The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-03-18

able body the appointment Of COM
mittee to confer with the county, com:
ioin;n1 ,tn a e.. to the advtsablitX Of
building: This Of course contempiat-
ed that their final decision would be
to build the county building near the
without legisiative action. " we are nct
In position to make q practical prop
tribute about one-third Of the *
provide also for the city in this
x soon 81 shs eas not nP ss
tempt to enumerate the reasons which
must be apparent to any business man,
WHY these buildings should be near
mont is speedily made, our opportuni-
.ty will have been lost The additional
c ct would probably not be over, $3.50
co. mroner The valHe Of the present city
this. The present location of the city
hall cannot be said to be a desirable
one onne-certainly not for the council or
a9ee 81 dSsFt ss6sS and the the
noise Of traffic both in front and in
ill., H. xs sSa,; and i 1
eo%1d be sof 9sfsn :ees q n sat the ns@
building; hence it is to be hoped that
the outcome of this agitation will be
joint building for both city and
county.
Guided BY Judgment.
Abraham Lincoln once said, while
candidate for office, that II elected he
WG is;ld. enqedYor to comply with the
wishes were made known to him.
infer from this that even so great
and just man as he, considered 1t
e tSev hs dedy to e. the PsoRs
own Judgment did not entirely ap-
prove.
<o Nov I do d. not pretend to have the
tuteness Of a finished politician, and
in the absence of some general ex-
preston of opinion, I am guided by
good Intentions and whatever judg-
honorable council to be composed of
fair minded and well-intentioned gen
ttlemen; who are as much interested
in good government; as I am. I wish
glad to receive and consider any sug-
gestions you may, as individuals or
officials, care to make
am authorized to name certain Of
Everything else being equal, ! very
naturally prefer men who would not
only do their duty because they, are
q certain pride. in the good name Of
the administration. The salaries paid
in many places are not so attractive
to those Specially skilled, so honesty,
common sense and moderate skill Is
about all that we can expect to get
in those particular places; I have en-
deaveored to do the best I could under
these circumstances. In this. as in
other things, I may be misled.
Won't Stand For Grafters.
The city is entitled to honest and
conscientious service and upon re-
ceipt by me of reliable evidence from
a member of this council officially
or unofficially, or from any source
whatever. that any man whom I have
place, is not rendering the city such
service. or who is engaged in any H.
ism, prosecuting any citizen, or pro-
tecting any vicious scheme, I promise
you that no party or organization or
individual has enough influence with
me to retain him in his place, If it
Is in my power to dislodge him.
Now all this may be a triflo super
fluous. but I mean just what I say,
and while we may have little differ
ences of opinion as to the tariff sched-
ule, yet we can all agree, in our mu-
nicipal affairs, that the harmonious
working of all departments of the
city government would bring about the
best results to those who have seen
fit to place us in the positions that
we now occupy.