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Show that the rollce bow down to tho will of the mayor, and that tho mayor and police committee of the city are supreme. su-preme. ''If Mayor Brewer (I presume the noine could bo readily changed! says cloae the gambling holmes.' said on) omcer. "thrt gambling houses will be closed, and closed so tlpbt that tho silliness of the catacombs will fall upon them, and they will remain closed. "Now, why talk to the polIce, Rev. Elderkin, If you Intend to bo effective? The police are servants of their superiors, su-periors, who hold the power of dismissal, dis-missal, aro obeyed Implicitly. "On January 25. 1909, Mr. Giamann made the following editorial statements: state-ments: "Rev. Elderkin, In his sermon Sunday night, missed a great opportu-i opportu-i nity to fix responsibility for open gambling, gam-bling, but he lost sight of this main pr.lnt In his eager pursuit of tho police. po-lice. " "He expects too much from tho police; po-lice; he offers too many excuses for those who are the superiors of the (police; he falls to fix responsibility at the source of authority. " 'Now, why should the chief of police po-lice or the officer on his beat presume to override the authority of the mayor and proceed to declare what nhall bo the policy of the city government In relation to saloons and the social evil Why should a police force bo other than responsive to the will of those In authority? How can discipline be maintained If orders from the crown head arc not to be Implicitly obeyed?' "And In an editorial on January 26, lf'09, Mr. Glasmann, referring again to the same sermon, where the preacher I was trying to argue that the mayor was without "responsibility In the matter mat-ter of closing gambling houses, says: 'Mr. Elderkin should Inquire Into city affairs before disclosing his dearth ot information on the fixing of municipal responsibility. The officers ho refera to look to the mayor for guidance. 'I add a word: "There are fivo gambling houses running full tilt In Ogden at present. "Is tho present mayor res-ponslble for this open defiance of law?" QUOTES FROM THE STANDARD In on of bis regular series of "pulpit "pul-pit editorials." delivered at tb Con-grcpational Con-grcpational church preceding the rea-ular rea-ular sermon last evening. Rev. Noble Strong F.lderkln made the following rt-marks: On .lannary lt, 19. Mr f.lasmann taid editorially: 'Mr. Elderkin U trlklnjt blindly when he attacks the police force and holds the officers to account for failure to stop (tamblln. II he will get down tho compiled statistics sta-tistics of Ttah and look up th mie-tlon mie-tlon of responKiblllty he will learn that the mayor and city council are obligated under oaths to prevent Rambling. Ram-bling. And If Rev. Elderkin will Inquire In-quire as In fhe facts be will discover |