The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-09

Clark affirmed that he was pledged tc
no one"
Buckle.-I admit thai. But the whole
article was a fraud and a subterfuge
on the public.
Callister.-That may be. But the
! article conveys the meaning, and not
the head lines
Mr.. Callister claimed he knew of no
opposition to Pratt among the taxpay-
| ers. The fight against him grew out
of opposition to the non-partisan party.
and the Dale ordinance was one of the
first evidences OF it. Prior to that time,
/ Mr.. Dale had shown by his votes that
he was in favor Of Pratt for the place.
My friend (referring to Buckle) flares
/ up over the word non-partisan like a
/ bull with a fly on it.
! FERNSTROM EXPLAINS HIS VOTE.
Fernstrom was the next to express
! the reasons for his being opposed TO
Pratt. Re believed, in the first place,
that a majority of the citizens did not
| desire him for the place. He diSavowed
any opposition on political grounds, but
/ thought justice ought to be blind, even
1 if it had not been when the non-parti-
sans were making up their slate in the
hank. Referring to the hack episode,
FerLstrom said Pratt had assumed the
right in court to say who should be
| punished and who should not. Coun-
Gilman Fernstrom also condemned
Pratt for his Mckinley proclivities.
Callister interrupted to ask if a man
should not obey his superior officers,
and il Pratt'S action would not have
been ell right if he were acting under
instructions from all the fire and police
commissioners.
4 believe" retorted Fernstrom, that
he should never have allowed himself
TOD
him not to do his duty, there should
have been some punishment"
AND THEN CAME HOWE.
This last sally of Fernstrom's raised
applause in the Hobbies, but above this
was heard the voice of Councilman
Howe, seeking to exploit his reasons for
voting against Pratt. His opposition,
he said was not based upon personal
reasons.
1t appears t. me-" said Mr.. Howe,
warmly, that the action of the mayor
is a reflection upon members OF the
council who are opposed to Mr.. Pratt. 1t
is an assertion that those opposed to
Pratt do not wish to see the laws en-
forced. I, for one, object to such an as
persion."
Nj. Howe said that if he wished to
oppose Pratt on political grounds. that
was his DrerOgatiVe, and was nobody's
business. He believed there were many
other men who could fill the Office bet
ter.
During the first two years of Mr..
Pratt's chieftaincy," he continued, Mr..
Pratt's friends were in the majority on
the commission 1t was then that the
fight was on in the department, and
Mr.. Pratt should have been able to put
the fight down. Because he did not, I
believe that he is not competent"
Mr.. Howe denied that Pratt was OPP
posed on political grounds, and believ-
ed that in reality nine taxpayers out
of every ten We're against him. THE
Tribune statement about Pratt had its
effect. IF the voters had known he
would appoint Pratt, many of them
would rot have voted for him for
mayor. Mr.. Clark owes his election to
Democratic votes. and ii is wrong for
the mayor to now fOist Pratt upon the
Democrats who are opposed to him.
applause from the lobbies.)
PATRICK SPEAKS FOR PRATT.
The cause of Pratt was advocated by
Councilman Patrick, who said that in
the remarks of the councilman he had
heard no proof derogatory 10 Pratt. He
had known Pratt for % years, and knew
him to be a competent officer. Only the
ballot could tell whether or not Pratt
was distasteful to the majority of the
taxpayers. and he felt positive that the
eX-chief was not unpopular. Many of
the best citizens in the state had ap-
proved the appointment. People were
basing their judgment, upon prejudice, !
instead ot the facts in the case.
Mr.. Patrick said that Pratt's majority
four years ago was large and there was
no indication that he could not get a
majority now. He referred to a con-
Versation with eX-Mayor Baskin, in /
which the latter had voiced the merits
of Mr.. Pratt as an executive officer. At /
the time he was removed from office, (
no charges were preferred against him. /
and those which were afterwards pre- I.
ferred were withdrawn before he could .
obtain a hearing upon them. He knew |
of no officer who had been prosecuted 1
more than Mr.. Pratt, and concluded by .
testifying to Pratt's honesty and urging /
the right of the mayor to have his APP
confirmed.
WARM WORDS FROM ROMNEy.
Pratt had another champion in Coun-
Gilman Romney. He began by denying
the statement of Howe that nine out
0f every ten citizens were opposed to !
the eX-chief.
The acquaintance of the council
man." said Mr.. Romney, may be eX-
tensive, but L know a few taxpayers
NY SELL anu L QO llOl KNOW OF a SOIL
tary one who is in favor of rejecting
him. In regard to what was said about
the non-partisan party, l wish to state
that I am proud of being a non-parti-
san. Nationally, l should be a Repub-
ican, the mayor Democrat. Good
government depends upon the mayor,
and 1 am ashamed that politics should
have been made to enter into this mat
-er. 1 believe Mr.. Pratt would do as
he mayor requested. 1 believe, further,
hat an appOintee of the mayor should
De confirmed when there is no valid OBJ
lection against him, in order that har-
nony may prevail"
Buckle Gnterrupting)-Whe did you
,hange your mind on that subject?
Did you not vote TO reject Mayor Glen
Innings appointment of City Attorney
Mckay?
Romney-Well, we have a different
lind of mayor now (applause) and
llso different style OF administration.
did not think the people had their
lands behind him. That is a valid rea-
on.
Mr. Romney was again applauded for
his utterance. and he ended the ora
ion by saying that the saloon men
night not like Pratt, but that he was
good man all the same.
WALLACE STANDS WITH THE 4:
MAYOR.