South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-01
MAY !. 1921
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFEAT OF WILL
OF CITY MANAGER PETITIONERS is
DEEPER THAN COURTS DECI-
SION AND SHOULD BE RE
BUKED AT TUESDAYS
PRIMARIES

Considering the outcome Of the mandamus pro-
occdings instituted by the "seebirt lieutenants"-
the public being wanted to understand, quite we
for the sake of politics, that Candidate See
brit himself did not sanction them-men or ma
chimes that resort to such tactics as have been pur
sued in building for the case and in giving their
:easons at first announced. are law evasionists
1T to be trusted with the common veal.
I; what they call. in the parlance Of the street
playing the game" and passing the buck" Mr.
scetir;. however. much as his Ieutenants seek to
shield him. and themselves by trying to blame it
al upon some fear of unholy Carson designs has
not publicly denounced the proceedings or the
excuse
In fact know of candidate, except w. w.
Ridenour who has come out openly for letting the
law have its favoring such both before AMI
since the filing Of the Ietitions discountenancing
every attempt to hamper it.
Small question but that City Clerk Bilinskis =
Hhcate to the council. evading obedience to law.
end also to fact, was willing product of anti-cy
manager influence. if not a bipartisan conspiracy
20 check the movement; also that seebirt lieuten-
ants were influential in bringing such certificate
about; the certificate that made the %
contention in the mandamus proceedings through
The politicians and ofice-seekers having ef-
fected that accomplishment, il then TO have
developed a quarrel to who should take the
stigma Of insututng the suit in question: of their
off-spring The Carson aggregation which i.
was hoped would assume the "goatship.' somehow
became satisfied from an examination of the law
. that the certificate was sufficient and appears -
have refused interfere-but in their greed for
office, and their quest of political plums.
with the lieutenants of Mr.. seebrt.
Get the connection From the very inception of
the city manager movement who has been the lead
er of the Propaganda to frighten the people out
of signing the petitions, misleading them with
presentations and perversions of the law? The
seebirt organ: lighting for seebirt
Who kept close tab the petitions from the
moment they were filed. was able 10 report almost
Gaily the city clerks progress and according to the
clerks admission. seems TO have assured him
of an awful scorching if something was not wrong
with his report to make it questionable? Answer:
the Seebrt organ.-fghting for seebirt!
Who before the meeting of the council last Mon
day night constantly preaching that there
wouldn't be quorum-and then, because there
was. presumed to criticise a certain man whom It
was said was responsible for that quorum's pres
ence? still: the seebirt organ-fghting for seebirt
Who criticised Mayor Carson asserting that he
assisted: least did interfere to keep the
ccuncilmen away from Monday nights meeting and
rallied at city Atty. Slick for his lack of display
Of legal knowledge, calculated brighten the coun-
I'll away ordering an election? Again the See
birt crgaa--stH fighting for Seebrt!
who slurred the councilmen for attending the
council meeting and raied at their judgment for
scting or the BTinski certificate as though TO give
the people that Cor which they had retitioned was
q ernec stnl again the seebirt organ.-hghting for
scebirt,
And then who the council having done its duty
best il could with The conglomerate certihca-
tlon of Clerk Bilinsh at It hand grew apologies
Of fho
forthwith begin gloat that it would be made the
basis OF legal proceedings to set aside If possible
Tho whole city manager movement? The same an
swer: the Secbirt organ-fghting for Seebirtt
Who then instituted those legal proceedings. des-
oerate because they could not make a goat" OF
someone else. still trying shift that "eoatship"-
and assume for themselves an air OF superior viz
tue and great patriotic concern. This time. it ap-
pears. the whole aggregation Of seebirt leuten-
ants; OF course, including Mr. Seebirtl
You get the relationship. Through systematic
propaganda. and series of intrigues and con.
nivances a condition is created in literal dehanc4
of law. and thereupon the authors OF it rush into
court hafe set aside that for which at least
by indirection, they were RESP onsble-of course.
with the saving clause passed out for public con-
sumption. that IL was a highly virtuous move in
dulged through fear that someone else had hidden
a yoodchuck somewhere behind the woodpile. AID
that u was necessary TO make the move in order TO
prevent awful calamity.
Is such aggregation. intriguers 20 thwart the
Jaw. and nulufy the wish OF 800 voters through
litigation Of manufactured case. expectant OF de-
Seiving the public by representations to shift the
blame. safe 10 have the power over the city gov
eminent should the object or their ambition be
realized. Talk much they like about Mr.. See
hi~t having advised against the suit
IL 'fn the hands OF his friends'-and those hands
no not loosen easily when they feel the touch a
handful Of power. The power behind the throne IS
fttiEnes greater than the throne itseIf-and Mr..
seebrt knows from the expeuenc Of Mayor Keller.
md Mayor Carson well. what will happen to him