| Show f iJ t J i 1 J I J I t POWERS ON TIII CAUCUS I z I i i1 11 i 1 U it W f I 1 I j itow1 J The Judge Discusses Salt Lake City Council If 1 4 i li Combine PolitICs t i I Irtl V tJ 11 I I I 1 I 1 4 DENOUNCES IT AS ATTEMPTED RING RULE I f I i y 111 11 i fiT Thrl 1 f DnoieY Ili I It and un 11 I Ill I lr II U 1 Slot pf I Till Split the bt tit Cy 1ft I I I I I 4 0 Judge O W Powers of this city haY I t I 1 ing occupied such a prominent place In iA t N the councils of the Democratic party In t 11 I 4 I li 1 j1f i this State and especially In this city K 11 where there Is none more familiar with 11 V J I the political situation Mike asked you 1 I tenlayl by a Nevus re rcsentatlvi for 1 rJ if I I his lens on the course of the Demo I i t cratlo majority In the City Council In I > I I 1 l 1 l halt Lake anti tmheslt Ulnkly respond t iq I h tf ed From the nature of his expressions I I I ID I and the high standing I of the judge In Ju i Y11 I I I v Tile 1 party his words ulll I bo decidedly I I I Intertstlnc reading to citizens of shades to I 4 lit olltlcal I of Inlon I I I vii to j J Yes I am I Milling to express my I I y 11 4 I Mews said the judge when spoken to I r on the subject named I feel 1 that the tiT J time has arrived when the Democrats vl I 1 dl I A 11 I i 11 I I 11 I having the Us Interests of the party ti J1o P at heart should pak out If men will il I ful < observe the trend I of public sentiment I Jo > 1 l and live attention hto the remarks of t the greit mass ot the pe Plot I th eV Ivig e I Ill eolncd that the oIIcy now teln t pursued Ioy thc Salt Iake City Council I a I tit I not In it cord with Ihe wi he uf the I I t I party Unless there Is II chang In tile I l conduct of the omce of the city our I Pccess In the future AIR le Roper ed I a It I I 4 4 the n lit next IeKlslature IlRu I oIengWh controlling I I lenia Ill I l 4 Ural As It Is we are losing the con l i A filcnce of the people I I I Ildenceape o nit Plato If the Council al j nllfco rujonu 4t at I ii l wotk out I Iths I logical conclusion theo I I policy that it an hus far pursue I 11 F l I it I J 1 q there l danger hru the aDpfn To I I J I pArty will I pllt right upI U he back I I I rt I I 1 willtiIleplit I This Is I no time to mince word for n l Il I I Nr j 1 few more speeches to tie effect that the I I I I Ii IJ I I i rsfrh I i acceptable Alaynr must to nom the note l U men thTain noI lose I are I U T mON vote to the part than tire ora k v 1 lots who conceived that brilliant i N q I i thought though he live to lie as old t no 11 I I Met usuleh I 1 I I i i i What course do you think that the I q t Council ought 11 I ursue nas asked L I It ought to work In harmony with 41 the Major It ought to ylel what may < i it I J appear to It to be strict yt technical right A I whenever the public good requires It i I lt ought to do so even though It be I I I I compelled to confirm nomine for city I ti I 11 I I 1 I I It onices whose politics It the a not like i And this Is I spoken frum the stanlpolnt I 4 Ill po I Y Ill ti of a partlcan and a partisan Democrat I4 I A I believe that political parties are n A necesslt and that public olllcers as a t rule are more attentive to their duties I where they are closely watched by a ii 1 I I responsible political party Hut I that I It I i does not mean hoIm nor ring rule l 0 It loes not mean that Public ofl cers W doesonot I q under oath shall le controlled by a 4 t 1 Junta tIOr by a committe Iulllc of cnmmlh tire I 4is k I Ilcers should art for the I whole people A partisan admlnltrntlon means the l i j 1 conduct of our affairs hy men of strong I and honest convictions who at all IT 1 I I tlm a member that he who serves the t 21All 4 I P 1 0011 bt serves his party best 1 J 4o 4 The great trouble with the City 1 I 1 44 5 j Council appears to be that It Imagines 4 1sis 4 that It Is 1 the whole Hill Ht that It Is I A I I I I i j J the peoi plo the Democratic party tl Ile i 11 1 i 1 j l6layor a I IVIrg I men I and all 4 I romllned I H has bn I elulmel I that I 1 I politicians are directing Its course hut I I cannot believe that I cannot Onelve I I that any politician who has Vpeelpe I I q for party success In the future and AN ho can am beyond he end of his nome mould plan still carry out a lone so Ji i I I armful to tile Democratic party The I i I matter has Passed beyond elnR a local I A I question and rofle throughout berf e 41 F State are discussing the situation hereof I Ill i l nemoeral 8 are deploring the condillon I-ll q of things and ItepubUrahs are chuck i 10 i ling over what tit > Iwllnp to he 1 n hlstl ruitilre l Dem viatic Mm ler which will Inure tn li + t their benefit wl hlle here I at home voters are Paying that they did not elect the Council to Unlit the Mayor but to give us iood government and better govern ment let u 8 look the situation 4n the face The fyor a Democrat upon the nonpartl8lln ticket Alan chosen hy a Pull Iantlal plurality of v < les over The Democratic candidate fhe receUed the vctts of 4378 citizens In this city A Democratic Cltv Council was chosm When me Consider the disgraceful Pro tefdlnffs that have characterized pltSt Rd in ilnutrallon In this city the wonli Is I that any candidate upon n Inrlln ticket was elec hd The people are and have been milk nnd tired of mlrul nnd tit does not hoe to go tar to learn that all I clit I gem want our city affairs Carried on for the hpnent of nil nod not upon narrow partisan linem If thy Observe nn error to racrIfice the Possibility 01 n cound economical admlntrntlon to secure pparen t par tfan advantage they will le heard In the t futllro to the serious detriment of thooe who thuo offend Party nHnntnge nd 000 orn r 1pgAoJn ment cnn b hetltnlncd 1 q y promptly 1 aonnrmlng the Mnyor nominations In that may Mr Clark i0ll be made i re punlbl If hat he Toile and he does not moet tho expect 110M of the people hi friends mill not Ie I nlM I to so J0P od the nonpartisans will not Ir elite to dvnntlhe pxcn that the Democrnllr majority In the Council Nine the Iumb ling I block which I ode that n fnllnre At hlch oil rJilc woul1 have ben n success Sound polly nlo In1Icate that the course to pursue Is to 111 Ivr to mayor171ark such nIlrr and ault nnto ao hc d 1lre and then hol1 him strictly responsible Then If his nl mlnltrnllon Is I n sucresil nod nil good citizens hope that It may he Democrnts ran ay tlat they did their part If It haul d le a failure no just criticism cnn he made of the Democratic I Coun it Your lolea then Is to give the Major the right ItIga name such men ns he choose mrs suggested Inclly H the reply Our Htolh R laws I do not give to the Iyor sum clent power 1 He should be allowed to appoint anti to remove his subordl nat t Ill lIuto lon a he cannot can-not his slshes ohollhl guide the Coun 11 Home men eem to think that the complex mchlnry 1 of the city I wa created to enable them to Iut I the Mao In n hole The People do not pay taxes for such n purpo and the Democratic party has IL higher claim for e exlo1en lJulde hem Is I a practical side to the question The Mayor In I a Democrat Suppose the Council had 1 been generous and un elflsh He would ivlthoit doubt ha conferred with hem I listened to their ouggeptionq I and many Democrats ollid now lop In I fries ho are not In addition the people would have been satisfied and things needing attention In i the city could haut lecen attended to ha-ut we hale been treated to an exhibition ex-hibition of the power of the cancu I whip and the majority In the Council I have alloyed whenever 11 htlll been Cracked What do you think of the union of the Republicans and Democrats In I the Council was the next Inquiry That Is one of the curiosities of the situation said Judge Powers It lan in l n mot unnatural alliance The men Itho compete It under trrltoril1 lots would have ben In long of pr secu lion by virtkw uf the Mmunds law for an Illicit I relationship Men of opposite parties tan welt unite upon a matter of Principle but Ahen the union Ill I Ire I ly to keep some man ont or men or to Put some man In olllce 11 Is not commendable Men denounce tile nonpartisans non-partisans and In the same breath emtblcseIngs on the heads of Buckl all < 1 Hubert on and the members of the nurn combine There lire mn mh loudly declaln aginst the union of the silver forces who see no evil In Huckle anti Robertson posing as assistant I nmocrnt It cnnnot be that the Demoor lie party does nor ever will endorse any such Iinlun or comhlna tlonWhat What have you to sy to the prop osltlon which has been adV11need to turn down In the Democratic caucuses Rod conventions next fall all Democrats Demo-crats who have bn Hentmea Demai the non partlm movement If such a proposition has been al nnce1 It Is I foolish anl short sighted The Democratic caucuses will le I open to all Democrats The right han 1 of fellowship should be tended Whatever What-ever differences we hnie had should he hurled If anything else Ii I nt templttl those who seek to carry It out will come to Brief I and will be con ced tdthe Democratic party Is bload nlnlel than they assume i We are not 80 trong that Ave cnn afford to do anything of the kind vn Though there were not other Inuppr al le oljectlons We ore going to linn nil 1 that we can do to control the nex eglslalu and It Is loubtful I whether I we cnn mill If we do not carry Bill Lake county This county Peemi ito to me i-to h 1 e the key to th 1I1Itlon The Ite ubllcans are organizing nnd they will lie I lei ly a young man whose ability personal magnetism and dash will Ble lli him n strong following We must noml onto our strongest men net with Its 1 dom and forethought and ap this tiresome contention over city offloeq We must rise nboe ward politic and prove our right tn victory still there must I e no traclam of Democrats 11 hope that the thinking men nnd women of Salt Lake those ANTI votes decide elections I and mho lmve tie I friends to reward nor enml to pun Ih ant those Interest In tolltll IN I that there my he the Kreatt good for the T eott number mill bring their Influence to beer and break tie back of the combine othemlse me mill have to fIght It I out In the cnl1 1 Curtis and conventions nt fall The Mile of Salt Lake will never Lbrntt to ring rule |
