
Persons with long memories of Salt !
Lake and those who haven t memories
quite so long, have no difficulty i'm re
calling that +. j. Hewlett present flu
sion nominee for the council from the
First ward was one of the famous
eight Mormons who blocked practically
all the legislation attempted by Mayor
Thompson during his administration
seven or eight wears ago.
That $ why Hewlett has been set
apart to run for the council from the
First ward this year. He is the spc.
cial tool OF those who permitted the
grass to grow ON Main street for more
than forty years.
BY all chat is right and Just. Hewlett
ought TO be beaten by two or three thou
sand, and there will he no surprise
If he il, He is the limit as an oh
structionist He is good kitchen cam.
pagncr. but the women of tho First
ward whose husbands have enjoyed bus
mess success or whose labor j. in de
mand, are not likely to be caught by
the bland smiles of thc IIcwlctts.
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