Show I TillS THIS IS NOT l BEl When hen the tho Kear Kearr party part was as fir fira organized It Il secured the adhesion of oC many good men and women who vimo were attracted b by the familiar slogan of oC re rc- rc form foam They saw the extravagance extra and mistaken administration of oC tho the Democratic Demo Demo- cratic city government o the they timey thew saw w Its e to enforce laws which good government requires Time The They saw pubic public pub pub- lie lic ic exp expenses n cs Increasing and public duties du- du duties duties du du- ties neglected and they were warranted warranted warranted war war- ranted In seeking an association which would ouid Insure them reform Because of or that because the they were promised a betterment of local con conditions they join joined d the time Kearns part party We Ve submit that reform has not come They have ha been victims of or le- le de designing signing men Their strength has been beenu u used ed to Increase aie tho the power of or a party parly which has neither will nor desire to effect reform The best bet men and women in the Kearns party of or today are of or necessity made mado partners with the worst men and women In time the city city- To the extent that a Kearns victory In November 1st Is I desired de by them they the are aro clo closely ly united with the people whoso whose every Interest Is hs opposed to reform This Is not reform One of or tho Limo measures of oC reform promised was a reduction of oC taxes In Instead Instead Instead In- In stead of oC that taxes have havo been In In- In creased Not only Is the time force of or city em em- m- m been made mado much larger than ever before but tho the tho pay pa of or those who were alread already drawing more than the they earned has been augmented All 11 competition corn com petition in street making In paving or In sewerage se work has been driven cn from tho the city A single Ingle contractor has been bee made the time official bO boss 8 of oC public I work B By no so uniting upon ono employer employer employer em em- of or labor the they have been cu- cu V- V V t s i i tJ 4 shIed to command as the they believe belie th timm I voles of or the tho nu-n nu whom he hires hire To secure this result to drive competition out of or town own thc they have hwe brazenly violated vIe vio I kited their obligations obligation atlon The They have hn Juggled juggled Jug jug- the letting of contracts contract have re n refused refused re- re fused to consider bona bonn Ode bids of or re reliable reliable re- re liable firms ha have broken faith alum with the themen themen men who secured trade with them and nt at a great mone money 10 loss to the public pub pub- public lic lie have bestowed their orders upon their official offie-Ial contractor They have o ed the rate rale of or city taxation In Jn large part the previous Democratic city administration J Is responsible toi tor the time bc beginning of or this era eia of extravagance extravagance a I gance and bad government gO But nut however how how- ever er bad the Democrats mn may have I been however cr profligate thc they were li lithe In InI I the time use uso of public funds however r In Insensible Insensible In- In sensible to tho the obligations of fall fair dealings deal deal- In ings s. s the thc l Kearns part parly which suCceeded succeeded succeeded suc suc- them in office last January has distanced their thelm wildest flights nights of or in infamy fain famy and has made puerile and weak tweak the worst efforts the tho Democrats could advance This I Is not reform Not ot only are the tho public exhausted not only are arc the tho taxes In Increased increased In- In crea creased ed but debt of or more moie than a quarter quarter qua ter tel of a million dollars confronts thi the th i people of or Salt Lake Not ot on only I has X fX I and bad administration I characterized the tho conduct of public af affairs affairs af- af I fairs In this cit city but the cause e of or both weakness eaknes and und wickedness Is laid upon the time people who are me not nol to blame biarne N No Not t only has the time Kearns party part failed to discharge dl chargo their duties for Cor the time present but the they have Involved ol the time city In a at t tangle of litigation atlon which twenty years of time lime and a million of money moncy can cun no not dispose of or This Timis Is 15 not reform However Howe rampant was vice In tho the days of or Democratic It ha hns been lifted to the time level le of a protected Industry in Jim the tho Kearns administration It has become a safe saCo thing timing for bunco cappers an and l short card meito men mei mento to work worl their games gaines ames on visitors In thi city The case cuse of the thc m c 3 I Is im remarkable only in degree ree It I im Is like in J kind to a hundred ca cases es that hav gone gono before cases before cases wherein mm mm have been fleeced eced of or their money nm anti and tho the proceeds ls cut up among the favorites favor favo ites of or time the police department An attempt at hit t. t tempt of or victims to secure a tion of oC mone money has hns been met by the hc IL vilest abuse the newspaper organ o ol lawlessness in Salt Lake the Tribune could heap upon them When hen tho police po pc lice department refused to act and the thc despoiled d strangers appealed to the thc count county authorities they are abused with all the virulence the friend o f gamblers could desire Every Evely woman er e every man who makes his living by criminal or shameless ways Is assured of of Indorsement in In- In of or the time Tribune And ml th the th Tribune Is the apologist and of or the Kearns administration In thIs hi city V y V V This Is not reform They The They are arc playing today for Cor a big bigger cr stake Time The count county of or Salt SaIL Lake with Its tremendous res resources with its redundant re dun lant treasury with Its greater abl ity for fOI good or 01 evil II with Its Us wider Interests In In- In for Cor all nil the people is the tho prize for which the thc earns party Is Sling gling The me men II and women who arc ar beguiled Into following Tom Torn Kearn Kearnon on tho the promise of oC reform know thano that thai no reform has been accomplished They know knott that the evils evUs of or tho the pas pasi past have Increased ed Time The They know that the expenses of previous years ears have been doubled They know that tho time pt peril IU o obad oi ci bad government will viii rest over o this city for Cor years cars And they can not with safety arety Increase e the thc commission whim t thas has been bestowed upon tho time party pang of Tom Time They have ha not received their pr promised prom m- m reform in ill the past time the they certainly will not win it front from those hands In the time future If these good people want reform they must go to the ono one party of oC substantial sub suh- beginning and honest form torm li In city state and nation The They must give their thell adherence to time the Republican party part and clearly an and l plainly declare their resolution to do so BO |