The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-12
Gal WESTON RULE BILLS
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
Measures Reforming Salt Lakes MUM
cipal Government Provoke Live
ly Debate in the Senate.
Senator Benner X Smith Makes Notable Plea for New System
and Predicts Success in the House.

coo in tangible assets Another asset is
good government clean streets and en-
toreement Of the laws. which cannot be
estimated in money. This consideration
comes TO our doors and affects our en-
Joyment of life DO you suppose COR
Poration would give the control OF its
business to fifteen men? They go out
and secure the best men they can find
and pay them good salaries to do their
work. That is what city should do and
| ~ IS up 10 the people TO see that good
men are secured.
II have not heard of any objection
aloud 70 these bills. few politicians
you take away our jobs. but don't care
for their opinion. I understand there
have been some other objections made.
but | Will not refer to them unless it
becomes necessary"
Editorial in The Herald.
''The press Of this city has indorsed
this plan as a business proposition The
Herald. the Democratic organ, has in
dOrsed the scheme in a long editorial I
am sorry l haven't it here to read to you
as IL goes directly to the meat Of the
matter. 1t is based simply on the desire
Of that paper TO see city affairs admin
istered in a business-lilSe way.
Senator Smith then referred to the
many Endorsements the bill had received
and looking directly at Senator Bullen,
the man who sent" for Spry. he said:
Even the mayor of the city of Logan,
where the senator from Cache resides
I
include his city within the scope of the
measure. J. A. Hendrickson. the vice
president of the Logan Commercial club,
has also made a similar request.
Concluding he said:
salt Lake wants this bill to pass. The
! people want chance to adopt plan
| whereby the affairs of the city can be
conducted honestly"
Pleads Lack Of Time.
| John Y. Smith then broke into the lime
! light. He said:
because of the many duties which
/ have to perform I have not had time to
! consider these bills fully. l would like
/ to have them considered again and have
/ plenty of time to debate them. I am not
| willing to cOucede that three men will
| be better than fifteen. They Will be
| boosted into office just the same by po-
1 litical henchmen and will owe political
debts which they must pay. Three men
| could keep a secret better than fifteen
| and could do more damage" Smith asked
Cor postponement last Thursday on sim
Senator seeIey at this juncture asked
Benner x. Smith whether there are any
/ honest politicians I'm Salt Lake.
| "Oh. yes, lots OF them, was the re-
Senator Hollingsworth. Of Ogden. also
/ spoke i'm favor Of the bill and read let
! ter from the MAYOR Of Galveston.
/ Ruilen. who had remained silent. now
/ took the floor and grew quite emphatic
/ at times He was the man who sent
for Spry.
/ ct has been made evident to me-" he
said but failed TO explain who made il
evident. that these are wholly and solely
revolutionary measures. The argument
that they are to correct a present wrong
seems hardly iustifiable. If the people of
Salt Lake are for this change / want
| to know il. Some have spoken TO me on
both sides. If the people want it let ii
. | go over until all sides can be heard. II
| is a rule Of absoiutism with every yes
. tge Of a good wholesome minority de-
| stroyed. 7 have not been able TO see or
believe that che abuses under the present
system will be corrected or that the ward
heller will be done away with.
1T won't be any worse than It is now?'
| asked Senator Benner X. Smith.
NO. but we want something better,
was the logical response.
Asks Postponement.
At the conclusion of Senator Bullens
remarks ne asked that the bills be made
a special order for Thursday afternoon
at o'clock.
feet and in a few words he told why be
supported the bill. Senator Miller. of
Washington county. then delivered a
! pected his support. by saying: This was
made a special order for today. Those
senator's who wished TO investigate IL
could have done so over Sunday. We
have lust as much time today as we will
have Thursday and perhaps more ! have
interviewed several on the bills and am
| prepared to take action now.
Calling Senator Walton to the chair
President Love took the floor and spoke
i'm favor Of the bills and against delay
Opposition Lays Down.
Seeing that the game was MP Senator
Bullen withdrew his motion for contin-
nance and Senator Rasband acknowl-
edged defeat by saying: guess we
had better lay down. they have got us
beat"
Senator Seely closed the discussion by
saving: Anyway. it costs less to board
three men than fifteen" which brought
down the house. 49,,
YES" replied Senator Rasband,
| warden pratt SAYS he has fifteen va
cant cells st the penitentiary:
! when the vote was taken senator Bur
len voted aye" like a man. saying that
ne based his decision on Senator Love :
statement that ninety per cent OF the
people wanted il. Senator clegg. with
! whom Callister cOnversed Friday, made a
similar statement.
| The only absentees we're Senators
. | Brinkerh0ff and Callister.
! The other bills were passed by the same
vote and sent to the house. where they
will be considered today.
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