The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01

us lou WON'T see mucn OF Lundln
"a this campaign, although he's the re
:; voice. He has several headquartel
around the hotels, but. he slips in an
out, noiselessly, and slips away int
. the background. He's very,very my
in FERROUS, but if he viii come out
Of the open and debate these city que.
ID tons well have a big crowd. A IL
a of people would like to see what kin
of looking chap this real mayor o
ours is. know him pretty well. Nv
" known him for many years, and
know he's not making good on tn
= mayors job. l think we're going +
Is beat Lundin this time. We will
= you taxpayers and patriotic peopl
;, get down to brass tacks and do
little thinking"
In concluding Judge Olson declar
e ed that four hundred and fifty thou.
sand dollars of the small taxpayers
money had already been blown in in
the so-called gas legation and no one
around the City Hall seemingly can
tell who made their getaway with
the dead easy money or the dough.
Judge Olson did not hesitate in
letting it be known that he was hon
estly convinced that even if Mayor
Thompson was re-nominated at the
primaries that he could not be re-
elected mayor of this great and fast
growing city.
While Judge Olson was engaged
in referring to DR.. John Dill Robert
son, Health Commissioner of Chicago.
a tall Colored man sprang to his big
feet and excitedly exclaimed that "his
name was Robinson that he would not
permit Judge Olson to impersonate
him right there before everybody and
when it had gradually dawned upon.
the mind of Mr.. Robinson that he had
considered himself of more import
ance than he really was and that he
had made a monkey out of himself
by being super-sensetive he faded
away out of the hall amid the loud
laughter of the big crowd.
Hon. Charles s. Deneen followed
Judge Olson, and he plainly talked
true Republicanism straight from the
shoulder, he declared that if Mayor
Thompson was reelected it would
greatly embarrass the Republican ma
:ional ticket, for they would have to
De apologizing to the country for
slecting a mayor whose war record,
he rest Of the country seems to feel,
vas not quite what it should be.
Before We declared war;" said
Mr.. Deneen, lit was any citizens
'rivilege to express his opinion, and Z"
o argue or disagree with the trend
4 events. But once we declared war
here was only one platform for every
oyal citizen, and that was to be for !"
hat war intellectually and back
p these brave boys. Mr.. Thompson, al
fter war was declared, said we ~
hould not send food to Europe for III
ne starving allies. He said it was all vi
ght to have an army, but We should
eep that army here at home and not
md it to Europe. Tn
Would Have Been Beaten. :"
What do you suppose would have
appened if we had followed his ad- VI
ice? You know the allies might ~
ave been defeated, and then what
ould have been our lot? / do not =
esire to indulge in any abusive Ian "
mage in referring to Mayor Thomp-
m, but / want to warn you voters
the Second ward that you will
axe it very difficult for the national ST
cket next year If you re-elect him
ayor. And l want to say, further
ore, that what is more important to
~ than whether two or three of
'ur people have jobs at the city hall
whether the Republican party wins ms
e next national election. You know tb,
at You know that the party that ca,
IS stood by you, not with a job here he,
I'd there, but as a matter OF prin- an,