The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-22
Wanted: Man To Do
Office Work; Must Have
The Necessary Ability

CRY or DnraoIr merit system. civil service for
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nav 49, ~a az ~ $500, Under the merit system. person
pubr Job-so see That seeking employment public Of
Petition would have to qualify for the po-
sition the same as though he had
applied to private business
applicant for job would have to QUALIFY by passing an
examination for his FITNESS
This is simple proposition.
The rule now in force that business man
would adopt think of adopting
und the SP0ILS system.
The spos belong victor politics and to the who
worked for POLLS matter what his further
qualification fitness
the proposition by Aid Vernon the common council
recently put city employees a defeated
council is what makes
necessary for these public spirited this not with
their petitions
You not sign the paper
committing yourself the merit system you do sign
You simply willing abide by the good
majority shall rule and recognize the right Of your
neghbor express upon subject by his vote the polls
8 all the petition amounts
put citizens just such emer
geny Detroit directed the end less
politics public blocked politicians holding Office
defeat the merit system when the
proposition body recognize this petition and
MUST necessary number Of voters submit their action
review by the voters at large.
only against municipal ownership by its
mics that it might great powerful political machine
With possibility political machine under
municipal ownership entirely removed and furthermore political ma
Chimes great powerful that could necursd by the
enemies municipal ownership would Of business for good
and all
Municipal ownership step toward better and cleaner gov
ernen doub effective in that with the
espoused Of municipal ownership
intend" says the the department
business bai am elected"
and election day he emem
bers the candidates promise and votes for him
however the remembers but the candidate forg
The candidate HAS to forget that unless Bill Jones
precinct job and unless John Smith, up in the
precinct gets job and unless several other fellows several
other precincts jobs they will all out at the next election and
work for the other fellow.
The result of which knowledge part successful candidate
being such the huse or the friends Tor
whom demand jobs ABLE to give
The merit system or service that clerks will be chosen
from qualified under examination clerks that the
% bookeepers bookkepes that those entrusted with
cys hundred and departments of the civic govern
mnt standpoint of ABILITY and will hold their
Jobs so long give service irrespective of party
church. creed color ability deliver maiores election time
believe municipal ownership and operation OF public
utilities sign the merit system petition.
whom have educated and for whom
he will have equal
system should the petition
promise the candidate that he will business admin
his Office sounds good the only hold him
promise business basis for hmSIGN THE
PETITION
trouble with municipal lies the fact that the
rather than the interest
of the voters
Opposition to the merit system and refusal to sign the petition will
unqualified for the places they hold
who when they them them their places
holder qualified for the position he has with the
the petition and will vote for the
L. ppnT HIM