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Show -164loss ot power for the Church leaders. growth meant a Mormons desirous of were that Smoot the might drop driving Gentiles from their midst; it hinted out of politics because the Church was After three months in which the American organ and criticism on tiring of brought it.23 into which his ambition had disrepute It claimed the heaped abuse Democrats, Republicans, the Church, Smoot, President Smith, and others who happened to disagree with it, the October 29, congratulated itself and the American Party Tribune, on on its clean campaign. But the Tribune The nature. was Intermountain-Republican the bitterness of the Tribune. wrote no has the American as a "Probably deal of great Early political party has Party showed talent for in the ever of Salt Lake." public money making charges of not alone' in had been would take the benefit for their own made levy had been unnecessarily increased, times it [the American party] has were It was further written, in command two years ago. "Its leaders so bad a first year that from which the Americans mill tax law." approaching Republican charged political wantonly a campaign the Republican The spent such and are purposes, that the and that "a same of score defiantly ignored the city the bad lot who Re-election is not going to reform them. ,,24 According was a marred to the Republican, the American record in office by several significant events. mayor, chief of it had cost the police, The party had forced and ·chief of detectives from taxpayers nearly $100,000 more previous administration, and it had brought the annually city office, than the face to face |
