The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-15
AN ANSWER TO THE COMMISSION
FORM OF GOVERNMENT LEAGUE.

| 10 the Editor
see that the article relating to the
commission form of government is
headed Advertisement" Now, il
you treat the following in that class,
/ do not expect me to pay for it, but
charge 1t to the League as it ordered
me to write it. If this is satisfactory
1 will proceed.
While l sat practically I'm my cosy
corner, my daughter aroused me by
saying: Say Pa, how often did | tell
you that you must get away from
your easy chair and get fresh air in the
open, but you always demurred. But
now / have endorsements. Look!
Look!'', and she held the Daily News
under my nose.
why" | said, where is it, this is
only an advertisement Eyes, go on,
you will come to it," And as / continue
ed l read that the League for commits
sion form of government commands
me to come out into the open to defend
myself. Well, well, now / must pre-
pare myself, dig and get down into the
trenches, or else the League will shoot
me full of holes, lombard me from the
sky, or submarine me to the bottom of
the sea.
Now let me see. If l enter into a
newspaper controversy by which argu-
ments are soon exhausted, and we are
liable toeresort to personal abuse, may
not this controversy end in deadly
duel? Thanks to my lucky star duel
ling is now criminal oflense under
the law, which the members of the
League will not want to violate at the
risk of losing their heads, which are
worth more to them than our whole
city government and the city thrown
in. So l feel protected.
This reminds me what blessing it
would be if all international controvers
les could be settled in the same peace
able way.
Now to the point
The League says, that because | favor
change of government is an admis.
sion that our present system is faulty
Yes, but when we want a better
government we are expected to give
our views which is the best, and so l
presented mine.
The League questions my assertion
that the manager plan is less expensive
than the commission plan, and reminds
me that forgot to tell that manager
salary was at Hast $4,000 90 per year
This question, as / believe it would
be about one half | must remind the
League that in its comparative cost
table of the two plans it forgets to state
the salaries of the three commissioners.
If these are to perform the duties of the
mayor, fourteen aldermen, the treasur-
er, street and poor commissioner, asses
sor, and board of review, these three
must be able men and may each COM
mand as high salary as the manager
The League had better present more
complete statement of cost so that a
better comparison can be made.
The League says that it has looked
to find the mysterious citizen, as for
needle in hay stack but failed to find
him, and asks "who is he?" And at
once discovers that he is representing
the big intesests. What q presumption
when it does not know him. And if it
does know him, and his motive, |
should like them TO introduce him to
me as l should like to get acquainted
with him and fathom his motive.
Now, Mr.. League, ! wish you would
sign your name as you advise Mr. Citi-
zen to do, and not screen yourself be-
hind the League 1t is not fair that |
alone should combat the whole League.
If you should say anything offensive to
me it would affect only me, while i'll
should say something offensive to you,
would have the whole League on my
back. SO long!
JOHN SCHUETTE.