Show WHY THEY OPPOSE THE BONDS Of course the position of or those opposed opposed op op- op posed to tho the suggested Issue of city bonds will bo bp misrepresented by br the Irresponsible and anti reckless fellows who are arc seeking to be beguile tho the people into authorizing the tho issue Salt Lake Lako men of prudence are opposed to the issue of six sit hundred bundred thousand dollars worth of elt city bonds for a number of very ery good reasons And Anti because of these reasons rca rea sons zons thoy thearo aro going to defeat the proposition proposition prop prop- at the polls if it ever gets gels that farOne far One of the reasons is that the people pea peo pIe have ha lost faith in the tho men at present in control of or the cil city govern gO ment That is caused by bj the tho fact that these thes men have havo been beener er very reckless reckless reck reck- less in their conduct of public business busine s sIn in the past O One e of the organs of extravagance ex ox- excuses the abuse of the million dollar bond issue of or 1905 on the ground that no ono one expected it to tobe tobe tobe be enough money That means vcr very clear clearly that the the- people were deceived cd And the frank avowal owal means menns that the people are going to bo ho misled again I If a n million n dollars was not enough for the work that the tho wise city officials sa say would have havo to be done wh why did not they ther tell teU the tho people the truth Why did the they get a million and then spend a million and a 3 haW half And if they can see no impropriety in that sort of public business in ill the past what assurance is there that they will keep leep better faith with tho the people in future The million dollars is spent and the city is now obligated for half a million more Tho The truth is that the six hundred thousand dollars now asked will ill scarcely complete the abU abU- tho city has already assumed It is hardly possible the six h hundred bundled thousand dollars now deman demanded e will wUl complete the work contracted for fol pay for or the work that is done make malte good the present contracts or the city and city and leave leae cave a single single- dollar for future work It is almost a certainty that tho the increase in increase in in- crea crease c in m the tho tax ley levy will al also alEo o be necessary But if no Increase in the Icy levy evy Is mado made it is certain the amount now demanded in new bonds hands will not provide pro means for any new work And by br their record in tho the past and their shameless statement of or In in- now the they propose e a n great deal more public work worl That means they propose to run the cit city in iu debt again That means Ule they are not keeping keep keep- i ing ng faith with th the public with public with the theta ta tax payers It means very er clearly that they propose to to spend spen all the tho revenue evenue derived from tho the sale of or these proposed bon bonds s and then tilen Gash cash recklessly reck reck- essly lessly ahead with more moro work than they have means to pa pay for And thus compel the tho people again to make male good the excess of or public obligation It is their bad faith with the people their evident disregard of or business principles their reckless expenditure without an any provision for resources that make the tax lax pa payer er disinclined to app tho mand for tor more moro mone money If city cUr officials had kept faith with the thc people in the first place if they had devised their expenditures so EO that hat their means would meet tho the bill the he public would have ha better faith In them now If they ther had done all the they could do with the money moncy given ghen them in m the past and had then said to the people plainly This is all nIl your our money moner would pay par for More work is needed Give us the man money OJ with which to go forward tho the public would doubtless have havo complied The people of of Salt Lake are for improvements improve improve- ments meats just as fast as these can be paid for They are aro enterprising but they hey are not blind They want the city to look well and the they are arc going to have it look 1001 well But Dut they do not approve e the tho policy polley of being forced to tomake snake male good overdrafts which ne never ner r should have ha been incurred Furthermore the whole scheme for additional bonds rests on Mr Dininny's DI DI- ninny's opinion that when Utah became became be le- came a state all obligations of the city efty were wiped out that tho the city then began with a clean slate Yet certainly tho the obligations of the city previous to the tho states state's admission to the ho Union will in have to be bo met meL They cannot bo be repudiated by bj an any such faulty logic No mere opinion lon of or a cheap lawyer lawer is enough to warrant the he assumption that old debts are arc outlawed out- out awed There Thero Is a species of dishonesty dishon I esty estr In that assumption quite In In keep koep i L LS t S 4 I r 1 riL iSi i lug Ing with ith tho the whole argument of the themen themen men who seek to defend their reckless reckless reck reck- less waste of mone money in the past Itis Itis It ItIs is a part with their admission that i ithe the they purposely contracted debts far I Ih beyond beron tho the amount which they were h by the people authorized authorize to contract And Anti because the they have h been guilty of ot bad faith in the past because tho the people learn b by ly that not to trust the present cit city officials because the present tax burdens are already oppressive oppressive op op- op pre she tho people are not nol going to Indorse tho the proposal to Issue six hundred thousand dollars in bonds so long as these extravagant and faith 1 less In control civic chIc af rIf people less people are aro co of I fairs I I Taft TaCt lend leads but is second choice That is the way war the lilO Eastern politicians clans put the case caso Abusing the people who wiio do not approve approve ap ap- ap- ap prove provo the proposed bond issue will not do advocates of that project any good good The They will have to say siy Please at least And say It I Philadelphia is going to celebrate the two hundred and twenty fifth anniversary anniversary anni anni- of oC its founding setting settIn the lie date ate In In October next And tho thio quiet old oldtown oldtown oldtown town will he be really worth seeing at seeing at that tIme lime I l' l The They sa say Ir Roosevelt Roose as a Prest Presidential candidate can break brenk the thc solid South If ho lie can can and and his friends friend behove believe be be- hove lieve It it lie he should be the tue no There isn't another man in fn tho the nation tion so like likely to achieve that desirable result I |