The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-25
DAVIS.

II a SET OF CORPORATION en-
L ployes attempted TO obstruct the
business, intimidates the manager, iE-
fict a heavy loss on the stockholders
and prevent any possibility of immedi-
ate progress. somebody would be dis
charged. The corporation OF salt Lake
Is being held up by a gang OF council
men, employees Of the corporation, be-
cause they cannot compel the general
manager OF the corporation 10 promise
I'm advance jobs for their fellow spoils-
men. The city's business is suffering,
its departments are already demoraIized
hopelessly. the taxpayers are disguised,
investors are discouraged and the bust
ness public justly Indignant
The leader aud spokesman Of this
gang is a man who makes living at
politics Some good men have managed
To live comfortably on the salary of a
salt Lake councilman, but they have
not had to depend solely on that salary
and the perquisites" that an ingenious
councilman can work out of the job.
Nor have any Of the substantial coun-
cunen OF the city ever been willing to
see the municipality lose money that
they might gain jobs for their friends.
If there were any sense in the policy
which has been adopted by the Davis
gang; if any principle We're at stake:
il the city's interests could possibly
benefit by obstruction, the public might
tolerate IL. As matters stand. the Da-
the tight until the mayor can drag a
case through the courts to establish
rights which should be conceded with
out the delay and expense which Davis
and his followers are ready to infiict.
1t is exaspeTating that in such cir
cumstances there is no way of dis
charging Davis and his crew from Of
fee and installing efficient capable
business men who would be willing to
coneede something for the good of the
city, even if it did involve the possible
loss OF an appointment as dog-catcher
or janitor or parkkeeper for some hun
CRY constituent. Possibly a just Prov
idence intends Davis as a punishment
for the Indifference Of salt Lakes citi-
zens 10 their duties as stockholders;
and If this is the case, the city is Ger
tainly getting all the punishment its
neglect deserves.
Davis. recognized as the leader OF the
Republican majority in The council,
seems TO think the report Of the ma
jority of the committee TO which was
referred the appointments OF Mayor
Morris, Is a complete answer TO the
assertion that the Republicans are
blocking the progress Of the city to-
ward Improved conditions.
As a public document it is not emit
tied 10 notice, but as an emanation
from one who was elected to serve the
people. not 30 govern them, we propose
10 give it brief attention. IF the may
or is sincere in his message that public
interests and not politics shall guide
him IL his appointments. why does ne
attempt to remove from Office the pres
ent city engineer" asks ar. Davis, in
his report. Is Davis the sole judge as to
what Is best for the city of salt Lake?
u he is. God help the municipality for
it viii need Gods help.
Is Mayor Morris 10 be permitted 10
appoint TO The various. public Offices
only such men as Davis, in mis- infinite
wisdom. suggests? II he is. we may ex-
! Tect such a reign of heelerism as this
city has never experienced. If we ara
u believe the report OF the DAVIS COM
mittee the only members OF the pres
ent administration who have the inter-
3 ests Of the city at heart are the Re
publican members They do not con-
ceIe 10 the Democrats an ounce Of
s patriotism or a 1.-THE of public spirit.
We venture to remind Mr. Davis and
those who are following him with a
i blindness as fatuous as il is remark
able. that the partisanship Of which he
speaks so freely is entirely confined to
the Republican side Of the house. Mayor
Morris offered a fair division Of the
offices to the Republicans. He named
several Of them to important positions.
4 Davis and the Davisites refused 10 ac-
cent them II the present administra-
fion is as wretched a failure as its
s wholly Republican predecessor the
members oe the Davis outfit win have
only themselves TO blame.
tbs TWo-THIRDS RULE.