Show TIlE LIBERAL TICKET Tho Liberal ticket gives the Democracy more real encouragement than they have had since preparations were begun for the municipal election The party of the people peo-ple have felt that it was working at a disadvantage dis-advantage It knew that it was opposed openly and secretly by that viciously partisan par-tisan institution the Utah commission which does not scruple to do all in its power to help the Liberals The registration registra-tion is done in the interest of the Liberals and with the deliberate purpose of injuring the Democrats All tho election machinery is in the hands of the enemy and is manipulated manipu-lated cleverly in that interest Then thousands of dollars ol tho peoples money have been expended during the past six weeks for keeping floaters and hobos in town until election day that they might vote the Liberal ticket The odds against which Democracy have been compelled to work are discouraging and would bo disheartening to less earnest determined men than are the rank and file of the Demo I I crats But the Liberal ticket has holped I amazingly and all day yesterday Democrats were jubilant with hope It is a bosses ticket from top to bottom not a man on it owning himself and having the courage to assert his independence Every man was carefully selected because of his weakness which made it certain that ho would be the subservient tool of his masters obediently doing their biddin g in all things It is because be-cause of this too apparent weakness that tho Democrats arc rejoicing They do not think It possible that the taxpayers of this city tao solid men of the community will 0 intrust the mighty interests involved to the management of the men named by the Liberals to control the affairs of Salt Lake for two years It cannot be possible that the progressive citizens will do anything which will place at the head of the government govern-ment a man who although ho has been a resident for a score of years or more has not advanced a single step in all that time The Liberal nominee for mayor lives in the same atmosphere with which he surrounded himself a quarter of a century ngo he reads the same literature that ho read then i he conjures con-jures up the same spooks with which he has beep troubling his nights all these years ho wears on his countenance the same sneer which has repelled those who attempted to approach him He is perhaps per-haps tho most conspicuous specimen in Salt Lake of a back number and with him in control the progress of the city would be that of the crab The next most important official so far as the bonafide residents concerned is the assessor and collector and for that place a person has been named who is practically unknown in the community He is so much a stranger stran-ger that when somebody tola a reporter last week that such a person was candidate candi-date for office an inquiry was set on foot to learn something concerning An industrious in-dustrious search developed the fact that at one time in his career he resided in an obscure Colorado town I I Tp to the present it has been impossible to learn whether his residence here has extended over a period of weeks months or years TheLiberal organ vouches for him but that doesnt count Two ems it vouched in similar terms for its party nominees growing recklessly lavish in its praises of them for ability honesty and integrity in-tegrity and within three months it was do nouncing them as handlers Certificates I of character from such a source carry no weight in this community Is likely that I the propertyowner will vote to confer upon a stranger the power to assess and collect taxes fixing values at his own I sweet will and handling a quarter of a million dollars of tho peoples money a year Those without property may vote such a man into important office but we take it that the substantial citizens of Salt Lake are not so thoughtless and inconsiderate inconsid-erate of their interests And the nominations for councilmen Well let us be charitable and say nothing The names have been published That is sufficient although it may be well to remark re-mark that Salt Lake is a city of 50000 inhabitants in-habitants among whom are many drigh and brainey men progressive and enterprising enter-prising They want a city council in whoso ability at least they have some confidence con-fidence We repeat that the Liberal ticket gives the Democracy great encouragement The ticket is the very best campaign document for tho Democrats It tells all that need be told of what may be expected in the event of Liberal success and tells it in away a-way alarm property owners and dampen the spirits of enterprising progressive citizens cit-izens who are eager to see this city grow and prosper The Democracy enter the lists full of hope I |