Show HERE IS YOUR RECKONING the commercial is camping on a mighty thin arnst of earth when it declares the tax imposed upon proper trow nera in ogden alila car haa been abo salvation ol 01 the tonn it iiii a city out 0 a tillage the liberal pai ly can well face the public and point to its with pride and call or a reckoning will the rise and explain bow increased taxation has been the salvation of ogden when ogden has not yet realized on the increased rate and pray what are the achievements ot the liberal party that should bloat the lovers of this smart little city with pride the wonderful change from a vil lase to a city began some three or fourbears four years ago and the STANDARDS predecessor de cessor taif herau and later THE STANDARD itself together with the chamber of commerce were ilie lever that worked the mighty upheaval in this erstwhile sleepy village till it sprung into a thrifty city it was the untiring diligence of members of the chamber of commerce supplemented by alie active pens of frank cannon whom in his absence we make bold to menti condon nelson bricker Bri oker and a few others that aroused the village from its lethargy and breathed into its nostrils a real life ily them public opinion was aroused and the consequence was alie election by the peoples baity of eccli enterprising men as john boyle wm driver john k john reeve and others to the city council under whose administration the system of water works as it now is waa established the electric light was introduced a beautiful city hall was built a with engine and dirt cars were brought into uso for grading the streets and a gas plant was fostered fourth and second streets were cut down to a proper grade and their retaining walls were built entirely at the expense of the property owners there main street was graded from mill to fifth street and fourth street from east to wall and first street from slain to wall tard street fiill was partly cut down franklin and streets were graded from first to fifth the bravel pits were located and opened and all the time the city was prosperous and taxation waa low now after one fourth of their official life has been spent what has the liberal council really done to fill tho lobaina of anost ardent admirers with pride with alie value of taxable property increased fully one hundred per cent according to the eho fling which figure is not put nearly high enough aej with a large increase in tho number of the cites legislature over what the peoples party had and with everything prepared and ready at hand have why they have uniformed lie police and changed tha names t tho streets the grading lias only been kept up to its former standard because it would cost more to abandon it as the city would have to feed ita idle prisoners the tho was proper and not ono in a hundred of population can name and locale the streets from memory if the liberal parly lias done anything more it Is not apparent 0 o the average citizen and if it has we will thank the commercial to hold it cp where everybody can see it to uniform a police force and change the names of a cites streets ire wonderful achievements and worthy the highest boast of tha oj jen daily and the party or which it assumes to |