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Show DEMOCRACY VS. I REPUBLICANISM I Observer SaysSomcTartTliings About the New Commission- H crs. The Marshal Evidently H Commissioned to Look Nice, H Wear Good Clothes, And M Have Others do His Work. M Thero have been mado miles In length of speeches, nnd written H stacks ot books, of Republican ex- H pendlturcs when in office, nlso havo H thero been Bpokcn and written how H savingly and economical tho Demo. Bfl cratlo party would run tho municipal H ungon, whenever they got a linger In Bfl tho pic. Now thoy have got tho H Mholo cake, nnd wo sco sonio of tho H results. The first thing they did, was BBJ to rnlBO very nearly all tho salaries HVJ ot the Incoming ofClcers. Tho next B elcp was to create new offlccB, tor jjB which tho city has no use. Tho City B WntermaHtcr must feci mighty lono- B some, und not know how to occupy flHJ his time, except to draw his salary, HHJ which by the May Is a very pleasant IBB occupation, as he has Mr. Blair to col- JM lect tho water taxes for him, and BBa Brother Hicks to go around to count HHJ Mater taps and measure grass lawiu. HHJ As far as raising the city officers jHHj wages aro concerned I understand !HJ that Provo, which Is a s.ightly larger HH city than Lcgun, can go along with HHJ lc'88 wages for their functionaries, HHJ and also without creating now olllceu. BBi But Jt is so easy, and will always bo HH eo easy, to spend other people's tnon- HHJ oy, I wonder If nny of tho Commls- HH Btoncrs voluntarily will rnlso their HH clerks, day laborers, or workinon, or HHJ whoover they employ twenty llvo per HHJ cent, and then glvo them an extra HHJ man to do halt tho work. Not If thoy jHJ should pay it out of tholr own pocket HHJ oh, no, but of course they do not HHJ care for tho pcoplo's opinion after HHJ election, but uso Vandorbtlt's well HHJ known expression, "People ho. damn- HHJ cd," but I together with many moio jHJ hopo that the next legislature will jHH completo tho commlrslon law. and HH put In tho recall clause, that tho com- HH mon pcoplo can put their (luger on iHH Fomo soro spots, which ache. HB By tho bye what Is tho matter HH with our Democratic friend, tho Jour- HH nal? Thoy must havo heen so ns- HH tonlshcd at tho way tho Commission- HH ers aro stammorlng along, that thoy BBj have lost tho uso ot speech and pen. HJ My dear Cltlens, beware, when wo flHJ wako up In our mighty wrath, and M rend them a lesson, that will mako HBJ the Commissioners olt up and tako HHj notice, and repent of their reckless flHJ expenditure of the citizen's money, flHJ there will bn something doing. This flHJ Is, ot courso, against tho Domocrntlo HHj principles, but of courso It nil do- HHj pcndR on who has the coat on. It HHj would bo so nlco It tho Commission- HH ers would enlighten us poor voters HHJ on how much taxes tho city derives HH from license during the year. It HH would bo bo very nlco to know how HH much the city treasury Is enriched, HH lifter tho city has paid Mr. Blair his HH wages, for work which In reality be- HJ longs to tho marshal.' HH Yours, truly, HJ onsEitVF.it. HH |