Show WHO HO SHOULD CONTROL For many mane years veal ealS Salt Lake City was controlled b by bythe the Hie first presidency of the Mormon church The fhe instructions from flom the corner ity i-ity councils waited for of of Brigham and amid State streets No Xo mt objected to lo there could 1 pass pass no measure favored there ever failed to pass Two years ago that power was in full control The rho man at the head has boasted that Jie never had and never would sell ell a 1 piece piece of realty y to a Gentile That shows show the breadth of his nature and with ith what disinterestedness he lie would have o the affairs of this city handled Two years ears ago we were telling the people that with the election of the American ticket the property property prop prop- elt erty of the city would enhance in value b by more than i ti i million of dollars within a year after it was known i that the city eity had passed under American control We were not more than a quarter of a prophet The Time property tj on Main n street has advanced more than a million dollars dollars since then The Tho change wrought h by bythe the election was almost immediately felt and the tide has been heen rising with increasing volume ever er since And it must m not he be checked The election that there will no this year must be so pronounced so-pronounced lonc longer r be he any doubt about this city being thor thor- thoroughly ou Americanized There is no reason why wh this city should d not remain re rc- re- re main under American control because it is the Gon- Gon tile tilt element clement that pa pays s 's the bulk of the taxes here Wc Wc believe that that that-if if tHe tI e accounts could he be segregated and th the amounts paid in ta taxes Cf and the amounts I paid out o for labor Jabor could be shown it would he be seen I that the Gentiles pa pay 75 per cent of both accounts Why h then should not the men Inca in power represent the llie property and progress s of the city eity 1 We e submit to Mormon property owners two facts At this writing b it looks holes as thou though h Mayor ex Morris would be he nominated for mayor The facts nets we wish to submit submit sub sub- mit wit arc are these We Ve ask each Mormon property owner if his property did not depreciate in value vahle while Mr 11 Morris orri was mayor before We Ve e ask each one if his property has not been enhanced from 10 to SO 50 per pel- percent cent in value since the American can party ha has been in power In lu those thoc two facts will be seen seel 1 whether the American party part has been a il detriment or a n benefit to the Mormon ormon property owners rf The ere News s s 's says it has been a robbing and reckless s' s ad administration Let each Mormon answer whether lie has been robbed or not and an whether he has hag ha been benefited or not That is the test And then let him him answer whether hether he lie wants the present prosperity to continue o and increase or whether he wants the paralysis of or another Morris l administration |