The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-18
THE NEW COUNCIL.

The recently chosen mayor and city
council viii be indicted to office to-day
md assume governmental control OF the
municipality. During a long and hot cam
3aign TIE HERALD endeavored to impress
;he fact upon the public mind that the gen
ilemen who are now to be sworn III were
aot its candidates for the respective places
20 which they were nominated. If we
Jailed in this, it was. through no fault of
ours. But we going to guess that we didn't
;ail, and to assume that we were under
1T the polls. How this was done it is not
worth while to discuss at this time. The
public is familiar with the facts. What
we wish to say now, on the occasion of the
Inauguration of the new officials, Is that
while the People were out-voted, they
are still citizens of Salt Lake, and though
The HERALD's ticket was not permitted to
De elected, this paper has lost none of its
love for this city, and takes no less interest
N the welfare of the municipality. What
ever promises well for Salt Lake will re-
eeive the encouragement and support of
TIE HERALD, as has been the case in the
past. Everything which tends to benefit the
.ity viii be applauded in this paper as
heartily as though the thing were done by
political and personal friends. Improve
ment and progress, consistent with neces-
Sites and abilities, have ever received the
support of THE HERALD, and ever will,
though the improvement and progress I'm
lertaken shall be the scheme of the oppo-
sition. The partisan in our nature is not
30 intense as to prevent us from acknow-
ledging and approaching good deeds by an
opponent.
Having said so much, we are going to
hope that the new city government will be
guided by higher degree of wisdom and
patriotism than some are willing to concede
70 it. The officials should understand that
the election did not give them the city.
The ownership remains where it was The
officials are merely the custodians of a
certain trust, and they will be expected to
perform their duties as if they were agents
rather than proprietors. There is a popu-
lar sentiment that 'rapid stridesn must
and viii be taken toward greatness; that
great development will be undertaken and
extensive improvements made. This SEN
hment must be needed, but we suggest
that behind it is the more powerful one
that wisdom must guide and caution direct
IN all that is done. This latter sentiment
must keep in check and control
the spirit of recklessness which was SO
pronounced during the campaign; other
wise there will be such revulsion of feeling
within the ranks Of the party whose repre-
ientatives are going into Office, as vii
make the new officials most uncomfortable
The extravaganza which has been threat
sned aud. promised will not be tolerated
even by Liberals. who do get TO be reason
able creatures sometimes when there is M
campaign on.
In plain words, we are going to expec
good and lawful and reasonably wise gov
eminent Of this city under the new regime
and not being disappointed in this, vii
give the incoming council such assistance
and support as it deserves. The campaign
being ended, we are not going to continue
the war for the sake of fighting, but shall
work for Salt Lake as earnestly, as indus
triousy and as cautiously as in the past.