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Show DRIFT OF P6LITICS. "Tito reward which tho Herald Is receiving receiv-ing as a result of tho city election last fall," remarked a citizen, "Is a kind of treatment that is calculated to make the averngo man think ho had been up against a skin game. For Instance, about the first thing Mayor Morris did was to remove Mr. Igleheart, the manager, from tho library board, and that, too, without assigning as-signing any reason for It Then City Recorder Crltchlow Is feeding a so-called 'gutter snipe' publication that abuses tho Herald, and everything else that Is decent by giving to It legal printing that Is clearly clear-ly duo to the Democratic party newspaper. And to top lho whole thing oft Mayor Morris has tried lo foist on tho public an appointee who Is a bitter enemy to the editor ed-itor of tho Herald. This is ingratitude with a vengeance. Mayor Morris and Recorder Re-corder Crltchlow would not have been in it for a day had it not have been for tho heroic and effective support of tho ner-ald. ner-ald. Now they both have virtually told Mr. Igleheart and his newspaper to go to the dcmnltlon bow-wows." A condition In local politics that Is es-reclally es-reclally confusing to the stranger Is the almost constant tight between the Mormon Mor-mon and Democratic newspapers, and tho fact that each of these papers rush to tho dffenac of the Mormon Democratic Mayor. The only apparent reason for this mixture mix-ture is that each of these newspapers may be said to have been the father of tho Mayor, and a mutual feeling that Mayor Morris needs all tho defense that can be accorded him. The esteemed Herald tore up the turf In Its labor to elect Mayor Morris and his confederates in office, and now It has no possible line on them. Yet, like the good fellow that he Is, Editor Igleheart sticks to his bargain like grim death. Ho Is said to have gone up Into tho mountains, a time or two of late, and swore a fow, but there was no car to hear him and the secret Is his own. '. -".'' Whatever possessed-?Maybr. Morris to begin tho row ot the last Couhcll meeting by lambasting the heads of several of tho departments of the city is a thing that tho politicians were speculating on all day yesterday. One of them said: "It was tho most stupid thing I over saw. Tho Mayor might havo known that tho Republican would not stand for It. It would have been stultifying themselves. And besides tho departments attacked aro in most competent hands. If Mayor Morris does not recede from his stand ho will bottle himself up for his entlro term." "Tho folly of tho Mayor's advisers In permitting that official to attack the Republicans Re-publicans before tho patronago question had been sottlcd," remarked another cltl-ben, cltl-ben, "Is ono of tho worst pieces of mismanagement mis-management I havo ever seen, I wonder If It Is possible that ho thought he could whip enough of tho Council Inlo line to support his measures, after refusing lo treat even his own church friends fairly? It would soem that way. I happen to know that everything possible was dono to Induco Mayor Morris to prevent tho deadlock In the appointment matter. Ho was made concessions that the most hidebound hide-bound partisan Is compelled to admit were fair. And his refusal to meet tho majority ma-jority of tho Council half way Is a bit of stubbornness that approaches very nearly to Insolence. So far as I am concerned f favor Indorsing the stand of tho Republicans, Re-publicans, and I believe tho people of Salt Lnko who bellevo In fair play will withhold with-hold their support of the Mayor, loo, until Lo offers to deal fairly In the matter." Councilman Fernstrom drew from tho majority of the Council a statement Tuesday Tues-day night that It 13 believed the "Terrible Swede" soon wished hail been let rest In tho hands of the committee. The statement state-ment took up In det'dl the smooth letter of Mayor Morris congratulating tho Council Coun-cil on Its election, and calling for harmony and fairness In the matter of the appointments, appoint-ments, and It explained tho arbitrary and un-American courso of the Mayor in at- tempting to deprive the Republican members mem-bers a Just proportion of tho patronage. Tho report mi read declared that the Mayor attempted to Ingratiate himself Into the good will of the Council by adopting adopt-ing a manner of address that would bo calculated to win their confidence, and that at the first opportunity he attempted to compel tho Republicans to Indorse tho appointments of "renegades and bolters." Tho report r.as a frank and manly statement state-ment of the attltudo of tho majority members, mem-bers, and Chairman Prcece and his committee com-mittee aro being congratulated on their loyalty and the manliness of their stand. It Is held that It was not the purpose of the committee to make public the stubborn stub-born course of tho Mayor officially, but that the rabid language of Councilman Fernstrom and his undiplomatic threats forced the majority In Council to explain their attitude. Tho explanation. II Is believed, be-lieved, was a line bit of work and It leaves the Mayor naked before the people.1 aft, I Discussing tho foregoing phase of lho patronage question In tho Council, a citizen citi-zen remarked that the "fool otand of Fernstrom leaves no doubt of tho source of tho Mayor's Information on party policy. pol-icy. He unquestionably has been led by the blind and both have fallen Into tho ditch. The Mayor should extrlcato himself him-self and get him another spokesman and adviser. Tho 'Swede Is a clear-cut failure." fail-ure." Mayor Morris opened the ball at Tuesday Tues-day night's mee'ilng of Council by Incorporating Incor-porating In a communication to Council an unwarranted reflection on several of tho city departments. Its language was so plainly an Insult that the Recorder had scarcely finished tho reading of the communication com-munication tlwn Councilman Black entered en-tered protest. This brought forth an undignified un-dignified reply from Councilman Fernstrom. Fern-strom. in which he said the Mayor's castl-gatlon castl-gatlon was Justified. Fernstrom oven made some Insinuations that had a sort of criminal coloring, but lacked the courage to specify. The temper of the majority of the Council was brought out by this incident, in-cident, and when tho proper tlmo came the wagon was run over tho Mayor. If Mayor Morris had not been badly advised ad-vised ho certainly would not havo permitted per-mitted tho partisan work In Council Tuesday Tues-day night to havo been begun by an uncalled un-called tor fling at several of the most competent com-petent men in the city government It wan no way to bring the majority to his way of thinking. There was absolutely nothing noth-ing to do but to resent the insult, and !L Is to the ovcrlastlng credit of the Republican Republi-can members that they stood llrm Mavor Morris should take a few days off from the strenuous duties of his position and study a few good lessons In policy. He will then i be tho better able to deal with that steadfast stead-fast Republican majority that he has on his hands. Ho should also hire the fool-lclller fool-lclller and turn that dignitary loose on some of his kitchen cabinet. Tho friends of lho Mayor seem to bo making a. monkey mon-key of him. Now that Mayor Morrl3 has hown that he cunuot expect to be the whole city government, he should try his hand on the nasty smokestacks of the Utah Light and Railway company. The lnwn dress season Is not far away, and If the Mayor proves hinisolf to be as good a smoke consumer as he Is cracked up to belie will have the support of tho ladles the next time he runs, sure. The Mayor thought tho people of Salt Lake were "kidding" about that Jackson appointment Moreover, he Is said to have been convinced, privately, that ho really has been troubled with "Too much Jackson." Jack-son." Instead of looking after the health of tho city Jackson will, In all probability return to his vomit. In which event It Is genorally conceded ho will bo in his element. |