Deseret Evening News | 1903-04-14 | Page 4 | The Point in Dispute

Till Til i POINT f IN IS It Is 19 very vory significant of or tho spirit of ot hostility to fairness find and h te legal test of the dispute between members of ot the tho City Council that the minority opposed ed the proposition to engage special counsel In the case to be tried In tho the District court The Tho City Attorney Is Isto Isto Isto I to have hue competent legal logal aId why should not the thc have similar assistance A very Important point hues hAB to be seWed Bellied Judicially apart from tho the quarrel over tho the appointment of the Chief of ot Police It ought to be ho thor thoro ventilated and dool lod d on Its merits und tind both hoth Hides ought to be fully Cully presented to the tho court If It tho the argument Is good that tho the learned who brought the suit Hult In hi able to argue arguo It alone then thou It Il should apply with equal force Coree to tho the City Attorney who vho has to defend the tho action of at the th minority of ot tho council If Jt he hie Is entitled to po clot cia help so Is III tho the on the side of ot the tho majority Let Iet the case cage go on anti and the whole hole matter be ho fully fUll contested 1 that wo may know whether ns us the tho law stands five members of ot a n legislative body of ot fifteen constitutes the City Council and antI may iliA act acl as ns tho the majority on affairs of ot vital i Importance to tho the municipality That flint really IB is tho turning point In the tho whole controversy Tho Thu action of oC the tho majority on Monday night was as undoubtedly right