Show I f POLITICS AND THINGS J I I IThe The Big Dg Cottonwood conduit Is fin fin- It will always alwa's be he joint I wH a monument mont ment to Pat Moran the contract contract con con- tract jobber of Salt Sal Lake Lak CI City and to American reform party graft Moran Moral was handed handee more than the lie original estimate called caled for to complete com coin the work and now the city h In addition to that amount is figuring on spending or or for foi water rights The Tho big biff conduit Is fin fin Hn- and andU the city has lias no novuter water waler to lo lorun torun torun run through It It Moran Mom n was given the contract for forthe forthe forthe the work last year ear for fOI or The fhe conduit as it was built buit then would have havo served s the purpose for which i iwas It was constructed Nearl Nearly two miles mies o othe of oC the waterway under the old lions lons were built buit by Moran before beCore the lie American reform outfit gained control control control con con- of the tho city government There were five f e and a a. half miles mies yet to be built buil As s soon as the present ad administration administration ad- ad ministration took hold of tIme the reins o of city cily government the In iii the council counci and in the administration began began heJan be he- gan Jan to figure on a plan to reimburse Moran for services rendered Accordingly Accordingly Ac Ac- cordingly the plans of oC building the conduit were chan changed ed and added to lo cover the tho Increased expense of the tho changes chancres Were Yere the changes necessary necessary If I the city does docs get Jet water through the tIme immense Immen e conduit will wI It ft not nol run as aswell well wel through h the first mile mie and a hallas hall half as It I will wI through lie Iho last live or 01 sIx six Simon Bamberger who has re resigned resigned resigned re- re signed from the Democratic state com com- will ivill wil give no reason for his resignation other than that business will ivill wI take tako him him awa away from Salt Sai Lake during a greater part of the campaign Tho The Kearns Kerns outfit immediately jumped at time the resignation and tried to lo make It 11 appear that church was tho cause of or It It Because lecuse the tIme Democrats are arc to hold bold a cele celebration at Saltair Instead of Lagoon the thc Tribune say says Mr 11 Bamberger left lef the committee In Ina Ina ina a pique That Is of the typical reasons reasons rea rca sons afforded b by the Tribune If I there thelo is Js a n split in tho the Democratic part party party par par- t ty th the Republicans arc are glad slat of oC it I but hut no one will wi believe hele e that because Mr resort lost some somo patronage patron patron- age he lie caused the lie break S S S That politics Is warming up Is shown In tho the Issuance of ls c calls by the Republican Republican Re Re- publican and Democratic state com corn Tho Tim Republicans will wi meet on Aug 21 at which time ll It I Is cx- cx a convention date will wi be he fc set set The Democrats Democrat are to lo meet on August August August Au Au- gust gust at Saltair to get set a start for Tor or the committee meeting on tho lie day dayto to following I I o w I ng S S S The Tho live five councilmen accused of oC laking tak- tak takI I ing lag mone money from froni the tho city illegally are expecting the tho Immediate filing of suits against them They know they are arc guit guilty guilly as ass is shown by their state slate ments which dodge every ls issue Isue sue and amid explain nothing The fact remaIns that five Davis councilmen Davis Fernstrom Fernstrom Fern- Fern strom Tuddenham Martin Marln and drew drew mone money from rom the tho city for services services services ser ser- vices rendered on the board of equalIzation equalization equal equal- of ot water waler rates rates There Thoro never was authority until 1903 1003 for fOl drawing such mone money and none nOlle of the tho live five mentioned mentioned men men- toned was entitled to lo compensation under tIme the ordinance passed that year car Davis Fernstrom and Tuddenham I drew money for service on the tho board oard before the ordinance was passed Whether hether suits suit are aie brought against the tho councilmen or not nol the exposure of or their violation of or the tho law will have a salutary effect In the future Councilmen Council Council- Counci- Counci men will wi learn to be he more careful they will vill learn that It is their duty to lo o know the law as m well ivell vei as aM to lo obey it It t- t This year In particular councilmen council council- men have ha e shown an utter uter disregard for 01 tho the law and amid there have been many flagrant violations as Is shown In n the sanction of oC a warrant for to o Chief Vail Val o of the lire Uro department department Other Diner instances could coull be bo to prove that the thc councilmen do not re- re rard Jard the law as a very ven serious affair They are arc Inclined to be he careless and conscious of or their power to do as they thoy please lease providing pro the they arc are not called cled thc they hey let the public be dinged S S S SIf If I you ou have read tho the exhaustive essays OSS on Utah politics covering a n Period of eight or ten years and If I iv S 5 ic S S 5 L. L j I you can cn find In them any thing lhing that affects tIme Iho charge charges m made through th the p preps pes that the tho j daze the lie Supreme Court you are arc bet bel tel time average reader S 1 j S By lly carrying water on both shoulders should should should- ers els the lie American party part tried to lo make mal c love to lo the laboring man hut bul when hen the water was isas split spilt by the party parly makIng making making mak mak- ing a compulsory y campaign assessment assess assess- ment niciL on city laborers the workingmen working working- men nien saw through the scheme He lie Is going to have a ticket of his own and andall andall all ail organized labor as well ieli as a the man maim who works work with his hands but hut who Is not affiliated with wih an any organization will ivill wi pledge himself to support lab labor r candidates and cut out political lines hues If I that Isn't a slap at time the American party what is Burl Armstrong |