Show SNOW SNO RENEWS HIS CHALLENGE Writes Darmer Insisting That Americans Debate on Vi Vital Vital Vital tal Topics of Campaign MAKES PLAIN STATEMENT SUGGESTS THAT AMERICANS ACCEPT Chairman Ashby Snow has not yet lost hope llOpe that he may mar be able to force the thc American city committee into a public defense In joint debate of the present city administration Mr Snow yesterday to Chairman Darmer Dormer insisting that the proposition as originally advanced covers all the topics that are vital or es essential essential essential in a II city Mr Snow po politely referred to the evasive he had haa received from tram Mr Darmer Danner and urged that I unless he lie is willing to concede that the American administration can not be successfully defended the American committee accept the Democratic chal chat challenge challenge lenge The text of Mr Snows letter fol follows follows lows tows Oct 22 2 1907 Mr J 3 r E Darmer Chairman American City Committee Salt Lake City Utah Dear Sir On the I addressed to you a communication wherein the Democratic city committee proposes I Joint debate between representatives of f the Democratic antI and American parties upon the following important subjects 1 The of Richard P Morris secured the Big BI Cottonwood water for Salt Lak City matured plans for bringing that water into the city and thereby solved solad for all time the problem m of a n permanent municipal water supply 2 The administration of Richard P NorrIs Morris Inaugurated the splendid system of modern sewer sewers sidewalks and nd iid pavements matured the plans and provided for most mot of the work that has since been done donez 3 z The administration of Richard P Morris managed the finances of the My cIty Jar far better than has the present Ameri Amerl American can administration and It left the pub pul public tic lie treasury in a far better condition than It has been at any time since Reason of the Challenge This challenge was issued to you as chairman of the American party city elty committee for the reason that by the platform adopted by b the American party vart at its recent city convention it at attempts attempts attempts tempts to take full credit to itself for forthe forthe forthe the securing for Salt Lake Lalee City It of the Big Dig Cottonwood water and for the municipal municipal pal improvements made during the las last l four wears ears and also for the reason that the Salt Lake Tribune the organ brgan of the th American party part in this city db is constant constantly constantI ly I endeavoring to deceive the public as 15 asto to where the real credit should be gh a 11 for the matters involved In our subjects proposed for debate This challenge has been made upon our part in good faith with the purpose in view of informing the public as to these matters If It the propositions upon these th so subjects stated in your jour our platform be true why wh do you oU nor not seize the opportunity op to io demonstrate to fo the public their truth In Ina Ina Ina a joint debate with the representatives of the Democratic party Surely Surel if it your our platform upon these questions be true you jou no trouble in demonstrating that fact in a joint debate Darmer Evades Instead of receiving from you oti an ac acceptance on your our part of our proposition to debate the questions proposed I yes yesterday yesterday es I received jour our letter wherein you joi Ol attempt to evade joint debate by propos proposIng Ing almost innumerable immaterial ria ques questions questions questions as additional subjects to be debated a few of ot which ate are Church in polities politics church in civil affairs affaIr church dominating all church dominating Democratic party broken pledges upon part of church and church leaders headers alive in Utah etc Now Mr Ir Darmer what wh have the citi citizens citiZens zens of ot Salt Lake Lak City CIl tc t do at this time with all these numerous questions which you ou propose pro ose This Is a municipal election and I take It tho the only concern of the eitl tens cens of Salt Take Lake City Cit at this time is to co secure the most efficient administration of ot municipal affairs and antI it is this class elas of questions which we are particularly de do airous as Democrats of debating with Jou OU as Americans and I again renew the lite challenge upon the part of the Demo Democratic cratic city CIt committee that you meet us usi in n i joint dE Ite upon the questions as wig propped pro We 1 note however that for the purpose of Df still further evading a debate upon the questions proposed you jou on have undertaken to 10 restrict and to limit tho the source from which Democratic debaters shall be chos chios 1 in ru but in order that you may have havo no excuse we readily accede to this re requirement requirement upon your part believing that pur flur position can readily be vindicated by othi than thosE those whom j you ou have Undertaken to eliminate Yours very respectfully ASHBY ASHRY SNOW Chairman D City Committee e |