Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-15
fHUM Will WIN
RE-ELECTIONBY
UNION SUPPORT
His Record OfAChieVement
During Past Two Years
Kept the Faith and Been True to
People ALI the Year Round; Is
Credit to Unions Of Denver

u FXers second sltftion under the
commission form OF government viii be
held next Tuesday. May Is. Three posi-
tous are to be filled. ten charter amend
mcnts voted upon and five separate bond
issues determined The offices to be
iilled are oommi-- ioner OF property, So
oisl 9selfare and one election eommi--
.ioner.
For comm --ioner OF property the Den
scr Trades and Labor Assembly, the
Euiidu- Trades Council and organized
labcr generally Of the city have indorsed
otto Thum fof reelection. He has
i..a artive Ia the labor movement Of
raIoHtso for thirty YEAR, and has made
.0ol curing tho two years he has held
r'.. Dffiae Beside being indorscd by
urdI labor bodice Thum has the sup
r-irt Of man other ci1ic organizations
which believe IN reuariing proven. Of
ttiHi uith a reelection.
.Ihe official term Of office for com
missioners Of property from tbs time on
will be for four years. the one expiring
being ior only two years in order that
the short ballot system which is one OF
the plans Of our commission government
might - inangurated. Mr.. Thum feels
that he has had only piece Of a term
and should b. retained in office in order
TO completely carry out the plans IN
augur rated by him which ara for the bcn-
eft cf the people.
Labors one City Official.
Mr. Thum j. the recognized repre-
.cntatlse and advocate OF trades un,oT
I,r,seirIe. ami has applied them 90 hi-
official conduct and management. lie
j. a member OF Denver Typographical
Union No. 40 and has for many years
En- active n Trade. Assembly and La
Har F-icra,ion affairs. Two year ago
he vent i-cfore the trades unions of ,
the city and aid that there were a
number of rca-on- why real member
al orcaniE.d labor should bc elected to
tho piaer of commissioner OF property. He
fci, that the labor organizations affect
ed should hay. voice in the selection
al persons to fili the places OF inspectors
coming under the commissioner Mr.
1lur1 wa. elected and he has lived up Ia
that understanding completely. The
method Of appointing inspectors which
was inaugiatrd by him has secured for
tho people OF Denver the best possible
service WHY Because the journeymcn
workon- were originally responsible for
tho adoption of the laws looking TO sani-
tary inspection. and TO inspectors for
health and safety
sons who secured the adoption of these
Laws arc the ones who are best fitted
80 enforce them with justice TO all. Ac-
iual iourncymcn with a thorough knowl
edge ef their trade are filling the places
IN the electrical inspectors department,
in the plumbing inspectors department.
in tho building inspectors department.
and m the boiler and elevator inspectors
Department. And when these men took
the civil service examination they made
grades which raugcd at least twenty
five per cent higher than persons in 9th.
or departments not trades unionists.
His Record of Efficiency.
Mr.. Thum is especially proud of this
part OF his two years record and
achievement. II carries out his belief |
that men who have had training in |
trade union methods make the very best |
public officials. This official policy viii |
h. continued when Mr.. Thhm is re-
elected He considers this the highest
type OF loyalty to the best interests OF
the city.
Without in any way rcflecting on any
previous administration. Mr.. Thum |
shows saving of very neat sum of
money in the conduct of the various |
branches which make up the department |
Of property. he pace he has set VIII |
not soon be cclipscd in any other branch |
OF tho city government. He is thorough |
believer in commission government and |
has faithfully carried out its principles |
and its aims and objects. This has re-
suited in economies of various kinds.
Raised Wages of City Laborers.
The actual saving in dollars and cents |
over two years ago is 29.5s0.6o; Sla.-
26G.4e Of this is in salaries and So.
3Isls Ia in supplies. But don't you ever
think that the saving in salaries is on
account of reductions in wages. Never |
The saving in that respect is shown by |
the elimination of salaricd places ordi-
narily created for political party pur-
poses and further by the reduction OF
The clerical force made possible and |
necessary by the adoption of the com
mission form.
As to wages. Mr.. Thum has the record |
of actually raising the pay of common
loborcrs, (who arc not protected by |
trades unionsl to $3.50 n day. and the
Lord Knows That's low enough. And n
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