Show S f A Election Thoughts I i FTER a day eray for r reflection there appears t to be be c certain elements elements ele- ele G ments in Tuesdays Tuesday's elections locally and nationally that have havea a a significance worth consi considering ering f L Locally cally there are three thre thoughts First the repudiation of the idea t that l t dirty politics can win in inthis this city second the evidencing oft f a a realization of the people of the city that the west side is entitled to representation in municipal affairs and third that the j people ople of the city generally respect a conservative labor leader r The vote given Mr Bock the highest recorded for any candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date m makes kes it apparent that the sort of political tactics which preS preVailed pre- pre S d twenty years ago will no longer be countenanced by the oters krs rs Th The decision so emphatically given give should tend to rid this city forever more of political mud slinging y The election of Mr Burton is a deserved re recognition of the theia thet ia fact t that the west side is an integral part of the city Since Salt t Lake ke City went under the commission form of g government and the commissioners have been elected at large the west side Comprising two it out t of five municipal wards has never had a representative representative representative on the city commission It was wrong we all all' knew it itras t was ras wr wrong ng but the vote went the other way Now by the election elec elec- tt ff tion ri n of Mr Mi Burton the wrong has been partially righted j. j Th vote to Mr is J S strong given Asbridge a splendid ent to the union labor forces of the city Mr Asbridge was put forward as a union lab labor r candidate Of the total of votes he received it is estimated fully on one half half came from other jihan union voters It was a definite demonstration of the fact nhat the people of the city have confidence in such conservative conservativeS S t labor abor leaders as Mr Asbridge It was also an indication of the belief J elief of a a. great many citizens that labor is entitled to ii ion m. m on on the city commission I j 5 Union labors labor's effort at this time did not succeed but it is safe to predict that at another time and under normal ormal conditions a labor leader of Mr Asbridge's caliber will be able to command commanda a dominating vote i iJ j 5 The reelection of Mr Green as commissioner was of I S ourse course a a. just compliment tor to a man who has proved a capable and andl l faithful public servant 1 S Nationally of chief interest waS waS' the contest in Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts where Governor Coolidge Republican scored a splendid Victory r over his Democratic opponent The campaign however i was not made on partisan lines That campaign hinged on the r oston Boston police strike Coolidge having sanctioned the discharge of S the policemen who deserted their posts of duty and Long his I opponent nt declaring in favor of the discharged peace officers and promising to cause their reinstatement if elected 5 Governor Coolidge's victory was a triumph for law and Border as so splendidly pointed out by President Wilson in a telegram telegram telegram tele- tele gram gram of congratulations to the Massachusetts executive It was a question fl stion estion of Americanism said the president and where American- American i mv involved we a all stand together Maryland swings Democratic but this can scarcely be said saidi S i i have av national importance New Jersey likewise goes Democratic Demo Demo- it cratic tic in a mea measure ure but we fail to see that this augurs anything m r regard jeard to the presidential campaign of next year New York vs hows a Republican tendency but the fight there was mixed up by bym S m many ny local issues and as a consequence consequence is robbed of much national nationalS S l importance Chiefly interesting is the advent of Lieutenant Colonel Theodore eodore Roosevelt warrior son of the late president ex-president into p tics He has started and successfully on the path pursued by lil yi famous father and his future bids fair to b be worth watching r Vl k In the West Wes the most interesting s scrap r p was that in San SanS S Francisco where James Rolph was reelected mayor for the third time frine and md Matthew Brady was elected district a attorney torney it will be recalled was mayor of San Francisco during the graft prosecution At that time he was accused of bribery and convicted con con- ted but this his conviction was set aside on a technicality t t Brady defeated Charles M. M Fickert who was Vas made famous or or infamous famous i by his prosecution of the Mooney bomb cases Fickert h had d served three terms as district att attorney and was backed by a iq powerful erful organization S S SS S Both and Fickert represented nt d d' d what is gener generally lly termed a- a wide open town element and that means much when we consider what San Francisco would consider op open n. n Their TheirS S defeat means that the coast metropolis has taken a det determined stand tand for good government S I |