Show ARDI ARMSTRONG STRONd WIL WILL NOT BE THE MAYOR we learn from the post that ex mayor FRED J was waited upon by a delegation of prominent liberals and urged to make tho the race fur for mayor mavor of ogden but positively declined to permit hia his name to bo be presented to the convention thia this news if reliable and we w have no reason to doubt it removes from irom tho tile field the only man from whom the republican publican Ilc party had anything to fear for mr KIESL is an ablo man a successful business nian man a broad gauged pushing pro progressive restive man of affairs and popular among all classes in which re aspects he lie is the antipodes of the gentleman vi horn whom tho the democrats selected to be offered up as a sacrifice rice we could 0 nave piave beaten mr KIESEL but it would have bave required harder work to do it it ia not our purpose to impugn the personal integrity of mr AnNI STRONG the democratic candidate for mayor personally he is a very pleasant gentleman a first rate fellow when he chooses clio oses to be such but vanity and selfishness are marked traits of his character as they are arc of other plutocrats who live for themselves alone and think only of how they can continue to add to their great wealth while avoiding the cares and arid annoyances w which beset the toi toiler lerin in the world of business mr ARMSTRONG as THE STANDARD has said before ig is a moneybag moneybags a plutocrat his iris wealth recommended him to tha the hungry demo crata crati and they ignoring hia his public record nominated him in the hope that ho lie would como come down with a liberal eup sup ply of the sinew e of war wo we believe that mr armstrongs public record in ogden when thoroughly understood by the taxpayers will result in retiring him to private life for all time to come if thero there were no other reason why mr ARMSTRONG should receive a crush ing defeat in his aspirations to mccu apy py a position heretofore hon bon f V j h L bitsi ored by and arid KIEBEL KIESEL and TURN turner EH his connection with the water swindle should bo be sufficient to place lua his election outside the realm of possibility if it can be shown that J C ARMSTRONG more t than hall any other man mali was responsible for saddling upon this city a gi grinding water monopoly and wo we and will be so demonstrated is it probable that lie mill will bo be given another chance where with enlarged powers and greater opportunities he be may minister still further to corporate greed and injure the interests of ins his fellow citizens we do not believe it the post says sa a that BOB bol lud LuDy r will be nomina nominated for mayor by the but ho lie will surely be defeated that J 0 ARMSTRONG will bo be agdens next maor mayor wo we dont belice believe that mr LUNDY will receive the liberal nomination ile voted in the city council to increase his own salary that lets him out nor do wo we believe that mi mr ARMSTRONG will be agdens next maor mayor if the post is is quite certain that its candidate for mayor is is to be elected it will doubtless give some reasons why the taxpayers of ogden should vote for him we are aware that there are many good and sufficient reasons why J 0 aj ARMSTRONG tS TRONG should be permitted to clip ins his coupons and pile up wealth undisturbed by the cares vexations vexatious and annoyances anno ances of public li clife life but we cannot conceive conc cio of any reason why lie should bo be chosen to become the officer of this city with w ith a power pow er greater than tsat of a majority of the tile city council wo trust that ali lt the post will not bo be backward in in coining coming forward with any proofs which may bo be in its possession posse sion of the fitness of mr ARMSTROG ARMSTRONG to be maor mayor of this progressive progress e city we note what w hat the post lias has said and arid right hero here desay we say that wo we admit without argument that mr ARM has a beautiful home etc as the tile poet states we do deny however howe er that an all elegant residence is alone a sufficient qualification to render its possessor eligible to the mayoralty of ogden or any other city personally frank J cannon is a brig bright lit man we believe that in congress he would make a much more effective delegate than mr caine has made we believe that if mr cannon could get to congress he bould take an active interest in all material affairs of utah we belleve believe any one gentile or mor mon who would apply to him for assistance for any material cause or interest in this territory would meet with a prompt response and hearty co operation cooperation SALT LAKE TRIBUNE |