Show TilE ilXl MAY OR Colonel LETT the Democratic candidate for mayor has lived in this city but three or four years but he knows and is known by the people He came hero because ho liked the place and his keen practical foresight fore-sight told him that Salt Lake would become a great city Having made this his home and cast his lot with us he set out to do his share as a patriotic progressive citizen to accelerate the advance movement He familiarized himself with the community mixing socially politically and in a business way with the people Worthy enterprises which had for their object the improvement of Salt Lake were encouraged by him He gave a willing hand to what promised to benefit this city He was active act-ive earnest and thoroighly progressive His knowledge of the people also gave him confidence in them He acted with the Liberal party until tho mission of that organization or-ganization was accomplished When there was nothing left for it to do there was no issue which could furnish an excuse for its continuance and it was proposed by its managers to keep it alive on the prejudices and hates of the past he said no declaring tho time had come when the people of Utah could and should be like the people of other communities in their politics Democrats Dem-ocrats and Republicans He was among the first to proclaim in favor of division on national party lines and from that moment has been earnest and consistent I consist-ent in the movement which had for its object ob-ject the redemption of Utah and the plating plat-ing of this territory upon a higher plane than it has hitherto held When the Democracy Democ-racy of this city the true friends of Salt Lake concluded to make an effort to rescue I the town from the party of corruption In competency and recklessness which was I bringing the place to ruinthey instinctively turned to Colonel LETT as the man to lead them to victory and the one to control and direct the work of regeneration and salvation salva-tion His activity ability and integrity integ-rity splendidly equipped him for the mighty work in hand giving assurance that with him at the head of the city government gov-ernment the town would at once resume the forward march which was checked two years ago when the reckless and incompetent incompe-tent Liberal administration assumed control con-trol That the Democracy made no mistake in this choice is evidenced every hour by men who have not hitherto been classed as Democrats Dem-ocrats publicly and privately declaring their intention to vote for Colonel LETT and the full Democratic ticket The victory vic-tory will be almost marvelous under the circumstances the enemies to honest capable government having imported hundreds hun-dreds of hobos and crooks for voting purposes pur-poses and conspired with all the evil elements ele-ments of tho community to aid them in retaining re-taining power but it will be a victory according ac-cording to present indications and one which will be tho more highly prized because be-cause won under such a gallant captain and in the face of such determined opposition opposi-tion |