| Show F THE NEWS AND THE PLATFORM IT HAS been stated by some of the radi radical al members of the Liberal Party that the Peoples Peopled Party plat plat- platform plato platform o form is inconsistent nt with the former principles of that party because the NEWS has opposed certain measures which the platform now endorses z c The DESERET NEWS has always r endeavored to te represent fairly and the party which has made all all the public improvements of which this city and the entire Ter Ter- Territory t Territory Ter- can boast blast But it is not the party nor ip in control of the party f and never has been The Peoples People's Party has formulated its own plat plat- platform platform platform form and transacted its own busi busi- business business nt ness 8 and the DESERET NEWS has simply supported it in its endeavors to s secure cure the liberty of the citizen t and to elect candidates for office l who represented the majority ml of ot the people and at the same name time has c pointed out such measures as ap- ap ap appeared peat d to be for the best interests of the public I Therefore if the Peoples Peopled Party has adopted anything different to that advocated by this paper there Is s nothing inconsistent in the step and the tile Party Party has has never intimated In any way that it was bound by any suggestion of any newspaper i But we do not admit that there is anything in the Declaration of Prin Principles adopted by the Party in this city that is at variance with the ut- ut utterances utterances of this paper except perhaps in the matter of police uniforms In the discussion that has occurred during the past few years on that point we have taken the side of the officers who have been efficient faithful public servants and who dl disliked the uniform proposed for for for- them V We nee not Dot repeat the arguments arguments ments menta advanced against the project pro- pro J because we regard the question as 88 settled And will I only say y on that bead statistics will show that F our u uniformed police poUce have madei made i more arrests in proportion to their number taking our population into f y i 3 Jo 1 r i consideration than the uniformed officers in other places with a simi simi- similar similar similar lar population It is the hoodlum fashion every every- everywhere everywhere everywhere where to burlesque the police and guy their pretended counterparts on the stage In this city vicious and idiotic semi idiotic reporters have attempt attempted ed to ridicule their official acts and obstruct them in the performance of their duties b by inciting the brutal brutal- brutal to to resist them and courts to punish them when it has been essential to their safety to resort to force We regard all an such puerile imitations of street Arab chaffs as weak weak minded drivel and the endeavors to lessen police usefulness by vexatious prosecutions as an endorsement of and disorder The Peoples People's Party by a good ml majority have decided in favor of uniform after a full fuH discussion of I the question one upon which their representatives in the City Council were divided among themselves Those who were opposed bow to the will of the majority in accordance with party principle and are now unanimous on the question The DESERET NEWS cheerfully joins with the Party which it represents represents- represents and and endorses the voice of the con convention It is a small matter and andone andone andone one in which no vital principle is involved It has been simply a question of policy and is n not t deserving deserving ing of as 8 much attention and feel feel- feeling feeling feeling ing as it has provoked The main thing is to have efficient officers who will aid in the preservation of the public publio peace and what clothes they shall shaH wear is comparatively vely a small consideration On the question of sanitation the DESERET NEWS stands just where it stood before the Convention was held We were and are in favor of sewers for the business part of the city and the deodorization deo and removal of foscal f cal and all an waste matter from the other districts The files fies of this paper will show that we have advocated this for or many years We opposed the expenditure of public money gath gath- gathered gathered gathered ered from every part of the municipality municipality municipality for a system that was for the special benefit of one locality with with- without without without out a vote of the entire people whose money was to be thus expended yv We e opposed the discharge of the city's filth into the river Jordan as was contemplated when the sewer sewer- sewerage sewerage sewerage age scheme was started We urged the cleansing of the business centre by means means of sew sewers rs and the recep recap reception reception tion and deodorization of the sewage a at some point southwest of the city which would save the spending of many thousands of dollar dolla for tar carrying it miles mies further pumping it up at great cost and discharging discharging it where it may become a p public s nuisance That was t the e extent of our our opposition to sewerage I We have urged upon the eU city elty authorities every year for a d dozen zen years or more an effective and com coin complete system of sanitation bythe by the use of dry earth in the tB outs of business localities t and the the removal of waste matte material 2 under an official inspector of lath lances and his assistants We W-e have h hl haA l pointed out and explained how it j it I could be done and the sanitary bes Q bens elite it would bring to the city 1 The Declaration of Principles v contains contains these views which were y adopted without reference to this paper in any shape or form It will wild now now devolve upon the City Council Coun Councill Jl- Jl to carry them into effect and to to do J that under the voice of the Peoples People's J r Party which h it would not to do o under the advice of a n ne paper So long as the end is accomplished pUshed we care nothing about that that- t What we have desired is a i simple economical and efficient system of s j sanitation and the platform of the Peoples People's Party now demands that tha s t y very system 5 Water mu mus must f be had and wa water 4 1 i has been sought for diligently hy j i j- j the present City Council What Wh Wh b has been done to meet the dem dem- i 1 has been accomplished by the of the Peoples People'S Party Warty J They have not made the impudent impudent- at and false pretense that they could rt or would furnish free water water- water to 99 i inhabitants of the city Nor her a athey they ever closed their eyes to to the theA i need of seeking for new sources Ak f 4 supply But Bu t they have not bee beeri z control of the elements nor havA Le WiP J they promised impossibilities they arnot responsible for z f q general genera drouth which has ext ii S d d J all over this region and his baa h s J i not 1 only dried up the very tn founta the heights above us but exhausted exhausted z i sisS wells in the valleys that n me T ft z lacked moisture before I r r The water want is the gre g 5 trouble of the municipality If dill dill- diH figen gence ce experience ex peri merit tit lott and the of t expenditure Fitt BU funds as can be lawfully ob obtained a 3 J i will solVe the knotty problem fAg i will be settled by the rep repress i tives of the Peoples People's Party wb W bors bore little understood and tr R appreciated towards that es err r o y i r end have never been been relaxed y A AThe The Peoples People's municipal rep r repp have not been as to the views and aDd ml h j J ii r party on the material issues a new set get forth in the Declaration of off w f s it They have had go go 80 by their n n ideas t tt public requirements ande and jp r- r Kib suggestions as have been been- been e to them Now they know l L t is to wanted They have a y 1 basis on which to move If f r y take any step on its broad f p j Warm orm as directed by their con con- consents con con-c t they cannot be justly cen- cen Bawl for their action Let them go goL go goh L ahead h d and the people will back back back- f l while the pretended party of which is but one of ob- ob ob will seek to belittle their r t iJ s e and misrepresent their deeds If 4 y And lUAU nd th their motives f l- l r e Peoples Peopled Party has spoken g nB no what it says Its utterances's utterances i s 's badly the schemers who are rg Dg to gain gaiu control They want waRt i f a brim n our principles as 1 I heir own He v at the same time they affect y 7 0 Jeer and despise them as 88 P asP It is gratifying to see t ti ete r evident concern and amusing watch fa atch their ground and lofty k wing around the excellent plat plat- plat Ill which the People have erected |
