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Show COUNCIL-MEN. When Hon. Francis Armstrong had. served a term or two as Mayor of this city, he went to the chiefs of the People's Party, who wanted to nominate nom-inate him againt and told them that the then position posi-tion of his party was all wrong, pointed out that "the Gentiles were paying half the taxes of the city, that they deserved representation in the city government and that he would not again be a candidate can-didate unless they could be represented. At that time the city was under absolute Mormon control. Mr. Armstrong carried his point and the Gentiles Gen-tiles were notified that if they would nominate tour candidates for councilmen their electjon would not be opposed. This was done against the protests of some of the stormiest of the Liberals, some of whom are now holding high offices and are among the most obsequious of all the Jack Mormons. The compact was kept in perfect faith, tho four were elected, and from that hour dates the advance of the city. Some years later Hon. John Clark was elected mayor and he filled the position from beginning to end as a high-minded, conscientious consci-entious American citizen, intent only t upon serving serv-ing the city and all the people's interests to the best of his ability. The nomination of Councilmen will be in order or-der in the next few days. We ask the Republicans Repub-licans to nominate Gentiles or such Mormons as was Frank Armstrong and is John Clark. There are plenty of such in the city. But if again men are nominated simply "because "be-cause they are Mormons, ready Co do anything desired de-sired and anxious, not for the public good, but to checkmate anything proposed by Gentiles, who will take the oath of office 'with a mental reservation reserva-tion not to keep it if it conflicts at all with what they may esteem Mormon interests; with the B thought from the first that they will have but one fl thought and that to oppose anything proposed by fl Gentiles; if any such are nominated, the party will 9 be disgraced and it will be everybody's duty to H tiy to prevent their election. H Again, all the Councilmen to be elected this H year should be superior men; men capable of H grasping the city's needs and big enough to help H further them. H In the coming two years there will be some i H marked advances in this city and the propara- H tiqns tor them should even now be in progress. H Voters should keep these things in mind when H they &-v to the primaries and 'in advance should . H determine not to nominate one candidate unless '' H his past career supplies proof that in a responsible B position he will be a man and not a mere tool or a H narrow, contemptible fanatic, or both. H |
