Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-10-25 | Page 2 | Hartenstein at One Time with Americans

HARTENSTE1N AT IRE TINE WITH AMEBICAMS Last December He Em ployed Two Men Who Worked for Candidates. In these strsnuous limes when certain people arc denouncing tho American party for political effect in terms both positive and bitter, a invlcw of past conditions when tho politicians were differently situated situ-ated Is timely and Interesting. Of those who arc most blltor against tho American party perhaps none arc more so than Councilman and Candidate Jlarlcnstoln, tho good friend of the church and Its street railway system. He Hired. Two Workers. Last December. It will he recalled, there was a school election In Salt Lake, and the AmiTlcan party, the snnic American party as la now in the Hold, had candl-dalos candl-dalos bi'fori" the people. Tho chairman of the Fourth ward had a conversation with I lartonsteln In regard to tho latter contributing con-tributing to tho campaign fund. Tho Councilman from the Fourth stated that Instead of giving live dollaro to the fund, ho had employed two men who would bo present at the polls and work for the American party. Hartenstein Has Changed. Since that time thcro has been a great changn In the sentiments, of Hartcpstcln. although tho principles of tho American party now are Just the same. If not more urgent and appealing to the truest brand of American citizenship, that last December Decem-ber when Hartenstein was numbered by ! reputation and confession with tho Amcrl- can movement. Why hna such a complelo revulsion of political aentlment taken plac? An answer to this question will solve tho question why he voted for the lilerarch's car franchise. How Can He Explain? At tho present time Mr. Hartenstein Ib searching for Mormon votes. Some will como without much effort on bis part, aa ho Is numbered among the olect by the powers that be. A great many Moimons will vole for bint becnusc they do not kt.ow of him over being "contaminated" by Americanism. Somo know tho facts as- given abovo. Bui bow can ho explain some things to his constituents?