Show TO THE NEW MEW ION the control of municipal affairs in this city has changed 0 hands tho people of logan by their votes in november brought this change about nut not one of the old officials remain an entirely different set has been selic selected ted and tonight tho new administration will step in a and n d assume the duties devo devolving iving upon it while all the city officers and it a decided majority of tho the councilmen are members of one party the they should hould ever keep in mind this faa fact they represent the whole people of logan irrespective of creed color or party and must therefore give their constituents a fair impartial and nonpartisan non tiou partisan administration in ili the distribution of appointive offices the t good of the party in power as well as that of the people at largo large 0 must necessarily be considered sid si tho the civil service policy has not been reco recognized nihed here in the past nor is jt it likely to bo be in the future good men however hovi aver should be the first consideration good democrats should be tho the second no L 0 mar man should be appointed tinn unless he be is both in ili making these appointments appointment all selfish interests c should hould be laid aside no member of tho the city council has bas any right to disregard 0 the voice of thu the taxpayers af this city no democratic lember member has any right to ignore 0 the wishes of the men who put him in office jobbery and robbery will not bo tolerated tolerate d by the democrats of logan loan THE JOURNAL serves notice now before the new administration assembles forthe for the f first time t that hat it will criticise criticism critic ise any chicanery or questionable conduct con duct of public matters on tho the part of incoming city officials just as readily and just as severely as it would critic criticize iz members of the other political party p arty THE JOURNAL is ia for the people eople P first the party next we realize the of which eh greets the he nun mayor mayor aad council there is tin no money in the treasury the city it i already beyond its borrowing capacity the entire revenue from all sources will barely pay the interest tin on tile the present debt besides the very lowest salaries and there Is is no fund for public improvements nor no way to raise one this is the condition which confronts them and it will be noces sary eary to practice the most rigid economy to use the very best buri business neiss judgment C in every thing the city can no longer afford to maintain a large idle police force tho the city can no longer bonger 0 afford a fire department that costs a hundred dollars dollaris for every practice the city can no ion longer ioner 0 er afford to i increase nerease ilala salaries ri es at tire tho eleventh hour the city can no longer afford to pur chae c fancy fire engines a as a personal per zonal favor to the agent the city can no longer afford to pay per day of eight hours for common labor the city is nav now in such euch a condition that retrenchment I 1 must be the watchword arid and unselfishness the policy of every official tire the police force bould be reduced by 0 y half the fire department should be begeor beor ga n iced and reduced by half the city should combine with the county in the employment of a ji and every effort should bo mado made to tho the remur resources ces of this locality and induce capital to locate here economy and enterprise are the only team to pull logan 0 through 10 the slough of her present depression |