| Show of r t The Meaning JJ i the Primaries 0 t Lake Lake is to be bo be congratulated to 1011 on the results of or its its fir J l' l r s yesterday The results showed plainly that the voters voters of offis 1 fis is cit city Y have begun b bo to to watch their city servants ants and hold them 0 o a a n strict accountability In the old da days s victories in municipal elections went to ther the pie t r j ello fellows with th the most money to spend and with tho the best working v rii t. t It Honors yesterday J in Salt Lake went to young men who dest dei def de de- f i st sted er ed them m and who vho received th them m ONLY B BECAUSE CAUSE OF MERIT f fU j U i That is IS certainly a healthy sign for any city r ii jt J s Four b our city went before the people and asked for an anc lc jc c pr of approval IT- IT Three of them were were- splendidly rewarded y b s strong votes of two two of them receiving receiving the highest totals ls of all the cans can's can can- dates in the field n. n rIlE TIIE FOURTH CITY WAS VAS REBUKED BY TIlE THE I il II II r The people expressed their desire to elevate three of the men I. I Iho ho had llad served them well i jj Ii i T The Tho IO people clearly expressed a desire to be rid of the one who had been tried and had not made good Honest onest Efforts Rewarded t. t H. H f IL It Green city auditor and his liis chief i a deputy E E. i A. A Bock j r rt received ce d the two highest totals yesterday The vote vot o of Bock Qc was wasI was I t th the l larger of the two He didn't have the opposition that Green had to meet in m the big ib list of candidates for commissioner Both Bothi j i these hec I men hen en were rewarded by the people for faithful and efficient l labor bor They did their duty they deserved recognition for loyalty t. t I and ud they h got that recognition Karl A A. Scheid city recorder ran i ird in a big field of candidates for commissioner where th the ther l r t wal hJ y was Avas keen of I f f Richard P. P Morris present city commissioner and candidate mayor was repudiated by the voters He received r t by iy less than HALF THE VOTES CAST FOR FOE BOCK a f f fI i I Yet be he was well known to the voters having held public office J mapy many times while while Bock was vas comparatively a newcomer in inthe the I Hold fitful of politics here TILE THE PEOPLE HAD TRIED MORRIS FOR MAYOR THEY VE BEEN TRYING HIM HUI- FOUR YEARS AS THE MAN fAN BEHIND BE BE- HIND BIND THE THRONE OF THE PRESENT MAYOR THEY r JUDGED Pl GED HIS UNFITNESS FOR THE OFFICE HE SOUGHT rf I T n RECORD WHEN MAYOR SEVERAL RS mt J AGO AND AN AS AS COMMISSIONER DURING THE LAST rE 1 OUR U UR YEARS i Therefore if Morris had Morris had thad s served the people well it IS is logical to toay ta ay he would o have un c rec received ed the ilie HIGHEST VOTE TOTE OF ANY CITY ADMINISTRATION CANDIDATE INSTEAD OF THE LOWE LOWEST LOWET T. T Good Service R Rewarded warded X When Herman Gre Green n asked the people to m make ke him city audi- audi tor he was qualified f for foi lie he job He lie was an expert accountant and andl l lad had been employed ed as auditor for companies handling millions of dollars i Mr ri Ir Green revolutionized the office of auditor when he took ige H put in m a new new system Pay rolls were brought up to tot toj t j d date te and s At ere ready dy after he became auditor lIe He put an r 1 1 end to the theold old political system NEVER DO TODAY WHAT YOU T OFF UN UNTIL IL TOMORROW W fy f r Green looked into the old refunds and examined the old public improvement records and taxes He lIe found that thousands I df f dollars had been overpaid by the people of this city Immedi- Immedi t ho put the machinery of his office into action to fix the refunds re- re funds and p pay y back to the taxpayers what belonged to them y 91 Private accountants and auditors sought to reap a harvest by asking taxpayers ers to give them power power of attorney to make the collections i jj Records Kept e Pt t Up to Date s 1 jj Auditor Green stepped in iu mid and s saved ved the people t this is needless expense He told them that those thos who had money coming to them 1 j could get it simply by bp c calling at his office where men men paid to do doj j much uch work would perform their duty The rhe people did not forget this when they went to the polls yes res- 1 THEY GAVE MR 1 GREEN THE HIGHEST VOTE OF jANY ANY ANI CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER J E. E A. A Bock Bockas was as the courteous and chief deputy deputy- U j Greens Green's hand man who carried out the new auditors auditor's policies and put his system into effect He lIe was so favorably remembered for col his work ork that the him J good people gave the highest vote of any candidate jj yesterday j There are only three cities in the United States where the financial record of the tho municipal government is kept strictly up rr to 10 date so the men who govern the city can know on the first day 11 of the month exactly what the tIle financial condition was at the close J of or the tho preceding month that month that is the day before BECAUSE OF jj it GREEN GHEEN Al AND D BOCK BOCK- SALT LAKE IS ONE OF THOSE CIT CITruS CITIES S. S j is For l or instance the city auditors auditor's office was vas busy September 30 H until the books and Rud accounts were brought absolutely up to date I 11 to show the city's financial condition up to 6 p p. p m m. m that day t f t l h Grant Too Big a Load t i When the oit city and m mayor or start started d their days day's work wor October 1 they had before them detailed reports covering I 2 31 September jj i THAT'S EFFICIENCY I j i When Ten people can get such work out of public servants it beI bel bei be- be l i I hooves them to encourage such men and we are arc indeed delighted j at the way Salt Lakers DID Lakers-DID DID J ENCOURAGE C AGE BO Bock k and Green at the pr primaries maries r On the other hand the commissioner-candidate commissioner for mayor was carrying the load of the INEFFICIENT PO POLICE ICE DEP DEPARTMENT A vote for Morris meant a vote for Grant Grant that's that's why the H people didn't vote for Morris r. r Salt Lakers were quick to reward good public service they H were just justas as quick to rebuke inefficiency li T rt T Tl l J They praised Green and Bock and the they condemned Morris l U THE TilE VOTE AT THE PRIMARIES WAS VAS A GOOD DEAL DEALIN IN ITHE TIIE NATURE OF A VERDICT IN THE TilE POLICE PROBE SO FAR AS THE PEOPLE AND AlD MORRIS WERE VERE CONCERNED b. b t The voters knew that Morris Morris' had fiddled while Mayor Park danced to his music all during the past four years of the city ad- ad Th They y knew that the impractical unpractical and inefficient police 1 It S 1 r c chief would v uld not have hav remained in office if Morris had not wanted him j Re Remembered Remembered Other bOther Vice D Days aYs Many L of the voters had vivid recollections of the old oM days when Morris was mayor of Salt Lake and nd when vice had llad full ull swing They knew that when Grant had been telling honest trusting folks that this city was as pure as driven snow he was allowing many forms of vice and Iid crime to exist here and they knew that Morris the wise old political war horse home understood the situation thoroughly and kept mum People Not Easy Marks Now And so we see efficient honest conscientious public servants being advanced d by the people to better jobs THOUGH THEY COULD NOT AFFORD HEADQUARTERS OR CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZATIONS OR OR- while the official who li had d been weighed in the balance and found wanting was rebuked though he HAD THE TilE ADMINISTRATION MACHINERY WORKING OVERTIME FOR HUM HIM AND HAD HEADQUARTERS AND ND A STRONG When the politicians thoroughly awaken to the realization that the people have grown weary of f the tho dou double le cross cross cross' and demand service service service ser ser- vice vice in public office there will be less trickery and more efficiency When it is considered that the total vote for mayor yesterday was and that Morris got only of that tha total t l while whilo Bock received nearly vot votes s out of a total of a a little more than 14 09 cast for auditor on one one ca see the handwriting on the wall for tor inefficiency in public o office ce |
