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tion of incompetent officials, whose
mismanagement and iucompetency at
fires results in unnecessary and
ayoidable losses to the victims Of
fires
Therefore. say to reasonable po-
hcemen and fremen that the new
charter will not effect your status
as such. personally, but your votes for
the new charter, in so far as II makes
any changes. will change the condi-
tions OF your respective departments
for the better. and by voting for the
same you will have the satisfaction
of knowing that you are performing a
good public service"
Rev. 6. II. DoIe's Last Word.
The Rev George Henry Dole, an
active opponent of the proposed char
ter. issued the following statement
against IL:
In a sentence will show so
clearly that the proposed charter will
give gang rule and not home rule that
a blind man canot help seeing the
point. The proposed charter divides
the city into a Republican ward and a
Democratic ward. Each ward elects
three members OF the Council. The
other three members are elected at
large Each party therefore will get
three Councilmen from the wards, and
the dominant party will get
the three az large. Hence the
dominant party will always have
IN the Council six 20 three, enough
under tho proposed charter 10 remove
the weaker party. Sec. rs. This is
the kind Of a charter that is called
"non-partisani' Inadvertently on the
part OF the Commissioners, this is
just the kind of a charter that the
"gang" and the boss" specially de-
sire II is just The kind of a charter
desired by those who exploit our cities
for they work through the boss.
Does this need further comment The
proposed charter will install the most
relentless political despotism ever
heard or
Notice further how the charter pro-
notes gang rule. Those who oppose
the charter are charged with object
ing to placing unlimited power in the
hands OF nine men. yet they would pnt
IL in the hands OF a less number II is
said This is not true. Here is
what we object to- We oppose put
ting unlimited supreme, and final
power in the hands of a few. who are
utterly unresponeible 20 the people.
Mark this. The Council appoints a
Board OF Administration This ap-
pointed board shall have general and
exclusive charge supervision, man
agemcnt, direction and control of the
administration of all the affairs OF said
corporation and "it shall be re-
sponsiblo," and "The decision Of said
Board on all matters coming under
its jurisdiction shall be final" Sec
40. This oBard is an appointed board
which can be removed by the Council
for "common-sense cause" or prac-
tically at the will Of the dominant
political party. Now do you not sec
the point? Allow that all power Is
in the Council as advocates of the
charter say, responsibility is put upor
an appointed board. Or. In othel
, words. the board that has control an,
does things is responsible not to th'
people, but to the Council aud undo
the charter the Council will be re
sponsiblc 20 the dominant politica
party and TO the boss" This is jus
what the holders Of special privilege
want. for IL gives them unrestricte
sway
II have said that there is nothinr
desirable IN the charter With al
emphasis ! repeat H. There arc an
ipnrertly desirable clauses, but III
charter is fundamentally such tha
every power in Il can easily he turnA
4 lawfully to nothing but oppression
and extortion. The charter Is avow
odly an Offering 20 the goods, but n :
actually a wooden horse. which
lallowed 20 be brought into the cit
out o. its cavernous interior will issu
the hosts Of evil that will destroy IN
last principle of civic liberty and jus
tice
Consider before voting. Tho prc
posed charter gives officers power {
waive the thirty-day notice and a
guards Of formality. and borro'
money and issue bonds. Sec 81.
gives power to cXpend $4,000 amt
ally for extraordinary appropr
ations." Sec 40 II gives power fc
officers 10 fix their own salary. Sc
1S. u gives officers power to Great
unlimited Offices and fix the compei
. gafiOn SEQ X n II vivcc IN, doy,,i,.,