Show WHAT IT WOULD MEAN the salt lake tribune gives the following sixteen reasons in favor of nonpartisan non partisan elections which although we NYC have no municipal elections will come in III handy tor for future reference what will bethe be the benefit 11 asked a gentleman eitleman ent leman yesterday if the non iton P artisan san ticket Is elected we will try to name a few of the benefits 1 T lere will be no clashing between the mayor and council in an effort to maki mak party arty points 2 there wall be no time spent in the council scheming or debates to compass party advantages 3 anere will be no worthy man turned away because lie he belongs to one party and a wort worthless bless man employed because lie he belc belongs ingi to another party 4 the first allegiance of every man elected to office will be to the city and not to any party 5 the offices in which the cites business will be conducted will be business offices and not party recruit ing stations 6 the officers in the r offices and on the streets will not ne fie importuned importuner by men who worked tor for them and want reward 7 the officers will not by assessments be reminded ot of their party obligations 8 no unnecessary work will be done in order to reward ward manipulators for doubtful services and in order to hold them in line for the next campaign 9 tile the whole business of the mayor an I 1 council will v ill be to attend to the cites affairs as prudent business men look after their own affairs 10 the officers being being directly responsible to the city an ana not to any party chev will proceed on that line 11 it if any stealing is done will not be a strong partisan press behind the thief or thieves to shield and defend the theft 12 toe officers when doing their duty will not be assailed e by ya a v vindictive n le pirty party press ress in the interests of a ostile hostile political political oli party 13 the he business of t the e council will be greatly SI simplified and its sessions reduced reduce to halt half t the e time now occupied by it because there will be no sparring for partisan points 11 14 proposed expenditures will be considered solely from the standpoint of the cites needs and not in a party sense at all 15 the incentives for quarreling among city officers will be removed and tle the vast expense which la in the past has been levied upon tl the e C city y merely through partisan and personal spites will be avoided 16 the offices will be trusts and will cease to be snaps |