The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-18
Republicans and NOn-partisans
Hang Up Police Resolution.
IRoN-CLADRULEPR PROTECTS
'8BsTRUCTIoNIsTs RESPONSIBLE
FOR $25 A DAY.
Proposition Of the Democratic Econo-
mists TO Immediately Reinstate
the Illegally-removed Policemen
Deferred Till Tuesday-Way Is
Safe and Clear, But

CITY attorney points out the safe and
clear course, the Republican and nom
partisan members of the city council,
to ali outward appearances for the sub
servience of private and family inter
ests, have again succeeded in deferring
action on the commendable plan of the
Democratic economists to reinstate the
eight Illegally removed policemen.
Driven to desperation, the obstruction
lists in the city council last evening
sought protection under the irrevocable
rule which permits two members to
hang up a committees report until the
next regular meeting. IN the attempt
10 make political capital for themselves,
at the expense Of the reliable Demo-
cratic side. the Republican and non
partisan councilmen placed themselves
on record as being opposed to the dis
charge of the Illegally appointed police
officers, who are drawing $25 day
from the public treasury for their
double and unnecessary salaries. The
only pretext offered for delaying ac
ton until Tuesday evening was the al
legged recent discovery of the visionary
motion that possibly two of the deposed
policemen waiting restoration on the
force may not have been legally APP
painted in the first instance.
~ The opinion submitted by City Attor-
rney Hall stated that he had carefully
examined the recent decision of the
supreme court, ordering the reinstate-
ment Of the eight illegally deposed po-
Hcemen, and his view is that the inten-
ton of the mayor and the city council
was TO terminate the Office Of 7. J.
Everill and others by the appointment
of Barlow and others in their places.
Not having the power or authority so
to do, the reinstatement Of Everill and
others to the positions as formerly held
by them, would not give to either Bar
low, Paul Talbot, Cannon, Pratt, Ed
dington, Thorn or Williams a right of
action against the city for salaries that
might be claimed by them on account.
Of the restoration of Everill and others
TO the former positions held by them as
policemen Of Salt Lake City.
The committee on police, to whom
had been referred On Tuesday evening
Mayor Clarks communication, calling
for speedy and appropriate action in
the premises, and Councilman Fern
Stron's resolution, favoring an imme-
date cali to duty OF the deDosed po-
hcemen on the lines laid down by the
supreme courts decision, presented a
report. The committees report was
signed by Councilmen Howe, Allen and
Fernstrom, and recommended the adop-
ton Of 4 substitute resolution. Buckle
and Robertson. the Republican mem
berS Of the committee, withheld their
signatures. The majority recommended
ton was as follows:
Resolved, That the city recorder no
tify the chief of police to notify Frank
G. Wire. Matt Rhodes, j. a. Busby, II.
A. Heath. r, L, Shannon, 7. j. EVerill.
William Carey and George R. Raleigh
to appear for duty, and the recorder to
notify the said Barlow and the seven
other Illegally appointed policemen of
= slfr1 Of
them ever held the office Of policeman
offSalt Lake City by reason Of said ac-
ton of the mayor and city council in
attempting to appoint them as such
policemen, and that their services IS
such policemen or otherwise are no
longer required by the city after notice
from the chief of police, and that The
city win not compensate either of them
for services as policeman or otherwise;
and, further 70 notify said Wire and
the other seven illegally removed Off
GERS of said decision and that they are
entitled to the respective offices they
held as policemen of Salt Lake City
prior to the action Of the mayor and
The council, and directing them to re-
port to the chief of police for duty as
such policemen
From the frequent caucuses going on
early in the proceedings it was plainly
evident that the obstructionists We're
failing, TO prolong delay in the matter
Of the police DEPARTMENTS reorganiza-
ton. Their opportunity came later.
AS d necessary preliminary to the
contemplated final action. nation was
made by Horne TO adopt the commit
tees resolution. He supplemented his
motion by suggesting that some pro-
vision should be made for paying salary
20 the men who may have to stay on
the police force a day or two until their
respective places are filed by the rein
stated officers. Wallace saw the logic
of the suggestion and made a motion
to the desired effect, and the motion
was carried into the resolution.
Personal PRIVILEGE.
Selling the opportunity presented by
a momentarv silence, Fernstrom Sc
cured the floor as a matter of personal
privilege and proceeded to reply to the
attack made uDon him by the Repub-
ligAn and non-partisan members Tues
daN tevening, when he was charged by
them with having acted THEORETICALLY
IN that he had opposed the removals
and the new appointments last May,
not because of his sincere belief in the
Illegally of the action, but for the rea-
son that he had been unsuccessful in
securing places for some Of his friends
on the police force. F'ernstrom eX-
planned at length that his entire course
had been in the utmost good faith and
that he had never sought a position for
any one in either the police or fire de-
partment except to Ill a vacancy caused
by the resignation Of a Scandinavian
appointee. His conversation with Chief
Pratt convinced him that no Scandina-
Wan citizen need hope TO walk q po-
liceman's beat, and as to the claims of
some of his Third precinct constituency
for recognition, Chief Pratt had re-
piled, he said, that they would get
nothing because he had nothing to
thank the Democratic Third for. Fern
strom construed the chiefs reply 70
mean that the councilman could set
no favors for the Third precinct unless
he, Fernstrom, would sell his vote.
Callister did not ike Fernstrom's
thrust and attempted to show that it
was q. monstrous insinuation at all the
councilmen who had voted to make the
eight changes in the police force last
May.
Fernstrom concluded by intimating
that he had been tempted by Satan's
double to worship at the shrine of the
Republicans and the non partisans, but
h had spurned the tempter by declar-
ing he never would barter his vote for
paltry political favor.
NCallister interjected that if there
Were any odium attaching in this con-
t1YVe-sy, Fernstrom was as guilty as
any of the councilmen.
Robertson took turn attempting to
clear his skirts. He defied any one to
truthfully say that he had endeavored
TO get some of his campaign obliga-
lions squared by securing the appoint
ment of an applicant for d policeman's
job.
Buckle essayed to have some fun with
his Democratic colleagues by imputing
bad faith to them In their opposition