Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-12
RYAN MUST 60.

Mayor Baskln sont in to last even.
lng'a session Of the GUY Council the
nomination Of d. =. Grflin Tor super.
iniendent Of watefw lrks, "vioe Ryan,
removed" The quoted words carry
their own Significance with them AMI
nom that the ease against tho last
named gentleman hos been 30 plainly
made out that such action be-
came imperative. The charter pro.
vldes that the Council may remove by
two.thirds majority vote, anu that
the accused IL entitled 10 hearing
md 10 a copy Of tue charges Ggaiust
him beforehand, No the action Of the
Council Ia defsrfing the matter lot q
time was not wrong; in fact, any
other course would have been against
a plain provision OF tho law aud II is
not right under any circumstances 10
deprive an accused person Of n hent-
ing.
However, there are tlmrs when I'm.
perativc action Ia n necessity, when
delay might defeat the entire purpose
OF the enactment itself AZ we'll ne him
der anu perhaps overthrow the cause
Of Justice altogether. THIS Is even
such case. While tho water superin.
tsndent Ia not nnd has not been on
trial ~ formallly, he has been la that
position Substantially, aud there IL but
one verdict returned by the public. This
being the case hc should not be- per-
mitted to discharge further the duties
Of the position In which he perpetFatoi
the acts complained OF, aud the mayor
or any one one having tho power T.
suspend pending tho formal hearing
who should fail TO do 10, would TO some
extent ut least ally himself with the
offender and partaho Of his wrong
/ doiug.
During the three days' hearing before
Commissioner Greenm1n the News
made not one word % comment for VI
sgalnst the nominal defendant Mt.
Druee or the real ono Mr.. Ryan. Il
would make mono now but that the
mind OF every reader "A, /, what took
place Il made up AMI nineiy-niao out
OF every ono hundred have settled
upon conclusion unlavorablo "a
Ryan. AZ the court does not have "a
pass upon this question except as d
mstter OF incident, we are subJecting
that gentleman 10 no unfair treatment
by commenting upon his case now, an !
at the most we are but relteratlng what
Is said and felt by the public.
The NEWS scorns tho idea that In all
this It has scored a Victory OF, In The
language OF the street, "maie a win
ming" Il does not scok triumphs Mt Tia,
cost OF any mans degradation and Ia
the case OF accused persons, especially
any one 10 whom Il committed high
and responsible position, would rather
u soaudalous charge was shown 10 b.
without foundation than otherwise.
but being an official, 20 far from "a.
empting person from investigation
and punishment, makes him only The
more assailable aud less vulnerable,
Mr.. Ryan's politics are understood Ia
be nj variance with those Of a majority
Of tho people for whom the News
speaks; but we hope no one VIII go s0
ar from the pale Of renson ~ to say,
Ia the light OF what Inns occurred, that
hat has influenced us In tha slightest
degree. All the evidence udduced
In his favor has been published
In these columns without gaTblinp,
Wrapping, or any moro abbreyiallon
than Ia customary or than the other
evidence was subjected to; and what
vas said ana done by the NEWS
Igaiust him would have hcon douu Ia
Inc same degree und with the fam,
.yirit had his politics heon different OF
the one charged an nl'iul holding
views entirely ut variance with MI,
ilyan's.
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