Show e THAT FRANCHISE GRAB GRABP COUNCILMAN P FER says sn s sIn w 5 In effect that he does not propose to be swerved from what he be conceives to be his line of duty by the tile protests of or the press and the public against tl the e eJr Jr posed extension of the Utah Light Railway compan s franchise Sir Mr i Fernstrom It seems to us has bas an ex cx exaggerated e rated Idea of or the Importance of or the j position he holds His Ills long career In Inthe the council has apparently imbued him hint with the theory that he is In authority over the people rather than their ser servant servant servant vant The councilman says he lie le will not be bulldozed Is It bulldozing for the press to call attention to a palpable outrage Is It bulldozing for the people to ob object jert to the giving away for the con consideration consideration consideration offered by the Utah Light RaIlway Hallway company Is not a real consid consideration con sid of one of their most valued possessions Does Mr lIr Fernstrom be believe lieve he could be elected mayor of Salt Lake on a platform that favored the granting of this franchise He is too shrewd a politician to answer the last Question In the affirmative Mr Fernstrom very well knows that no man no party porty could win an election In this city on a platform This is not a question however of Binning elections It is a question of right or wrong The TIle newspapers are not always right Neither arc are the people always right But the newspapers and the th people are arc right In this instance Of Or that there thee can be no doubt and we would not do Mr Fernstrom the In Injustice Injustice justice keen observer of public senti sentiment ment that he lie is to intimate that lie he le even a majority of the Voters of or this Ity are arc for the extension If he doubts It let him offer a n re t ton on in the council submitting the tile ques question lion tion or of the extension of or this franchise to the people We would welcome such such stick sucha a n test and If the franchise failed to tob br b 1 beatt bEatton n by a Ii majority of at least five t one we would be willing willingto to buy for the statesman from the Third municipal ward the sweetest r gr cooky cooty we e could find in all aU Salt Lake Wo Wi C do not believe Mr Fernstrom F offer ocr such a resolution we do dolot dolot doLot lot believe any man who favors fu ors tile the franchise I extension would be willing willingto to submit it to a vote ote of the people It may be possible though on that point 5 ve C hi ht faith enough In the integrity of the council to express a strong doubt to secure a majority in the coun counCil co counci un Cil ci l for the franchise franchise It would never be bt possible Io to secure a majority for it at the polls The Herald has said before and it at that the extension of this fran franchis his chis as proposed d would be a crime eg p st good municipal government ri A Le Ic application of the Utah Light Ight company is not entitled to a moments ts consideration on n It should have bet be bE n a disposed of without ceremony mony on tt tic th f r flight it was as presented to the c un I cL J L The longer its rejection Is delayed the more ground there will be for the that some of our councilmen weilt ld if it they the dared betray the in inter inter ter its they were elected to conserve |