The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-28
VOX POPULI

body. don't they whc7 Why. tie
commissioners. 81 course. and 90 the
commissioners they must pay tribute
% one sort or another-the same a.
The elected oficcholdsrs must pGy
tribute 20 their patron. tie public
Now Tor the difference The public
accepts only one sort ut tribute and
trat tribute d the faithful perform
ance q the prescribed duties Tier
are the two highways There is no
Uistaklng them. or the least unccr-
taluty az 20 where they lead
Every man who has run Cor ofhce
knows positively. unless be be without
any sense % modcsty or aeif-respert
thai Dc can get votes more effectively
for someone else than Tor himself. 80
there again you got two distinct class
a. ~ ofhce-serkrrH. one Kind fuudcf
The representative forms that hustlca
Tor himself and makes his promises
Co the public The other kind lunder
the commission form t1af huEtlss Tor
a certain commissioner OF commits
sloners. 90 who. or % whom. he makes
bis promises" and the public be id.
lent the claim false and ridiculous
and isn't the proposition fun 20 evli
possibilities
Practically every argument that the
commission advocates have is equally
susceptible ~ being turned inside-0ul
RuuninE an through the commission
idea BE- the much abused word.
business Business men bust
ress methods" "A coId-hlooded busf-
ness proposition"
Very catchy. but there's nothing to
it There are good. ana bad bust
ness men, and methods. and some
colo -biooded cuisines propositions that
win leave you penalties and frCez-
ing u you hecdiessly cmnark IN them
Pensacola'H navy yard BE- a victim %
business methods
% wiu take stone a Webster tand
genial Aha Warrenl years 90 set from
under the odllm OF former MANAGERS
'coid- blooded business methods" The
juries az seem O. remember them. "aa
" they we're bat yesterday"
And that waa a cold biapdsd buHl-
ness proposition iu Mobile the other
cay when Mobiles commissioners
bought from a poor widow. che grave
a. her husband. for six dollars. fof
shame where was faa glorious man
hood and Womauh11d that used Cd be-
Mobiles that permitted such an uut-
EeI1y. or Goodman. ur Mise ~ fteUss.
e. Jones Hr HiIard. would rHH. given
che poor woman The money from tHr
charity fGu1 uhirh fHr H1.urI pro-
Eifcs. and said nuth.n- about o.
Nou think 2 am show n. Hr1ts Not
tli OF &C. The C1wm rf on form 81
government is less an .EH to me than
O. almost any while man In penHa-
cola, foI years ago. iy IRE operation
nf the white Democratic primary law
tsud ms bulI-headed steadfastness %
another prurIrieI I wac, and am still
CruriNei 90 tha riEhf Cd help select
ire officials under which live. am
rot complaining about that now. how
ever. bot "a makes me see more clear
Q" than I could otherwise. uhnt a hole
a whole people viii Pot themselves On
~ they vote Tor a commission 20 rule
over them
Vote % down. and give your council
man your idea ~ what amendments
should be made 30 the present charter
fn increase SIS efficiency and az the
same time retain Its safeguards. and
youI set what you need. That win he
prontinE hy experience
Voting for commissioners viii BE
chasing rainb0ws. % lvapinR in the
/ dark
Where O. our American spirit 2
Where IL our honest pride in our
ancestors that would not BE- denied its
rlEht 10 r2press utation ihouEh a king
with great armies and fleets. said nay.
that fought and destroyed savage men
and beasts. cleared tine wilderness and
built cities, states and n nation. Where
BE- this great spirit. that 80 many
are ready 90 cult the sob and ask
for roceivership % one. three or ave
20 yote for you. % hK your assess
ment- % tax you. % take you % iail
90 try you. % spend your money. and
o. bury YOU
Hot now No. Tor I won't believe
r. =. BINGHAM