The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-19
CITY COUNCIL TURNS
DOWN ECONOMY OFFER
Bid to Print Proceedings at Is Cents
Per Folio ignored Goes to Two
Papers at So Gents Each

IF calling attention. through the unsubsdized press Of this
city the fact that laws openly violated with little
effort to lessen and audng the fact that city has
paid and SWORN officials to enforce the laws better
ditons "MUD-SLINGNC then his Honor, the Mayor and
his friends may expect continuance just long there
effort made toward slight touch Of decency there
has been any mudslngng nduged n began with the ad
dress of the Mayor just municipal election which
he asaed the Leader and Gazette that would
put his alleged "mudslngng shame The public has not
forgotten the incident.
In the dgnGed message of Mayor CRUDE he referred
croaker presumed that he has
reference to the nearly thousand who epudated his
administration the municipal election the
mayor has use for any of them.
The Leader did expect be made the official paper
of Waterton although its bid twenty-five per folio
for proceedings ordinances notices and such other matter as
provided for by the city charter The bid Waterloo by
being placed file. Alderman Ryans resolution rail
roaded through like creased lightning providing for the publ
of such both the Daily Times and Welbuerger
at TIRTYFVE CENTS per folio each This is economy and
justice with vengence illustrated by Of the unofficial
and boasts of the mayor But justice and
fairness will be minus quantity SO long as the city hall IS
dominated by ring of political hicksers But citizens
tnue swallow the "gaf" and, in the language of high
dioniary don't be croaker Remenber fellow citizens, if
you say word against the mayor his henchmen
how much you may love your home city and wish
prove in civic decency well indusay and commercial
y you croake branded by the ring crowd who
the great and refomers; reormes who do reform
The bid Of the Leader would have saved heciy from $500
500 annually this is economy the city takes its org
nal way to demonstrate it.
ommens the adoption Of ordinance prohibiting mashng and
another prohibiting children under fourteen years Of age from
attending MCKEE vaudeville and buresque shows unaccompan
led without the written OF their parents guardians
Mighty is he as refomer All would welcome such
But did you hear sg ght from the mayor favor
able saloon closing ordinance ordinance to Danish
the dseputabe stalls in saloons where vice has riot?
the mayor and council would aid In destroying the Of
greater evils well the lesser they might be justified lay
ing claim degree Of reform. Reform that reforms, and
shans, IS what counts.
1t is all very welfor parents keep awatchul eye
their Children the suggests IN his also the
necessity for patriotic citizens lend helping hand lhese
suggestions would sound fairly good in the message did the
reader go beyond the surace for instance be rebu
fed when lodging with official and be told go
and swear out a complaint Then the other hand, how
pleasant it for patriotic citizens have insult heaped upon
them from the executive chair because they have the brazen
brass to appear before the mayor the of saloon
closing ordinance Yet the mayor says in his document N
you have any kick coming go the city hail. When you
something wrong make the the city hall There
the wrong if any, will be righted Very you have
kick coming or not coming you'll get 1.-THE kcuness you
swear allegence to the circlehe Dominating RING Is
this representative government? No. gentle reader it's Per
sona Liberty, and all they want at that.
The Leader asked the council pass the pie with Is
folio bid nducement to the tax few
hundred dollars But such trivial matter considered
when the loyalty Of the official organgnders to be consd
cred Their elbows be rvited the political
the sacrifice of justice They dong their d
t the RING, if MOTTO the general public Help the good
,vork" the mayor urges THEY ARE DOING 1T.