Show SUCH A REFORM MOVEMENT Saturday morning last the Smoot organ had one of its funny fits on It told how the fathers rebelled rebelled rebelled re re- belled and struck for freedom It told how the north men in 1861 ranged under one banner to save the union It cited the fact that the decent men of ofSan ofSan ofSan San Francisco men of all parties were working together together to to- gether to redeem their city from thugs and tried to tomake tomake tomake make an application here forgetting that the real Americans had done three years rears ago what was vas done in 76 again in 61 and what the men of San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco are doing now and that the voice of the Smoot organ is but as that of or Ruef crying out for for another chance to place this cit city in the hands of thugs and to fritter away its revenues The truth is easily established The work of the American party shows for itself It shows more advancement advancement advancement ad ad- for the city than had been heen made during all the years ears when Mormons held control It shows that perfect faith has been kept and that every pledge and every prophecy it made two years ago has been redeemed And now who are opposing apposing the American party part The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Latter Latter-da Latter day day Saints Every check guerrilla gambler and thug in the city Ever Every keeper of every low ow div dive Ever Every soi soiled ed dove All the festering canaille of the slums And if the sinister combine wins what are we to have We Ve may judge b by what was given us under the Morris regime A wide vide open town A council under full control of the Mormon church chiefs No cit city improvements save such as property owners owners owners own own- ers paid for ups Hold every night No efficient street sprinkling Valuable franchises given awa away in the direct interest interest interest in in- terest of the church magnates No efficient sanitary measures carried out Increased taxation with nothing to show for it Places made at high salaries for favorites Contracts at great disadvantage to the cit city in every case The cit city under the coma of that shadow that has held it in thralldom for half balf a century p. p A wet blanket that would fall upon the city with the knowledge sent out that the Mormon church has once more resumed its rule over Salt Lake This is the pure government that the Smoot organ calls upon the people en masse to restore And it calls it a reform movement Ye gods |