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Show DEMOCRATS STILL 1 RIDE HIGH RORSE I Ethics of Parliamentary Law I Ignored by Calne I SCHOLES NAMED AUDITOR I DUT THE "UNWASHED"-CANNOT I SEE WAY CLEAR TO AP- , I POINT REPUBLICAN. I I I I respectfully recommend that J H J- Frederick Scholcs bo appointed ; .J. to act ns AUDITOR of Logan J .J. City from Juno 1, 1911, until tho ! I J. first Monday in Jan 1912, at a sal .J. B ary of $12. GO per month, nnd that -f- tin lin A,n.lM'A.1 in ntlMt flln nn. .f H UU LIU UIU1I1UJUU IU uuuit vuu uu- H i counts of Logan City from Jan- J HJ 1 uary 1, 1911, to Juno 1, 1911, -J M .J. for tho sum of $75.00. BJ I- Very respectfully, J HJ JOHN H. ANDERSON, i H J Mayor. J HJ When tho mayor submitted tho HJ above communication to tho city coun- HJ cil Wednesday evening tho "fat wns HJ In tho flro. A threo cornered debato M followed, tho Mayor, President Caluo M and Councilman Evans participating, U the results of which wus u now edl U titm on parliamentary law from the M wisdom nnd genius of Professor M Culne., H Councllmnn nerntson moved to ap- M prove tho lecommcndatlon. Tho mo- M Uon was duly seconded nnd tho 1 chair stated tho motion and called for M remarks. Evans arose and Immediate- M ly began tnlklng and gesticulating. He M snld tho recommendation encroached M upon tho rights of tho rccordor nnd M this little lady's toes must not bo M stepped on. Ho cited tho ordinance a3 M proof and It was read by tho attorney na follows: "Tho city recorder shall H have power to appoint, during tho H term for which ho is elected, subject M to the confirmation of the city coun- ell, n competent DEPUTY RECORD- H ER who shall act WITHOUT COM f H PENSATION unless otherwise pro- H vldcd by the city council." Noto tho H words deputy recorder and without H compensation. Also noto that tho H mayor was recomroendlng nn auditor. H PrcsUcnt Cnlno followed In tho H Evuns' strain, and It was evident H theso hrethteu had boon In consulta- H tlou with the recorder and had some H ono of the faithful In mind for tho H Job. Evans then moved that tho mat- H tcr bo referred to the mayor and re- H corder with power to act. The motion H was seconded, nnd tho chair stated H themutlon. . H Tho mayor then arose and said ho H submitted tho appointment on tho H same grounds that ho. submitted tho fl name of Jnmos H. I.elshman two H months ago, and Vt,t, 1 that It It H waa right t i ap,o,nt Lel,shman then, W which It was, It vaj Just as right to Sj appoint Scholes now. That tho re- H cordor was not Imposed upon then, H and there was no Imposition now. lie Bl was recommending an auditor to au- 91 dlt her books, nnd all others now In 9 use, not a doputy recordor to assist HJ tho recorder. The president got roady H to put tho mutton, nerntson wanted BS to know what had become of his mo. ju tlou to approve. Cnlno looked at Ev- &f aus, and the bishop said he "didn't H know thero was another motion ho- B fore tho out.e." Calne tcok tho cue HJ and put the Evuna motion roferrlng HJ tho matter to the mayor apd record- fl or, complctoly Iguorlng tha Dcrntsoti ) flj Continue on Pago A , Democrats Still Ride High Horse (Continued from Page 1) motion ono of tho most glaring impositions im-positions on order and decency that It Is possible to conceive of. The files In tho recorder's "office show that on April 4, tho mayor sent In a message In part as follows: "From an examination of the report re-port of speclnl auditors, It appears that tho financial condition ot Logan City is such that a policy of strict economy should be adopted and pursued pur-sued In all of Its departments." . . "It Is evident from tho report of tho special auditors that It would materially aid In keeping the records of the city correct in every particular, particu-lar, to havo an auditor, nnd I would recommend the nppolntment of Mr. J. II. Lelshman, to act as auditor during dur-ing tho pleasure of tho council, nt a snlary of $12.50 per month." At this meeting all tho councllmen wero present. A motion wns mado to accept tho recommendations and confirm con-firm tho nppolntment. Tho vote was unanimous. It Is presumed thnt tho recorder was not hurt In this Instance In-stance Why thon tho great lmilosl. tlon In tho recommendation Wednesday Wednes-day night. Doth cases aro identical. Iioth good competent men. Tho only difference is tho political collar that they wenr. Lelshman Is presumed to be a Democrat while Scholcs Is known to bo n Republican. Ah, theres' the rub. What does Professor Calne nnd Dlshop Kvnns enro fw law and order as long as "tho faithful" only aro recognised and tho rovolvlng wheel does not cense revolving? |
