Show MAYOR ECCLES explanation inet in ita today to day az 1 l explanation from maor mayor eccles concerning ning his action in withholding from the tho public for tuo two weel the answer potter with ith regard to the ogden depots probably mr acele docs does not d designate esi guate ins its statement as an explanation because he lie appears to be ot of the opinion that no uch such thing as an explanation la is due ts to anybody I 1 in n thia this matter cut but the HERALD chooses to give th that a t name to the statement for the reason that when we me reviewed this affair aal air a few das days since we e said in detente defence of 0 tho the maor doubtless he will present an explanation when ho lie returns the maor mayor haa I 1 aas lery very candidly tand idly met the iesue and now everybody eer body line has the opportune opp ity as well as the right ri to decide for him elf as to whether the action of mr air eccles was one of exact propriety io no one cin can question the legal right of f the mayor ma or to do as ho to did and totham to that extent of otheal legal independence lie he is ie certainly not amenable to the chamber of commerce the press or the public the HERALD has a direct interest in the matter and therefore dares to take what nhat the mayor may possibly y deem an tin unwarrantable liberty vie we I 1 like the majority of people in ogden en were betrayed betra ed into mailing making tind juat reflections reflection upon mr potter because of ins his supposed falsehood fali falge chood hood As eoon soon as the facts were made public the tho HERALD like tho the majority of people in ogden was under obligation to apologize to manager potter all this chagrin might have baen spare spared d if the mayor had deigned to announce 1 I have received my reply from Man manager ilger potter which I 1 will me give to tho the public when I 1 auko up my mind that the proper time lias has arrived 13 but lut the tile fore foregoing gning is not the moet most arious feature of the case not knowing mr potters reply no dell definite n ite plan aas adopted far bringing the question in ite its best eliapo shape before mr A adams d ams if the two weeks during which w aich time the mayor MB or carried that letter in his pocket had been devoted to the arra arrangement tige ment of a systematic plan for tho the of mr ada adim im several very bating events of 0 reent ent occurrence might toight hate have been avoided mr r bocles had bad no need to fear that his giving to tho tile newspapers the answer from manager potter would have been deemed a fruehling truc fru liling elling to the tile press a or would have ha occasioned him any loea loss of personal dignity the a HERALD bould have been villing willing to state that the letter was este amad personal pars onal property by the mayor maiorand May orand and was only given to tho the public through liisi his courtesy friancis ADAMS ADAM Is not one t twe exalted individuals li who say damn the nevie news Ife courteous M sto to spend more than an hour at the I 1 fr naw office near one esterday yesterday morning in order to ap gift us in getting a correct report of his speech and a correct account fit of the railway situation hero here mr adams adame hae has been in public lifelong life long enough to know that tile newspapers are wor ay of t some attention |