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Show IS - , "Tho wholo matter ouhgt to bo I vlowod In tho light of reason, justice I and fairness. With all tho facts to tho front, tho noise and tumult and falsi- j " flcatlon should bo swept away by tho t'j. breath of common sense, and the city lj authorities should bo loft to act upon their own official authority, without unduo influence of any kind to Interfere Inter-fere with their deliberations or conclusions. con-clusions. Let us have a squaro deal!" Tho abovo Is from tho News and has referenco to tho proposed pro-posed franchise grab. Does tho News affect to say that people have not tho right of petition; and that citizens citi-zens have no legal authority for stating stat-ing their side of tho case to the council they havo created? By tho way, why should tho News bo so Intensely anxious an-xious for this extension? It assorts its friendship for tho people In so many ways that this conduct seems indeed strange. With forty-two years ahead of it, what good reasan can bo advanced for giving away fifty years rental of tho streets of this city for nothing? Tho News has been clamoring that "when tho facts" shall havo been presented It will Do seen etc. Let the News produce some facts. Facts are what the people want. Answer the question: Why shrould the Connolldated Railway & Power company be given an extension of fifty years more time, when Us present concessions cover a period of forty-two years from date? |