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Show VOL 2, No. 29. ROOSEVELT MIGHT DO IT. Lay the Cornerstone of the Federal Building. An opportunity is offered the people of this city that should at once be considered and action taken with the least possible delay. As is well known, the government building, in course of construction, is going to be inadequate for the purposes for which it is designed, even should the city stop growing right now. The quarters for the postoffice are too small by far, and, according to the statements of Postmaster Thomas, there will not be as much room for the postoffice as there is in the present location. The quarters for the Federal court and its officers will be none too large, and with the growth of business attendant upon an increased population, it will not be long ere the structure will be much too limited for the accommodation of those who have business to transact for the government, and outside apartments will have to be rented. Mr. Campbell, the contractor having the work in charge, states that right now those who have the erection of the edifice in charge realize the condition of affairs and that not long ago he was instructed by the department to stop work on the interior arrangements, and to confine himself to the walls alone, presumably that needed changes might be made. This instruction, however, has since been countermanded. It is his judgment that the building should be two stories higher than now contemplated. Then the postoffice could occupy the basement, or so much thereof as will be available when the machinery for heating, running the elevator, etc., is placed, and the first floor and the second floor. The last would be occupied by the offices of the postmaster, his assistant, the treasurer and the heads of departments whose business does not have to be transacted in connection with the handling of mail matter. The courts and other officers could be located on the upper floors without inconvenience, as there will be two elevators. The foundations are ample, and will carry ten stories, so the addition of two more would be as nothing. Truth has a suggestion to offer. As is well known, It will be but a short time ere President Roosevelt will be here for a visit. Why not have the programme arranged so that he can lay the corner stone? Mr. Campbell assures Truth that he can make the ar- SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MARCH the history of the construction of the building, the mere fact that the President had laid the corner stone would interest him and when it was pointed out to him that there should be an increase in the appropriation sufficient to carry the structure up two more stories he would be in favor of it. Truth suggests this to those who will have charge of the business of entertaining the President. Let the matter be taken up at once. It is a 28, 1903. Everything is ripe for the It would be an attraction hitherto unthought of. There are no difficulties in the way whatever. Gentle- - Jt j In summing up the objections to Mr. Cleveland, the World cites them as follows: 1. The traditional hostility to a third term. 2. The enemies he has made, particularly in the west. 3. His age; he is 66 years old. 4. His bolting Bryan in 1896. The World gets over the third term objection without, a struggle. It declares that the objections of the fathers to a third. term was grounded on a fear that continuance in office might tend to inculcate rangements without the least trouble; that the foundation is almost ready the monarchial idea. But, inasmuch for such an event and on very short as there has been an interval of eight notice he can have everything ready. years, with the opposite political party Besides being an important event in in power, it is argued that this objec 5 Cents good idea. event. Truth offices have been moved to Room 5, (second floor), Western Newspaper Union Building, 241 South men, it is up to you to do something in this matter. Will you do it? This would furnish an opportunity for evWest Temple St. Phone 1938. eryone to see and hear the President speak and would be a gala day in the chronology of Salt Lake City. No time should be lost, but action should be diplomacy. But to select this man Cleveland would be like throwing a taken without the loss of a minute. red rag in front of an infuriated bull. No man with real love of country in his heart wants a man like Grover Cleveland for president. Whatever we may be in the mad race for wealth we are not yet so vile that we will delibtionable position is not tenable. As erately sell the highest office in the to the enemies he has made, it is ar- gift of the people to a man who would gued that all of the free silver states again barter patronage for pelf; who have gone back to the Republican would again make of the temple of the party and no Democrat can carry any executive a branch office of the New of them; if a 'million Democrats in York stock exchange. The (reorganizthose states were to vote against ers had best take care. While the muCleveland it would make no difference. tations of politics are peculiar, and the The age objection is not considered as people, with the right sort of a catchy a serious one, for John Adams and An- battle. cry can be made to: follow aldrew Jackson, were inaugurated at:62, most any leader, they are not yet so Harrison the elder at 68, and Buchanan bliqd as to fall in behind a man who at 66. As concerns Clevelands refusal is the only president of tjie United to support Bryan, the World contends States who retired from office, clothed, there were a million Democrats who not in the clean robes of pfficial indid likewise, and, if they are to be tegrity and honesty, but in the tainted Buchanbarred, then the party might as well garments of corruption. execuas was a an chief failure quit making nominations. , was not because he tive, wrong in J but because he was weak and The World sums up the situation by thought,influenced by those who were easily asking: What other Democrat is at seeking tc disrupt the Union. Buchanstrong as Grover Cleveland? Withoul an loved his country as well as any man, but he lacked the moral courage presuming to differ with so great ar to assert himself. He retired from ofauthority as the World, Truth would fice execrated, but of all the epithets give it as its opinion that there are s bestowed upon him, no one ever acthousand men with more popularity cused him of being a pirate; who used than the He is not a rep his high and holy place to make milresentative American at all; he is noth lions for. his own use. In comparison with Cleveland, James Buchanan was ing but a king of boodlers. His bond a saint, arrayed in robes of spotless record would damn him with every purity. Cleveland for president. Bah! honest voter, and by the way the Jt Jt World expresses the wish that he not all That the Democracy believe could wipe from his record the bond in Cleveland is evidenced by the Mi; syndicate chapter and the Venezuelan So far as the latter is con speech of Congressman De Armond, of message. cerned it was the only act in all his career that caused the hearts of the Missouri, at the banquet given in Chipeople to draw closer to him. Bui cago on the evening of March 1. Conthat bond deal. Ah, that was the mosl cluding a speech in response to the corrupt act ever participated in by toast: Looking to 1904, Mr. De Arany man in an exalted position. Nom- mond said, amid much enthusiasm: inate Mr. Cleveland and see what DemTime and events will point out the ocrats, not only in the west, but all man for us in 1904. What thoughtthrough the east, would do to him. Jit ful man can doubt that he must be Up to the date of this publication oi one who was in the Democratic colits choice by the World, the sentiment umn in 96, and again in 1900. This in the east has been in the direction Is not only justice, but necessity as of Judge Alton B. Parker. It would well. Be assured that the man of the hour will be found, and meanwhile let be well for the Democrats to stand by us strive to heal sores, not tear open that choice. Even Bryan would be old party wounds. Let us invite relikely to support him, provided the cruits to Join the party and not do platform did not repudiate entirely all anything in folly or bitterness to drive them away from it. Let us rally where the provisions of the Kansas plat- the party flag flies. Let us City act charform. Harmony within the ranks of the party can be secured with little ef- ity rather than preach too much about it. fort, if the managers will use a little and Let us recognize human nature respect, instead of quarreling witlj Political Melarvge. Encouraged. no doubt, by the success which is attending the reorganizers of the Democratic party in the east, the New York World, which has played an important part in the work, comes out boldly and advocates the nomination of no less a person than Grover Cleveland. It has been said that fools rush in where angels fear to tread," but up to the time the World took this step, examples illustrating the truth of the maxim have been scarce. It is difficult to understand why a newspaper endowed with the sagacity for which'the World has been justly celebrated for so long, should make such a break as this one appears to be. Because of all the men in the Democratic party, Grover Cleveland is the last one to be mentioned in connection with a nomination for the presidency. It is true, perhaps, that New York City and the business interests thereof may love him for the enemies he has made, but New York City is not the only spot on the national map. It is not difficult to see that the reorganized Democracy is going to pay very little attention to the rowdy west, but the managers of the party had better look out a little for the votes of the effete east. For the sake of witnessing a good fight along national lines, Truth hopes the advice of the World will not be taken, for Theodore Roosevelt would beat Cleveland so badly the Democracy would never know it had been to a fight. Price |