Show GIVE US FACTS NOT FANCIES The Liberals seem to have determined to mako the water supply question a campaign paign issue Chairman POWERS has issued his war cry and a pamphlet containing various Liberal utterances on water has been distributed As a matter of fact the getting of a supply sup-ply of water for this city is a difficult problem Under Congressional statute the city can not issue bonds to exceed four percent per-cent of the assessed valuation or about 850000 of which sum 400000 are now outstanding out-standing The margin S2oO000 is not suf flcent to carry out any gigantic scheme such as the purchase of Big Cottonwood The city is therefore hampered by Congress and if it would expend a million or two dol ars must first procure Congressional sanction ancton As a matter of fact tho city council is workingdiligentlv though silently to salve this problem I has done and i doing a vast amount of labor that does not appear upon the surface but which will yet appear ap-pear on tho surface in tho shape of merry streams of water We are glad the Lib i orals make this their cry We look to seethe see-the voters of tho city well satisfied long Defore the February election that all has I seen done t procure water for tho city hat could in reason be expected it may be stated for it is true that there are no members of tho council mar perplexed over this matter than the four Liberal members Notwithstanding hey are Liberals and therefore we a to presume filled with water wisdom and cquaintcd with numerous easy and economical schemes to flood the town they bai seem to be no more active or intelligent in the matter than their confreres We wish t ask of the Liberal leaders one favor that is to cease indulging in general ities t cease saying We will get water Wo will solve this water question Vote for us and abolish dry benches and other high and mighty professions and to tell the people just where you will get water and how you will pay for it Come details are desired not empty and I meaningless braggadocio I |