The diamond drill., 1918-02-16
ATTY. GENERAL
LIKES CHARTER
RECOMMENDED IT HIGHLY TO TINE
GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE
MANY COMPLIMENTS HEARD
All Who Have Read it Agree That
it is Among the Best Charters
Written

Attorney General Groesbeck, after
looking over the Crystal Falls charter
told Senator Moriarty that II is among
the very best of any that he has been
asked to review. lie wrote a letter
TO Governor Sleeper in which he
spoke highly of the document.
The opinion of man like the at
torney general should weigh very
much in matters concerning a charter
as he is in position where he mus:
review all charters presented to him
and pass upon their worth for the
governor. lie has had number OF
charters to look over since he has
been in Office, as great many cities
in the state are now governed by
commissions.
Menominee Is about to vote on -
charter. Escanaba Is also consider
ing one. and Manistique Is doing like
wise. II will not be long before every
city OF any importance will have a
commission form OF government
Is Taking Well In the City.
From remarks that the reporter ha@
heard so far, the new charter Is taxi
ing well in this city. The document
has been read more carefully than
any that we have had knowledge OF.
Judging from the number OF voters
who told us that they had read IL or
were engaged in reading IL during
the week.
One of the clauses that seems to-
take we'll is the recall section. As
one voter stated the commission s.
at all times within reaching distance
OF the people and no such fiasco as
that pulled OF when the council over.
rode the veto of the mayor and paid
$425 for a whistle that should have
been had at a much less figure car
be pulled in the future.
Another very pleasing section ~
the referendum The commiss Enu
can at any time submit to the peo.
pie questions upon which there Is T.
divided opinion or ones that are OF
very grave Importance. The number
OF elections are limited TO one
every six months so that unnecessary
elections cannot be called at the whinl
of any few electors.
Government by All Pleases.
The main feature OF the change
will, OF course be that whereby one T,
mans vote is as good as another's
Under the old system forty votes In
the first ward had as much weight as
the third ward. or. getting down to-
individuals. one man In the first ward
cast seven votes to every one casr
by man in the second or third ward.
This condition Is manifestly unfair
and unjust One mans vote should be,
OF no more influence than another'S
Under the new arrangement every
elector In the city votes for every
elective officer. The three commits
sioners may be chosen from the third
ward; they may be chosen from the.
second ward or from the first ward.
figuring as wards now exist AM
man may run for supervisor or COM
missioner no matter where he resides
and the electors will be privileged IN
vote for the best men irrespective ~
whore they live or who they are
No Tendency 10 Partially.
There isn't any disposition on the.
part OF those who are working for
the charter TO deprive any one or any
interest OF fair show II rs 10 sec
that everyone gets a square deal thar
the charter Is proposed
The tendency to sew up city affair
In the interest OF this or that party
creates dIssention and In the end'
leads 10 discord. Tf all the people or
the city vote for all OF the Office,
such officials will be responsive e.,
the will Of all OF the people aud nof
70 a handful Of them.
For that reason the charter COM
missioners cut out the ward system
for the selection OF officers. Tho
voting precincts are kept az they have
been so that there Is no unfaIrnesr
in that line.
rrt.
The charter commissioners desire.