South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-22
MR. w. O. DAWES HEADS CITY MAN.
AGER MOVEMENT

Choice Of Mr.. W. o. Davies to head the City
Manager Plan Organization committee. which takes
charge of the Observation-Disclosures movement
pending "a permanent organization. does credit 10
the movement and 20 Mr.. Davies Backed by a COM
mittee OF more than a hundred. counting among
them those who circulated petitions and secured
the names of the 1000 sgners-3723 filed with
City Clerk Brinski and nearly 400 mere that came
IN 10 late TO hle.-asures organization Of inter
tsted parties PEOPLE who have worked and will
work for the good Of the cause.
No legitimate stone Will be left unturned to put
the City Manager plan across; get it through ths
council and put up to the people whose right to
choose their plan Of government is inherent.
long as due course Of law is followed. The squabble
between candidates. for the various nominations
and particularly in the mayoraly canvass thirst
for office. the emouments and power being the
principal inspiration Of them all. has become so
disgusting. What the city wants is an executive
manager who knows his business and the business
C cities. rather than quarrel between occupations
their particular illnesses. none Of which is
particularly requisite.
A shown by the committee made public this IS
movement that has Strung from all classes; meg
chants. manufacturers. workingnen, women bank
lawyers. all the walks OF life are represented.
Il Is because they interested themselves Proper
Is those who circulated the petitions and got the
names should represent the movement until suol
time &c be put up to the petitioners them
Il - the original Commission Manager Pc
committee absorbed by the larger group.
20 DC passed TO the stil larger one
The thing is unfolding after a manner that seems
almost transitional The people became interested
n this thlns years ago. when a certain gentlemen
running for mayor together with his supporters,
rlade IL an issue and the absence Of his excuse
for running what termed a citizens or non
partisan ticket They were told then. for the sake
OF this candidate and his cause or else sincerely.
that partsanship had place in city government.
and the reople who heard those dissertations havs
been studying up on H. following the rise Of ;ho
city manager system. and have become convinced
shat what those campaigners told them was true
whether they were juggling with the system f,r
political effect or not
Now they have the opportunity TO adopt the sys
tenn and are golng after IL. But the non partisan
ship OF IS not ALL our municipal system IS wrong
from its lack Of continuity and to continue IT, will
merely mean someone OF the various candidates
now in the with his clique for four years. with
"A probable complete change then TO someone else
and their clique. and never getting anywhere; that
II nowhere in proportion 20 what IL Is costing Us.
The city manager system provides. as proven by
200 cities. many OF them larger than South Bend
the remedy ,hat we need
Mr. Davies now head Of the movement sees this
situation and stands ready 70 give least part Of
Ms time 20 the accom- pl.s hnont The movement "a
e. be congratulated. So is Mr. Davies TO be con-
graduated. lie could not have undertaken a more
benefcent task. South Bend needs Just such men
now who an see the city's needs as superior 20
party or personal advantages. aud who stand ready
20 30 It for South Bend"