The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-08-22
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lation is seventy-five hundred. !
ought to be twice that number. Sh,
has schools and colleges and occupy'
the central position in an area of un
surpassed richness. Her people are
ambitious and industrious and anxious
to have the town succeed. Fortunately
there are many things that can be
said in her favor, but unfortunately
she has tied around her neck a poll
teal mill stone" that is making her
he laughing stock of her sister com
niunities.
Logan CITY is a city of the second
class, and in accordance with our sta.
tutes such cities should be governed
by a mayor and city council. Logan
City, unfortunately, seems to have a
bunch on her hands that, as we have
said before, has an apparent desire to
take the law in its own hands, and
reverse the defined order Of things.
The law says that the mayor shall
see that the laws and ordinances are
faithfully executed" In order that the
mayor may fulfil his obligation to his
constituents, and do his duty under
the law the statutes further provide
that "A city marshal shall be appoint.
ted by the mayor subject to the con
firmation of the city council
At the last city election Hon. John
II Anderson was elected mayor on
the Republican ticket to succeed Hon
William Edwards. a Democrat,
who had worked with majority of
his own political party in the council
When the councilmanic vote was
counted up it developed that its mem.
bership was one half Democratic and
the other half Republican. The mayor
is clean, straightforward, conscien.
tious, gentleman and was very anxious
to avoid any complications that might
arise from political point of view.
He took hold of the reins determined
to do all he could to give the city a !
good administration, and naturally he
desired to exercise his prerogative in
the appointment Of a city marshal
in order that he might see that the
laws and ordinances are faithfully
executed" but in order to avoid com
plications that might arise in work.
ing with council evenly divided,
where men of diminutiye caliber
might take advantage of a chance to
deadlock, the mayor made
up list of appointments from both
political parties and submitted them
to the council. This council is com.
posed of II. G. Hayball. William Ev.
ans, William Morley, J, r. Griffin,
and John r. Caine, Jr,, all Democrats
aud 5. o. stevens, Lorin A. Merrill,
Olif |. Peterson, Albert Berntsen and
John Quayle, all Republicans. A mo-
tion was made to confirm the appoint
ments which was duly seconded and
upon roll call the five Republicans
voted to confirm all the appointments,
Democrats as well as Republicans
while the five Democrats voted
against confirmation The Republicans
were willing to make concessions and
divide the spoils and at the same time
give the mayor his rights In the mat.
ter of city marshal, but the five De-
mocrats above named said NAY, nay"
We have Medley Peterson holding ov-
er, as no successor was elected at
the last election on account of a
change in the law, so we will Just
block the mayors little game, and
keep Medley Peterson on as Chief
Of Police" They have maintained the
deadlock as far as possible to this
day and have sacrificed the interests
Of Logan City for Medley" Peterson
Now then citizens and taxpayers
il is time for you to be thinking OF
these things, as these same men are
now putting up their fences for re
election. IL is time for you to be ask
ing the question as to why they have
acted as they have, Did not the may
or do right In sending in a name foi