The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-04-25

sioner is the head of department by
mutual agreement. The commissioners
give their whole time to work and are
ON duty during business hours. we
have the initiative and referendum,
recall for the commissioners, but not
for any of the subordinates. None OF
these features of the charter have
been used. I would not favor the re-
call in an organization so large as
State. | have never observed the
workings of the initiative and refer
endum in a state. am much opposed
to the recall when applied to the ju-
dietary Such restriction would EN-
barrass an honest judge and do no
particular good with one who did not
desire to do right. All candidates for
commissioner must publish an ac'
count of their campaign expenditures,
and there can be no promises made
for offices to be distributed.
I'm regard to the recall as applied
to the judiciary, would like to ask
what would become of the former de
cisions of such discredited Judge?
MIR. President, am mechanic.
In years gone by the upper part of ev-
cry building used for manufacturing
was filled with shafting and betting.
These were for the distribution OF
power The engineer and fireman
worked longer hours than anybody
else to take care of this betting and
shaftng 1t took 40 per cent of all the
fuel to run the idle shafting and belt.
ing without turning a single machine.
All the shaftlng had to run or none
of 1t. Now every modern factory runs
its machines with separately connect
ed power, and when one machine on
ly is running expenses are cut down
accordingly. Why should not the i'm.
provements in the political world be
kept apace with the improvements in
the mechanical world? The useless
offices represent the pulleys and shaft
ing of the political machines. Forty
per cent of the public money is spent
in maintaining this useless expense.
Why not reduce it? This is the pur-
pose of the Des Moines plan.
There is not great railway en-.
terprise in America that could oper-
ate for one year if it were conducted
with as little system and with as
many independent heads as character
lie the average city government of
the old plan, with ward aldermen and
all the old machinery.
1T is pleasant to know that Ameri
can people are giving some attention
to reforms in municipal governments
1t is satisfying to know that nearl,
100 American cities have adopted the
form of government. This
form of government puts the control
closely into the hands of the peple.
Some men who have considered
this subject have suggested that the
commissioners ought not to be elect.
I'd nr retired at the same time. But
upon second thought, this will be
'ound to be virtue. When the PEG.
pie of given city are all awakened
1t one time. they can make a revolu
ion at one election Revolutions in
hNhiNiphi NllltH nave
never been attempted because on
heir seeming impossibility. Hunters
n the west years ago delighted to |
nave prairie chickens sit in a row on
he top rail of fence so that the !
lunter could kill number of them
With one shot. This commission form
If government, with two-year terms,
iguratively speaking, puts the five |
on the top rail of the
fence to be swept off at one !
ballot by the voter. When people find
hat it is possible to produce. a change
IN the entire city government at one
election, they will take hope and at,