The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-04-25
THE new DIES
MONIES PLAN
Senator Young Shows lis
Possibilities in Speech
ONLY PLAN OF GOVERNMENT
OLD FORM OF GOVERNMENT is
AWAY BEHIND THE
TIMES.
ONLY PLAN OF GOVERNMENT

to take MS many as 40 cars Of live
stock in one train. While congregating
his trains the animals would lie down,
When he started his trains those that
happened to be standing up were
.thrown onto those that were lying
down. lie found out, also, when he
started his trains there was consid-
cradle slack at the couplings. This was
so considerable that the last car in
the train had lurch of about 10
feet, which was not very healthy fo1
cattle. He soon discovered that his
idea of hauling big trains of cattle
and hogs was mistake. He had to
return to the simplicity of the meth.
DDS which had preceded him. Our Am
erican system OF government has
spread out to such an extent that, in
my judgment, il is time to begin to
take up the slack. Our railroad man Is
not thus moving live stock today. He
has learned better methods The Am
erican system Of government is rapid
ly reaching a condition where 1t is
we'll enough 10 consider better bust,
ness methods.
In every county in the Middle West
you will find governmental functions
multiplied. ! presume the same is
true elsewhere In county which al !
so supports a city there are township
clerks and clerks of independent
school districts; township treasurers
and treasurers of independent school
districts Then, besides all this, there
are township trustees and road super
yisors. Above all these in a county
there are boards of supervisors, and
If city is included in the county,
there will be found mayor. a city
council, and all the officers incident
to city government. All this machin.
cry is cumbersome, and though the
ofticeholders draw small salaries, in
the aggregate they consume large
parts of the taxpayers money. An ef.
fort to abolish any of these offices is
like taking ones life in ones hand
Thus government to insure the pro
lection of life and property and which
ought to be an incident of citizenship
becomes one of the objects of exist.
ehce As a consequence, we can al.
most say that we have a professional
oiilceholding class. Young men are
urged to hold offices. They are told
to adopt career, and by career is
meant an office-holding career. The
real career ought to be in one of the
great professions on in manufacturing |
or farming. Victories won in any OF |
these fields can not be taken away |
by a primary election.
The government nearest to the
people ought to be the city or village
government, and being nearest the
people ought to be the nearest perfect.
But this is not fact The usual city
or municipal government is the one
for which all men now apologize.
1t seems that our forefathers were
so afraid that our Republic would be
converted into monarchy that they
thought it necessary that every mum.
cipal government should initiate a
republic in its form. Therefore every
municipal government has been en-.
dowed with legislative authority. II is
true it is limited, but Notwithstanding
that Limitation every municipal gov.
eminent has been operated as II its
main function were that of making
laws For this purpose every city
building has what they call a city hall.
In this city hall the legislative body
meets, and the gentlemen from the
various wards are there. The mayor
presides and all the fodmalties of a
deliberate body are observed. The
gentleman from the third ward ad,
dresses the presiding officer and the
gallery, having in hind his intelligent
constituents, as he frequently re.