Show NORMAN LEE EDITOR that must havi have been a rather novel nor drama which was enacted in the city council chambers at salt lake city 1 last ast monday louday evening when a communication muni cation catlon irom from mayor bransford was presented and read recommending that captain john G D burbidge Burti idge ot of the police department be removed tor for the good of the service As the american party councilmen registered their votes nearly all of them made an excy excuse se for or voting as thay did admitting that they fiad not the sit slightest animosity toward captain burbic burbidge go and some of them even confessed to being his warm personal friend but their party had said lie he must go and the party was vas greater than principle it Is just such party loyalty as this that makes politics corrupt is whose character can Is a U man T al Is U T al not be assailed froni from any standpoint and he lias has served his community under the rule of all the differ different lift political parties never once wal vering in his all to principle and the faithful performance of duty and the city of salt lake has never had a more efficient officer when principle lia has to be sacrificed in any cause causa for the purpose of attaining a desired end it reveals a weakness and a condition which spells disaster sooner oner or later to the nian man menor men or organization which operates under such methods we give the sentiments of sonic some our most prominent men on such conditions dit ions the worst evils that affect our local government irise arise fr from omand and are arc the inevitable result of the ilia mixing alof the city affairs with the tha I 1 party politics of the nation and the state the lines uati which national parties divide have no necessary connection with tile the business of the city such connections open the way to countless lemes of plunder and civic corrupt corruption fon teodora theodore roosevelt it is my pro profound fourd conviction that a determined effort is necessary to save national parties from the demoralization inevitably ly consequent upon municipal spoliation and as a republican zealous for the welfare ind and reputation of my party I 1 advocate the foundation of n a uon non civic chic improvement root |