The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-12-26

Gil, Wherein he. Mr. Mathews and Mr..
, ro,y. turpnd down the franchise that
the people had voted in favor ot At a
rrcen, election In this article he
takes To task two members I the
council, for bcing prrscr, at mass
meeting Of angry citizens. and giving
their views, when called upon Al said
meeting.
wonder why Nr, Sheets. Mr.. Nath'
~xs or Mr.. lety ~erc not there Md
they manifest q yellow streak at the
las, moment: Surely they wer I'm
,,,sSa. II Mr.. Sheets and his co~ork'
ers os the orcscn,,' 'aiifornia Power Co,
had been present a; that meeting. o
had asked any person who attended It.
they could have found out who Was
the inssisa,or of the meeting. Does II
take a club in the hand ot some angry
citisen TO awaken my friend Sheets
to the realization that he Is mere
servant of the people, and that he and
secret. and do no, even show tn the
writer and Mr. Struble the courtesy
Of extending them an invitation TO
meet and discuss how they can defeat
the wili Of the people: Perhaps my
friend Sheets will wake up some morn
ins TO hnd tha, the citizens will not
NY friend Sheets speaks Of the city
having been worked by some previous
company In the past. ! wonder II he
vas not connected with the old com
pany as Its manager. Who knows,
Now As to the amendments he
speaks Of: Surely they are not crea-
,ur~s OF his fertile brain. n he per
sisted to the last that the presen, fran
chise rs voted upon covered all points.
and he could not and any fault with II
until he vas forced to 70 on record
and vote. am like the old Scotch
man. Who vas . hard drinker and al
ways broke. and Who boasted that he
could suck three dozen raw eggs II
siven q drink, The boys thought they
would have some fun with him 30 pro
cured . rotten eek for the last. and
when he gulped II down the old
Seotchman. with . WY face. said:
Boys. I hae my doots about that las,
eGx" So. good people Of Klamath
Falls. I have my serious 'doots" about
the sincerity Of my friend Sheets in
the matter lunder discussion
On last Tuesday morning. on my
way to the once At about O'Clock.
Mr.. Sheets stopped me in front Of his
place OF business and ! told him thai
be had made 4 great mistake in his
action the previous evening in turn
ing down the franchise: that he had
practically placed in the hands OF the
Kern brothers a chance TO get fran
chi.e Of their own making. as the
council would have no right TO 10 into
the matter at all IL they took II before
the people by way Of an initiative peii.
tion: that the people were in frame
Of mind to grant any kind Of a fran
ehise 10 set aside the action Of the
council He informed me at that time
u The matter could be delayed until
after the legislature met in February
there yar bill going before tina: b,'lv
TO take away the power OF all munic-
palities to grant public franchises and
vest the same in the Public Service
Commission. Ny eyes we're then
opened and could see why my friend
Sheets had rendered unto Caesar that
which was Caesars a servant OF
which he must be.) We all know. and
Mr.. Sheets knows. that the Public
Service Commission Is averse to hav.
Ing two puaiic utilities Of the same
character cpe:1i;ng in the same city.
I leave II 10 the general public II II
does not look like Mr.. Sheets Is in
cah0ots with the present company
operating here.
Why all the solicitude on the part
OF Mr. Sheets at this time to try and
explain his actions! question very
seriously the sincerity OF Mr.. Sheets
when he put the franchise up to the
people. whether at ths. iin:s he did nnt
have in mind the delay. Mr.. Sheets
was the framer Of this franchise voted
upon by the people. and he was the
one who insisted that II 80 TO the
people. ] we'll remember what q
chesty attitude he assumed At the time
he brought 1t into the council cham.
bers. and swelled all up at his handi.
work. Did he not have in mind the
delay so that his friends could get
In their work before the legislature?
Why is Mr.. Sheets at this time trying
tn inject certain useless amendments
into the franchise when he well knows
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