Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-07-14 | Page 6 | A Noted Speech Reproduced

II A NOTED SPEECH REPRODUCED ' i Judge Powers on the Mormon Record !Lr (' Respecting Temperance and Public Accounts. !(T j In former years the count3r elections ? I j jj in Utah were hold in August. In t.ho j i 1 I vcur 1S90 there -was an especially hot j ' cloction iu Salt Lako county between 5 ' jj - tlic Liberal party and the People's lt j pnrjy, in" winch a number of tho can- ',i didatcs of the Liberal party were clect- , , j cd. It was a closo voto all around. . J During that campaign Judgo 0. W. If jj- Powers (nt the Liberal rally in the Salt Lake theater on Saturday even- ' ing, July 26, 1S90.) made a tremendous wjfiil I speech arraigning the Mormon mcth- al q ods, tho record of tho Mormon offi- itj ' J . cials on tho liquor question, thoir il- Wl V ' legal expenditures of county funds, aud j j ' , tho brazen impudence of tho Mormon m 'j . partisans in undertaking to deny tho m t ; j , record that they themselves had made. II I ; j That speech was printed afterwards in I P, , ' 'I pamphlet form, and was used by the Jj I ! .!, Liberal committee operating before 1 1 tj Congress at Washington that year. This jfc J use was in refutation of the charge that M 3? ! the things alleged with respect to Mor- jV; mon methods wore Gentile lies, Judge j I. . Powers 's speech being largely a trail- f-;.- script from the official record, with !i ', caustic comment thereon, there wns not I ;i the least opportunity to charge that the i facts therein recited were Gentile lies. ' ' Nor was there tho least reason to doubt c ;iL " tho accuracy and the truth of those records, because upon them official p i statements had been made, bills 1- . lowed, and every evidonce of rcgularit' 'J . aud actuality appeared. ') At the present timo when there is v so much prctenso among certain Mor- 1 . I mon Irypocrites that the Mormon rcc- ord is ono 'for temperance and good, ft I I i faithful, and honest accounting for iS a ' public mpne3'S, it is a good timo to re- JM ij j print that splendid speech made by if, j l ' ' Judge Powers on the occasion cited, ll " j " ' . The speech follows in full herewith, the LL J j original headlines being retained: 1 J THE POWERS ROAST. " .' 1 1 : Facts aud Figures Taken from the "'j h Mormon Records. 'I - l Fellow Citizens: The Liberal party IV'!? 'j approaches another important election ll j ;fi confident that it will be crowned with ! I Li 4 u victory. Tt occupies in the political his- tIh 0,-V f -he tion a unique position.! lj f 1 1 It is the only instance in which men. 'm differing widely upon those issues di-I ft' (7 jj viding the voters upon National ques- K, ' -tions, have, in n great commonwealth, Wj ; v been solidified into a powerful and har- B j , '! monious party. But the reason is plain, ft) j There is a necessity for its existence. IB I Long before the Republican or the,' j5j;,f i Democratic parties were formed, the; vij'Uj j men of America waged the battle of' If j U freedom. They crystallized the hopes, I ft '5 j !ie 3'earniugs. and the highest aspira- t M tions of humanity into the grandest jm -j government on earth. They took from I ( 4 ) their hearts the seeds 0 liberty, and III M watered them with fheir blood until M fpj they blossomed as glorious as the calm f I j , setting of the sun when the West opens , - IA4 her golden bowers. The contest which L t J j changed America from a kingdom's snt- l I 4 j ellito into a paradise for man. was ono r ' j j. over which for many years the vulture r . I snuffed his food. Tho "bird which fiiml- , a j ' ly Flew across the seas to spread tho i A ,1 tidings of -a victory won for liberty, ! jj t passed through the Gate of Tears, and 1 i wafted its way with wings stained by I 2 : "j j the red hands that too long had held ;Vi her. American institutions were forced I ' M in the fierce, white heat of war. Life ii.'M; W8S instilled into our constitution by IV '' the souls of martyrs, whose lives were I 1 I'J immolated upon the altar of freedom. f j'; Their ethereal virtue breathed, "health I ; and-lustre into Freedom's wreath." UfV ' Purchased at such a price, the institu- tr i tions of our country arc guarded by ' . . each true patriot. That which is uri- , t. J ) American ought never to obtain or hold t J-I power in this land.. Tt is this sentiment W j which' creatrd the Liberal party in '. jy, p these mountains, Tho men who came 1 I1' f here" 'filled with loyalty and love of' l j4 country, found an organization which declined, to how to the law of the land " 1 J nnd which hoped to build a kingdom j'l: within the Republic Tho result was I; i the birth of our partv, under whose f , j flag .Democrats and Pcpublicans. have rallied, and struck such sturdy blows j . ( Known by Their Fruits, -The Bible says, "By their fruits ve shall know them." and I propose to ex- w 3 i hibit the so-called "Pcoplo's party" U ' tonight, with the mask stripped off. I j With you, I will t,urn the pages of the i books at the City Hall and reveal a 1 record so iniquitous that it should .' I ,r sweeji the Mormons from political ( power in every hamlet in this Terri- f ll tory. It is a record of malservation in ; F ' office, misappropriation of public ,i funds, and an utter! v wretched disre- s- , panl of the rights of the people. Jf ' (.j . Tweod could return to earth and thumb ir i ( these books, he would blush to learn j 1 , that, in the manipulation of the affairs ( j i of New York, hi was the veriest tyro i i- j y in comparison. I shall take up the rec- ! j 1 . ord from their own pens. "0, that j J mine enemy could write a book." is j tt ' here an accomplished fact. I shall fur- j t ' "ih you facts and figures from the j city noumal, kept by the various citv j I ' records and from the great ledgers and ; m?oks --'Ouiit of the municipality. mm Yt j , These boohs have turned State's cvi- Kl, i dence. They are open to all and my W '. 1 statements can be verified. K Y I ! early days these books were not m) p Pe to vou- A portion of the Hl : i ; Yyor oi- t'lc Council was done in socrot. 1 ifti: t j eiyspaper reporters were not allowed. I p k As 'ate as September ). IS73. The Trib- K ""e Jvs denied the liberty of the Coun- iftfeY f- 15,1 1ehai'll for its reporters. Tho Lib- IB:!'. ,er.i'1,s of Uh city were not satisfied A w'th the method of doing business and H M ?il Jannai"V 19, 3S74, a large meeting of r thc taxpayers was held. Resolutions' wm ) ft were adopted to the effect that non- H1 1 Mormon taxpayers comprised one-sixth ft I ,r the population and paid one-half of P th taxes; that tho reports of the city V 1 Ss! 0l.l,Vf.rs werc unsatisfactory and dc- K y manding the , right to inspect the books, f : ff, cncroJ K Connor was chuirman of M - - n ) I,le "feting and he appointed a stand- , 1 if iug,.committcc of forty-five, on investi- gation, of which Joseph R. Walker was chairman. This committee afterwards met and appointed, an executive committee com-mittee of eleven. Tho oxocutive committee com-mittee op January 2(5, 1S74. addressed a respectful letter to tho Mayor, Daniel Dan-iel II. Wells, asking permission to inspect in-spect tho books. Various proceedings woro had. Various excuses were made by thc City Council and Mayor, and tho result was that thc committee of fort3'-five never saw thc books. No Union of Ohurch and State. First of all, this evening, I desiro lo disabuse your minds of an idea quite prevalent, that hero in Utah thoro is a union of church and State. t This charge has boon indignantly denied by the advocates of Monnonism, aiul 1 desire to do them the justice of stating that they aro right. There is no union of church and Slate. Under the rulo of the People's party there is no State. Everything is thc church, and its hand can everywhere be soon. Tho peoplo of this city and Torritorv have been taxed, irrespective of party or religion, re-ligion, with tno excoption that thc hand oi tho tax gathcror has fallen a little hoavier upon the unrepentant Gentile than it has upon tho loyal Saint, and all tho timo tho church has had its hand in tho treasuries of our cities and of 1 our Territory. Let us turn a few pages of thc books in tho office of tho Territorial Auditor. They woro opened July 13, 1S52. Tho first warrant on tho Treasurer was drawn that daj" and tho entry reads as follows: 1SB2, July 13, Issued order on Treasurer, T. W. Ellcrbcck, for one mouse trap.. $1.00 That was a laudable use of the public pub-lic funds, but thc mice continued to gnaw at thc Treasury so long as tho I People's party retained power. There j seems to bo a strango fatality attend- i ing those who start life with a mouse ! trap. Jay Gould went into the busi- i ness in early life aud became noted as t a corporation wrecker. The leaders of j tho People's party fell under tho same 1 dire influence. Some would say they I wero "hoodooed," for, from tho day that warrant for a mouse trap was i drawn, they pursued, with regard to i tho public inouey. the tactics of Goiild. From July 13, 1S52, to .November 1 of I tho same year, there were niuetcen or- 1 dors drawn on thc Territorial Treas- J urer in favor of the tithing office, amounting in the aggregate to $964-00. An account with that office was opened and continued for a long scries of years. From the.roport of the Territorial Auditor, Audi-tor, for 1S55, made to Governor Brig-ham Brig-ham Young, learu that tho warrants drawn for that year, amounted in thc aggregate to $20,004.92 anil of this to- : tal $S73i3.71 was in favor of tho tithing office, and S4S40.00 was in favor of tho Deseret Iron Comnnnv. whuili war in reality Brighnni Young. Theso straws show the direction of the wind with reference to our Tcrritomil i finances. j Tho City of Salt Lake was incorpo- ! rated by thc so-called "State of Deseret," Des-eret," a usurping child of what is now known as tho People's partv. on the 9th day of January, 1S51. Two days later Governor Brigham Young ad- dressed the City Council saying: "You will attend to your duties in this time i and receivo .your pay in tho next I time." The clerk then read the rules' of the City Council of Nnuvoo, stating that they had been approved by the prophet Joseph Smith, and the" rules ' were adopted. Thus, the new city en- I tcred upon its life. Its lawmakers en- j tered upon their duties, but nothing of ' moment is found on the journal during that, year, with the execution that vi-dence vi-dence is at hand, that MONEY WAS SCARCE in those' good old days, that on November 13, 1S51, it was ordered thnt the city taxes be paid in wheat at $1.00 per bushoi. T should say. however, that in ono mouth from the first Council Coun-cil meeting. Brigham Young presented a petition which was granted at once, asking for a charter for a railroad in the city, saying that it was needed to convey stone for the building of a Temple wall. On September 2, 1S52. it would seem that some, of the police had been called upon missions, for thc Recorder was instructed to issuo orders to enable such of the police as were going on i missions to settle their taxes and ac- j counts. On October 15, 1S52. tho j church having made its demand, the subservient members of tho Council i appointed a committee to assist the City Recorder in settling his accounts ! with thc tithing office. On the fifth j day of November following, the Re- ' cordcr reported that the matter of the i settlement with thc tithing office had j been left to thc discretion of his excellency, ex-cellency, Brigham Young. On the 23rd i of August. 1853, the Bishons of the 1 city reported to the Council that the people wero in favor of building a wall around the city. Brigham Young, who was Governor but not a member of the Council, moved, which motion was seconded sec-onded by II. C. Kimball, who was not a member of tho Council, that thc Bishops concur in any measure the City Council might adopt with refcrenco to tho wall. This was carried, The Bishops, who were present at the Conn- ! cil meeting, then retired, and thc Maj'or instructed tho Coiiucil to have j a good and substantial wall built ' around the citv. Subsequently and on ! tho 27th day of August. 1853. 'Governor Young attended tho Council meeting and instructed the Council to pass a resolution in favor of building tho wall. The Council adopted Brigham 1 Young's instructions. The Fire Department was, at an earlv day, placed under the direct control of the church, for, on October 28, 1853, the Bishops in the several wards were-authofized were-authofized to organize fire companies to consist of ten or more men in each ward. This action was followed, on thc Kith day of December. 1S53, bv thc Bishops being authorized to collect the road taxes in tho several wards. This gave the members of a religious organization organi-zation the power to collect and handle the public money. Later, and on the 14 th day of April, 1S55. an ordinance was passed giving thc Bishops control of certain lands of thc city. Frequent meetings were held by thc City Council about this lime in the office of Brigham Brig-ham Young. Thc Council was over ready to do his bidding. On September i 7, 1855, he told the Council that he had omplovcd a number of hands to clean out City creek. Mr. Young had not been authorized by thc City Council to , do this work, but the Council immcdi-, immcdi-, ately appropriated to him thc sum of $500. i It will interest our physicians to know that when "our people" had full sway, a man had to be able to pass a very searching examination before he could practice medicine. Tt seems that the Council had a desire to have all doctors properly quulified. For, we learn from the records thnt on March 21, 1856. thc committee on examination of candidates for a license to prncticc medicine, being thou vacant, the Couu- r. cil appointed tho presidency of thc church as tho committee. On December 22, 1SG2. Brigham Young was granted tho privilege of enclosing en-closing North Temple street from Main street cast, and thc Stato road from North to South Temple streets. On May 20. 1SG5, he asked tho privilogo of purchasing thc streets, running oast and north of tho block east of Temple block. On Mav 30th this petition was granted, Mr. Young having agreed to givo a right of ingress and egress to t.ho citizens residing on thoso streets. They considered themselves fortunate that they wero oven permitted to go iu and out of thoir homos. Tho Priests and the Police. As wo shall sco when wo conn) to consider tho police department, tho po-lico po-lico wero early placed under tho .control .con-trol of tho ecclesiastical authorities. Brigham Young organized tho forco; organized or-ganized it-for a particular purpose, and personally instructed tho mon as to their duties. Thc men obeyed tho orders or-ders of tho bishops. On December 22, 1855, Edward Hunter, presiding bishop, reported to -the Council that ho had placed "ten efficient policemen t on guard," and ho presented a bill for thoir services: $576 wero at onco ap-I ap-I propriatcd. City funds woro constantly I disbursed for church purposes. As an instance: On July 23. 1863, it was moved and carried that the sum of $500 bo appropriated toward tho oroction of thc new tabernacle, and that tho Maor communicato with "President Young," informing him of tho action of thc Council, and that tho money was subject sub-ject to his order, Tho samo bishop, on December 29, IS54, presented a bill amounting to $7S for a banner furnished fur-nished for tho 24th of July, and it was allowed. The city kept an account with tho trustees-in-trust in which tho trustee trus-tee is charged with liquor, principally, although there aro soino charges for bathing, and tho trustee is credited principally with tithing. Taking tho crexlils from tho journal for 1SG9 as an example, wo find tho following: Andrew Burt, tithing $160 William Hyde, tithing- 12 B. Y. Hampton, tithing 150 William G. Phillips, tithing 200 Paul A. Schcttler, tithing 200 Thus wc have seen tho Territory paid thousands of dollars to thc tithing office. of-fice. Thc citv paid its tithing and referred re-ferred the settlement of its tithing ae-count. ae-count. to tho head of thc church. At tho dictation of tho bishons a wall was ordered, built around tho citv. The organization or-ganization of tho fire department was placed iu charge of the bishops. Tho bishops were authorized to collect taxes. Thev were given control of public pub-lic lands. The Citv Council frequently met at tho private office of the head of the church. High church dignitaries did citv work without authority, and their bills were paid without a question. Tho examination of physicians was turned over to the .church. The public streets were given to thc church president presi-dent at his request. Tho police forco was under direct church control. Public Pub-lic money was appropriated for a church edifice, and tho citv becamo a tithe-gatherer tithe-gatherer for the church. What more is needed to establish my assertion that there was no union . of church and Stale 7 Some Testimony from Loading Men. If enough evidence has not already been submitted, 1 will call as witnesses those who gavo vent to their feelings at times when public buildings wero dedicated. In April, 1858. tho City Hall was dedicated. Three of thc twelve apostles of tho church were present by special invitation to givo eclat to the occasion. What was then said appears on the pages of tho journal of thc city. I quote therefrom: 73Uler Orson Hyde made a few preliminary prelim-inary remarks in thc course of which lie said: Whether we shall havo to burn It (the City Hall) or not ho did not. know, but he was satisfied with the fact, thai If It was dedicated to thc Lord, whatever what-ever mlpht be Its fate, the authorities of this city would rellcct with a rieprec of pride that they had offered It up Into the hands of God. Eldor Ilvde then offered the dedicatory dedi-catory prayer: He thanked God that they had found a place where they could assemble and deliberate upon those things that shall, under Thy puldance. redound to the Interest In-terest of Thy church and kingdom and the welfare of the saints. He thanked God that they had been preserved from thc encroachment of their enemies. Wo have enemies who hate this peoplo and who seek our destruction and overthrow. Wo have reason to call upon Thoo for Thy aid at this timo. He prayed for tho Councllmcn and hoped that tliey would enact such laws as would advance tho cause of Zlon and the welfare of Its people. Wc ask that Thy pecullnr smiles and blessings may rest upon Brigham, Heber und Daniel, and do Thou bless all that hold the Holy priesthood. Mav Thy servants who are exposed to wicked and evil men In the North be preserved from their enemies. Let our enemies be hurled from us and Thy wrath come I'upon them. I ElrlfT Wnoilrnff r:ii'I tlmf- Ho felt that he would like to havo some angels or personages sent to occupy oc-cupy this hall, and the buildings of this city, and the throne of this Territory dedicated to thc Lord, so that If our enemies como here to desocrato. our habitations and public buildings, thc angels of tho Almighty might bo hero lo I trouble them. Wc have heretofore had towns, hamlets, cities, countries and I States rise up against us, but never before be-fore had wc to stem thc tide of the whole Nation. But our course is onward and we shall prevail over thc combined powers of earth and, hell. He was satis-lied. satis-lied. with this and prayed we might take hold like good soldiers. Elder Hyde again spoke: lie did not want the devils to come here, but his prayer was that the angels may take up their abode in the peaceful j habitations of thc saints; that when the ! time should come that they should bo I left for mobocrats and those cursed ! scoundrels to occupy, tho angels of God I might trouble them by night and by day. ', Ho folt that thc Almighty would charge His angels that they might torment our enemies continually with visions of terror, ter-ror, and in their dreams Impart to their frenzied minds tho death nnd destruction destruc-tion that awaits them, that they mav not j rest day or night. He felt this evening as though tho power of God was about to be poured on this people, and as though It was all right, and that God was with His servants and those cursed pirates shall be cursed who seek to overthrow over-throw them and they shall sink into I hell. It was then moved by Elder Hyde that I this hall and this oit nnd the elements and all connected with It shall be under . tho supoiintcndoney, watch and care of the angels of God: that they may protect pro-tect It by day and by night; that this' place shall be a place of graves to all tho enemies of His people whenever they shall enter herein. Tho motion was seconded sec-onded and unanimously carried. The Mayor said: Tie was well pleased with tho dedicatory dedica-tory prayer and what had been said here , tonight. He felt to respond, "O, Lord. i so mote It be." He hoped God would never suffer It to bo polluted by the ungodly. un-godly. He would hate to havo thc re- flection that the hell-hounds were hold ing thoir drunken orgies and revelry in this place.. Ho hoped that his brethren, who aro now present with him. may live long to see each other law-givers to govern thc nations of thc earth and the kingdom of God triumphant. Marshal Little said: That If our enemies camo here they would get all that Brother Hyde indicated indi-cated In his prayer. Tho business of tho Council was then proceeded with. On January 8, JS68. tho present City Hall was dedicatod. Hobor C. Kimball niado a speech, and among other things said : What did wc come here for? Because wo could not help ourselves. Wo were driven hero. Still, we acknowledge thc hand of God In It. President Young: They wanted to do It and we wanted to help them. Kimball: Ves. but it will damn them and the nation that suffered ll, and there la not a thing that they havo measured out to this peoplo but what, as God lives, shall bo measured out to them, February 10, 1S66, Mayor-elect Daniel IT. Wells said that: Before taking tho oath of office ho would mnko a few remarks. He said he felt a sense of responsibility and obligation rostlng upon him In performing perform-ing those duties which should best subserve sub-serve thc interests of tho city and the general welfare of thc kingdom of God. Ho considered being called lo tho office of Mayor as much a revelation as any ofllco ho was called to fill and ho Would willingly accept It as coming from that source We, as tho Council, had to pass rules, laws, and regulations for a mighty peoplo which he looked upon as a shield to tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints. Ho felt at all times to depend de-pend upon tho whisperings of tho spirit of the Organized Church, and to bo subservient sub-servient to lis dictates. What more do 3ou need? Tt seems to mo that, this testimony is conclusive. I present theso extracts from speeches of leading men without comment, and leave for 3rou to draw conclusions therefrom. Tho shocking sentiments expressed aro un-American nnd alone furnish an unanswerable argument for the oxistenco of tho Liboral party. Some History of the Liquor Question. Thc Pooplo's party has, in season and out of season, maintained that it opposes op-poses tho use of liquor. Its orators and writers urgo that with thc Gentile came tho saloon and a liquor-drinking com-munit.y. com-munit.y. Thc books at thc City Hall expose ex-pose the hypocrisy of their claim in this regard. Tt Will be remembered that I have shown that the City Council Coun-cil organized on January 11, 1351. A few months later, or on Juno 21, ISol, an ordinance was introduced providing for tho sale of liquor. Tt provided that all liqubr brought hero should bo placed iu thc hands of "such physician or physicians as may bo appointed by this council." Jeter Clinton was chosen to take charge of aud sell for medicinal purposes all the liquor brought into tho city. Ou August 4th of tho same year, this ordinance was repealed, aud ono, more liberal in its provisions, was adopted in March, 1S52. If should be remembered that thc Gentiles Gen-tiles then here wore few and far between. be-tween. There was no need for liquor ordinances if the claim to which I have roforrod is true. On September 15, 1S52, William llenefcr was granted the right to sell oeor turn ale. There was a brewery here before that time among our temperate people; for, on December 10, 1852, Jeter Clinton, who was quarantine quaran-tine physician, reported that he had visited thc city brcwciy. 11c was shockod to find that there was swearing swear-ing and gambling, and "also a species j of game" being played. How does this report coincide with the loud claim thnt the Gentiles brought with them all thc vices'? Thc proprietor of this brewery was hauled up before the council, and ho was scolded real hard, and lie plead in extenuation that his house was of groat advantage to the people, for ho received $4000 per vcar from emigrants, which he spent in .Salt Lake. Dr. Joler Clinton seems to have been selected as tho Lord High Chancellor of King Alcohol, Al-cohol, and on December 17, 1S52, he presented an ordinance, which was passed, regulating thc sale of liquor. December 24, 1852 P. K. Dobson asked permission to continuo his distillery; so it appears that in those early days wc had distilleries as well as saloons. The city fathers evidently had an anxiet3' to go into the business them- . selves, for, on the same date, the ordinance or-dinance for the manufacture of liquor was so amended that no one should bp allowed to distill except those who were appointed by the City Council. February Febru-ary 17, ISoil. an ordinance was passed that all distilleries cease operations after af-ter April 1st. Thc action evidently stirred up Brigham Young. There was a good profit to the man invested with power to control tho manufacture and sale of liquor, and the "State of Deseret," Des-eret," as ono of the perquisites of the Crown, had given the control of the liquor sales to thc Governor. According', Accord-ing', Governor Young went down to the Council chamber ono evening in February, 1853, and inquired of the City Council whether it considered that it had the right to enact laws contrary to tho laws of the Territoiy. The Council made haste to voto unanimously that it had not. Governor Ynuug then stated that the Territorial laws had sanctioned the laws of thc State of Deseret, with relation to the liquor question, and that the control of thft manufacture and sale of liquor had been given to him. He said that theretofore he had not been strenuous. The Council was not so blind but what it nt once saw the point, and on motion of the Mayor all ordinances with relational o tho manufacture aud sale of liquor were forthwith repealed. jjnnng tins period, at noarij' every session of the Council, there were petitions peti-tions presented praving for licenses to sell liquor aud to run distilleries. Our good friend, Jeter Clinton, on July 1st, 1S53. was granted a license to sell liquor at his dwelling for the consideration of $50 per 3'oar, and at the same session of thc Council nine petitions for licenses wero presented. On Jub 9, 1S53, three petitions of a similar character were lianded in. And now it. becomes my painful duty to shatter one of our idols in thc interest of thc truth of history. Dr. Jeter Clinton was, after all, but claj'. He wns a member of tho City Council and high quarantine physiciun, aud yet, December 10, 1853, his license to sell liquor at his dwelling was revoked, re-voked, for tlm reason, as the records show, "of the disordered conduct; of the house." But, though he fell from grace, lie evidently repented and " promised to obey the law," for, Jul3' 29, 1854.. he was granted a license to sell liquor in the Thirteenth ward for one year. Another good brother had charges niado against him. On July 29, 1854, John Mellon asked for a renewal of his liquor license. Thc assertion was made that he was in the habit of selling beer to children, as if such things could bo in those daj's of concentrated temperance,, tem-perance,, virtue, and simplicitj'. His petition was laid over until he made "satisfaction to the Council." Ho "made., satisfaction" on Atigust 12th, and the petition was grantcC August 2o 1854, four petitions to sell liquor wore granted, one of the petitioners bo-ing bo-ing Jtobcrt Campbell, for many 3'cars liecorder of the city. An ordinance, declaring the distilleries, distil-leries, breweries, liquor and beer shops of the city a nuisnncc, was read to tho Council July 20, 1855, and it brought on a discussion. The question was de- t bated as to whether the ordinnnco of 1854 should be ropoalcd. It was argjicd that the ordinance was passed at a time when drunkenness and disorder were prevalent on thc streets. Richards said that "there was enough to disturb and annoy tho peace of societ3' last season, when grog shops and beer shops wore everywhere open to tho public." Thc ordinance was not repealed, but tho Mayor was given discretionarj' power to rogulate tho sain of liquor. September Septem-ber 3, 15S, thc Great Salt Lake House asked permission to run a bar, and, although al-though Councilman Richards slated that the house had been a sccno of drunkenness drunken-ness and rioting, the petition was granted. 9 And now I como to one of the most remarkable reports ever presented to a Council filled to its palate with tem-. tem-. pcrnncc nnd virtue. Jul' 2, 1S61, .the I special commitleo, to whom was re- forred the subject of thc manufacture and sale of liquor, presented a report reading as follows: To the Honorable thc Mayor of Salt Lako City: Your committee to whom j wns referred tho subject of tho manufacture manu-facture and sale of spirituous liquor, would report that they visited several , distilleries In and near tho city and , would most respectfully recommend that ' tho GIty Council purchase or rent the distillery erected by Brigham Young near the mouth of Parley's canyon, nnd put. tho samo In Immediate operation, employing such porsons aa shall bo , doomed noeossary to manufacture a suf- flclent quantity to answer thc public demand; controlling the sale of the same, and that the profits accruing therefrom be paid Into the city treasury. (Signed) ALDERMAN CLINTON, ALDERMAN SHEETS, COUNCILMAN FELT. Another committee reported on November No-vember 20, 1801. It wns thc special committee to whom was' referred thc ' subject of selecting ;i suitable place for j the sale of spirituous liquor to bo manu-1 manu-1 factured and sold by tho city, and to find a person competent to dispose of thc same, or, in other words, a city barkeeper, bar-keeper, and to fix on such a price as would compensate its manufacture and place it within tho reach of tho public. Tho committee said: That tho location occupied by N. TT. Felt is suitable; that thc liquor be sold i at $2.50 per gallon; that while the liquor bo sold exclusively by your agent, that you connect therewith a commission ; business for thc sale and exchange of all home-manufactured articles. The report was adopted and tho Mayor May-or was appointed to carr3 out tho suggestions. sug-gestions. Tt will plcaso 3-011 to know that notwithstanding the fact that tho cit3- had gone into thc whiskv business on its own hook, on August" 19, 18(52, it granted to Brigham Young a license to distill peaches into brandy. August 11, 1865, Mr. Young and George Q. Cannon Can-non addressed the Council on the liquor question. Mr. Young said: I This community needs vinogar and will 1 require spirituous liquor for washing and for health, and It will be right and proper for the city to continue Its salo as It has done and make a profit. Acting, ovidenth', on the idea that the cRy should control all thc good vl1isk3', May 10, 1S05, the Maj'or stated i to the Council that a Mr. Ames had offered of-fered to sell him sonic line liquors. He wanted the Council' to decide whether ! tho city should purchase aii3' portion, 1 and, if so. to what amount. Councilman H.-mly, who knew a good thing when he tasted it. thought it was tho best stock ever offered on this market. mar-ket. The mouths of tho Councilmen watered, and the Ma-or was authorized to make thc purchase, and tho city became be-came possessed of the fine liquors of Mr. Anies. It will also interest you to know that for some time after the year 1861, tho city ran a distillery, a bar room aud a billiard room. It continued in the liquor business until prosecuted b3 O. J. Hol-lister. Hol-lister. United States revenue agent, and compelled to pay $12,051.76 taxes on a compromise, the total amount due being $30,000, which amount it had jittempt-od jittempt-od lo unlawfully withhold from the Government, Gov-ernment, In other words, to swindle it to that extent. When T reach the consideration of the city accounts some interesting facts will be developed with reference to thc whisky and billiard saloon sa-loon business of our model city. The Council was constantly buying wines and whiskies, and there was scarcely a holiday in those temperate times but what a charge for liquor would be entered on the books. Among the accounts I find one charge dated September 2U, IS07, which tends to touch thc lender sentiment of humanity. It is "ono botlo of Nellie wine, $2.25." Who was Nellie? What lover honored her by placing her name upou the wine bottle f Who was Nellie? Was she blonde or brunette? Had she eyes of azurite, or were the3' as black ns'slocs? Whoever she was, her brand of wine evidently did not suit the epicures of the Council, for. amid the ocean of liquor purchased, there was but one bottle of "Nellie wine" which floats to thc surface, telling the storv of the wreck of some man's hopes. When Sec-rctaiy Sec-rctaiy Seward and party were here in 18(39, tho' were furnished bv the city with ten bottles of California wine at $1.75; one bottle of champagne at $3.50; one bottle of port; wine at $1.88; one bottle of Dixie wine at $1.12. and one bottle of whisky at 90 cents. If Sewfird drank that Dixie wine, a product of the tropical vallcj's of southern Utah, T guarantee you that, it knocked from his great head for a time all coherent ideas of thc "higher law," of which he was such a great and eloquent exponent. Let us turn to a few other items: 1569 May 24, liquor at railroad celebration $ SI. 00 18C0 May 24, cigars at railroad celebration 2G.00 ISfiO July 4, liquor for Fourth of July 12.00 1869 July 24, liquor for Julv 24... 24.00 1570 July 1, liquor for railroad celebration 98.00 1870 July 24, liquor for celebration July 24. 04.00 1870 August 1. liquor at election. 30.00 1870 November G. three quarts of brandy for battalion party 15.00 1571 July 4, bread and pie for July 4 12.90 1871 July 4. liquor for July 4 152.10 1871 September 2, liquor for po- lice 1.50 1572 February 12, liquor for election. elec-tion. 15 gallons sherry at ?G 90.00 1872 March 21, liquor at election. 20.00 1572 August 3. liquor at election.. IS. 00 1873 August 14, liquor at election 1.50 1573 September, liquor for agricultural agri-cultural fair 1,25 1S73 December 25, liquor for po- . lice and firemen 26.00 1874 February 25, liquor for election elec-tion .. 20.00 1874 August 15. strychnine....... 2.1.40 This makes $6S5.35 of the public money expended for liquor used on election elec-tion day and public holidays, during a period of six .years. Thc day after our school election, it was charged b.y a Mormon paper that thc back doors of one or two saloons were open on thc sly on election da.y. If thc3r were true, it was contrary to the orders of our citv officers, and the party which purchased whisky with public 11101103' 011 election days only draws attention to its own dishonest hypocris3r when it makes such criticism.' Two or three of the items quoted bv me deserve special mention. There is a ihargo for "bread and pie" on July 4, 1871, of $12.90, and on the same dato a charge- for liquor of $152.10. Thc inquiring in-quiring mind naturally wonders what thc3' wanted with so much bread and pie. Then there was a charge on August .15, 1874, of $23.40 for strychnine. Had their stomachs become so calloused from tho long uso of liquor that nothing would reach the spot nut strychnine? . In those da.ys, when were wore so virtuous vir-tuous and 'no temperate, before the "cursed outsiders" came, tho public men of our city wero libera! patrons of thc city distillery nnd tho city barroom. bar-room. So great great a man as Brigham Young kept an open account on tho cit3' books, and this acount shows that from 1802 to 1872 there wore 235 1 different charges for liquor purchased ' by him amounting in the aggregate to $9316.00, or an average of $S40.97 per year, which is a pretty good showing for a peoplo which did"not permit liquor to bo manufactured man-ufactured and sold in their midst. An examination of the official records of tho United Stntes shows that from .1862, when the tax on distilled spirits was first levied, until tho coming of the Union Pacific railroad in .1809, which was the beginning of tho Gontilc era in Utah, thirty-seven distilleries existed in this Territory, They wore not illicit stills, but with thc exception of Salt Lako Cit3', all paid thc revenue tax. How many distilleries woro running prior to 1862 it is impossible lo ascertain. ascer-tain. Until tho railroad came thore wore but few if anj' Gentiles here,, and the population of the entire Territory was not in excess of 70,000 on an av-erago av-erago between i860 and 1870. Throe of these distilleries were operated b' municipal mu-nicipal corporations, ono at Salt Lake, one at St. George, and one at Provo. Not ono of these distilleries was owned or operated by Gentiles. Tt should be remembered that during all thc period named tho Legislature was unanimous- 1 ly Mormon, but no law was passed lending in any degree to restrict or limit the manufacture or sale of liquor. These facts, taken from public records, dispose of tho charge that tho Gentiles invaded a temperance conimunit3'. The Police Department in Olden Times. Some weeks ago tho principal organ of thc People's party announced one evening that although tho police, forco had been increased in numbers, it had not been made more efficient. This was repeated in the morning organ of that party, and only a week ago a Mormon paper used this language over the signature signa-ture of a correspondent, who signed himself "San Pete:" In thc years gone by, when our pollco force was not more than one-half as largo ns It Is now. Salt Lake was a spot shunned by the tough characters. With tho record of the People's party with reference to thc police department, found upon the pages of the city journals, jour-nals, tho statement is exceedingly reckless reck-less nnd untruthful. But it is uo more monstrous than most of the claims made concerning this People's part3'. It is onl3' a few months since our policemen wero uniformed. They were uniformed o.ul3' because thc Liberals insisted that they should bo plpcd in such garb that a man would be able to know an officer when he saw one. The Peoplo 's party, with all its strength, opposed thc proposition to uniform. People were unable to understand thc reason for this opposition. Since we have opened tho books I have come to thc conclusion that it was from tho fact that one-tenth of thc voters of thc People's part", as shown in tho February election, wero on ihe force but a few years ago, and it is fair to presume that tho leaders did not dare to put. uniforms on the men and thus enable our citizens to count the vast number of men under pa3'. Let us draw the records on the carpers car-pers of tho press aud ascertain whether the police forco has been larger increased in-creased under Liberal rule, mercl3' stating stat-ing that the number of men on the police force today is thirty-six. A special meeting of tho Council was called at Brigham Young's office, September Sep-tember 15, 1858. President Young called tho Council to order and stated that the ob.iect of calling the Council together was lo raiso a police force of 200 men; that the timo had cdme to put a stop to the disorder and howling of a set of lawless men, who wero prowling prowl-ing around on our streets during the night, disturbing thc quiet and good order which had hitherto distinguished the inhabitants of our cit; thnt thc ground must not bo given to an- infernal scoundrel to revel in drunkenness and halloo at midnight in any kind of a freak that he might wish to undertake. Mr. Young dilated on the glor3r of being a policeman. Ho said that a policeman should bo a bishop to tho peoplo and point out to them tho path tliC3r should walk. A list of 125 names was then read. Eleven were made deputj- marshals mar-shals and tho balance policemen. President Young then spoke of the importance of engaging the services of a few ministers to begin a revival reformation and to teach the people good morals. He said take the police and have as man' on hand as aro necessary- to suppress gambling, drunkenness drunken-ness and swearing. The Maj'or announced that thc police would be paid so far as the city could control the means. Brigham Young said that it Would be nccossar3' for the police to wear a badge, that those with whom they came in contact would know that U103' speak by thc authority of thc law. "The police selected at this meeting were sworn in September 16, 185S. President Young then addressed thc men. He said: "Ho wanted men on hand who could turn out at a word and chaw the infernal scoundrels up, and send thc poor miserable slinks to hell." The question lias been asked, "How shall this police be sustained?" His reply would oc to icei or tno purse-strings all the time, and b3' this means wo will help ourselves and be sustained. He did not protend to know all the duties connected with the office of police. It required more wisdom and skill than had been displayed by an3' President of the United States." In passing, I again direct, .your attention atten-tion to the fact that the remarkable and intemperate language which I have quoted is taken from the city records, and that it was written by ,a Mormvi Cit,y Recorder. I am furnishing 3011 facts written 1)3' Mormon pens. These are no slanders concocted by enemies of the Mormon people. After thc speech of Brigham Young, the Mayor of the city snid that he "saw many good Mormons in this city who arc frequent' mingling with bad men, and soeni almost drunk, and who think that they can profane the name of the Doit,y, as well as the Gentiles. He would sa3 la his brethren of the police, 'Put the bit on them.' " Tho Council met at the Cit.y Hall October Oc-tober 1, 185S, and adjourned to Brigham Brig-ham Young's office. President Young said that he had requested them to meet for tho purpose of inquiring into the revonue and disbursements of thc citv. The Mayor stated that tho city and road taxes would not amount to more than $12,000, while the polico bills would exceed $30,000. Thc Mayor, in addressing the newly-elected council February 10. 1864, said that the city had two hundred and fift3' policemen, and he recommended the continuance of that number. Thus we find from the records that on September 15. 1858. thore wero 135 policemen sworn in; that in Fobruar3', 1804. after six years had elapsed, the number had been increased to 250, and the Ma3'or recommended tho contimi-anco contimi-anco of that number. How does that agree with tho statement that "in tho years gone by the police force was not . ; W tflT more than one-third aa large as it is fit ft- now?" .piTer" But, lot us sec about Salt Lako boino flf 'nC, I 'a spot .shunned by tough character V 0 ,. m the yoars pone b3" l.n December ' Tt' .1852, .loter Clinton reported that at the j; f iflC city brewery "there was swearing and ' 1 yi'V drinking aud gambling going on and "5 ' l5' also a species of game was played ' : v-lkcfC among them." Out year thereafter 1- E-'lV01 Jeter Clinton's license to sell liquor V 1'' flu at his dwelling was revoked "on nc- ! 'rariii count of thc disordered conduct of tho s- s - .ot house." In July, 1854, John Mellon f I 'Jake was charred before tho Council with ft fitirc being in the habit of selling beer and alo i t$,pl to littlo children. In Jul.y, 1855, Pkic.n. 1 m r ards, in addressing tho Council, said- a "Thorp was enough to disturb the pcaco I of society last season when gTog and k, beer shops were ever3'whore open to '; f ' Th the public," and another member stated ' f '";ef' that tho liquor ordinance was passed I Vnubli when drunkenness and disorder were f ,avel prevalent on our streets. September .10 j ' book 1858, Brigham Young, in addressing the f -ilf 5 police forco, said: "There are uot a Jj ' (0 1: more desporato set of men anywhere 6 Like than aro gathered in our midst." And f iritb1 in a speech to tho Council, June 2, 1803 w .F' Mr. Young said that he felt "in ad'wrtbi: dressing the Council that ho should be y as free as at a bishop's meeting." Af- r fun tcr discouraging "tho nefarious trnffic ) with tho merchants of thc city " he ' ( , iffrf stated that "he regretted that thieving -if jjm was prevalent." In addition'to this the V"t city bar account shows that the receipts - f5an over the city bar. during the first four t i. kH months of its existence in 1805. wero T i' drti $21,589.05. These records show that -Is-n there must have been some tough char- IfofP' actera and whisky drinkers in the city f glm "in tho 3'ears gone by," beforo tho ad- vent of the unrighteous Gentiles. RKftic The City Paya the Fiddler for Those fLw1 Who Danco. j ' In "tho. years gono by" tho members ' mhi of thc City Council, officers of the city ," feoi nnd loading men wore never averse to ' having a good time so long a3 the city 'i Rti paid the bills. They evidently believed faa that "all work and no play makes of i wain Jack a dull bo3'." As I have aready . Kfc shown, whenever thero was an election, wir a Fourth of July celebration or celc- jRlili bration of the 24th of Jul3r, the city , funds were drawn upon to pay for the .' Kt2 whisky drank. Although it was en- ' iV tirely without warrant of law, thou- mTfil sands of dollars were appropriated for BL colebrations on the Fourth and 24th ,. mruc 'of July, tho latter being Pioneers' day. : Bk And now let mirth and jollity prevail, Be?,', for we como to a point where we look 1 8s11' upon festive scenes. On the pages of ; W? the city journal, under date of January H 19, 86o, we find that the City Council .' mot by special invitation at the house , mv of J. C. Little. Several guests wore v present in addition to tho Council; . "After sitting down to a very sumptu- ; ous dinner, prepared b Marshal Little, i sr with other delicacies, and a liberal sup- ; ?5 ply of good cheer, and after man3 ap- i, plicable sentiments had been given, the Council proceeded to business." In S. January, 1863, the Council, like Hans Hf Brietman, concluded to have a part3r. It was moved by Councilman Reese, and ' jP? the motion was adopted, that the Coun- fj!. cil have a party. A committeee was ll appointed to take charge of the affair, i b' and it was moved and carried that a 'A jF good substantial supper be prepared for m j$ the occasion. This was not the only j jL party which the cit3' "ave. Thore was ' P' one in 1865, it would seem, from the ;f i" city expense account, which cost tho R1 municipality $711.77. This item is jour- nalized ns follows: VHwuv 1SG5 March 18. City party account S nc dehtor to Robert T. Burton's " private account for amounts paid . r-a In cash by R, T. Burton In be- Ps half of the commlttco of ar- AM ffJt' rangemonts In getting up a .; as party on the 7th of March, as J tim per bills rendered by Gollghtly I j 1 et al , $450.10 : tm.Jim City party account to Brigham fWiZk Young. Sr.. debtor for expense Tj-.lc of Social hall, decorating, m&r music, etc., as per bill 225.00 . ISdtfc, City party account to Robert T. , ljlire Burton's private account for 1 Wmqi amount paid Woolcy for car- ,f Sti, rlage 10.00 B- Clty party account to N". H. Felt's S private account for sundries 5 lS9l obtained from Felt, as per bill . fJWf rendorod 26.50 ins -. When it is recalled that Felt kept ': Uith the liquor store which tho city ran, the Eserc last item will be better understood. Par- 11 t;iii ties were given to the firemen in 1873, ' itiic and the citv paid bills amounting to V -iMs $145, and January, 1873, tho city is I) ; tsta charged with part.y expenses amounting ml to $44.25. The policemen had a part3' ) ; jtir in January iu 1807, aud the city paid isoi thc bill, $267.7S. ! ! t We wero a jo3?ous people "in thj I ' to. 3-eurs gone hy." When the railroafl 5. ' 'fons came into the Territory we celebrated H, 1 the advent of the iron horse, and wo i kept on celebrating for months there- I liter after, if tho ci tj' books of account arc ikrj to be taken as true. Under date of ?; h ; May 24th, thero are theso items: I ill p To licjuor on account of railroad I J celebration SI. 00 S F To cigars on account of railroad celebration 25.00 ,1 To sundries on account of railroad i- Kan! celebration 235.00 - &jJt, Our peoplo rested a few days and t W : then the3T must have celebrated again, i for on June 1st there are these items: L To railroad celebration ?50.63 ft To cartridges for celebration 5.00 J J Matters remained quiescont then until r. - the first da.y of Janunry, 1870. when i. the Council must have desired 0 wel- i" j?51' como the new 3ear with a railroad cole- i bration, for, on that dato, I find on g tho books the following: 'J lf To liquor for railroad celebration, iBP" one gallon port wine at 510 per rBLTlK gallon, eleven gallons of sherry rM at $S per gallon $98.00 - And on Januar' 19th there ie a charge of $21, while January 20th there is another charge of $3.90. Later W jj0! there must, have arisen an uncontrolled j'Hisinp desire to celebrate with a theater par- e ty, for I find the following: 1870 February 1, to Clawson and WiHf j Blaine for railroad celebration, t Uu I theater , 51,139 00 MMh I February 2, to railroad celcbra- Afir tlon 16. oO mC . February 2, to railroad celebra- - tlon 2S0.25 Ml They evidently started in again on 'Mfy 1 February 12th, as $2,50 is charged, and ' mlt i February 17th there is an item of $30. 1 March 2nd they came to tho front again 'j to the extent of $5, and onco moro on March 10th with a chargo of $16. At Mg this date the railroad seems iq have W.ILr reached Utah, for thero are no moro charges against it. :Bfr "In the years gono by," the City MM t Council was a patron of high art.. It MAif desired to awaken tho latent artistic 'iW feeling lurking in the breasts o the fcl0'' people. October IS, 1870, tho commit- SKtor tee on w&3rs aud means of the Cit" Stt. Council recommended tho purchase of -gB "three fine oil paintings by George Ot- U, ' linger,' The Mayor was authorized to Jp'W make tho purchase, and thus was pre- J . served for the public tho works or our J modern Raphael. Under date of Janu- . arv 29th thoro is a chargo in the ex- i penso account of $1000 for a portrait m of President Young, and in August, M, Wfc 1873, it cost $47.25 to repaint this samo M. portrait. December 25, 1873, there .13 H a peculiar entr- in the books; it is, I'M (v Edmunds's two ongravings, $300." Can $m no 1 this refer to tho Senator from Vermont? m j Did thc City Council imagine that they j v fc I could reuch the' sunny sido of that, , WL c: iwlosman by forwarding two cngrav-1J cngrav-1J Was it n tl10 "atr of :i burnt JjPjpjrj Thoso suggestions naturally 5L io one's minil. (lor neoplo were also hospitable. All fcniueh tin- books nro entries couccrn-Sfood couccrn-Sfood d lrink mrnislicd eminent L wlio were passing through here .In 5 tinder date of November 20th, n is an cutr' ren(JinC; ft entertaining strangers $031.25 The old-timers will understand this, sfciuerly the money of the, people was Jest in a lavish manner in order to rtke an impression favorable to the torch. All the -wiles of a cunning topic were put in operation and the j'ty paid the bills. fin Examination of the Books of Account. The Mormons seemed to have used '.reformed Kgyptinn" in keeping the (blic accounts, lie who seeks to un-avel un-avel the mystery of their system of ookkecping at the City hall, finds him-f him-f in a Chinese labyrinth, which seems have no beginning and no ending, ike the inception of the world, all is iihout form and void. For nearly thirty years after the or- j miration of the city in 1S;j1, Individ-J Individ-J accounts wero kept by tho corpora-en corpora-en with private persons, and business as done by tho City as if it were a rivato corporation. Cash was taken ?i3V-froni l'"J Treasury, was handed ''"Si, t" private persons, and their ac-?fr ac-?fr JK'flonnU wero debited. Liquor was 8uPl!d by tho City to private i Smportics and their accounts were debited. VwJjJb ninnv cases these accounts were al-cailTwwd al-cailTwwd to -remain open for years without '' Jbfring balanced, and in some instniir.es lUI final balance standing against indi-IfTr indi-IfTr liRvHtials. instead of being paid, was rekarped up to what was known as ''Sus-, ''Sus-, 'Uwiisc account.1' In 1SS0, the accounts r H four individuals were balanced by "itftX'MiPK charged to "suponsc,' tho .lBLjjMunt being $GG2G.ll. This was deno Nil without any action of tho Council. Tho jnlter was left cntircl- to the discrc-frl3Uftn discrc-frl3Uftn of the Cit3 Auditor. 'a)X ja February, nfter tho great Liberal "VtMr.Ttttorr. the largo sum of .?2-l ,?33-i was 'fl&t37jrcd to 4 Suspense account." and a J,X.bi!ince forced in that way. The amount ,iiiJ?eirecl- up in 1SS0, amounting" to & t'3b'MtGM, represented balances duo from i WJp tW following individuals: JWi:-E,n. Schettler 51.C7t.00 Silj&SlMlc Groo 2,397.30 j rfkZy.'Iteoriore McKean 50G.3D jHa' rt Can,p,,c11 2,050.00 "SiE. Up to tho time tho Liberals went into jSiSllcr, the great ledger of the city had been written up later than October GbWJO, 18S4. When tho grnnd jury exam- ttijJritf tho books last fall, the last entry iljX-kere that date. This is a fnir sample bwtXM.the way in which business was done. tTiK After we carried tho rity, Mr. Ilebcr laLuMlf. Wells was engaged for weeks in iidiiriightcning up and writing up the tScaiJfckMks. That kind of bookkeeping is tamM calculated to commend itself to Mfliote's iudgmeiit. It is not businesslike. 3tg,iBl6S than this no man can say. iwiijS' An examination of the accounts of ilBBrjjtbnm Young with the city shows tjcMKtkt he, as well as the others, whenever tajfeXftcy desired to do so, went down to i!kdH& City hall, asked for money and ro-!iB(Hired ro-!iB(Hired it. .Tunc 17, IST.'l, he "drew ton inpHoosand dollars from the Trcnsurv, axbud in mx .days the books show that lie tit yBniurncd it, but he paid no interest. afrMDembcr 17, 1S7.'!, ho borrowed two Stionsnnd dollars from the city, and ho 7jgjtafc credited with having returned it on .Ktte same day. From a business stand-. stand-. jifjomt such a transaction is improbable. 5i"Bc fa'r ,ni"Greneo is that, he used the jdpjloncy for a longer time, and that it xiV-lBj8 mutlu to appear, by tho peculiar sf-R'stein of bookkeeping, that the money jjpas turned bnck into tho Treasury the u'''lr 0 day that it was received bv him. aJE 'ie Cave his noto to tho city for grhiirtccn thousand dollars, apparently in .wJajScptcinber, and again the books show that the note was pnid on the same dtc. Men do not usually borrow such Writ,; lU'rgc sums and make rcp'aj'incnt a few mM jl'onrs thereafter. ' 11 k Another individual account present-TtSi present-TtSi curious and interesting features is )ZJ V1 of Kocrt Campbell, for manv uWfwifs Recorder of tho city. His account .'5M opened in 1SG0 and continued for a MLZ serics of years. He was debited iQkmK?"!1 sucli items as cash, license, tuxes, 'foejwJW'chandise, lumber, liquor, potatoes, raliBwng, stationery, meat, theater .iTKlMywets. wheat, pigs. hops, molasses, ?!iky. flour, tinware, and legal tender irt 'lis credits consisted of salary dB-14 clro services. At the end of each jWr 1,0 would be charged with the !Tjjlijimount which he owed tho city, in ex- sKt of his salary of two thousand dol-. dol-. uiiiBKP' ranging from one thousand to two lawMM1''""1 five ni,nr0(1 dollars, larch 'BrfBiTenl871:' 1,10 balance against him was WflriSr' 111 1S80' seventeen voars there-r-SRii.. his account was balanced bv udwMTIm 2050 10 "Suspense account." "fBf attempt was ever made to collect riivKti nco fl" from ,,itn t0 t,lc citv-JKiu't citv-JKiu't tl,c at'co,int which shows inoro ilwB v the misappropriation of the zMm2$ ,?f thc ""'"'C is tllnt o Daniel 1 "fffij !, 1Is- December 1, IS07. tho ac- j3ml"il 1 :v?,s "Pencil on the ledger with a : iw1!1'11 of foiir (lolIfr. The account with almost numberless items for liquor, cash from tho Treasury, distillery account, ac-count, expense account, etc., etc. April 1, 1S71, ho owed the city .$36,642.47. April 8, 1373. this amount had in-j in-j creased to $3S.l 75.36; his account was I then balnnced by charging: j Profit nml loss ?27,743.."3 ( ICxtra fcurvlcra 2.1S9.00 i The city took his noto for S,231.03 I Malclnjc a total of J3S.175.36 i A new necount was then opened and j ho was agnin charged with cash from J the Treasury, liquor, etc., and on Janu-, Janu-, ary I, 1576, he was onco more in debt to tho city to the amount of f")fl01.5S. In addition to this he had given his notes to tho city for S13.087.S3, and, to balance this indebtedness, February 9. 1S73, he turned over io tho citv "250 , shares of gas stock at tho par value of $25,000, when it couldn't have been I worth over fifty cents on the dollar. i and he was given $4029.51 in cash and j his account was balanced. No attempt was 'over made to collect tho profit and j loss itoni of 1873 of $27,743.33. .Jesse C. Little also had an individual account with the city. At various times after 1S60 ho was charged with cash, wheat, rity tax, merchandise, candles, ; liquor and meat, and he is credited by salar3' and sundries. Samuel Richards had a private account, and the number of items for liquor and cash is simply j appalling. In 1S74 his account was balanced bal-anced by expense account as .per bill rendered $197.50. The "bill rendered" was just tho exact amount required to balance an account running through a long series of 3'cars. Those examples which I have given illustrate and prove tho charge I made, that the public funds were misappropriated. The city at one time kept a clothing necount. I don't know whether they had a crier who went about crying "Old , clothes for sale! Old clothes for sale!" but on the city hooks there nro thc following fol-lowing entries under dnto of January 22, 1S59; U. I. Gladden, Dr., to one pair of pnnts $ S.50 Jason Luce, Dr., to one pair of ' pants 4.25 , Kphrnlm Green, Dr., to one old coat 0.00 Israel Irvine, Dr., to one shirt 2.00 Total $23.75 There was no account kept with the. tithing store, and there was also a "Donation "Do-nation account." Under the latter head there was entered Januarj' 1, 1859, this item: To A. Tloagland for amount placed to his credit for the bcnelU of William Cook's family, to be drawn for when required In honor of the deceased $150.00 Thc distillery necount wns opened in I 1861. Whisky seems to have boon in I demand, for from December 13, 1861, to May 20, T8G4. the city ran tho distillery dis-tillery nt n profit of $83.8 IS 33. Many alterations aud erasures nrc found in this necount. There wero two distillery accounts kept in addition to thc regular distillery necount. It is difficult to learn the nature of these accounts from thc ledgers, as the distiller necount proper was usually credited with all the expenses properly chargeable to tho distillco. In addition to these marvelous accounts ac-counts the city had a bar account. The city went into the saloon business, and began manufacturing drunkards on its J own hook for its two hundred and fifty policemen to nrrcst nud its police justice to fine September 2. 1SG5. and between that date nnd December 31, 1SG6. thc receipts of the rity saloon wore, $45,-279.15. $45,-279.15. The rcccinls for the first four months of the bar s existence we're $21,-5S9.65. $21,-5S9.65. There were no Gentiles here thon and this was sinipl3- a village. How do these facts agree with the assertion that with the -coming of the Gentiles came the whiskj- drinkers? Tho city was not satisfied with simply running n saloon. Our virtuous, temperate tem-perate and model city government went into the billiard saloon business December Decem-ber S. 1SG5. Eleven thousand dollars wero paid for billiard tables and bar fixtures, and the same was charged to the billiard saloon account. Thc re-, ocipts of tho billiard saloon from 'December 13, 1SS5, to December 31, wore , $ 2.87.75 Tamiary 1. ISfifl. to March 20 14,518.25 March 20. 1SCC, to December 31. 18,424.20 Total for n little moro than cue year $35,820.20 But notwithstanding tho large receipts, j tho billiard saloon venture proved to be a financial failure. While the bo3's had a good time while it lasted, .Taming 1. 1SG7, the city found itself out $7411.13 on the dcnl. Thc billiard tables, which coei thc city $11,000, were lost in the shufllc. The necount was closed, in 1S75 by charging the deficiciiC3' to profit and loss. Between I860 and 1S70 the city kept n bath house account, a bath house pasture account, a bath house fence account, ac-count, and a bath house restaurant account. ac-count. The bath house restaurant account ac-count shows that thc institution was run at a loss of $3213.96. The bath houso account proper discloses that the cost of building and maintenance to January 1. 1S90, was $27,471.09 in excess ex-cess of all rreeipts therefrom. The city oxpenso account, from which j I hnve already culled maii3' times, is. standing alone, a terrible indictment of tho so-called People's party. Let us take a few more illustrative items: 1SC6 ! February 15, to Hallo's band $200.00 ! January 25, to Deserct News office 750.00 And now, "3'C gods nnd little fishes," prepnrc to weep, for under the latter date that pious, temperate paper, the Deserct News, is charged with a liquor bill of $1S9.46. ISfiC October 17.. presentation to Judso Titus .....I K. 00 November S, law books 100.00 At. tho present daj not one of these lnw books arc to be found. They evidently evi-dently took wings nnd flew awny with thc city's billiard tables. 1SG0 December 13. merchandise as per bill rendered ?2,0C1.00 Thcro is nothing on file to indicato what thc bill rendered was for, lSf,7 . ,r January S. refreshments . ? 20.15 , January 11. martial bund uniform 300.00 January 17, Brlgham Young, Sr., sundries l.iCo.25 This latter item was for theater tickets, Fourth of .T11I3' celebration and use of office and safe. 1S07 May 21. refreshments on Brlgham Brlg-ham Young's return ..5 4.25 ! June 30, donation to C. V. Spen- cor 25.00 August 15, six towels G.00 1 1SCS . November 24. refreshments 13.00 1S09 March . I. Groo, lec 208.00 March 20. liberty pole 35.00 April 16, university appropriation B00.O0 J Mav 19, refreshments P. CO 1 July 10. Tonth ward band 10.00 j Ausust 10. meals on July 4 and 04 1P5.00 August 28. donation to university 200.00 October 20, donation to university univer-sity 300.00 1S7V- March . Morris's traveling expenses ex-penses 150.00 April 2. J. T. Raines's traveling expenses 200.00 Mny 12. gold pens ti.u May 28. flagstaff 40.00 Jwu II. Hocstaff 75.00 June 18, flagstaff 7.". 00 June 22, flagstaff 20.95 j August 1C. refreshments for July ! -4 ........... 57, So , October 21, unlversltv 200.00 October 27. tecret service 500.00 I October 31, refreshments 20.10 I November 7. Bible 3.00 I November 17, university.. 100.00 I November 30. university 100.00 , December 21. university 100.00 IS 1 1 1 August 1, refreshments for July , v.24---- 8.40 November 1. board for Senator Martin 00. 00 1 December 30. committee on ! fourth of July celebration 1.185.37 I 1 S 1 2 I February 10. university 100.00 ! February 2S. refreshments at lection GO. 65 I February , cigars for tho Gov- : 'jrn.or 3.00 , March 2(, refreshments at elec- i tlon 16.85 I April 1G, dispatch from WaVlilng- ! ton .. ... la S5 ' J ,l'- donation to A. J. Rcllly.. 200.00 February 20. university 300.00 I March 11. university 300.00 j July 2. soap ' 45.00 July S. fireworks 128.33 I DccemBtfr 8, Fourth of Julv 225.70 1S(4 1 I nuary 23, board of Philadelphia I party . . jgg qq July 13, to E. B. Casady " 60o!oO July 30. to E. B. Casady 350.00 After date of November 29, 1S74, "? 3toms r expenditures am given. W hencver money was taken from the treasury for general purposes expense account wns debited to the treasury, with no explanation in thc ledger, arid in man3- instances no explanation whatever what-ever in thc journal. Thousands and tons of thousands of dollars have been paid by tho city to so-called detectives or, to speak more i accurately, "spotters.." The grand .pin- which examined the city books j to some extent last fall, reported that from March 18, 18S6, to May 30, 1SS9, J vouchors were given for detectivo service serv-ice nmounting to $37S4.80. The prin- t cipal part of this amount was disbursod between February nnd October. 1S89. In February, 1SS9, one Z. Coltrin wns employed as a spotter, to furnish evidence evi-dence against liquor dealers, gamblers nnd houses of ill-fame. His contract wns that he wns to receive from 40 to 50 per cent of the fines imposed. In April, 1SS9, Coltrin refused to work thc houses of ill-fame on the 50 per cent dividend bnsis nnd his contract was changed so that ho would rccivo the entire en-tire fine imposed in those cases. Thereupon There-upon he agreed to continue in tho ill-fnme ill-fnme business. There was pnid to him, in pursuance to his illegnl and domornl-izing domornl-izing contract, $2208. In thc presentation of tho facts gleaned from the public records, the tact must bo taken into necount that we have been compelled to enter the camp of tho eneui3' for our material. Tt is a rulo of law, applied in the courts, that a pleading is nlwaj's to be taken most strongh- against thc pleader. Wo hnve been compelled to call hostile and ndverso witnesses. We have not hnd tho advantage of cross-exnminntion. We havc been compelled to take the storj' of the opposilion, .iust as U1C3-hav6 U1C3-hav6 chosen to frame il. Thc fnir presumption pre-sumption is that U1C3' havc told the best sLor' that they could for their own side" Wo ennnot tell how much corruption corrup-tion and iniquity Ls covered beneath their sinuous system of bookkeeping. We hnve picked up the drift, which has floated to the surface and it indicates that in the black mud beneath thc turbid tur-bid waters which the," have rolled, there is a festering mnss which, if discovered, dis-covered, would sicken humanity. Specimen Pages of Accounts. 1 quote here the account of Brigham J Young with the city, for thc years 1S60. 1S61, 1862, 1S73 aud 1S75, as speci- J mens: I 1SG0 Dr- Tuxes 5 490.30 Order to Clawson Taxes Liio.40 Cash .: 63.00 Cash Road tax ISC1 Taxes and cash 459.30 ' 1SG2 L.lpior . -72-2 liquor (18 Items).... Sl-6 1873 - To balance Treasury 229 - 92 Bills payable 10,000.00 1875 Rills payable 11.000.00 Treasury MSG. 00 Treasury 33. 10 Tho following is the account with tho trustee in trust of thc church for the year 1S68: March 21. balance . $4,130.42 March 2S, bathing B.OO April 24, bathing 5.00 1 Mav 9. bathing 30.00 May 9. liquor 3.25 ! June 10. llfiuor 2.00 : July 9. bathing H.00 July 15, bathing 'JS July 15, liquor 8-00 August 1, bathing 10.00 August 17, liquor j.50 September 15, liquor... lo.oo September 21, liquor 39.25 October 12. .7. E. Taylor IS. 00 October 31. liquor Ihlz November 2. J. E. Taylor. IS. 00 November IS, liquor 4.00 December 5, bathing .00 December 3, liquor 11. oO Total $4,404.07 Cr. December 31. sundries 5 573.00 December 31, balance.. 3,S25.0i Total -TU04.07 The item for sundries is journalized as follows: William Hyde, tithing S100-J; Harry Arnold, tithing 125- A. Bent, tithing 1J0.00 F. F. Harvev, tithing 50.00 C. Livingston, tithing S4.00 A. Dcney, tithing , 10000 Total ?573 00 The City Revenue and Disbursements. Enough money has becu poured into thc city treasury to have given this people "all the advantages of a great cit3' if it had been properly used. But we have nothing to show tor it nt all. Our streets arc wretched; our firo department de-partment hns not sufficient apparatus with which to fight fires; our sidewalks are beaten paths of virgin earth, our waterworks nro a failure: our school-houses school-houses are n disgrace; in short, thcro is not one public institution or building toward which we can point with pride. Sinco 1S65 the city revenue hns amounted amount-ed to thc enormous sum of $4,177,325.43. The principal sources making up this vast amount are as follows: There has been paid into the Treasury for license. $1,424,7.'W.93. Since 1873 the city tax has amounted to $015,182.31. Thcro has been received from the fines sinco 1S72, $19S,004.S3. Rents since 1S73 have been $31,929.03. and the dog tnx figures up $41,435.69. The principal expenditures have been: Police. $403,757.71. Roads and streets. $514,217.91. Liberty Park, $64,-905.39. $64,-905.39. Kire department since 1S72, .130.755.fl0. Sewers. $185.03S.67. Waterworks Water-works since 1872, $535,173.92. Citv llnll account. $6S.3S0.09. Jordan and Salt Lake canal. $331,480.23. Parley's Crock canal, $16,000. Parley's Crock resorvoir. $13,783,73. Artesian wells, $26,077.93. Exploration for water, $14,-6S4.62, $14,-6S4.62, and Utah county wells. $S,-032.26. $S,-032.26. Theso principal items foot up to $2,010,799.01. Deducting that from the total revenues since 1865, it leaves a balance of $2,166,520.42. A contemplation con-templation of these figures should indicate in-dicate to the dullest mind that the most reckless nnd criminal mismanngemout of the public nffairs is the record of thc so-called People's party. Thc County Management Even Worse than tho City. Th election at hand is for count3' officers, of-ficers, nnd 1 havc opened thc city books and exposed thc nefarious and highhanded high-handed outrnges m our city affnirs, bo-causo bo-causo it has n direct bearing upon the question as to how 3011 shall cast 3'our votes. If thc conduct of our cit' affairs af-fairs has been bad, the management of the interests of the count3' has been worse. T am informed b3' men in a position po-sition to know, that when 3'ou secure tho opportunity to open tho books of the county you will be startled, surprised, sur-prised, anil shocked. It is snid that the Countv Trcnsuo- has furnished a fruitful fruit-ful field for peculation nnd theft. Thc grnnd .iurj' last fall examined thc affairs af-fairs of thc count3' to a limited extent and found sufficient evidence or wrongdoing wrong-doing to justify the scathing report which "was made. It found that tho county, as well as the city, was in thc scandalous "detective" business, and that the public funds were disbursed for unlawful purposes. Thc jury found that the defalcation of one County Clerk amounted to $11,038.66. It found that instead of having a "Suspense Account," Ac-count," like the city, the count3' has a "Relief Account," and that there was charged to that account thc in- , debtcdncss of George Crismnn, amounting amount-ing to $22,024.04, which represented .the amount due the count3', and which could and should have been collected. Tho jurv found, that in dealing with tho South Jordan Canal Company, the countv suffered a loss of $33,949.91. Thc jury found Hint in the caso of Frank .T. Cannon, convicted of an assault as-sault on Hon. W. II. Dickson, United States Attorney, thnt the county paid one dollar per day for his board during his imprisonment for the dastardh offense, of-fense, and thus npproved of thc crime. Ordinary prisoners nre fed nt an expense ex-pense of fortv five cents per dny, but in the ense of Cannon, just mentioned, and of B. V. Hampton, convicted or the crime of conspiracy in setting up nnd maintaining houses of ill-famo. to be resorted to for purposes of prostitution prostitu-tion and lewdness and with thc hopo or entrapping Gentiles, thc County Court appropriated $1 per dny. The following follow-ing are sample appropriations by thc ( countv; , December I. 1SSI. E. W. Tullldge. ' History Snlt Lake County $1,000.00 1 September 7, 1SS5. Andrew Burt. I looking after licenses GOO. 00 1 November 1. 18S6. painting por- ! trait Reuben Miller 100.00 1 August 2, 18S7. lunches for Countv Coun-tv Court ' -00 March 3, 1SSS. lunches for County Coun-ty Court "3.00 Thc count' hns sunk in canals from which it receives no benefit, since lS73v i thc sum of $117,739,89. It has nppro-. nppro-. printed money for pnrtisnn purposes, i Let me quote one voucher to sustain I this assertion; 1 Sheriff's Office. Aug. 3, 1SR7. ! Received from Andrew J. Burt, thc sum of ten ($10.00) dollars for services at Bingham during election in interest of People's party. JOHN PICKETT. From 1S74 to 18S9 tho county was always in debt. Part of the time it paid interest at the rate of two per j cent per month. During the period I named the countv paid in intorcst $122.205704, which is a sum twice as 1 laruc as the original indebtedness. I 18G0 Cr. Committee on flag $ G.2;i Committee on carriage 5.00 1SG1 H. B. Clawson 100.00 Robert Campbell, theater tickets 375.00 Robert Campbell, theater 4.25 H. B. Clawson 200.00 1SG2 City bin 2.50 Expense account 150.00 Robert Campbell, theater tickets 2.25 Jacob Wcllcr. theater tickets... S.25 1S73 Extra services 300. SS Treasury 10,000.00 Balance 111.11 1875 Balance 313. SS Road and street 043.15 Bills payable 11,000.00 Liquor account ..- 111.10 Profit and loss .01 Street account 212.55 Ordinary business prudence would have saved this large sum. Siucc their overwhelming defeat in this eity, in Februnr3' last, the Mormons j have been despernte. They have been I working a scheme in thc counts" with 1 regard to taxation, which the3" hope will j bring them thc desired revenge. They ; have increased thc rate of taxation to j seven mills on the dollar, and have ! likewise increased the valuation of 1 property to such an extent, that thc lax levy will amount to $600,000. They hope to compel tho Liberals of Salt Lako to boar the gTcater share of the tax I0V3' of tho entire Tcrritor3 Take, ns an example, the taxes assessed against Mr J. R. Walker, for last year and this, for count3 Territorial nnd school purposes: Total for 1SS3 $1,600.00 Total for 1830 3.773.02 Increase. $2,173.52 And this tax was levied on exacts tho same property each year. To say that this is an oufrago is "to put it mildly. mild-ly. Ever3' man who loves his country will go to the polls with pleasure on August 4th to vote tho Libernl ticket, even though he be compelled to voto for his deadliest enony. I Salt Lake Under Liberal Rule. I The Libcrnls hnve now hnd control of Salt Lako City for five months, and it is pleasing to turn from the contemplation contem-plation of the record of the People's party to tho consideration of thc results already secured under Liberal rule. It is like turning from a swamp, reeking with minsma and death-dealing odors, j to a field of flowers vocal with the songs of birds. The Liberal administration administra-tion has been eminent' business-like. Secret sessions of thc Council have been abolishod and tho electric light, of public pub-lic scrutiny invited to every act. Sidewalks Side-walks have been built, more nro projected, pro-jected, and thc Chairman of tho Board ; of Public Works is serving notices call- I ing for the immediate repair of tho worn-out pavements along I ho business houses of Main street. Streets that never were sprinkled before hnvo received attention, and thc intolerable nuisance from dust from which we formerly suffered has been abated. The seworago mains havp been pushed and tho work is rapidlj' Hearing Hear-ing completion. Thc cit- has been or-dcrl-. Thcro hns been n remarkable and wonderful building boom. Intelligent Intelli-gent and conscientious work has been performed by the Mn3'or nnd the Council, Coun-cil, nnd they havc been ably seconded bj- the various heads of thc departments. depart-ments. Everywhere there has been an advance forward. Street after street has been improved nnd graded, and more arc to be in like manner. Intelligent Intelli-gent efforts are being mado to securo more water, and the result of all this progress is a constnnt influx of intelligent intelli-gent people, who come here to make thji their a home. Thc police department hns been nd- ' vnnced to n point where il hns indeed become a protector of the public. Thc force consists of thirty-six as fine men ns the city can produce. Tho force no longer hns n country village to deal with. It is the guardian of the pcacu of more than 52,000 people. In addition addi-tion to that, floating upon tho surfaco of thc boom waves which roll over the Rocky Mountains comes more than our sharo of the hard characters of the hnsl. Thuy come here, .iust as they always al-ways go to a place where money is plenty. Our police force is inadequate in numbers for such a city, and yet, no one can truthfully say that it hns not done more than could be reasonably expected ex-pected in guarding our interests. " The men arc becoming well drilled, and a patrol wagon haa been added to thc department, de-partment, thus removing tho disgraceful scenes of "tho years gone by." nt-tendnnt nt-tendnnt upon dragging men along the publie streets. A comparison of the records of tho present and the past tell strongly in favor of tho police under Liberal rule, whero every officor is a gentleman. I ho fire department has been tho point toward which thc mud batteries of the enemies have been pointed. The late chief of that department has particularly par-ticularly distinguisncd himself by his vicious nnd malicious attempts to in-.ittre in-.ittre that most excellent mtblic officer. Major W. A. Stanton. When the latter took charge, there was turned over to him a lot of stuff, much of which was looking longingly toward the junk shop for a much needed rest. Maior Stanton has signalized his ndministrntion by untiring un-tiring vigilnncc nnd constant improvement. improve-ment. A new building for the department depart-ment is being erect od and another will bo built. A Preston hook and ladder truck hns been received. A fine chem-I chem-I icnl engine has been purchased. A new hoae wagon is coming. Thousands of feet of new hose -has been added. The interior of the old building hns been romodelcd. A stenm heater is also one of the new features, and a valuable invention in-vention of tho chief to hold the firebox fire-box kes has boon given thc city free of royal tj. The department has been worked hard, and the thirteen men on the force have distinguished themselves them-selves as brave and intelligent fire fighters. Tho records of the fire department de-partment from 1S72 to 1890 show that between thoso yenrs thcro wore 512 fires nnd tho total loss is placed at $S31.927. The greatest number of fires in one year was in 1884, when there were fifty-one. fn 1SS6 there were forty-five. In 1SSD there were fortv-eight. fortv-eight. Since Stanton went into office nnd up to .Tune 23rd, a period of about throe, months, there were forty-three. Of course wo hnve buon compelled to take Ottinger's figure ns to losses suffered. suf-fered. They do not nlwavs agree with tho fncts. For instance, 'he places thc total losses for 1SS7 at $66,225. Thc loss of the Scott fire alone was $120,000. On account of this firo thc insurance agencies of Anderson and Smedlev paid $72,7.33.71. This shows that Ottinger's 1 figures are not the snfest. Amidst nil i the criticism that has been heaped upon Chief Stanton, he has quietly pursued ! his duty nnd stands the peer of anv chief of any fire department in the west. -Many improvements have been made by the superintendent of the waterworks. water-works. Tho nrea on thc north bench where wator service is given is being rapidly increased. Valve- gates aro being be-ing plnccd so that in ense of fire or repairs re-pairs tho water enn be turned whero it is needed. The wntor mnstor is devoting his entire time from early morn until Into at night. No water is being wnstcd. Every drop that can be snvod is being saved, and water for irrigating purposes I is carried away up to Ninth street ou ! the north bench, where it has never been had before. The upper canal on that street has been extended over a mile and the water is being distributed in an honest, and intelligent manner. Assessor and Collector Clute has done double the work of former years. IIo has made nn assessment independent of j tho County Assessor, nnd his figures dif- ; for widely from those of the latter. .' An improved system of bookkeeping has ' been adopted and the business of thc ' offico thoroughly systematized. Trcas-urer Trcas-urer Waldun gives his personal attention atten-tion to the duties of his office. He hns abandoned the careless hnbit of signing checks in blnnk, as his predecessors did, and he is in his office at stated hours. From the report of Water Rate Collector Col-lector Diehl. it can be learned that ho is largely increasing the receipts of his , department. If F had timo to furnibh I tho record of Elias Morris in the con-! slructiou of thc sewers you would be surprised. Under Van Houlon's management man-agement there has been a great change for tho better. One thing should be stated, aud that is, that instead of hundreds hun-dreds of colonizers from Moroni, Manti, Moab. Lohi. Nephi and Hymni, men who live in Salt Lake are employed. Thc health of the citv is looked after ns it never wns before. Health Inspector Showell is indefatigable in cleaning up thc city. And so it is in every department. depart-ment. Everywhere things aro "in bettor shapo and every officer is doing his utmost ut-most to advance the interests of Salt Lake. Liberalism is wealth to Utah. It bears on its wings progress, education, freedom free-dom and enlightenment. Its magic touch turns tho very sands to gold aud its principles aro those for which the fathers contended when thev threw tho tea overboard iu Boston harbor. There arc men who would siny its triumphant march, but their puny arms can 110 more stop our army than they can cause tlie earth to cease its revolutions. Tl seems strange that men nrc willing to do that which not only injures themselves but ' Lends to the injury of others. But thus it hns boon in nil nges. In spite of the machinations of thc enemy and the hirelings hire-lings who seek to create dissensions, our great county ticket will be elected on August. 4th, nnd Salt Lake county will never again be under un-American rule. The sunburst of freedom is lighting tho deepest valleys of Utah. Thc flag is being hoisted, the schoolhouso is being buildcd, and tho glory of liberty shines through our windows. Strike 0110 moro blow for freedom 1 Vote one more ballot bal-lot for America! And join the loud acclaims ac-claims of victoiy. The Speech Appreciated. Judge Powers was frequently ap-plnudcd ap-plnudcd while spcakiii" and at all times thc audience paid thc closest attention at-tention to what he said. 'At the close of his address thc meeting -was dismissed dis-missed with some excellent music by 1 tho Liberal band, which' furnished the j music of the evening. Salt Lake Trib- une, July 27. 1890.