Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
SCHRIVER TELLS WHY HE is
NOT TO ADDRESS MEETING OF
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BODY

81 pledge myself to execute to
the exact letter the spirit of the
commission form of government
This means that there will be no
usurpation of the power granted
by law to the commissioners elect
ed; but that power and RESPONSE
bility will, in each instance, be
placed where the law contemplate5
that they belong. The work of adj
ministration, under this form of
government is divided into five de-
partments. At the head of each
department one OF the commission
ers is placed. He has full charge
of the department and should be
held personally accountable to the
public for the success or nOn-suc-
cess of his individual department.
The object of this is that if there
is anything wroEg in the admins
tration of a given department, the
people can go to the commissioner
in charge and ascertain the cause.
On the other hand, if the depart
ment is managed with efficiency
and integrity, citizens likewise
know upon whom to bestow the
u n
shift responsibility, nor can the
mayor, if it be in his department.
1t is the business of each commits
sioner and the mayor to see that
those appointed by them, individ-
ually perform their service eff
GENTLY. honestly and intelligently.
Each commissioner appoints those
who work under him. The mayor
only has the power to appoint the
city attorney, the city engineer and
his stenographer, the theory of the
plan being that each commissioner
being responsible to the public for
the success or non-SucceSS of his
department, should have the right
and power to name those who work
under him. Such in brief. is the
plan of administration of this form
of government.
"I pledge myself to eIdeavor to
establish a sympathetic coopera-
ton between the city officials and
all the business and labor elements
of the city. Advice and sugges-
tons from all the citizens will be
given respectful consideration, but
the final responsibility, in each in
stance, will. rest with the council.
For this reason, refuse to mort
gage my future liberty and action.
Enforcement of Laws.
4 shall insist upon the strict
enforcement of city ordinances
and state laws, applicable to the
city,. and the return of the old
spirit of boost and not of knock,
on the part of our citizens. Rock
Island, our home, is deserving Of
PRIDE; not of condemnation. 1t
shall be my faithful effort to make
it more worthy. In conclusion.
desire to say, the progressiveness
of my former administration is a
sufficient answer as TO my interests
in the civic, industrial and COM
mercial development of this city.
There can be no misunderstanding
as to my attitude toward these
principal building factors. In my
candidacy, you are not considering
an unknown. You are considering
a man with an active, progressive
record in public Office. You know
who | am. / have lived in this
county and city all my life. You
know my business ability as may
or. You know what l have done
and what 1 can do and from my
past record, il elected, you know
will be a progressive, ambitious
and up-to-date chief executive who
will work in connection with all
interests of this community for the
growth, expansion, welfare and fu-
ture of Rock Island"