Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-05
COME TO THE roiNr'

There is no sense and no good pur-
pose is served, In beating about the
bush and trying to avoid a direct issue
The morning anti-"Mormon' paper In
this city has charged repeatedly mat
four members OF the city Council have
'betrayed their party that they have
"repudIated their party fealty' They
are Republicans IN politics, and their
alleged crime IL In voting on some oc-
customs on the same side as that sup
portcd by four Democratic members,
investigation of the public records
shows that this purported coalition was
In reference to the attempted removal
OF a city officer, and the appointment
Of man in his place who had been
"remoyed for cause from the public
service Various shifts and suhterfuges
were resorted to by the minority OF the
council, causing a number Of desultory
actions In which the vote stood to Z
or 6 to s, as the proceedings varied, but
the s prevailed and their final action
was sustained on appeal to the highest
court in the state,
on a number Of occasions they have
stood with other Republicans In the
council In resisting vetoes by the Mayor
on important questions, with the aid
OF the four Democrats the siS have
prevailed. and that they were right has
been acknowledged emphatically by the
public. We need not partlcularize. but
suffice II TO say that on those questions
5 to could not make decision, The
vote stood 10 to s, sometimes 10 3, and
therefore the to cry in relation to
them is simply an "out-and-out'' false
hood. But 1t had been raised so many
times In misrepresentation OF the four
gentlemen so assailed, that the News
took occasion to show up the facts.
Not, as we stated, from a party stand
point, as this paper is entirely indie
pendent on that matter, hut in fairness
10 The accused and for the information
Of the public
But the charge is still daily repeated,
and when we demand proof that a vote
by Republicans against the appoint
ment OF an Objectionable nominee, and
a vote In support OF a measure Go in
crease our water supply even though
10 each case the Republican Mayor is
on the other side is betrayal OF par
~" violation OF party fealty," the
only response we receive is a cry Of
church organ church influence"
and similar Irrelevant nonsense.
We ask for evidence that the Re
publican party in this city demanded
The appointment referred to, and the
abandonment OF the measures adopted
tor Increasing the water supply or the
acceptance OF every unwlse scheme pro.
posed or favored by one oniclali and
The only answer is, echurch organ"
Which Is the greater evidence OF VIC.
ntlon OF party fealty2 The perss-
tent effort Of one official to render nu.
gatory the action OF six officials Nom
oers Of his own party, or the course OF
he six or four, on questions clearly Cs-
lablshed TO DE beneficial and right and
20 be favored by the majority Of that
party In this city
Now we care noting FOR the cy5s.ons
AID abuse, and sinuosity and lodging
IF our unesteemed contemporary in ref.
.rence to the "News," but we want
some show Of proof that in any act of
he four or six, or more Republicans
II the City Council, they have "betray.
ID their party or violated party feai-
" Show us the plank in any plat.
'orm, Republican or Democratic. that
has been torn down or betrayed" by
he members Of the council who did not
agree with the Mayor on some public
luestlons
The one-man power that our clubbing
contemporary has advocated,is In direc.
'iolatlon OF the principles OF both par
les and Of the charter OF this city. ana
q dlscord with the laws and policy of
he State Anything IN the shape of
'oason or argument against our posi-
Ion on this subject that our contem.
Iorary can set forth We will respectful
y consider, but IT'S troth and fumins
nd charectcristic abuse, may 40 ON
Without notice except profound CON
cmpt