Show FOR pOR MUNICIPAL REFORM If Ie there l g ill one ue thing lear clear among the confused Issues of legislative discussion It if is the almost unanimous demand of the people of Salt Lake for a form Corm of municipal government that shall pro provide provIde provide vide an economical businesslike and clean management of their af affairs affairs a fairs Every organization organisation whose voce is worth consideration all the business businessmen men whose interests ts lead them to desire good government the mass of citizens who suffer from incompetence or me Inefficiency inefficiency in administration have united in asking the adoption of the Des DesMoines DesMoines Moines plan modified to suit the condi conditions lions existing here hereSo hereSo hereSo So thoroughly understood Is this sen sea sentiment that the legislature of or two years ago was ready to pass a bill in accord acco with it and would have done so su if the speaker of the house as agent for the Smoot machine had not defeated it by perversion of ot his office It has been understood u that no opposition opposition opposition worthy worth v the name existed In the legislature legislature and a d that the bills before it would be passed after due consideration tion but within a few days from some undefined source has arisen an effort to befog the question to compass the de dc defeat defeat feat of the bills and leave Salt Lake without the Improvement in its gov government government which is so earnestly and gen generally craIb demanded One step In this anonymous opposition was the circulation circulation tion of a report that the people of Des DesMoines DesMoines DesMoines Moines themselves are dissatisfied with the practical workings of ot the plan That report has been proved false by telegraphic Inquiry Not only has the plan worked well but It has proved un unexpectedly unexpectedly Unexpectedly expectedly effective in the purification of the worst evils an explanation tion Uon which might account for the source of the opposition here Certainly there Is no opposition here from the legitimate legitimate legitimate mate business interests or from the men and women who want to see Salt Lake have a modern modem government one that will provide means of enforcing the laws that will fix the responsibility for wrong and place the credit for well doing where it belongs Such objection as exists has come only from the crim criminal inal mat element which sees in the Des DesMoines DesMoines Moines plan a menace to evil an abate abatement abatement ment mont of graft in office an sin opportunity for tor the people to choose their their own ser servants servants ants without interference by political machines One plausible proposal has been made and that is the submission of the pro proposed proposed proposed posed change to the voters of Salt Lake for approval or rejection That might be desirable if there were any real op opposition opposition opposition position from any quarter deserving consideration But there is no such op opposition opposition opposition position and in Its absence the expense of submission would be foolish The only purpose of such a proposal is to confuse the situation and defer the ac accomplishment accomplishment accomplishment of municipal reform and the legislature can hardly afford to fur further further further ther such objects unless it Is hopelessly indifferent to Salt Lake public opinion and defiantly negligent of ot its best in interests interests Interests |