The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-21
GREAT CROWD GATHERS
AT BEAUTIFUL RESORT
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want to encourage the investment OF out
side capital in the building up OF this
intermountain metropolis. They want not
only fine buildings, but they are reach
ing out for new industries and manu-
featuring plants. These are among the
things that our good friends are asking
for and they are getting them, thanks
to an American administration.
The growth OF our party is attributable
also to the betterment of municlpal GOV.
ernment here which has been brought
about under American rule. Think or
the task which our first city admins
tration undertook in ridding the munlcl-
ling which held the city in its cancerous
grasp! No longer is heard the Click OF
the roulette wheel. no longer Is the COM
munity infested with the nefarIous sSS-
tenn OF street soliciting for gambling dems,
where the unwary wage enrners were run
In and relieved with little ceremony Oh
their hard earned money.
1t was the American party that TOOK
hold OF the saloon question and INSISTED
that those saloons which persistently vio-
lated the regulations regarding early
closing and selling liquors on SUNDAYS;
should be deprived OF their licenses; ana
driving out of business many OF these
violators whose establishments were
nothing better than low-down dens or
vice. And we have not yet got through
with the work OF reform.
Great Building Era
Respecting the marvellous improvements
which have characterized the clty's
growth during the past four or five
wears, II Is contended by the opposition
that this wonderful transformation would
have been accomplished without the ald
Of the American party. Let us see it
is n singular fact that all the magnifi-
cent skyscrapers which adorn our bust
ness district have been erected since the
affairs of Salt Lake municipality haTe e
II not a strange coincidence! Yet 1t Is
easily explained. How many business
blocks or fine residences. not to mention
industrial establishments, were erected eco
out of the many millions of dollars dug
out of the Horn Silver mine. the on
tario mine, the Centennial Eureka mine,
and the other big producing mines which
for twenty years continued to pour into
the laps OF their owners fabulous for-
tunes? Many Of these gentlemen con
tented themselves with pocketing their
money and in devoting their millions 10
the building up of other cities, or invest
ing in government bonds, and Why Be
cause they did not have confidence lney
did not Ike the spirit manifested by the
leaders of the dominant church, ana
many OF the members also. toward out
slders' or "Gcntiles.'
Most OF the Mormon people regarded
their homes and lands as herttages. and
felt that TO sell them would be inviting
divine condemnation, as well as giving
encouragement TO the enemies Of their
church The line was drawn with the
utmost rigor between the two elements
of the community, in matters social and
business. and those OF the domlnant
church who risited a chance OF doing
business with Gentle merchants were de-
tected and placed under the ban; and
dealings of this character were compelled
TO be conducted In the most clandestne
manner.
Evolution Is Marvellous.
What marvellous evolution! These evils
have almost ceased to exist. or rather
they heve been greatly mitigatcd. What
brought about the changes? 1t was the
underlying principles OF the American
party which were the aCtuating force
They were at work in the hearts OF tho
people as q lcaven; preparing Tor their
cepts OF their ecclesiastical leaders, 1t
was the spirit of Amcricanism which
kept alive the ambition and hope to
reach higher standards,
Some of our Mormon friends have come
TO realize that the American party has
brought blessings in disguise: and they
would not go back TO their former serNi-
tudo and misapprehcnsions for any con-
sideration, They agree with us that new
polygamy, the domination OF the church
In the affairs OF state. the exploitation
of business enterprises by the leaders
of the church to the discouragcment of
Individual and independent endcavor, the
insIstent and subtle church influence
which is ever ready to be exercised IN
Mormons, who Will stultify themselv ves
to gain political preferment. are repug-
nant to sclf-reSpccting citizens and must
give way TO the higher moral sentiment
OF the country and TO The laws OF the
state and nation.
They sense tho fact also. that Ameri-
can progress means thelr enrichment in
matters material, and that by disposing
OF part Of their lands TO Gcntilcs. they
have been made comfortable for the re-
majnder of their days. while their hold
ngs continue TO increase In value under
the beneficcnt influences of Amcrlcanism.
Vigorous Campaign Ahead
We propose to wage vigorous cam
paign this fall In the county with the
confident hope Of victory. We promise
TO carry on the same policy Of progress,
reform, and public improvements In tho
county that has marked the course OF
the American municipal administration
during the past five years II will not
be an administration given up to favor
itism The public highways must be
maoadamizcd or otherwise improved. and
the worB Of hetturment must not be
confined to the immediate neighborhood
whcro the county commissioners reside
The people of the city and tho people
OF the county districts are entitled to a
system Of first-c clnss roads running out
TO every hamlet and town. TO do this
II Will not be necessary To Increase tax
alton. II VIII, however. compel an equit-
able revision of property valuations
which have been unfairly fixed I'm the
interests OF favored individuals and con-
Germs. II will also involve some retrcnch-
ment in the manner OF conducting county
offices where numerous incompetents are
KEEP, on III" payrolls without "a semblance
OF justification
II we are entrusted with the county
government VIC VIII do what has been
done in the city in the matter of giving