Show LIST 1 TO THIS 15 rise y f I SAD LAY Y OF POLITICS f. f Saviors Saviors of Country Active e Elsewhere But f a a Here They Are Me Slumbering Stilla Still Although Although- the near approach of the r ri J i biennial election is fa causing considerable consider consider- able agitation in many Utah towns 1 the same cannot be said of Ephraim ne Here e everything is la as serene as a June morning hardly a a apolitical political breeze stirs afire and if any candidate has tossed his hat into the ring he be has been careful to keep it from the gaze aze of the spectators Occasionally Dame DameY I Y Rumor whispers that the bee has been f heard to buzz in the vicinity of some good citizens citizen's sky piece but bat so far the said good citizens have all been prompt in fn entering disclaimers when questioned as to bo their alleged Ordinarily this serene atmosphere this tiffs living at al peace with ones one's neighbors neigh neigh- I bors bore and attending strictly to ones one's ti business is a good sign but it is not I always a good ocd indication du during ing campaign time The ideal condition on such occasions is that which shows f. f the voters parading their best men fI rl before the public and showing their r qualifications as minded broadminded broad minded citi citizens zens zena And good business men men 7 f wh who have the ability the energy and J the inclination to guide the municipality municipality polity past the shoals of hard times and into the harbor of pro ess and pro prosperity Perhaps all towns have f t such ouch men but lint they are not too plentiful picnic picnic- ful and often they are men who do donot not toss their hats into the ring but I wait for tor their friends to do the toss- toss ing A As the election will take place I f in about seven weeks it is high time for these thes friends to to begin to groom i. i their candidates 10 The best way to assure the election of an efficient city administration is isto to get a large number of candidates r t in the field held so 80 that tha the people will vill I have a fair lair choice and an opportunity f I ty to select officers whom the majority majory major major- y A ity consider the most able to conduct the affairs of the e. e municipality Cities Ij k are in an important sense lar large e busi busi- business t i ness corporations with the mayor as y president and the councilmen as dir di di- r rectors Their success or failure as such corporations and their relative f standing with neighboring is determined in large measure by the city officers It is desirable therefore to elect officers who in m ad to other qualifications have a thorough knowledge of bu business and of oP handling finances It If we choose judiciously we will have our corpora corporation tion tion conducted at the least expense ax ex pease pense pen e c consistent n with good govern govern- government ment meat and if we cho choose se unwisely the inevitable result will be ba the pa payment ment sooner or ar later of oI taxes fazes out of prop proportion proportion r tion with the results attained We Wedo Wedo do not mean by this to advocate the choice of a do do nothing administration since such sucha a policy would mean business business busi busi- ness stagnation There are no sinecures among the Ephraim city offices in fact most of the the elective officers are so poorly paid aid that they could earn more money money mony mon mon- ey y by devoting the time to their private vote ate business This means that if a aman aman aman man cannot afford to donate considerable consid- consid arable rable time to the public service heis he heis hes is s courting disappointment when he consents to become a city officer This has its advantages however since ince it prevents a scramble for th the emoluments of office Ephraim has men who will measure up p to the foregoing requirements and it t is high time to enter tl them m in the race ace The Enterprise hopes to beable be beable able ble to publish a list of prospective candidates in the near future |