South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-30
THE MAYoR-ELECT's APPOINTMENTS.

Mayor-E.lect carson yesterday confirmed The News
Times appointments to his official family; that 49, not
completely the main. We left it to him to name
his own health board but the controller. the board
OF safety board works. city attorney. and city
engineer all testify to the accurancy of prophetic
powers The rnayor-eIect has left the board Of
works TO 20 through Formally OF appointing the
superintendent Of works and the board OF safety
70 apparently chief OF police and chief Of
detectives also the fire chief regarding whom We
nave declined prophesy-and, Of course. the health
board will name its secretary. the health officer, whom
we are told apostle of medical Freedom.
an anti-gerrn theorist much adherent Of the
kaiser that he kept German flag display in his
home up 10 the moment Of the declaration Of war.
As it stands however the machine seems pretty well
for political purposes and rewards and perhaps
that is enough The republican orgsN has been
pensated by the apparent privilege Of contributing
the heads Of the board Of works and the board Of
safety in Mr. John F. DeHaven, the former. and
Mr Franklin VI. Boone. the latter. while the sup
posedIy democratic appontees MesTs Harvey F.
Rostiser and Nelson Kyser. compensation for their
having been the democratic party, the
pubicans having seemingly brought the votes Of the
Rostiser wing in bulk, paying for it by this process.
From political hog-trough TO political hog-trough.
thus Messrs Rostiser and Kyser have wendell Il IT
way but perhaps it is just we'll Habits are things
and habit Of living of the public pap" as these
en have accumulated it, through democratic privilege.
the through Is years, and the former through
10 may have united earning living through
any other process These times. with war taxes
to pay Liberty bonds and saving certificates to
buy and the Red Cross the War Y. NJ c. A, Knights
Of Columbus etc. support the public does not
care for any of population at the infrmary
that be avoided.
The board of health solid republican with pre-
tense apparently at the legally required bipartisan
representation is thought that the prospective
health officer. pretensively democrat but merely
another Of the RosserKyser aggregation, will supply
the deficiency and complete further degree. pay
nent for the wtng-bought votes-purchased in bulk
forget the old system of blocks of i've"
As to the controller. perhaps it is safe that
Prest has taken the railroads. though
Mr. John A swygart admit he did during
the campaign that due his long years of associa
zion with railroad interests he could imagine
himself or anyone else. so employed. placing duty
the public above railroad welfare.-while Gil.
Elliott: we'll re was worked long and laboriously and
been goat long enough. and why shouldn't he be
hnauy recognized? Shade of Archibald G. Graham!
Az TO DR. Louis J. Smith he contributes hand
somey to personnel OF the board OF safety. just
anticipate to the financing of the Carson
campaign possibilities nf the board Of safety
are simply unlimited; with which introductions. the
machine in about n now. will begin its grind.
We are sorry. thanks awfuly, for Messrs. Alex.
CoquiIard. Nelson Jones. All. Martin. and might
mention several others. including Col Joe Sullivan,
certain other very high priests OF the imperial
vice souad-and their cooperating church folk,
who shared their campaign bed and have gotten no
representation at all,-but where there are many
conflicting promises they can't all be kept
Watch it as It approaches its problems "tactfully.
iudicously cautiously. prudently''-and without
tiahty bias!