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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

lOS pei POCl ldOO1SS dC iO0 oSlAtOS
eiectorales, no basta; no basta
tampoco que el. Executive sea a
manera de un tribunal de ape
laciones ante Ell que eleve cargos
Y denuncias el superintendent
Mr.. Wilcox, todas esas son me-
6jdas muy convenientes, pre-
cauciones muy juiciosas, cabos
muy bien atados para que no Sc
convierta en- una farsa ridicula
y sangrienta Ell ejercicio de un
alto Y supreme derechO del
hombre pero no basta.
En- ESQ consisten las garautias
que estaban pidiendo los ciuda-
danos.
Mr.. Wilcox las ofrece a nom
Dre del gobernador, a nombre
de la policia, de los tribunales,
del Attorney general, del Con
sejo Executive, y en- su proplo
nombre tam bien, Cuando dice
que el esta en- Ell deber de haCer
todo cuanto pueda para que la
ley electoral sc cumpla debida-
mente.
Grande habi1idad ha demos
trado Mr.. Wilcox en- la organi-
zacion de datos y de pruebas
para sembrar la Contlanza en- el
cuerpo electoral.
En- este concepto, que debe
ser ciertamente el primordial
en- la obra del superintendent
de elecCiones, no encontram os
NADIA que pueda MERCER la cen
Sura.
Nuestros lectores deben leer
ell documento en- question; 10 pu-
blicam os en- parte, en- la prlmera
plana. Deben hjarse en- 10 que
supone ganado en- el aspecto
democratico de up gobierno, Ell
que funcionarios de la impor-
tancia del que nos ocupa ofrezca
al publico una information tan
amplia y tan completa de sus
trabajos realizados en- ell depar
tamento de elecCiones.
ESQ dentro del regimen que
tenemos, es TN paso de avance
hacia la democracia, porque de-
muestra que el funcionario
acepta su responsabilidad para
con el pueblo, aunque no exis
tan leye5 que Ia requiem y de-
terminen. En- esta epoca de
irresponsabllidades gubernatl-
vas, es conf rtador el infOrme
de Mr.. Wilcox.
ST de esa manera Sc pOrtaran
todos los funcionarios, no ten
dria que ser tan severa en- sus
juicios, algunas veces Ia prensa.
Y no hubiera deslucido tai vez,
la brillante e'obra del jefe de elec,
clones: alguna que otra Erase al
60 irrespetuosa para la prensa.
AtinadaS son en- su caSl tOta-
lidad las Observaclones que ha-
ce Mr.. Wilcox. pero una de las
que no podemos dejar que Sc
deslice es la que afrma que de-
mostraria nuestra incapacidad
para Ell gobierno propio, la cen
sura en- terminus generates de
las elecciones que han de cele-
brarse en- Puerto Rico.
No es la vez primera que Ell
pueblo de Puerto Rico ejerce el
derecho del sufragio. Y por
otra parte, la critiCa no es mas
que aspiration a 10 mas perfec-
to y no puede, cuanoo es hon
rada, determinar inCalculables
y exagerados males.
Pero entretantO que no Sc
realicen las eleCciones, no Sc
puede formar I'm juicio dehniti-
vo sobre ell trabajo De Mr.. Will
cox.
En- materia tan dificil, son
aventuradas las opiniones que
Sc adelanten aCerCa de la Obra
en- total, hasta que Sc hayan Wis
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

Aver sc ha notado mucha anima-
cion en- las GALES, con motive de es-
:arse celebrando elecciones para COM
promlsarios republicanos y candidates
para los puestOs p1blicos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

Sc esta levantapdo el andaniaje pa
ra pintar al Cleo Ia santa IgIesla Cate
dral, donde Sc han de llcvar q cabo
importantes reformas.
Ell atrio QueGara convertido en- m
jardln, que embellecera la plaza de las
mOnlaS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

En- la c<rcel lie San Juan ha ingrc
sado en- priai6l individuo y 4 fueron
bajas por cumpIidos; en- Ia de Arecibo
entraron 5 ell sumario y 3 s:.1ieron en-
libertad; en- la de Aguadilla I en- SUI
mario, 4 en- prisi6n 2 Ell ibertad;
en- Ia dc Aiayag1iez en- sumario, 5
en- prision y bajas; en- Ia dc Ponce 5
en- sumario, 10 en- prisi6n y 10 en- Ii
bertad; en- Ia lie Guayanla II en- suma-
rio, 2 en- prisi6n y 5 bajaS, y en- la de
Humaca l Ell sunarlo, 3 en- prisl6n y
8 en- llber.ad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

FL sargento Guanill esta maflana
telegrafio desde Fajardo al jefe Ha-
mill, que habla ocupado anoche ma
setas y 4 varillas de hierro, y detenido
a tres individuos por proferir palabras
obscenas y por llevar armas pro-
hibidaS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

La capitanfa del puerto, ha dispues-
to que Sc facilite la entrada en- los ta-
Heres de Obras del puerto todo aque1
que desee adquirir cualquier objeto en-
la su basta maiana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19
NOtiCias div ersas

En- breve part;ra para la ciudad del
Sur, donde han establecido una sucur-
sal los senores Paniagua y GAGS, nues-
tro amigo don Alexandra Gaos, que
lego hsce pocos dias de Ponce.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

Ha regresado de la Isla Ell emplea-
do de Obras Pdblicas seflor Espinosa,
quiec ha gestionado asuntos cficiales
en- Cayey, Yabucoa, Guayama, Salinas,
Coamo, Juana Diaz Albonito.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

En- breve Sc publicara una circular
del seflor Tesorero de Puerto Rico, re-
lativa al modo como pueden lograr los
contribuyentes que Sc atlendan sus
Quei as sobre las tasaCiones.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

E1 Sr. Alcalde de Ponce don Ma
nuel Domenech, Sc encuentra ausente
de dicha ciudad y lie sustituye en- Sill
cargo don Jose Pons Victoria, Presi-
dente del Ayuntamiento.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

La Corte de Distrito de San Jlau
declare Ell Ia mahana de hoy con IL :
gar la demanda de divorcio que, 4
nombre Ge don Carlos Garcia de la
Noceda, siguiera el abogado don Emig.
dio S. Ginorio, contra dofia Elvira
Alsusol Rincon, mandando que Ia nina
habida en- el matrimonio qaede bajo
Ia patria potestad del conyuge que ha
obtenido sentencia q su favor, Goa las
coStas la demandada.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

Dlez dias Sc concederan para sacar
de los talleres de Obras del puerto
cualquler objeto que Sc adquiera en- la
subasta que Sc verifque maf1ana
marteS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

En- la nocfe del Is del actual Sc We
riticara ell el teatro de San Juan TN
bale de "Blanco y Negro" organizado
con motive de la inauguration de la
Sociedad de recreo "Antorcha del
Sig1o Xxx"
Acusamos rocibo 4 sus usprcsidente don
Antonio LIuvcras y secretauo don
Wenceslao Escobar, de la invitacion
que nos han enviado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

Durante todCs estes dias Sc estar<n
celebrando nitlns de los paltidos po-
litiCoS militanteS
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

FL sef1or don Miguel Pad1n CONT
nua mejorando nota blemenle, 10 que
celebramoS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

En- el Ponce" regreso de los Esta-
dos Unidos, el Inspector de las escue-
laz industriales de la isla, Mr.. Ball.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

Cinco partidos politicos asistiran Z
las eleccioreS For 10 que Sc dice.
y viva 81 progreso!
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

"El Murcielago' de Maya giiez ha
Venldo cen mas lectura que la vez pri-
mer2.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

E1 Ingeniero don Juan Bautista Ro-
dr1guez, subcomisionado del Interiu T
Sc encuentra restableCido de sus ma
les, y ha asistido hoy a su oticina.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

Ell cabo Areizaga y ell guardia de
servicio Ell Vega Baja presentaron al
Juzgado sesenta y nueve (o9) denun-
cias por infracion de las ordenanzas
municipales y reglamento de Sanidad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

Hcnos tenido Ell gusto &c salud4r
al sefior Moreno, de Guayama, que ha
llegado a San Juan acompafiado de
Su elegante esposa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

El cabo Isern participa desde Ma
.guabo que recorriendo Ia poblaci6n
sorprendi6 una iugada 10 protibido
deteniendoatres jdgadores y fugandose
OtrOS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

En- Bayam0n fuG detenido por Ell
cabo Cadilla y gaardia Lopez el indi-
viduo Jose Conde, por seduction.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

En- Ell tren de las 8 4 ha salido para
Bayamon el Gobernador Mr.. Win
throp, su secretario privado Mr..
Frazier, y la banda de la Policfa in
sular, para asistir a Ia inauguration
de Ia Exposition de trabajos escolares.
preparada por Ia Junta local de ms
trucci6n. Mr.. Winthrop pronunciara
el discurso de aperture.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

Por ell detective Gutierrez, han sido
recuperadas Ell Ponce, una sortlja de
brillantes, IN prendedor con perlas Y
rubies y I'm alfiler de corbata con per
las, robadas don Jorge ARMSTRONG,
valoradas en- $500, siendo arrestados
Basilia Maldonado y Juan Toro Barbo-
Sa, como autOres.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-19

En- Mayagiiez tue arrestado por ell
guardia Martin Gonzalez en- la noche
del I6 ell individuo Juan Nicudel, por
aggression Armando Rodriguez y Jose
Remoti, por escandalo y pronoca
cion, Germ an Furne. Este l1ltmo fue
arrestado por el Teniente Castro, y la
poblacion esta en- perfecto orden.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28

When r. G. Dunn is elected gov.
ernor and he commences his can.
vass of the candidates for appoint
ment of public instruction he can
not overlook the record made by S.
J. Race of Redwood county. 1t is
early now to talk of this but the
article published elsewhere shows
that for six years in succession
practically ever since the rural
school appropriation bill was passed
by the legislature Redwood county
has been first on the list for draw
ing the state aid. And no one can
deny the fact that Mr.. Race has
made those schools what they are,
and has given Redwood county that
proud place of honor among her
sister counties of the state. This
record will speak more to Mr.. Dunn
in favor Of Mr.. Race than all the
words of political manipulators or
political friends. 1t is record
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28
OVERFLOW LOCALS.

Good hay promptly delivered. In
quire OF Tobias, the hay man. 52-tf
Miss Edith Lyman, teacher of the
musical kindergarten system, will also
give piano lessons. TAT.
Mankato Commercial College,
Mankato, is the school for you to
attend. Send for their free cata-
logue.
For sale cheap-One parlor organ,
slightly used, and one fine piano. IN
quire of J. P. Cooper, at Gold-stabeck
bank. TIFF
George Phillips, who resided near
this city up to year or more ago,
and who has since been In Califor-
MIA and Wisconsin, is again back at
Redwood Falls. He removed to
California for the benefit of his
wife's health, but the climate there
was not effective and recently they
returned to Wisconsin, where Mrs.
Philips passed away at the old
home about three weeks ago.
A. T. Clifgard, manager OF the
Aune & Thune store at Dawson.
passed away on Wednesday OF last
week, and the funeral was held at
Gaylord Sunday, II. MI. Aune of
this city attending the same. Mr..
Clifgard was known to number Of
Redwood Falls people, all OF whom
held him in high esteem. His place
in the Dawson store will be filed
by T. E. Berglund, who has been
employed there for some time past.
Positions for all who excel. Best
school In Minnesota, also cheapest.
Five thousand Toland graduates now
employed. For special term and beau
tiful catalogue containing portraits Of
an army of employed graduates, ad-
dress, Toland Business University.
Mankato, Mimi. 7-3t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28
Found In The He'll Box.

The Russian Baltic fleet is to be re.
served as q toy for the baby czarvitch
Jadam Bede says that Roosevelt will
sweep the west. Jadam means that
Roosevelt will clean up the west.
Since the first report that Dan Patch
was dying the doctors have been
patching him up some-and there's
hope.
The "hift" of the Democratic party
may not be with Bro johnson this
year-and there is where the loss will
occur.
The United States 10 safe haven for
all foreigners who are weary, foot-sore
and seeking rest, and that Is why the
Russian cruiser ran into the San Fran
cisco harbor.
Two years ago Sept. Goth the political
conditions were different in this
county. Most of the candidates got
race for their money. Yesterday, two
doctors were fighting for cororner,s,
nomination, and out in the first dis
trict John Cain and Fred Radtke were
for the most votes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28

The Presbyterian ladies will hold
their rummage sale Tuesday, Oct.
18th.
Miss Mabel Smith of Fairfax was.
visiting with the family of w. T.
Wilcox over Sunday.
The regular meeting ofthe Kings
Daughters will be held with Mrs.
j. Il. Baker tomorrow afternoon.
4. A. Lyman, ST., has returned
to st. Paul, where he will spend
some time visiting with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Cook and family.
Alex. Williams and wife of Will
mar came down from that place
early last week and have since been
visiting with F. M. Isham and fam
lily.
Last Thursday Helen Lamberton
OF this place was sixth on the list Of
Tribune boomers, almost insuring
her trip to st. Louis. The contest
closes Oct. 1st.
Ihos March returned last Thurs
day from St. Louis, where he spent
some time at the exposition, which
ne regards as one of the biggest
shows ever placed before the pub
lie.
Il. j. Thorn has moved his family
into the Mason house at the corner
OF East and Second streets. VIM.
Rosendahl will shortly occupy the
lett house, made vacant by Mr..
Thorn s removal.
Mrs. George Drake left Monday
for st. Louis, intending to stop off
at points in southern Minnesota and
northern Iowa, where she will be
joined by two sisters. The three
will spend some time at the fair.
The new K. of P. hall will be.
formally dedicated on Tuesday, Oct.
4th. The grand chancellor will
conduct dedication exercises at 3
o clock in the afternoon, and follow
ing addresses the third rank will
be conferred. In the evening there
will be a public reception, followed
by dancing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28

The test of Republicanism this
year is going to be on the vote for
R. G. Dunn for governor, and every
true Republican should mark his
ballot that way. It is easy to be a
Roosevelt Republican. It ought to
be just as easy to line up for Dunn.
They are both about the same kind
of II will" fellows, and if you sink
your prejudice made by local con-
ditions you will like them both.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28
COUNTY
THE AFFAIR OF SEPT. sTH.

At the next regular meeting of
the city council it is probable that
the incident of midnight, Sept. 9th,
wherein a police officer of this CITY
was attacked and assaulted, and
out of which no arrest has yet been
made, will be Investigated. Should
that body fail in doing it's duty, SO
far as the official act of the police
officer is concerned, the matter will
probably be presented to the No
vember session OF the grand jury.
The GAzETTE's exposure of the
affair has created deep interest on
the part of all law-abiding citizens,
who insist that the law must be en-
forced, and that an end must be
put to these midnight marauding
expeditions.
Let US presume that the attack
had been made upon the sheriff of
Redwood county. Supposing that
official had been injured, as was the
police officer, while seeking to pre-
serve the public peace, and that no
arrests followed the assault and the
nocturnal disturbance. The people
of Redwood county would not have
tolerated itfor a moment and at the
primaries last Tuesday the sheriff
would have been swept into politi-
cal oblivion.
L there any reason why police
officer should be treated more
leniently2 We think not. The
council should take summary action
with the officer and the assaiIant
should be placed before the bar of
justice.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28

L. Fine has rented the residence
OF n. FL. Mahowald and will occupy
the same with his family.
G. Fred. Thompson left last We'd
nesday for Michigan, where he will
join his wife on a visit before the
two return home.
Register Goethe and L. P. Larson
deputy county treasurer, left last
Saturday morning for a trip through
Mile Laos and Otter Tail county.
The infant child of Mr.. aud Mrs.
K. E. Glassco passed away last Fri
day evening, aged about IL DAYS.
The burial occurred at four O'Clock
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lauterbach,
q companied By their son Anton,
left for New UIm last Tuesday. Mr..
Lauterbach returned Monday, while
the Mrs. will spend week or two
with relatives and friends.
l. B. Howard is now employed as
selling agent in the Redwood Roller
Mills Co., Mr.. Burmeister having
decided to branch out materially in
the business. Mr.. Howard will
also assist in other lines of the bus
ness.
Both George French and Fl. J.
Loud, old Redwood Falls people,
won out in their candidates. for re-
nomination as county treasurer and
county attorney respectively of Bel
trami county, George winning by a
vote OF nearly 2 to /.
Arthur Ell. Mohler was nominated
for county attorney of Lincoln coun-
ty at the Republican primaries of
last week, whilescE. c.. Patterson
was nominated for Judge of probate
OF Lyon county, the latter by a ma
iority of only two votes.
Fred. M. Banker showed a bas--
ket OF fruit grown by the Redwood.
colony around Wenatchee, Wash,
at this Office last Thursday after
noon. The fruit was variegated,
and every specimen was perfect.
Wenatchee Redwoodites sent the
basket to Fred with their compli-
mentS.
Saltwater Mirror: Ray French,
the 19-year old son of Capt. French,
was very seriously injured last
Thursday when the pontoon bridge
across the St. Croix collapsed. It
was thought at first that he could
not live more than few hours. "a
rib was broken, and he suffered
number OF severe wrenches and
sprains. He will recover. Capt.
French has not been on duty since
the accident occurred.
A Redwood Falls friend OF Repre-
sentative Volstead received letter
from that gentleman last Thursday
in which he decided that he would
recommend K. 5. Pollard of the
Morgan Messenger for postmaster
at Morgan, to succeed w. z. Kin
man, resigned. The appointment
has been hanging fire for several
months, on account of both Mr..
Hillig and Mr.. Pollard having
strong endorsements, and for a
long time Mr.. Volstead was unde-
cided as to what he should do. Tt
Is understood that some changes in |
endorsements have been quietly |
made during the past month and |
that Mr.. Pollard has been benefited |
shnrnhv The Mnaoparn ny,7 u 49,, x~,1,..x Il
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28

Since the last primary election
there are few more who have
drifted around into THE GAZETTE
manner of thinking that the law is
not good thing except for news
papers. And if the law was ex-
tended to state officers there would
be still more kicking.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28

The wind-up of the primary cam
paign brings the political parties to
a point where they are, confronting
each other, except in many places
where nominees have no opposition.
Candidates without opposition are
many in legislative cases, and al
most complete list OF the next leg
islature could be made up at the
present time by those who know
political conditions in the state.
This means that the speakership
fight will soon be on and that
Messrs. Anderson, sClague, Hugo,
Morse, W. A. Nolan and Wells will
be looking after their fences. With
as strong a list as Hennepin county
has to draw from it is not at all un-
likely that she will enter the arena
with candidate. There is George
Armstrong, W. W. Bardwell, Carl
Wallace, Lawrence Johnson, M. T..
Fosseen, W. P. Roberts, Sherman
Smith, any one OF whom would do
we'll in the speakers chair.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28

TO which Mr.. Race and Redwood
county will ever point to with pride
and as being tho foundation for Civ
ing Mr.. Race whatever he may ask
for.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28

Mrs. A. E. King spent portion
OF the past week IN Rochester.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28

STATE
UoVeh nor .....'............ ROBERT G. DUNN
Lieut. Governor RAY w. JONES
Secretary of State. PETER E. HANSON
treasurer. ............... JULIUS H. BLOCK
Attorney General. EDWARD II. YOUNG
Railroad Commissioners 49,. IRA B. MILLS
.....W. E. YOUNG
justices Supreme Court.CALvIN L. BROWN
49,. .CHAS. B. LEWIS
...CHAS. B. ELLIOTT
E..A. JAGGARD
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28
gle
Redwood Od9ette
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. %, 1904.
az AlKEM& scHMAnl
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.

NATIONAL.
For President THEO. Roosevelt. m
For Vice-Presidcnt &c w. FAIRBANKS
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28

CONGRESSIONAL.
For Representative 7th
District. "A ]. VOISTEAD
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-20
THE TAXPAYERS VIEW.

BETWEEN THE REPUBLICAN ma
- jority III the council and the mayor.
city affairs are rapidly drifting to the
same sort Of deadlock that made the
last administration a failure, embar-
rassed the municipal departments and
impeded the city's progress for two
yeas.
The Republican councilmen want
practically ali the minor city offices for
their heelers; the mayor, naturally, is
fighting FOR appointments with which
10 reward Democrats and others TO
whom he feels under obligations. Both
sides to the controversy have inaugu-
rated guerilla warfare with q view
70 bringing their opponents to terms.
The mayor has made the latest move
in this war on the strength OF an opin-
ion secured from city Attorney Dey.
in which the attorney holds that the
mayor has the exclusive right to make
some eighty appointments which have
hitherto been made by department.
heads. Most Of these app0iEtees are
the personal followers of Republican
councilmen, 50 that the result Of the
mayors move, If successful. would be
To throw cut Republicans and install
Democrats in their places.
The situation illustrates the weakness
of the city charter which provides for
divided authority and responsibility
d system that has been discarded by
most progressive cities and should be
discarded by Salt Lake. Under our
present system, the mayor. who is held
responsible for the success or failure
of the administration, is hampered by
a council which has no responsibility
but assumes all the authority.
Since, however, the city government
s. necessarily Of this divided nature. st
1ehooves both the c0uncilmeu and the
mayor to come 70 SONS. sort of agree
ment that wiz allow organization Of
the departments on d working basis
and put an end to the squabbling which
has Disguised the taxpayers and disor-
ganized The men who work for the city.
Everybody wants to see the city's
business done in a businessIike way.
and this everlasting fight over less than
200 paItry jobs has reached the point
where both the mayor and the eoun-
ell viii suffer If an agreement is not
reached soon.