The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-31

/ knows this. He IS big enough ma
70 expect 1t. He knows he will b
criticized by this paper when we don
agree with him. We think, at leas
We hope that the other commissioner
stand in the same position.
Now then this thing has been goin
on for some time. This Lindquist re
commentator was not the result o
the dreams Of a single night, althoug
we would not for moment want 4
insinuate that the distinguished com
missioner is not capable Of bringin.
forth such a document in less time
than that. 1t has been talked owe
and discussed for weeks-that is be
tween Commissioners Lindquist ant
Nelson-and these two gentlemen had
undoubtedly agreed between themselv
YES that they would put 1t through
We are firm in this conviction from
| tie fact that we have heard of them
talking and arguing along these lines.
| And beneath t all is a deep seat.
ed feeling in the minds Of those VIII }
have followed the workings of this
expensive and inharmonious commits
sion, that Commissioners Lindquist
and Nelson in this case, as in others,
trumped up scheme to put it over
the Mayor. AS far as Their nagging
at each other is concerned personally
we do not care one whit. AS we sa d
before neither of them are the result
of any choise of ours and they may
continue naggng dissension, and
strife until they annihilate each other
as far as we are personally Conce ned
but it is in the interest Of the public
good that they ought at least to be
able to get together on the matter OF
public Improvement of such vital
Importance as the water question. In
d matter where from 100000 90 to
s15S 900 90 Of the peoples money is at
stake, three men with perhaps more
than ordinary intelligence, living IN a
civilized community, and vested VITA
power at the hands of the people
three men the peers of all their fel.
lows as decided at the ballot box
ought at least to be able to get 10.
gether on matters of such magnitude.
II they cannot justice to the people
whom they are supposed to be serv-
ing would certainly dictate that they
acknowledge their weakness before
the people-their creators-and step
down and out.
We supported the Mayor because
we thought his plan the most business
like, the most feasible. We dlssapprov-
ed OF Mr.. Lindquist's plan because
we did not like the idea of presuming
that the next commission will do Just
as Mr.. L!ndquist says it will do and
that the people will do just as Mr..
Lindquist says they will do.
1t is greatly to Lne cedit of the com
mission that the flag of truce was
raised at the meeting Tuesday even
ng, and while these gentlemen are In
me eleventh hour Of their administra.
ion there is still time for them to do
much good for the city. Get together
gentlemen and come before the peo-
pie with a policy that you are agreed
IN and all citizens will stand by you.
You are men at the helm. You must
urnish the brain work. hatch the
schemes, and propose the structure.
That is what you are paid for. The
people can only advise, and n many |
aspects but meagerly, from the fact |
hat they have not the time to de.
'ote to the work. Work and study,
watch and pray and come before the
'eople united with a scheme that
hows the result of brain and work
nd you will be supported loyalty.
ONE before them divided and you
an expect nothing else from the peo-
lie.