The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-03

past in this line shall be abated in the
 future? As there is now only one body, instead of two, there can be none of the delays of the past arising from the | want of concurrent action. With this | difficulty removed, and the business done in the way suggested, quite likely | 1t can be well done, without undue haste, with one-half as many meetings
 as there have been in the past, bringing
 this much relief to the aldermen and
 the various committees and those who | have occasion to be present at these meetings. This will often involve sacri- l flee on pour part, but you are not Gas when called to do jury duty), obliged to assume these responsibilities, but on | the contrary, were each of you so anx- | ious for the place and honors that you had to contest for 1t with time and money while your competitors were striving for the same. While attending to these duties, voluntarily assumed
 has not each individual of the taxpay-
 CTS, and all citizens, a right to demand
 of you all that attention and economy which you exercise in your private mat ters The amount of money to be raised and expended each year, is large, we'll towards two million of dollars. The burden of this is not felt by all, but for some it involves much sacrifice to pay the portion assigned to them but in most cases, this burden will be cheer fully borne if judciously expended As to the matter of salaries to those whose compensation is fixed by statute. most nT hII not be changed now. So far as the Board of Education and some other ex- penditures are concerned, they are law to themselves and cannot be con- trOlled, except in making the annual appropriation, but in many other mat ters, your action will control the use of the public monies. Have the tax payers, whose money you are disburs- ing, right to insist, that you act on the same principle as when you are your own private analrs? and that no favoritism be shown in any case? If through your action, there is more paid for any service rendered the city, than the market rate, is not this being generous with other peoples without giving them the priv ilege of dispensing their charities in such lines as they see fit? Have you any moral right to do this? But if in the conduct of your private business, in employing others, you make no ac- count of the market rate for such ser- vice, and inquire into the needs of the | person you employ, the number Of hls | family, and all demands on him, and | what in your opinion such service de- serves, to make him your equal, beliav- ing that you are entitled to nothing better, than this your brother, then from this high standpoint, (which the world generally, has not attained to) you are at least consistent, if in your official conduct. you act on the same principle Still in the competition Of the present time your bankers may become fearful of your success, If you are asking for much discounts. An other thing should always be kept in mind by those who are spending others money. that because anything may be as being desirable, Is not I good reason for having 1t. if thereby greater burdens are imposed on the community. than they are able to bear. the address at the ledu or lllS dIllcie, lhe Niltci hoo i''t designed so much at being personal, as o discuss some plans and principles, in eference to our new mode of city gov and trusts that no exception will be taken to anything said, Hoping hat the new Board of Alderman. will 10 conduct the public business, as to meet the approval of all good citizens, md be long remembered for their fidelity, I am
 Sincerely yours,
 JOHN KERLEY.