Show COMPARE THE CANDIDATES In the choice of a general manager for the business affairs the vot vat voters voters ers ens have three candidates to select from this year R P Morris John JohnS S Bransford and Dr C G Plummer Fortunately for tor the city all of them are men of good character so there is no occasion for comparison on that point But there is need for compari comparison son as to experience in public affairs and familiarity with the business of bf the mayors office In this most essential particular the Democratic candidate is far and away the best candidate He has been city treasurer and mayor and he has made madea a record cord in Jn those tho offices of his L part party is s rightfully proud No No problem problem to city finances the th needs n eds of the public and the best means of carry carrying car carIng carrying ing on the city government is unfamiliar unfamiliar unfamiliar to hii h him l If elected he will willbe be in position to handle all ll he affairs atra s In in his Jurisdiction as knowing k owing the the busi business business business ness T V P What hat the policy of or Mr Morris would be as mayor maor is known both by b his rec roe record record ord and by his declarations d He H is In favor of or continuing the policy polley of ot pub public public lic lie Improvements which characterized his first administration a he would make Improvements ments as rapidly rap and exten extensively extensively as the financial resources of the rity eit Justify He would not Involve the city It In financial embarrassment nor would he permit the issuance of war warrants warrants warrants rants In excess of the debt limit and in violation of or the statute He would surround himself with the best men ob obtainable obtaInable tamable for public office and he would discriminate neither for nor against men because of their religious alIma affiliations affiliations or belief oi The American candidate Mr Ir Bransford Is an amiable ed d business man of or large means means who has ha occupied the mayors chair three months in succession to Ezra E ra Thompson who quit the Job In dis disgust disgust disgust gust In his best attributes Mr Brans Bransford Bransford ford is not in accord with the men who run his party and in his worst handi handicaps handicaps handicaps caps he Is compelled by b political ex exigency exIgency to follow the dictates of or those men He does not believe in the po political political and social war which has been maintained by b his own party parn and yet et ethe he expects to be the beneficiary of that war It Is an untenable position probably distasteful to him and certainly unexplainable to the voters who believe as Mr Bransford does on this subject A Aman Aman Aman man of or o his belief one who has no sym sympathy sympathy sympathy pathy with the methods of the Amer Amen Americans AmerIcans leans and who is Democratic by b na nature nature ture tune and long hong service In the party stul stultifies himself when he lie accepts nomina Domina nomination Domination nomination tion at the hands of Americans and agrees to accept the conditions im fin imposed posed by the th party managers manager Primary among those thoe conditions is the party obligation to employ no Mormon In any an public capacity to o dis displace displace displace place such members of the th Mormon church as are now In la public employ and to maintain a cam campaign against a a very large number of citizens who happen to haw have a political or religious lous belief Although Mr lr Bransford Is not in sympathy with this policy he ho h could only escape It jt t by re resigning resigning resigning signing now and he lie will not resign I i fc Further the present mayors tempo temporary temporary incumbency has shown that he lacks familiarity with the af at affairs fairs a lack he lIe confesses for tor himself He Ha is Is confronted with a large deficit In tho treasury and makes no effort to stop L II III 4 V Vr I r the drain on it He finds a council de delaying delaying delaying laying action on the most Important measure the city has ever eer considered the Improvement the street railway company and a he makes no ef et effort effort fort to t expedite it His most import important ant appointment McKenzie as chief of police pollee proved a 0 blunder and he fol foi followed lowed It with an appointment of ot o oman a man mim who wh knows the political game too to towell well to be entrusted with control of a police department Mr i brief briet record r cord gives no assurance of or I either the knowledge or the determination tion that should be demanded of the next mayor m If he Is to revolutionize the present demoralized condition In city government Of Dr Plummers candidacy little need be said He has had no experience in business or out of it which qualifies him for this particular place He was nominated as a sacrifice to Republican necessity he Is going to be traded ifor or votes in the hope that th t the Republicans may sav save something g from the election in the way of ot city patronage If his party managers could be assured of council control by with withdrawing withdrawing withdrawing drawing him from the ticket they th would put him on the political funeral pyre tomorrow and ask him to be cheer cheerful cheerful cheerful ful about it itAn itAn itAn An admirable man In his hla personal and professional relations he is a babe in the wilderness of Utah politics If he were by b any chance unfortunate enough to win under the conditions he would be harassed beyond measure and disgusted with his office by the de demands demands demands mands of his party leaders By tem tern temperament temperament and training by association and conviction he ho is out of sympathy with the Republican machine and they know It so well they will shed no tears when inevitable defeat overtakes him Of the three candidates only one has been trained in the office tor which he heis heIs heIs is nominated only one is familiar with city affairs over a long period only one knows knoWs the merits merits and defects detects of each department of ot o the city adminis administration administration That one Is R B P Morris and If it competency Is to be the standard he will be elected to manage Salt Lakes business for the next term tenn by a sub substantial substantial substantial majority |