The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23

which allows each party as many
places in the City Commission as
they have strength with the voters
In other words if the Democrats
under this system had three seven
tbs of the vote in Hamilton, they
would elect men out of seven on
the Commission, if the Socialist
had two sevenths of the voters they
would have two men in a Commits
sion of seven, if the Labor Unions
cast a certain proportion of the vote
they would have a corresponding
number of men on the Commission
This plan is actively at work in
Ashtabula, Ohio, and would be "a
dopted in Hamilton if the voters
decide they want it.
The new forms of government
have allowed the Labor Unions to
put up men and elect them more
easily than the old system, Dayton
and Springfield both have Labor
Union men on their Commissions.
Instead of being split among the
old parties the new form of govern
ment allows the Labor Unions vote
to combine behind men they select,
not men selected by the political
machines to catch the Labor vote
The new forms of government
do not mean rule by the few, but
rule by the many
Special privilege wants no com
mission form of government, it
wants no initiative, referendum
and recall, and direct quick action
by the people. The present layout
is good enough for them Have
they not got about everything they
wanted under partisan government
The voters of Hamilton are abso-
lutely safe in voting eyes" on
April 10th, on the question of
whether a Commission shall be
chosen to frame a Charter, because
if the Charter after it is drawn up,
and before it is adopted by the
people, is not satisfactory to the
people, if it does not contain the
the provisions to extend the rule OF
the people promised, they can vote
it down, before it goes into effect
, The workingmen of Hamilton
are vitality interested in this prob
lem 1t is as important to them a:
to the heavy taxpayers. If the
/. power of the people is increased
that means the power of the work
. ingmen of Hamilton, for they ar,
in the large majority here WIZ
are the cities that are drawing
away so many of our workingmel
! to their factories all adopting tn
new forms of government. Be
cause they are the live active cite
who know that they must make lif
in them pleasanter, happier, NOR
sanitary, more safe, not for the up
town sections alone, but allover th
town, to attract the live active mel
to them We must help and pu
Hamilton, back on the map. Mid
: dletown, Dayton, Toledo, Cleve
land, these cities all have Hom
Rule, Charters, and the people il
these cities are proud of them Il
Dayton they have a public amuse
! ment park, owned and run by til,
city where they hold dances, public
amusements, serve refreshment
have band concerts etc.
The health departments in th,
Home Rule cities are better organ
lied and have more money spenc
on them, because the money is say
ed in other departments that form
erly was wasted. Play ground.
and parks are extended, swimming
pools and other public necessitie:
are made possible. By having {
City Purchasing Dept. they save
enough money in one year in many
of the Home Rule cities to buy {
great many things the people
thought they could never get be
fore, and did not get under the ole
systems.
Vote Yes" on April 10th.
THE NEW CHARTER LEAGUE
(Adv.)