South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-04
is TOYNE TO SUCCOMB TO BECOME PART
OF KELLER POLITICAL MACHINE?

If supt John w. Toyne of the waterworks depart
remains in his position Withholding his
resignation until the school situation has rOned
out. we understand the understanding when
he postponed such action the meeting of the board
last Wednesday. we nave an idea that he will remain
the hea o department a long time. There
seems to disposition the part of the mayor
designations of his appointees the school
board or on the part Of such appointees TO tender
them and this together with the popular demand
such designations and the refusal of the mayor to
listen to the public the matter in any way whatever
promises the school fight is be a long drawn
affair.
But with to the resignation of supt Toyne.
or his Withholding his resignation, in order that it
might add fuel disreputable similarity in
other department Mayor Keler's machinery rather
puts damper the sincerity of Supt Toyne If sin
in his attitude he ought not encourage the reason
for IT, and especially he ought to compromise in
order help the administration OUT in such
despicabe that in which the school city is
involved. True perhaps. it might have been embar-
RAISING the in his machinery building to have
against developing time but this
fight for principle, if anything at least far
the school city concerned and if Mr. TOyne is will
ing help the in that. he ought not crab
against a similar situation being rammed down his own
throat in the wafer department.
a clever way, indeed. that Toyne had of
saving the mayor embarrassment with regard to his
prospective resignation The story that would prob
ably quit followed the in the
committee week Wednesday. 1t spread
Iguratively like wildfre the street. 1t then
that Toyne visited newspaper offces-especially
this newspaper Office with the that he had
visited the other-and asked that nothing printed
about it until his resignation filed, which TO
be last Wednesday. He gave his that it
the good service, rather sarcastic
tone The remaining information that cleaned
o his reasons from other Wednesday
morning he in smiling with his regrets that he
had spoiled a good story us e had
cided 10 remain-not resign. He left assured that he
hadn't spoiled any good story for We had prom
ised to withhold publication of the story only until 1899
O'Clock Wednesday; that this would be a different
story"
Supt. Toyne had intended resign only because an
effort has been made from city hall deny
that he had any such intentions. We understand
that Supt. Toyne has given encouragement to that
denial Mr.. Toyne thinks he is smooth. and he is
way; but not smooth enough hold the cloak of
silence his disagreemens with the board works
forever. after he has failed his of the
program, with those disagreements overcome
Toyne may still hoping hope that will be
able to eliminate politics from the waterworks depart
ment. be permitted conduct the department in
businessike way but whether he succeeds or
the public is entitled a knowledge of the atti-
tude of the board the subject that if he
gains that end. that he had fight for
Toyne Langel ct al That is the issue, and bet
Lange wins as he is in the depart
ment. Prest Morris knows mighty well hat doesn't
dare TO let him go. Lange had too big part in the
mustn't be permitted TO talk If supt Toyne wants to
Mayor Keller from embarrassment he had better
adopt Lange charge salary up to depreciation and
FORGET il