Show TO TIlE THE TRUE AMERICAN Sometimes they havo have told you rou that if you rou are arc a true tru American an you ou will belong to Tom Kearns's party We Yc want to tall talk a few fow moments with the good men and tho the good women have havo really been convinced by that j f argument and havo have been steadfast members of what Is P P known here in Salt Lake a as the American party part 1 Under Under all tho the pretense and tho the false promises of r the politician who organized and led that party part we cheerfully concede that there arc high and lofty motives S There Thero were many good men and good women in the American party in tho the city election of or 1 1005 1905 05 who believed I progress and official honesty could be he secured only b by the tho success of that organization And because because- honesty and were necessary as much In political as In business I or in domestic matters the they labored for the thc success 8 of tho the party they confidently believed was certain to bring about those reforms It If It should succeed at the polls It did succeed at Rt the polls and it did not bring about tho the reforms that were promised There has p probably I never been In all the tho history o of Salt Lake a moro more Incompetent band of city officials than that which now has chargo charge of tho the offices In ln this ell city Probably the records 7 havo have never been In worse wOne shape Certainly never before has it il been necessary to employ expert accountants conr con con- r kAJ v at a R. big figure to tell the tho city officials what their thel i books could and would toll tell them I If the they were competent There haa has been moro more waste in the past year ear of cIty j J j rule than in any year within tho the memory of men There c has 1139 been a greater disregard of tho the needs of or tho the people S than ever before There has hM been a greater waste of J public money than ever er before There Theore has been a n. more bungling management of ot public Improvements than the city has ever over known And AmI there has haa never in the thc memory of tho the oldest I inhabitant been such a number of elt city officials of or recognized Irresponsibility as there thero are aro arenow now under now under the banner of what IB Is called the American l party art w S Good member of ot the tho American party part you OU have havo now nov had some political experience You have won one vIc vIc- S. S tOl tot tory and it has not brought tho ho betterment you ou had harl ex ex- You have met two defeats at tho polls potts when S you OU had hud a right to expect further victories and you OU know knoy something of tho the reason why a R. party t so o successfully success success- success success-I S fully launched has been subjected to th a defeat so hitter bitter There are aro before you OU about eight pleasant months before the next next city election shall come On what basis of oC reason do O you iU U expect to win it You Xou cat can a i not nol hope to win it on tho the record of ot the tite elt city officials for the thc year that has haa passed Beginning with the best managed department of ot the tho city and going down to the tho record of or tho the police department and there 1 is i's nothing in tho the past to give gi you Ou political hope for tor forS forthe tho the future You certainly can not hope to win on the thel S l' l record cord cord your party officials havo have made I That Isn't your fault You voted for them In good goodof good goodof of or the tho people of or that party part that tho the people of or that party distinctly disavowed an any part or lot with the Tribune and especially an any fellowship or sympathy thy with Tom Kearns and thon then went forward with l' l the confession of mistakes in the tho past and sincere pr promises for tor the tho future there might bo be a hope for Cor the American party part S c I It might win If It it had the best men Instead of ot the worst In control o of its campaign It certainly never can canI I 1 I win while tho the partnership with Torn Tom learns Kearne and amI the thel I Tribune shall continue j Think it over You lovo love tho the ell city of or course You You are aro Interested In Salt Lake in the advancement advancement advance advance- ment of or Utah You take toko a political Interest t in elt city state and nation Carefully consider If Jt wo are arc n nOt t right You are arc doomed to detent defeat FO so long lonE as you OU continue to follow the leadership of ot that man and the championing of or that paper Continue for tor the next yeas year car as you OU have ha been going oln for tor tho the past year ear and there will be no American party part In Salt Lake Lake Lako when tho the snows of or next Christmas shall come corne Cast out tho the baleful leader who has hos wrought t so 80 complete a a. reversal al of ot your course and v denounce the tho paper that has brought you ou nothing but dishonor and there I Is a n fighting chance chanco to for l' l you OU next net November Wo 0 shall be glad glod to know that these well meant words arc accepted In the same kindly spirit as that which inspires them faith for the accomplishment of ot reforms that you OU know and we all know wore needed It is slot your fault bulOU but bul you OU could hard hardly hold yourself blameless If IC you ou gave the tho bad record of or tho the past your roUl Indorsement in the tho tutu future re Then Ti there Is another thing You can not hope to win viii with the tho Tribune advocating advocating advocat advocat- ing your Out cause ClUse The most sagacious men In town know that the Tribune defeated the American party In the late count county campaign Without the blighting curse curso of that papers paper's activities In tho the campaign of or 1906 tho the party part that Is called American certainly would have won With Ith It defeat was as assured I And it Il will be oven even moro a n handicap In future futuro than ever it It has been in the past People have found that the Tribune I Is dangerous as an ally and they s shun sun un It as they would a I. I cartload of ot dynamite It It Is likely to toc c explode at the thc fool command of or Incompetent Incompetent at an any time and no one wants to be bo riding on the wagon wason when the tho upheaval comes No ono wants to tobe tobo bo be responsible for tho lie Tribune nor to bo be identified i with It S You can not win in with the Tribune advocating ad your yourl cause I If you could cut out the the Tribune disavow Its connection connection connection con con- with the American party part make ninke it clear to the people generally that neither the tho Tribune nor 1 Tom Kearns received the tho Indorsement or support or confidence |