Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-23
LET IT BE NON-PARTISAN.
The Sentiment This Spring Is to Drop Politics in the
Government of City Affairs.
1t Only Remains For Every Tax Payer to Garry It Out
Successfully.

ann in favor of non-partisan ticket
any arrangement that is fair to all par
ties and to the best interest of the city's
business. G. +. TURNER.
| heartily approve of these views.
do not know of any one thing that
would be of more value to our city than
such a movement carried out to COM
pletion. G. B. BIRD.
Municipal government is business
and not political proposition | I'M
qualitiedly endorse the movement
M. B. RosENBERRY.
| am heartily in favor of such move
ment. have advocated it in the past
and will continue to do so in the future.
and to the end that it may be success
full, / will promise the cooperation of
myself and The Record to further the
cause of non-partisan, municipal gov
eminent. EDGAR L. WHEELoCK
Politics should be cast aside, when it
comes tomunicipal affairs.
FRANK KELLY
arr satisfied that it is the only way
to conduct city affairs. g. s. GILBERT.
Those are my sentiments exactly.
w. +. COLLINS.
am heartily in favor of the move.
w. G. SILyERTHoRN
| fully approve the above, no tax
payer should be against it.
G.. +. DUNBAR.
heartily endorse the movement for
a citizens ticket and promise my CO.
operation. H. G. FLIETH.
think politics should not be brought
into city affairs. JACOB GENsMAN.
am heartily in favor of the proposed
reform. Let US lift the management of
city affairs out of the old ruts
JAS. MONTGOMERY.
am in favor of excluding politics
from city elections and believe it will
be for the best interests of the city to
have nOn-partisan ticket selected
from competent business men at the
coming spring election.
ELISHA L. BUMP.
| am heartily in favor of the move
ment. j. w. BISHOP.
Run the best men, politics should
not enter into city campaigns
j. A. UNDERWOOD.
1t it can be brought about would
endorse a citizens movement to put
into field this spring, a non-partisan
ticket. c.. S. CURTIS.
think it is a good thing and will
tend to bring about better condition.
The offices of mayor and council-men
would be positions of honor
R. N. LARNER.
l don't know of any movement that
would be more conducive to improve
our city affairs than a citizens ticket
and biennial spring election.
w. w ALBERs.
In my opinion it would be better to
have citizens ticket, composed of
good business men, especially for sup
ervisors and aldermen, and make
desperate attempt to lower the taxes.
f. w. KICKBUsCH.
| think the non-partisan movement
is an excellent move and every one
should support it. FRED GENR1cH.
| think the plan Of citizens ticket
good one. G. j. WINToN.
believe this will be proper way to
run city affairs and therefore | indorse
the movement, X, F. STOLE.
1t is the only way to run city affairs.
Leave politics out. N. HEINEMANN
1t is the only method and should
bring about good results.
F. l.. HUDSON.
/ believe the conditions are peculiarly
favorable for citizens ticket next
spring. 1t is goods ,soaud business
sense, and not politics that is needed in
administering the city's affairs. This
bipartisan plan should not only be
applied to the city ticket. but to the
ward tickets as we'll Put up none but
men of business ability yet, men who
are careful, not visionary enthusiasts
Those are the kind of men the city will
need the next year. r. E. POWERS.
am in favor of nom partisan ticket
for city officers at the spring election
A. A. Book.
Men and not politics for me when it
comes to city affairs. H. FRENCH.
Thos are my sentiments, if the ticket
fairly represents all parties
WM. WILSON
Am in favor of movement to put
into the field this spring citizens
ticket, as business proposition.
S. M. QUAw.
heartily endorse the movement.
w. b. SCHoLFIELD.
believe that by putting up non
partisan ticket it would be for the best
interests for the city. E. G. KRETLow.
You may say that | fully endorse the
movement. j. ID. COLEMAN.
am very much in favor of the move
ment, The year 1900 should be one of
the best in the city's history, and non
partisan city administration is needed.
JOHN T. LAMONT
l have never considered politics in
municipal affairs, and think that it is
for the best interests of the city to leave
them out entirely [ am certainly in
| favor of the movement.
Z. ID. PARDEE.
am in favor of nom partisan ticket.
This can be easily accomplished if both
sides are fair. PHILLIP STADLER.
1t is the only way to carry on munich
pal affairs Leave out politics and put
in the best men for the Offices
KoMER Bros.
You have my hearty cooperation.
| Politics should be stricken from munic-
| ipal affairs. B. HEINEMANN.