Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05

ing of franchises TO the city and in.
terurban railways which, he said.
practically LETT Ottawa in their
clutches. He objected to the fran
chise which made 1t possible Tor the
city line to abandon any section Of its
| line without some protection 10 thu
people.
He urged that the city finances be
kept closely guarded by regular audits
! by competent auditors.
Il am not making any attack against
any sitting member of the council, but
against system which is pernicious
! and should be Temedied," he said.
Il believe appointments To city of
/ fees should be made by IA record vote
so we can tell for whom and for what
a commissioner votes. Much Of the
administration success is due to its
employees, and the people are entitled
! to know who its representatives stool
| FOR III the selection OF these assist
ants. Up to the present votes on can
/ didates for jobs have been secret. but
| | am in favor of coming out into the
| open and letting the people know
where you stand on matters as i'm
portant as this.
Il favor each commissioner having
| absolute control of his department "a
long as he does the work Of that d.
partment, but when he don't he shoul
be removed If J am elected mayor
don't want 20 sit back and have the
Odilm that will center about me III
case the head of department is in
efficient and fails to perform hi
duties. ! don't believe in this in
visible gOyernment-thi hand behinG
the THRONE. | favor an above board
policy 1t is,not 20 my liking to think
that the mayor of Ottawa should e
to any one man or any clique Of men
ii find out what he should do Il
you are going to elect men backed
by politicians and interests thy viii
represent these men and not you,
"A man to be worthy Of the dignity
Of commissioner or mayor has got tC
have three perquisies. He must be
honest courageous and have ability
Without any Of these three he fails
Il am in the race without any pc
itical machine behind me. The best
Endorsement ! can imagine came from
my own ward at the primary. Out CT
523 votes cast | received 4VG ! think
that is a pretty good recommendation
coming, as it does, from my neighbors
and from people who know me,
Il have made no promises to any
man. If I've got to go into office
saddled down by prediction prom
ises | don't wan. to be mayor. | want
TO live and prosper after ! get back
into civilian life. We have seen men
90 into office saddled down with con
ditions they could not get rid of anG
then forever more carry the disre
spect of their fellows. | don't want tC
do that"
Commissioners Talk.
The tirst candidate called upon TO
a talk was William Bradley He sale
he was a candidate who called him
self an advocate of public improve
ment and a good fellow, and he went
into every project he took hold 0.
with a heart and soul. He told how
he was always called upon by ticket
selling or soliciting committee, who
always found him ready to contribute
to any movement for the city's ben |
eft. how he was asked so many times |
to give his voice to different public |
Ottawa entertainments and benefits |
and was always ready to help out by
assisting the public in any way he
possibly could that was for the be-
terment of the town. He declared he
had a pad-up membership in the Of
taWa Chamber Of Commerce. and
stood back of all that organization
represented, and he was ready tC
prove that he stood back of the Wis
iting Nurses Association. He eX
planned how he had managed the cam
paign for the Red Cross Christmas
seals in 1917, which campaign has
years work in the fighting of tuber
rulosis the sum of $2,241.SS at cam
paign expense of less than SIS, Thi
amount is just about double the money
raised in any seal campaign before
and the expense of the campaign is
much the lowest in the history OF the
seal sale.
(. J. Dougherty.
Edward ]. DOugherty was the next
commissioner TO speak
He declared he had started in the
light with a good, clean record back
If him, and thai he had no strings
led to him, He declared that Il man
never got any place by being tied up
with this fellow or that fellow. and
hat he had brains enough to take
care of himself at all times and in all
places without running to anyone to
inow what to do, or what action to
AXE. He promised the people a good
lean administration under him
Charles Campbell.
Commissioner Charles Campbell, II
Who is running for reelection, was
he next gentleman called upon Tho
commenced his talk by Il
tating it was an embarrassing situa-
ion to be member of q council and v