Show Smear tactics 1 Deal car Editor The Iho smear in ii the recent lecent elect election ion campa campaign i go i in n I the he Vernal 1 blamed l' l Charley Shu II iI for fOl everything but Jut the di ought h and I the he lack of snow snow- People have asked me nee who would do Iha As we analyzed ed the 11 Party's s one onel l advertisement it was obvious The publicity claimed to In o I. I Iv Iw progressive und and of all departments in city cily but I the hl Police I Plot Dial was lias like a 1 slap in the Nie lace lo 10 those e police and f 10 II wi I families They risk their Ii lives to 10 protect this community the Iho Utah Illah t tah Chief of Police A Association ion recognizes es the Venial Varna Police Department to lobe be one ol oI the lines finest t in the state stale Mien hen shumway ay Pharmacy was robbed live five times lines in less than t two 1 years oars and anI other businesses had similar ex- ex that's ha Is I's when hen Charley his hat hal into inlo the political ring and ran tan for a u councilman seat seal He Ile was as surprised as asalone one al to lo become the first Independent candidate to be elected l in ill Vernal's history In III the recent lecent election two candidates lI proved they the had the c lOUI mirage courage and guts lo to do the same thing For FOI over ovel twenty years vears the Progressive Patty Party has dominated cil city government Citizen Pmt Party ran capable honest men but they were always defeated Gr Gradually dually one by hy one people began hegan dropping out of the Cit Citizens Party Parly and anI climbing aboard the Progressive Party's bandwagon band band- wagon Candidates who ho were serious about becoming elected switched s swit- swit it thod ched to the Progressive Pari Party and were elected That was true twenty years eurs ago ugo when our Utah Speaker of the Il e of Representatives Glade tan run our lot a councilman seu seat t on the Citizen Irh and was defeated but was elected on the Party at the next election What il it he hl had given up after one defeat All o of us u. are arc proud of his political achievement in inI I stale tale government ill Hill Gibson ibson ran on the Citizen parly and und was defeated he a city councilman by byway WilY way o of the Progressive Party It wa wasn't nt until four Cour year ago that the domination o of the finally C Parly Para was changed hanged Jim Drollinger ran on the he Party and was elected He lie was mayor major for Cor two wo ears furi ar but Jut he Ill was was' Man Jan of oC blie he the Hour Ilour at That hut lime time in Vfrnal hi history ory h hI I nt new w ideas were im implemented into ci city tv government und ants are aie being followed today The hiring of key city officials look place under his leadership Two Iwo years vears lars ago during the election Charley Charle harley was criticized oui club- club lor tor speaking out against a like altitude in city council meetings meeting Several times limes a council meeting beginning at ut 7 o did not nol have a u quorum o of councilmen until after nine o'clock One Progressive councilman didn't come lIme for a month The other who 1000 was running lor for a u sure ule third term on the Progressive sive Part Party ticket would show how up after nine o'clock Idock 0 Since that lime time a new sense 01 ot direction and responsibility has been shown lon on the council A quorum is present I feel loci that there is a place in city cily government for Cor honesty of oC all kinds kind I also feel that in future elections a cam candidate date should hould run on hI his own oVon merits and not bu he included on a full ull page ge ad ud that claims credit for Cor everything about city govern govern- punt merit especially when in the publicity in an attempt to get their candidates sleeted elected they would choose to blackball the Police Department N SHUMWAY Y |