Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-07 | Page 6 | People's Corner

I r PEOPLES PEOPLE'S CORNER J J Moran Lampooning I Held Inconsistent Editor The Telegram Judging from froni the number and at nature of ot the funny letters present being directed against the imaginary Incompetency of ot our street department one w would uld suppose suppose suppose sup sup- pose that those of us tie who appear to feel so keenly inclined to be witty and a bit had for the present at least discarded all of our other Indoor sports In favor of ot the lampooning of Pat Moran As a a matter of duty first however how how- ever most of ot us ought to give more attention to what those authorized by law should compel us to do do do- keep our own sidewalks so free from Ice that people who do not wear Vear creepers might not have to risk their necks In getting by our homes The next thing those howlers against Pat Moran ought to do Isto is isto isto to consider the nature and Inconsistency inconsistency inconsistency incon incon- of the present system of a local municipal government which would attempt to hold one man re responsible responsible responsible re- re for a service that no one man living could consistently be expected to take care of Without meaning to hold any grief for Pat Moran I have no hesitancy In stating that I do not believe there Is a single one of ot the i tany nany complainants who appear to toc c ClOy yelping at his heels that could under the unusually capri- capri dous weather conditions of ot the past month or so without expending 1 alone ore money than the average taxpayer taxpayer taxpayer tax tax- payer Is willing to put into the necessary service required to cover this whole city efty by any possibility come nearer to pleasing everybody than has bas Commissioner Moran who by the way happens to be the unlucky unlucky unlucky un un- un- un lucky victim of a system of ot local municipal government which In Insofar in- in as Salt Lake City is concerned concerned con con- has never pleased anybody except a certain element of ot self appointed guardians of the taxpayers who are never likely to tobe tobe tobe be be- accused of ot allowing him to get too much of ot his money Better make your own sidewalks folks and pray the legislature legislature legislature leg leg- for a more equitably sensIble sensible sensible sens sens- ible representative form of ot city government gov gov- I MARTIN ALLEN I