Show january 0 THE LIBERAL tho municipal ticket 0 tho liberal party is now before the public alio only place whereat reit creates any in alie ranks of tho pirty supports tt borne there are tue aspiring ciana ot that ilk who gnaw the nether lip ol 01 digap 0 o far as the general public is concerned it is doubtless ery veil satisfied to see alie gentlemen victorious in alio union opera house yesterday araa fr office on abo alth day of ws february tor to the credit of the party and alie city alio majority of the gentlemen named aco among the best which their party can boast we afler to alio candidates 0 be liberal party our roost distinguished consideration with sincere trust that may fail of the achievement which aliey nd that their individual loss may be the cifes aggregate gain personally itsik kiesel anil the gen clemen associated with him are beyond attack by TUB STANDARD we consider this not kopro to their credit than to ours in all the business and social relations of life TUB has ever treated them courteously and in most instances has received courteous treatment in return because they very properly exercise their prerogative as candidates tor their party we see no reason why decency should be changed to vituperation and therefore we shall deal with them as individuals politically as we have dealt with them in other matters but tor their party we must bay that it has unsafe elements which we fear have been scorched scotched scot ched not it ia within tho memory of people who leave been here tor a decade that the liberal parly was dominated by individuals and influences for which the beet men in the party often had to apologize and the planner and per alie nominations were not ench as to entitle the ticket to any general support it is creditable to the liberal party shift it lias profited by its past failures and that the evil and reckless elements of the party have been per amaded to stand back even temporarily alie party in many elections has foisted upon the city of ogden a class of candidates who in private life have not the full confidence of their fellow citizens and the present ticket in that respect is a long advance of any aar in saying this we make no individual reflection the liberal bartys candidates for the mayoralty haie almost invariably been chosen from among its best men and so with many but not all of tho officers it is the party and the power lie party will wield over its candidates which tie tax paying citizen should fear THE STANDARD is well known to be in favor of public improvements prove ments this paper baa taen and maintained an advanced stand upon that subject but wo believe that public improvement can be secured as fauct as public finances and private financial safety will admit if the city remain in the hands of the peoples baity that party lias been tried and found to be cli and conservative serva tive it is a poor lime for experiments and therefore while we r new our cordial congratulations to the gentlemen who triumphed in yesterdays convention and we ask them again to accept our most distinguished consideration we hope as we expect to see them defeated at the polls on alie alth day of next february |