Show TIIE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE the proceedings of the city council at their session last night as found in another column will create unbounded surprise among the people there were several features manifested that are to bo regretted some of the remarks made amounted to an unwarrantable ji bel on the people this we repeat is to be regretted the city council certainly have the right to change the present policy if they see fit regardless of asking the odds of the people who sent them there but to use for an argument in support of tho motion to strike out that portion of alderman Hold awaya resolutions leaving the matter of change to the vote of the people that the electors could not cast an honest vote is something that amounts to a vicious libel if tho people cannot cast an hon cat ballot now how was it that chev were trusted v ith the franchise in february last when they elected men to them in whom they reposed implicit confidence bu who now confront them with tins fearful charge certainly to nay tho least this looks a little inconsistent admitting the fact that the city council bag tho right to introduce a change would it not have been far better in MOW of the fact that they or at least the majority of them were sheeted sleeted with the understanding that their wished prohibition enforced to ha 0 left the matter to the people we moat de cidely think so then eliy was the proposition to grant the electors this privilege voted down because the council evidently feared the verdict in fitt one of the councillors councilors Counci lors almost said as much last night that aliey the people would poll a vote alo council w not want tho alleged violations of tho prohibition 0 stands to day as a credit and an example of morality so far as drunkenness and iab concomitant evils are concerned it is very rarely people on our streets are accosted by persons under the influence of liquor certainly thia of itself speaks volumes how would it bo if saloons were established as the majority of the city council desire why w 0 would aee i acero of drunken men ahro wo nov see but one the main argument used by saloon advocates la that the city is being robbed of a revenue gli her prohibition policy that she ought otherwise to hav e allowing this to bo the caad wo think provo thon is better off with her present moral record than she be with a few hundred dollars revenue from ea loone and a harvest of fathers husbands and sous reeling on the bide walks and filling tho jail wo understand that already the peo plo are taking steps by way of remonstrating against the proposed change in the ordinance ind that at the next BC sion of tho city council they will demand a hearing upon this all important subject |