The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-03-21
CONTEST FOR THE CITY OFFICES IS
RAPIDLY SHAPING ITSELF
THE DIAMOND DRILL CORREcTs
Statements Of Alderman Sesddsn Cslculat.
ed to Shift The Contest to its
Shoulders.

rapidly shaping itself and il Is now
known that there will be real lively
contest and one that win. in all proba-
bility, 20 10 the election. although the
big tight will be in the primaries
which will DC ossisd next week aud
will probably be held the latter part
Of the following week.
The contest. 80 far, has been quiet
one contest main OF argument and.
40 far as the candidates are concerned.
IL tree from personal abuse or invec-
tive.
The article in last week issue re-
viewing the action of the last year s
work in city affairs has been the sub
ject of considerable comment and in
general IL has been taken as fair re-
port Of conditions, written without
malice and published for the purpose
of advising voters upon the coming is
sues.
II has come 10 our ears. however.
that Alderman Scadden has been busy
in an effort 20 twist the meaning OF
the article TO one prejudicial 10 Mayor
Webb and we take this opportunity to
say A few words 20 our readers and to
the voters in general
The columns OF this paper have for
the past year contained accounts of the
doings of the councilmer and criti-
cisms of their actions where we believ-
ed criticism was due. II is but natural
that the councilmen should feel sore !;
we would undoubtedly feel sore our
selves was the case reversed. How
ever. newspaper is a quasi public
institution. It's duty Is TO advise It's
readers. honestly, of what Is doing in
public matters and we have endeav-
ored to do that very thing. The lot
OF newspaper man is more or less
that Of public target and in that we
are not complaining
We have, in our criticisms of the
past, refrained from mentioning names
as in little community like this, il
isn't necessary and then. we are all
neig hbors and while we may deal in
generalities with considerable leeway
and grace IL isn't nice to specifically
criticise your neighbors This policy
has necessitated our speaking Of the
council collectively and including the
kernel with the chaff, while as a mat
ter Of fact some of the aldermen are
not open TO many of the criticisms
that have ben made nor did they all
stand mutely for some of the fool
ishnels Of the past year.
In this article we propose TO change
our method and mention names We
propose 10 call a spade spade. not
with malice but that justice may be
done those deserving of II.
At the outset let ms say that we did
not imply in ouI review OF last week
that Mayor Webb is responsible for the
ills the city suffers from We do say
and we want 10 say it good and loud
that Mayor Webb. personally, worked
rs hard as any man could work for the
NAl1f NiA1OI NtUu lOuuu iut COuuOli
against him and dominated by Alder
man Scadden and IL the administra-
ton has been failure Mr. Scadden. who
had majority OF the aldermen work
ing with him, is the responsible party
Where Mr. Webb made a mistake was
that he submitted, in hopes of peace.
TO the dictation Of Mr.. Scadden. Had
be asserted the independence which his
predecessors did when the same alder
man began the same line Of tactics
the story would probably have been
very different
The aldermen from the first ward
opposed the extvavagances proposed
and Alderman penglase was the first
man TO lift his voice in objection 10
the way things were going on. Alder
man Gribble has striven 10 be fair all
through the term and has not been q
party 10 any OF the personal jabs that
have been thrust at those who opposed
the councils policy or dared 10 speak
their minds
We want 10 any further that IL is not
the purpose OF this paper 10 print a
line calculated 10 prejudice voters for
or against the candidates and when
Mr. Scadden OF any other man makes
that assertion he speaks falsely MIR
Webb and Mr. Corcoran are both
friends OF ours Mr. Webb has treated
us fairly at all times and we have no
reason.to speak III Of him or injnre'
him. Mr.. Webb aud Mr. Corcoran are
both past public officials their records