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Show FOR THE CITY'S LIFE. It is a fact Mint American success at the oncoming city campaign will confirm con-firm confidence that this -ily lias not only escaped tho thralldnm of priestcraft domination, but the danger of ever again falling under it. Tins fact is" of immense- value to the city in its pro-grrss'nnd pro-grrss'nnd in tho high regard which the Amorieanship of the whole country regards re-gards Salt Lake. It is the enthusiastic welcome which the people of the whole, country gave to the loyally redeemed .Salt Lake which gave tho city its (re-, mentions impulse forward in the growtli of 'population and woalth. It is a fact that any check to American control would act disastrously upon tho growth nid progress" of the city, Tor the country coun-try at largo would regard such check-as check-as a return in so far as the check reached. 10 the .old nonprogressive, reactionary re-actionary control, a li fe-in-death existence ex-istence in which no vital progress would be possible. It is a fact that with the American control in this city the lido turned toward to-ward life and growth. The last year of priestly control 1005 showed grievous griev-ous loss of population and wealth; as a progressive c i ty . Salt Lake wis done for, and was on the down grade. But with the accession to power of the American party, there was a. magical change; the city took on new life and, mighty vigor. Xew population began to swarm in by 1 he thousands, and the most astonishing building era set in over known in all this mountain country. coun-try. Buildings of all kinds were constructed con-structed as though by the power from Aladdin's lamp, the dwelling place? being be-ing by far tho most numerous, though huge business and ofliee blocks were ma ny. This rapidly increasing population popula-tion came because this was an Amcri can city: for they saw that with the shaking oil of the hands of tyrannous priestcraft and the consequent opening up here of opportunities for independent personal effort, this was the most promising prom-ising place in the country to settle, the place that offered the best opportunities, oppor-tunities, and thai held out tho certainty of becoming the great city oi all this immense mountain region. They noted its tactical position, and saw no possible pos-sible rival for it in metropolitan greatness great-ness in a circle whose diameter is a thousand miles. And within this immense im-mense circle lie the riches of empire in mines, farms, stock ranges, healing waters, and huge practical manufacturing manufactur-ing enterprises, especially of iron and steel, there being iron ore enough in Utah to supply the world for centuries. But every one knows that every' possible pos-sible progress can be, and is, restricted and hold dpwn by the tyrannous, avaricious, ava-ricious, selfish control of the priesthood,' priest-hood,' and that Ihc restoration of that grasping tyrnnny to political and civil control would mean the destruction of personal effort and initiative, the clamping and warping of enterprise, so far as possible, into church channels. chan-nels. We havcj all seen ' what cruel damago results from that control; how small and mean it is, and ycf how effectual ef-fectual to crush out enterprise and vital progress. Wc all know how this, city, and the whole State, Minvc been held back by it. and what evil results follow in the wake of that vicious, soul-crushing, selfish domination. And as all know this so well, and understand un-derstand so fully the destruction of hope and of advancement that would certain- follow the restoration of the old, dr3'-rot regime, the live citizonship of Salt Lake will see to it, in the interest in-terest of progress, and that the city shall receive no set -back, that; the American party, that the American part- campaign, will bo successful, so that all our wide-awake, progressive pooplc 11133- rejoice, and ho set-back be put upon the splendid progress in growth, wealth, and public improvements improve-ments which this city now enjoys and is certain to continue to 011,103- through American administration of its public affairs. |