Show r MR r BLENDS PRAISE Achievements o of 0 Democratic Adm Administrations Recited b by S Convention Chairman Chairman speech At nt the thet t I Democratic county convention was a aMend Mend blend of ot pral praise e for tor the alleged achievements achieve ments mente of ot the Democrats and scolding for the faults fancied or real of or the Republicans He first defined the duties dudes of ot parties and then gave savo their history Ho at attributed attributed attributed at- at high purpose to Democrats and unscrupulous designing to tho the party of ot Lincoln and Grant Honesty ho he said Id was rare and virtue all bat but obsolete except In tho the uniform of ot He Ile challenged the Republicans Re Re- publicans t to show how In the tho and lo locally locally locally lo- lo cally where tile the Interests of the public had been served Mt through their administration admin admin- I of affairs He said the Democratic party parly had promised a n r revision rf of t the tariff downward downward downward down down- ward war In the Interests of or the consumers s and had harl redeemed the thc promise He said the party part had then taken steps to remove r tho question from fm politics by tho the operation of ot a scientific find and nonpartisan tariff board L lIe He dec declared ared the tho Republicans had pledged this re reform reform re- re form Corm repeatedly but had us os i d h faulted In the matter of or keeping faith with the people oo Wo e need not and our opponents opponent dare not ho said go JO Into the details and d executive of or the splendid legislative tive record of or this tills administration n an vcr i Every chapter of f achievement ac t ho hoId said Id might be bo followed with this ad addenda addenda addenda ad- ad denda blazoned This was done In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Interests of ot us all all In In the Interest of t the common good He lie cited th the Income tax the federal trade trado c commission act direct election election of oC senators rural credits bill child labor law hour eight-hour da day law bank banle reserve e act lct and farm tarm measures as legislative le legislative leg leg- achievements of the present administration ltD Hup nt at I J. J Legislature He lie spoke unkind unkindly I of ot the last Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- lature and recounted various measures uros which he said were Intended to ameliorate ameliorate ameliorate amel amel- the condition of at the downtrodden den which had been ruthlessly throttled throttled throttled b by the state slate lawmakers Section 15 of ot Article 1 12 he declared provided d a a. mandatory edict that the Legislature i ass ass laws governing o railroads road establishing establishing lishing maximum rates rales for freight Sl and d This passengers and preventing abuses clause of r the tho constitution the speaker declared had been consistently and persistently Ignored by the vine party In power In Utah tah Concerning the attitude of f the tho Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans toward prohibition Mr Mull MulI Mul- Mul l I ner said When Ten the liquor law came before the House It was referred to a com com- The Tho chairman of or this committee commit commit- tee was the gentleman unlawfully seated seat scat ed cd b by the tho th House The bill was held In his committee during most of or the time the Legislature was wal In session It then thon went v to tho the Senate and after Its passage passage pass pass- age was held up b by the president of or orthe the Senate so that It could not be presented to the the- executive In time to require action upon his hla part before the adjournment of oC tho the Legislature TIle The governor was not alone alono responsible ble for the failure of or his party t to re respond respond respond re- re spond to the wishes of ot the majority of ot the tho In the thc matter of or this l legis legis- sis sis- lation laHon He Ho acted con consistently with members of ot the Honse house and of or tho the Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate and with the mana management ement of the Republican party parL and In harmony with Its attitude upon the tho t a quest question on all along alone Say e I a He declared the empty promises contained eon eon- tamed lIned In the Republican state platform platform plat plat- form had led the thc pc people of or the state to continue e the part party In Power but predicted predicted pre pre- d that the tImo had como come when Utahna would seek refuge in the arms of ot D Democracy I The SP speaker lk r praised the work of ot the Progressive Democrats who have ha hold held office the past eighteen months In Salt Sala Lake rake county Ho lie le said economy nom had been tho the watch watchword wor-a wor efficiency the slogan logan and deference to the wants atthe of at the public the first lr rule rulee The dissension which has existed among Progressive Democratic allies In the City and County building building- Is Ie I glossed over by Chairman In Inthis inthis C this fashion The administration atlon In this county 1 during the year and a half halt just passed 4 has hns been carried on b by seven Progress Progress- 1 ive-Democrats ive and three Republicans C Two of the those these e Republicans It Is true obtained their position by false falso political political po po- pretenses The They did not fool the convention alone They fooled the great majority of ot tho voters of ot this county In this re respect ct They have been tru true to the standards st of ot their party The other Is a over hold-over commissioner under a year four-year term He cannot be regularly gotten rid of ot until about the tho first of ot January 1917 Having Havin been In a position to observe observe ob ob- ob- ob serve sene the administration during this year ear and a half halt as closely perhaps as anyone I state elate the fact when I sty say that 07 7 per cent of ot all the difficulties and per cent of ot the political trickery trick- trick cry ery and extravagances In the administration administration adminis adminis- of ot Salt Lake county count during this time are attributable directly to these three ee members of or tho the Republican party It Is only fair to state that other county officers have ve been hampered heckled an and embarrassed ed b by the majority ma ma- of ot the county commission durIng during during dur dur- ing the whole of or this time It Is true that other county officers have ap appeared appeared ap- ap In some of or the tho difficulties that have arisen there It will wUl bo be seen upon Investigation that when they thoy have doneso done so BO It has been to resist an unlawful expenditure of or m money ne or In some manner manner manner man man- ner appear in the Interests of ot clean and economical administration Omitting the tho county attorneys of ot course good things might also bo be said of ot the tho other othel Progressive Progressive Democratic Democratic members of ot the county Suffice It 11 to IW say aay that this part of ot the tho administration has bas been Impartial and In the Interests of ot all the people In In his tribute to the work of the county assessor Mr admitted that Individual injustices and ancl aggravating aggra aggra- eating Inequalities had occurred Concerning Concerning Concerning Con Con- ning this he said The last session of our state legislature legis legis- lature enacted en legislation le requiring the assessment at its full run value of ot all aU property property property prop prop- erty within the state except mining property Under this legislation the Work of ot the county assessor has been arduous but the the tho duties of OC that office pave ve to been performed with the strictest I honesty and fairness It It is inevitable that individual a l in instances instances In- In stances of slight plight Inequality may have occurred What hat we are arc Interested In Inas inas as owners of ot residence property in this county Is that business property mining min min- ing property railway property and other properties of ot this kind which produce revenue shall not be he assessed upon a a. lower basis than our homes are assessed upon If It our assessments aro are made upon a fair fall and uniform basis and the business of the county la is adminIstered admin admin- by a a. a board of or Democratic coun coup ty commissioners from the standpoint of tho the common good Rood taxes In this county must In the end be materially reduced He declared further urther that a na ln saving of ot 40 per cent In public expenditures might be effected if It the voters would take his word for lor it and fill fUl all county offices with Democrats Woodrow Wilson his achievements his purposes his lofty aspirations his ability to steer clear of or war and his love for tor the proletariat evoked an eloquent clo elo- quent rhapsody from Mr He closed his speech with this plea for tor SI SImon SI SI- mon Bamberger Democratic candidate for governor We need Just such a a a. business s ad administration administration ad- ad ministration of state affairs s as th the Hon Simon Bamberger i U I capable o ot giving We e have vc no right right to expect a 3 high order of OC efficient service from froman an administrative officer unless he ho has ha been bean trained trained as a business man and an a e v. v |