The Detroit times., 1910-08-03

the secondary candidate of the ma
chine. getting but Al, showing the
cohesive power of political bipartisan
organizations.
Bannister led in first choice votes.
Nearest to him was Aupperle with
465. Then came Todd with 362, Slo-
comb with 229, and Tough with SO.
Under the plurality rule the machine
would have been able to keep from
the people the fruits OF their former
victories, for IL would have had its
men In power.
The friends of the charter still di-
vided their votes on second choice.
BTU the vote IN that column shows
that, deducting the Al votes which
went to Lutes, only So charterites
were willing that Bannister should be
mayor. And on the third choice.
which determined the result, only 43
others showed willingness that the
machine man should be mayor.
The totals of the third choir are
Illuminating. Starting with the 603
votes of the machine, Bannister secur-
ed the ballots of but 739 who were
willing to assent to his election. Lead
ing on the first ballot, he was last
on the final count.
Todd, who was third ON the first
ballot, received the Endorsement of a
majority Of the citizens. There were
more people that were willing he
should be mayor than were opposed
to his exercise or that Office.
THE system changes the basis,
says Bucklin. 1T finds the common
level of willingness on which citizen
ship can meet. 1t shows the con-
sent of the governed"
Responsive to Public Demands.
The last test of any system of gov
eminent is whether or not 1T works"
This new word on municipal gov
eminent does work" say Its citi-
zens.
The recall, the initiative and refer
endum makes II responsive TO public
demands. II has created a spirit OF
equality. Under the charter the mayor
names and discharges all policemen
and firemen. One OF the first arrests
made was that Of the mischievous son
OF Mayor Todd. The officer who
caught him tossing bricks at neigh
bor's window had been trained under
the machine rule of Philadelphia.
Afraid to arrest the mayors SOM"
he said. In discussing that arrest.
why, Id been afraid not to. did
go around to the mayor the next morn
ing--it was the old habit of going To
the man higher up-and began an
apology. He cut me short with:
You're hired to catch law-breakers
and keep the peace. My son is on no
different basis than the son of any
other man In this town."
For 90 years the people have been
demanding that some thing be done
for better water supply. Mayors got
into office by promising To- do some
thing, but, somehow or other, the prop
err distribution OF graft was never ar
ranged. Within 80 days the new ad-
ministration had all the machinery In
motion to get a full mad complete sup
ply.
For FIVE years the people wanted
better sewers. The rake-off on bonds
was never settled. The new govern
ment started the sewer, sold the bond
and had the work In progress in 30
days
For % years people talked of civic
beauty" and let their parks unimprov-
e0. Il MS summer TWO Oh tne VACANT
let's have been improved as parks,
with concerts each week.
Street paving was always slow be-
cause of the sale of the bonds. 1.-THE
old officials we're either grafters or
honest and Indifferent" says a bond
man who disposed OF the securities.
In eight months IL blocks have been
paved.
Although the people had voted out
the saloons, the old method OF enforce
ment In spots had kept the city In tur-
MOL, with its frequent raids and it's
charges of favoritism. Today the city
Is as dry as Sahara. The mayor sim
ply holds each policeman responsible
for his beat.
The new administration does not
believe that Grand Junction will al
ways be dry. IL does believe that
liquor, when sold again. will be sold
under conditions which a majority OF
the people will approve.