The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-05
INCREASE OF SALARIES.

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) The new government of the city ha:
made considerable increases in the sal
= aries of the city treasurer. the city
recorder. and the supervisor Of streets
The salaries as raised however. arc
; not at all excessive, and there will
probably be no strong rcmonstrancc
against the increase, But. as a mat
ter OF contrast, let us suppose that the
American city administration had made
these raises. What scream of disap
proval would have been raised bv the
opposition press. What an avalanche
of railing accusations would have fall.
en- upon the cars of the public. which
might well have been dcafcned by the
| din. The contrast in the reception OF
this raise the new commissioners have
made, by the American party sentiment
| shows the difference in spirit between
! the American party membership and
| the membership Of he opposition.
American party men arc willing to sec
good Officers fairly paid, and they
make no outcry against a reasonable
| raise 10 the pay, those in authority TO
Judge Of the Teasonabcness One might
we'll sbuddcr, however, TO think OF the
outcry that would have been raised if
the American city council had made
the Like raises, as it might we'll have
done, and. rs a matter Of fact it
ought 10 have done, prior 10 the be.
ginning of the latc terms of the off
clsls
with good many people it makes
all the difference iu the world whose
men arc rewarded 1t makes all the
difference in the world TO dishonest
partisan papers such as comprise the
opposition here, whether a lust act
is performed hy party friend or a
party foe. There has bccu n change
recently. for example, IN the govern
meut of the city of Philadelphia: tho
old rule has been oustcd, and Demo
cratic administration has been installed.
There. as in Salt Lake, there have
been raises of salary, in one case from
$4,000 a year TO $4,000 wear. and the
Democratic papers there treat The raise
i
Is also to be, it appears, an increase
IN the city taxation Of Philadelphia. If
that increase had been made under the
old rule, the Democratic press Of Phila
delphla would have been shriekiue with
rage; but, since it is made bv Demo
cratic administration, the raise is re
ceived with favor. the Philadelphia
Rccord commenting upon il as follows:
1t would he very pleasant il A could
he shown that the budget for 1917 were
smaller than that for 1911, bu, it. can
important that the people should get
INC worth OF their money than that they
Shoulo save few dollars. The city
is growing all the time. and it is Inevi-
lapie thst its expenses should grow. The
people nave already had abundant evil
dcncc that the new administration is
Watcllns all expenses carefully. is re
ouGrng donln si,,G costs where possible, and is
terms of contracts, The money will not
be wasted or diverted to Illicit uses.
80 that it makes all the difference
III the world TO partisan newspapers
as to given act, whether in increase
of salaries, of taxation. or any other
matter, it is ionc by the enemy or by
A friend. The increase of salaries in
Philadelphia IS quietly received and de-
Tended, the increase Of taxation is ms-
titled and all is serene.
There has been the increase of sal. |
aries in Salt Lake, TO be sure, but thHs
far no increase in taxation But this
may come later on When if docs
come, and the necessity for It is shown, |
there will certainly he no such agonized |
shrek raised ms was raised when, in
1910, the city council of this city saw
the need of raising the city taxation |
by two mills. and raised it accordingly. |
The Tribune, on the morning after
the result Of the election in this CITY |
was known. announced that the Amer.
lcan party would give the new admins
tratlon hcartier. more patriotic sup.
port than the American administration
had ever received from the opposition.
lbe American party Administered dc.
served well of the people of this city.
and was entitled to far better treat.
ncnt than it received from the oppos-
ion press, The scandalous partisan.
ship and malignity shown by that. or.
position press against the American
party disgusted all the decent people
If Salt Lake, and The Tribune would
oe ashamed TO be found now pursuing
he same tactics toward the city gov
that such press pursued. Ac.
;ordingly, it has intended from the
,irst to give the new city administra.
ion fair, candid support, and TO criti
use 1t only when there appears 10 be
Just and valid reasons for criticism.
And that is the course which The
Tribune intends stoadfastlv 80 pursue.