Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-24
FRIDAY, OCT. "a, 1919.
THE CITY TICKET


IN parties have held primaries and
nominated their candidates for office
in the coming November election, it
is up to the voters to study care
fully the qualifications of the can
didates and select wisely a ticket
which will best administer the civic
affairs of our community for the. en-
suing two years.
1t is far easier to find fault than
it is to do better, and while we hear
some criticism and complaint of the
present city administration, we have
not special criticism to offer and on
the whole, we feel that we have had
an honest, conscientious, economical
and fairly progressive administra-
ton of city affairs. There is no faint
of graft or dishonesty with any de-
partment, that we have heard of.
There is no serious waste of city
funds, and while we would all liked
to have seen a little more paving and
work on our streets, and hope to see
more of these improvements during
the next two years, we must bear in
mind that these improvements cost
money, and there are a lot of people
already kicking about the high taxes.
1t is impossible to please everybody
on every question and the public Off
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has "man-sized job" on his hands,
but is not likely to accomplish any
thing worth while. We would suggest
that a little more back bone" and
determination on the part of the
mayor might have proved beneficial
in some cases, but would have prob
ably made him some enemies which
he has avoided by an extremely con-
sentative course. And can we blame
even the mayor for not wishing to
antagonize his constituents for the
paltry salary the office pays.
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present city council which The Record
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voters and in mentioning two or three
of them, we do not care to be under
stood as criticising the others, who
have not been renominated. DR.. Nj.
j. Macfarlane is the follower coun-
Gilman, and is, of course, elected for
two more years. j. G.. Pace, VINO has
been renominated by the Republicans,
is far-visioned, progressive official,
with an abundance of conservatism to
act as ballast. He is emphatically in
favor of the expert planning of Cedar
City, which is perhaps the most vital
issue before us at present. The voters
will make no mistake in re-electing
j. G.. Pace. Richard Williams, who
was renominated by the Democratic
party, is a mighty good councilman;
conscientious, self-sacrifcing, APP
proachable and anxious to do his ut
most for the welfare of the city. He
is Democratic in his ideas, his home
and children, and is interested in the
moral as well as the industrial side
of the community. A vote for Rich
Williams is a vote for Cedar City and
for the common people Of the com
munity, Farley Daley, who is nom
mated for the long term by the DEM
ocrats, and who is opposed by S. j..
Foster on the Republican ticket is a
splendid type of sterling manhood,
intelligent, courageous and honest.
lie is running against a man of whom
these things are equally true, and
who also has had experience in the
City Council. In this case the voters
can make no mistake, and why should
we interfere by suggestions? AS well
vote your party convictions or your
personal preferences. One question
we suggest you PROFOUND to each of
them; How do you stand on town
planning?" There is no more inn
portant question before us at the
present time.
1t is not the purpose of the Record
to choose ticket for the voters, but
we feel that this much is due the men
who have had charge of the affairs
of the city for the past two years, and
who have acquitted themselves with
fidelity and wisdom.
As between the new nominees, you
are as competent to judge as we
You know the men-they are your
neghbors and friends. At the same
time, there are men who are ultra
conservative, who stand in daily fear
of mourning some expense, and who
if entrusted with TIE affairs of gov