The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-10
P r @ D D | n G
[ HE NE W
MAYOR
Open Letter to VIM. Glasmann, May.

| u.
| or;
| Mayor Brewer. tho accredited ad-
vance agent of prohibition has been
| guilty Of enough criminal negligence
during the past year to more than on
set the spectacular acquisition of the
! waterwcTks and suppression of gamb
| ling CD Perhaps IL would have been
better to leave the waterworks in the
| hands Of the corporation which at
| least had brains, was amcnnble TO the
law and awake to its own interest
! The same cannot be said Of the band
| OF outlaws that have infested the city
| council
With the knowledge and consent of
the mayor and council, the dimly light
ed streets have been dug with pit
falls. obstructed with building mater
ial and vehicles without pretense OF
protection at night
The night before election, the writer
saw Il street cleaner Carried on the
city payrolD moving the classy rigs
that litter street and sidewalk at the
Red Front stable In order to clean
the gutter,
While my sympathies are all with
the pedestrian IL was a clear case of
buncoe to collect fines for bicycle rid
ing on the sidewalks In view of the
dangerous condition of the roadways
added TO an almost general disregard
of the customary usages of the road.
II was not unusual to meet city ofll-
cials driving on the wrong side.
Since there is no way of ascertain
ing how much waywardness DR.. Rich's
automobile took unto itself blockadiDg
half of Herrick Ave, In violation OF
the law, | Will not attempt to fix the
councils share OF responsibility for
the lamentable accident In the can.
yon will say. however. there is no
excuse for not enforcing good habits
In the use of the road. Give the auto
mobile q chance TO acquire the good
sense its master may sometimes
lack.
Until all the returns are in. COM
ment OIL the tragedy of New Years
day would be out of place. but | Will
say that the unprotected distractions
In our streets are inviting similar
transactions" every day and hour
Should the Red Front rigs figure In
mixup Of that kind II Will be up to
the proprietor and city council to
show why the street and sidewalk
were kept clear and unobstructed for
month or six weeks last summer,
In the final analysis that brief ac-
acknowledgement that Twenty-ffth street
is a thoroughfare and not a catch
all stable yard may constitute the
difference between mnnslaughter and
murder.
The Bamberger rond had Lincoln
avenue dug up and obstructed with
material for more than a week with
out displaying a light Of any kind.
and now since the street has become
passenger yard no markers are
placed at night and the cars are left
dark. No wonder if Salt Lake editors
rave about the alleged city Of Og-
dem" Few cities tolerate cars stor-
ed Tor in motion) In the streets un-
less they (the cars) be fully lighted.
On New Years eve scores of peo-
pie had the keen edge taken of their
enjoyment by the sight of n child OF
twelve OF fourteen years, drunk and
half reclining between two men. This
happened In front of the Isis. Recall
Ing the campaign promises and pre-
tensions of the then mayor and his
prohibition allies. this incident needs
no comment OF mine to bring It home
Now Mayor Glasmann, the law
compels no man TO do impossibilities
We are In the grip of an economic
system Of which gambling. prostitu
tion and kiHdred evils are integral
parts. Trying to get rid of these
things piecemeal only aggravates the
trouble and befuddles II 1t does not
befoul the minds Of those who make
the attempt
Our temperance friends pointed to
the stricken city Of San Francisco as
an example Of where prohibition pro-
hlbits." Tho military authorities stop
ped the sale OF liquor and the high
price of bread with powder and ball
/ submit that the liquor trafDc" and
the high prices for the necessities of
life are co-e1tensiye with production
for profit. They tell US Of the annual
poisoning with adulterated food of |
nearly half a million infants. Who |
will enumerate Ogden's proportion OF !
the victims7 Who will put stop
to this murder without cutting of |
the source I. e. production for profit |
short Of complete change to |
production for use will purify our food, |
politics. social relations and religion. I
Until that change comes the existing
order must be kept intact with police
clubs and religion
In the meantime 1t will not do to
hold hands with the devil nor subject
ourselves to the dry rot OF christian
ity Opportunity is tired of knocking
at church doors and calls Justify to
the merchants (wet and dry). livery
mon, gamblers and prostitutes whose
mouths water at thought OF conven.
tions to be up and doing.
Accidents are so many black balls
against Ogden's chances OF securing
future conventions. The recent bril-
liant illumination OF the main streets
served to accentuate the untidiness
and neglect Of your predecessor. II
Is an Insult to the intelligence OF
the travelling public TO display can.
ned goods in a glass case at the de-
pot while 1t Is common practice to
expose all kinds of food (Which We I'm
1ortune government TO inspect) to the
negotiable real estate OF the streets.
1'ruqtjno that thfnUa will taka turp