The Delta independent., 1917-10-12
|MR. FAIRLAMB !
SUGGESTS THIS
BELIEVES GETTING TOGETHER
ON TICKET AND GIVING cANDI-
DATES TO OFFICE coNsIDERA-
TIoN AS To.THEIR FITNESS.

There has been considerable agita-
tion in our city in favor of changing
the form of government. This agita-
tion has not been wholly caused by
personal reasons for no candid minded
observer of our City affairs could
state that our present City Govern
ment has been all that it should have
been. The first criticism that has
been made with correctness has been
that the business affairs of the town
were not handled in the same manner
with which a well managed CORPORA
tion would conduct its affairs. 1t was
intended by the trainers of the charter
Of the City of Delta that each and
every official should use not alone his
brains, but also his physical strength
in carrying out the work of the city
1t was not intended that any official
should sit down on swivel chair and
merely draw his salary. We believe
that if officials were selected at the
coming election that would not alone
have energy. but would be certain to
use it, a great deal of the criticism
that has arisen concerning the conduct
of affairs, would he avoided. and that
there would be no necessity for chang
ing the form of government. 1t is
futile to elect to office man who has
far passed the meridian of life and ex
pect that this man will actively en-
gage in work that will require physi-
cal energy. So far as the manage
ment Of the affairs of our city is con-
cerned. less than one hour a day
would suffice for the conduct of all
the business that is to done by the
Office of Mayor. The charter intend
ed that the mayor should take an ac.
tive part in the manual labor of beau
Ttifying our streets. alleys and public
places, and that at tremendous per
sonal effort should be put forth by the
mayor to make the city better one
For one to loaf on the lob or fail IN
give fuil value received for ones time
and thought is. in these times. nm.
endurable.
III the exigencies of the present time
call forth instant response on the mart
Oh the young men of our land to give
their lives freely at the country's call
should 1t be an impossible matter for
us to find qualified men within our
citys boundaries who are wiling to
give of their best effort TO our c;tv.s
service? If so. indeed, had we better
go to the Burgermaster form of gov.
eminent some have advocated for our
city. To my mind, however. the pres-
ent call should meet with response on
the part of the men who are neither
AFRAID or unwilling to do an honest
days work every day on behalf of our
city.
1t is obvious that the people of Delta
should not choose candidates who are
unable to carry out the work that opr
city requires. One who looks around
our city with view to seeing how
many things can be improved would
nave no trouble in keeping busy every
cay IN public service. Men who really
love Delta could make a beautiful spot
out OF what is now sadly neglected
1t is with this view that trust the
c'uzens OF Delta will meet in their
primaries. with the idea of casting
ASIDE partisanship. history and small
of vision so as to effect In live
active work that for which the charter
OF the city of Delta was Intended.
MILLARD FAIRLAMB.