Show amos perfidy it is shameful tho way provo treated her municipal ticket though strong-ly on the state and legi-issllaatitivvee tickets the majority party cut its municipal ticket all to and allowed alis democrats to capture the aix out of ten councilmen and alie city marshal alie worst feature waa the turning down of our efficient marshal newel knight lias been one of the most able and efficient officers eliat provo lias ever had we there would lie enough of the conservative ele-ment of the community to eee him safely elected but it seems eliat provo is not yet prepared to endorse the course of a man who strictly enforces the ordinances without or favor it is a worse on alie community than it is a reflection on the individual of course wo are aware of the fact that knight is one of those pronounced individuals who is bound to make enemies also making warm friends it is said that the man without has not much force of character tharo were factions against him of a personal nature but his unpopularity did not cause hia de-feat we believe the greatest influ-ence against him was the vote con-trolled by drug stores and saloons ahn the anen cwhhoossoo driven to the pen did not en-dorse hiro though he but per forming a plain duty in taking them up rhe council went democratic be causa the people voted for men alien there waa a too radical turning down of the present council a the prim adriea which was not productive of good feeling within the republican ranks and it i generally also true that national politics does not enter into municipal affairs it has been 0o in provo this year for the defeat ef ticket in a town more strongly republican than two years ago shows republicans voted for men ma towers of the |