Show THE CITY FINANCES One o oC the planks of th the Republican can cIt city platform in 1007 1907 embraced Ia language to the effect that the Kearns p party was entitled by br right of at discovery discovery dis dis- dis covery ery to the legend No Funds Those two bad words had been written written writ writ- ten b by the Ke Kearns city o officials over the door of f the public treasury and even In Jn the face of abundant proof a and d in denial of the plain statement o othe othe of the Republican platform the Kearns party disputed the condition alleged Leaders Leader of at that party declared then and repe repeated ted it husH busily until late TUE Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day afternoon afternoon of the thi present week eek that the finances of at Salt Lake are in good condition Now the unfortunate fact is con coil Over Over the door of the public treasury is written just the legend declared No Funds But there is still sun a more mournful emblem upon that portal There is a n knot of crepe on the knob and if you ou look at the card you ou will note the demand More fore Bonds and Higher Taxation Ever Every word of the Republican char charge e is today conceded b by the Kearns party managers manager's to be true I There are no funds and there must be a bigger contribution by the peo pee pIe The council has has has' officially admitted ilie the hopeless embarrassment of the thee e city i the utter emptiness of the treasury treasury treas treas- ur ury the truth of all that has been charged against the Kearns party managers and managers and the further fact that those those- officials have by no means yet et exerted their power for harm in Salt SaIt Lake It is not riot a time for tor harsh words ItIs It Itis is not a n time lime for anger What is now known and admitted by the prints of tho the K Kearns ns crowd was evident to ever every on one in the city who cared to he be fair It was vas known at least a year ago The gait gall they were going the policy the they had adopted the recklessness reckless reckless- neS ness they indulged the Sacrifice of at public DubUc interest to partisan gain the thep p promises officially made made all all these rendered certain just the results that thatis is is' is isnow now admitted of record Nothing lo loss s. s could have ha happened and yet tho the people retained that party in pow pow- er or The people spoke approval of or the tho Kearns program The people indorsed d the Ule Kearns officials and all aU their works That fact mu must t be he considered too today a in looking at the present situa tI tion n. n Because if the people were so blinded to their own wn Interest in the fall faU of ot 1907 by what logic can you expect expect expect ex ex- ex- ex them to change chango materially Inthe Inthe in inthe the fall of ot 1908 They knew the city had given gl seventy seventy sev sev- enty thousand dollars for the plastering plaster ing lag of a conduit that should have been finished perfectly without that pay pay- ment or meat or any other olber beyond the contract contract con con- tract price The people eople knew the mone money was vanishing that the big bond fund was melting like snow in inthe inthe inthe the sun The They knew the tho offices at atthe atthe atthe the city end of or the building were filled fined with men who drew pa pay for serving the party and without regard to serving the public They knew pledges were broken They l know ow citizens citi zens had paid for improvements that never had been made They knew the taxes had bad been raised They knew there was no good reason to believe the Kearns party would wisely or well administer the affairs of the city And AntI yet the people gave office again to the Kearns crowd I Maybe be there is some hope in this All through that campaign and antI for months afterward the Ule Kearns Kearus politicians pout pout- clans and tho the Kearns papers declared the cit city was in excellent financial condition condition con that it was not nol nt at all embarrassed embarrassed embar embar- th that t It was able aLlo to go so forward with public improvement without further further fur fur- ther imposing burdens on the tile people Thc These e things were not true and now J 0 the untruth of them Is blandly conceded conceded conceded con con- ceded by the Kearns officials and papers pa peAS pers that a J. J year ago and nd through all that year the tho very po position post post- l. l tion which they nOw DOW w admit It 1 l is a bad condition In which that piratical party has got the tho city Big Dig Biga a n q the tho burdens are they will have han to tobe tobe tobe be bigger The people will have hav to topa pa pay for Cor the mistakes the Kearns crowd havo have m made e. e People of Salt Lake was It worth tho the price you paid Look at the mator matter matter mat mat- ter or calm calmly and Impartially Has the experiment of or Intolerance been profitable profit profit- able ln in in any way Judging ing the future by the past can you expect a n wiser financial conduct Can Cnn you reasonably reasonably bl bly believe beHove the promised reforms will willbe willbe willbe be effected Is tho the city better off orr for forthe forthe forthe the surrender to a L noisy and egotistical lot of politicians These officials have haye paid tw twenty nty thousand dollars to some gome Imported accountants accountants ac accountants ac- ac to work a n. year and find out what cYer every man in town knew knew and and must have known known nIl all the time And now the city must pay the additional ad ad- price There wi will b be 00 a demand domand deman de do- man mand for more than half a million dollars dol do- do lars Jars in bonds AI Almost most to a certainty there will he a r raise lse in the tho tax rate as well Look it over in the quiet luiet of your homes Has it paid |