The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-26
WHAT MAYOR SCHERFF
HAS DONE FOR MARION

Not an empoyer in Marion would
hesitate to employ a man whose
labors would bring In for the
employer more than double the
amount of the salary paid, and af-
ter the employee had worked until
the contract had expired. the en-
ployer would not hesitate for
moment to engage his services for
another year.
This is the proposition which Is
placed before the voters in the
coming election, with reference to
the election of Mayor Lewis
Scherff. During his first term In
Office, which has extended over a
period of two months less than two
years, Mayor Scherff has collected
the sum of $5.742.62 in fines. OF
this amount. $4,4lO.27 has been
turned into the city treasury from
cases which come directly under
the city ordinances. $1,312,35 has
been collected IN state cases. where
the action had to be brought, under
the state law because no ordinance
covered the oifense, and $1,000
was turned over to the Humane So
ciety from cases which 1t had in
stigated. During this time Mayor
Scherffs' salary has amounted to
$1S33.33. In other words the city
is just $2.556.94 better off because
Mayor Scherff was elected.
But these is not the only things
that can be said for his adminis-
tration. Every one knows that the
moral conditions in Marion are
] very much better than when he
took charge. His crusade against
saloonists, who were violating the
laws by keeping open after hours
and on Sundays was as Successful
as 1t was possible to make 1t with
the limited force with which to work
One of the prominent ministers OF the
city stated only few evenings ago
that II he were running for mayor
of Marion. his platform would be
that he should be provided with a
policeman for each saloon and he to
be armed with a double barreled
shot gun and not restricted In Its
use II this minister recognizes the
enormity of the task OF trying to
prevent leaks in the "lid", certainly
the people cannot wonder that with
a dozen officers, Mayor Scherff
Should find 1t impossible to prevent
all violations. Not only have, the sa-
looms been brought under better con-
,trol, but houses of i'll repute have
been closed and their inmates COM
peeled to leave the city. In fact
Mayor Scherff has done everything
which In his judgment would better
the city's morals.
Then back OF all OF this there Is
much which the public has not seen
land OF which 1t Is unaware. There
lis the man who has deserted his fam
lily and has been brought back and
allowed to 20 unpunished 30 long
as he will return t6 mis- hearth ant
do as he should toward his wife and
children. There are the young men
land girls who have made the start
lon the road to crime and have been
brought up and given d warning and
las q result have changed. their course
lof life. These are only instances
which are cited to show that back
Iof all there Is something OF which
1.-THE public has not been Informed and
which has been operating for ths
|sood Of the city ana It's people.
4 Mayor Gcherff has been q thor
|oushly conscientious official. He hal
done that which be believes TO n
|rieht "a 4 not aehamed q hil
|reeorl % those vh0 an p lool
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