Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-02
JOSEPH i. SMITH,
ANTHON II. LUND.
JOHN HENRY SMITH.
First Presidency.
by THE RECORD.

Z 3 q 81
The so-called American party organ
brags OF the lavish expenditures of the
party tools, since they obtained pos
session of the public purse. For the
4, first four years, we are told they spent
s3.082 9sOO4.
No one will dispute the assertion that
the party tools have spent vast sums
ofpublic money. That is generally adj
mitted. and as generally felt by the tax
payers. In fact. the estimate OF the
organ is rather too modest, notwith-
standing the four cents added for orna-
mental purposes. In all probability
s5,ooOooO comes nearer tie truth than
$4,000 900.
There can be no absolute certainty on
this point because of the peculiar sys-
TEN OF bookkeeping, but a couple of
years ago Mcssrs. Linpman and Chris
Jensen told the public. through their
party organ. that the yearly expendi-
( turei OF the City was s1,341 ,S459s, on an
annual income OF s9O5,O0O Assuming
this to be correct. the expenditure for
four years would be s5,367,3 1t
: Woulu stheTelorc DC unreasonable to
deny the assertion that city which,
on eminent authority, spends 100000
Z year over and above Its revenue, is do
ing all 1t can in the way of expanding
the money OF the people,
But the question Is. what has the CITY
10 show for 1t? we have an indebted
ness, for tho City alone, of about s5,-
100000. Every home in the City is
mortgaEed It's share Of that enormous
sum, and every working man who owns
IL modest cottage is carrying his part
OF that load, and every consumer paws
so much more for food, clothing, house,
or whatever else he needs. And what
has he in exchange?
One OF the nccessaries OF life to salt
Lake Is water and another. sewers,
Without water the City cannot grow.
The american" party tools have not Sc
cured one drop OF water: nor have they
done anything else to attract perma-
Snent population. They have run the City
into an enormous debt they have raised
\ the taxation beyond endurance: they
have made the cost of living In this city
higher than it Is In almost any other
American community: and as a result
business men are talking of leaving for
other cities. To be sure. there may not
be many who feel that way But to
our certain knowledge, there are some.
And IL an exodus begins, who can say
where 1t Will end? Tint is what Amer
lean financing" has given us. That Is
what we have to show for tho 1000 900
! But the street paving? Yes. we have
some paved streets. The party had to.
employ !mcn in order to secure votes
s and so street paving was taken up
And VIC have no word TO say against
street paving. or any other improve
ment the community can afford. But
we have this to say that the paving
done, under american" rule was paid
for, every foot OF 1T, by extra taxation
liza thorough Investigation were made.
we believe it would be found that tho
cost per foot was so high to the indi-
Vidual property owner rs to cover both
the street In front of the property and
I n corresponding part of the cross sec
lions There was, practically, no COM
petition. and 1t Is no secret that the
( absence OF competition means an ex-
orbitant cost Furthermore, the mn
terinl used is not the best Utah as
phalt was rejected for an inferior
product and the money that could have
been used for the support of home In
K dustry sent out of the State. In some
instances the paving done is absolutely
useless, Look at Second Avenue! Tho
News" proved when that paving was
In progress. that almost every clause
OF the contract was being violated The
z street today is an ocular demonstration
\ of that fact. There is no glory in the
street paving for the "Amcrican'' party.
About a year ago the party organ adj
mitted, In All nnguarded moment, the
lncompetency OF American party ON
\. clals. It said:
Most of It's 1.-THE American party'sl
mistakes We're due to tho wovK of in
competent officials. self-seclsing POLL
sts ticlnns. or to men who have never had
the welfare OF the party at heart,
5s MISSSIfANEt SOUGHT AND OBTAIN
53Ss Ed QFNF'lCEl WHO HAVE NCT$ MADE
Il GOOD y tNfffG>Tt''s
a The organ not only made this charge