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Show o 1 CHIEF LYNCH SHOULD NOT RESIGN. Tho Democratic organ and Tom I Kearns paper, tho organ of the Sore- i head and Maverick party, aro demanding de-manding the resignation of Chief of Police Lynch. "Should Mr. Lynch resign?" Is a question some peoplo aro asking. We say No! emphatically. If you please, No! Why should ho? Mr. Lynch is not the creature of the Democratic party; neither of the Maverick party. Ho was appointed chief of police by a Republican Mayor and confirmed by a Republican Council. No Democratic Demo-cratic councllmen voted for his confirmation. con-firmation. Mr. Lynch Is responsible to tho Republican party, and to It alone, for his position as chief or police. No good Republican wants him to resign. , Mr. Lynch did not have to be reappointed reap-pointed by Mr. Morris to hold his position as chief of police, and Mayor Morris knew It. The chler or police or Salt Lako City has no specified term or ofilcc. He holds It until ho Is removed by tho Mayor and the Council. Coun-cil. Mr. Lynch was not Mayor Morris' choice Before Mr. Lynch was appointed ap-pointed by Mayor Thompson, Mr. Morrfs had announced that ho would j appoint Captain Burbldgo as chler. , Mayor Thompson did not appoint Mr. Lynch becauso ho had any particular partic-ular love for him, but becauso ho was afraid Mr. Morris might appoint a man ho specially disliked. Thero is no reason why Mr. Lynch should resign, nny more than that j Mayor Morris should resign. j Mr. Lynch's position has no moro j political pull to It than has tho May- ' or's position, and oven If It did havo It would make no difference. As wo said before, Mr. Lynch owes his position to tho Republican party, and not to ox-Mayor Thompson, tho nominee of the Maverick party, or to Mayor Morris, tho nomlneo of the -Democratic party. Wo 'do not bellovo Mr. Lynch will resign, and ho certainly should not do so. |
