South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-07


the supreme court. will not recommend putting
sou.h Bend the expense OF referendum cleo
tion taking a chance on its being nulined by such
a decision No knows what a supreme court
viii do. 1t sometimes Itself. judges are
human and there politicians the bench well
practising the bar
Clerk BEnski should be made to do his work
but we are OF opinion that South Bend under
stands Regretabe that he has hat enough
OF being elected mayor that his defeat In
November cannot be construed popular rebuke
to official misconduct in this matter. His NOM
nation by the democrats doesn't mean anything
except disproof the charge of republican polit-
clans that the city manager movement was move
ment of the democrats So far he had
at least the tacit approval OF every other demo-
cratic candidate mayoraity nomination. and
mayhap, for all the other Offices. We mention this
in passing exonOrate the city manager movement
Of any organized democratic backing.
Democrats signed petitions. republicans.
but because they believed the system a good thing
10 look into. and the city have. If after
proper study. the people should want it.-but we
can only failure ahead. best. a undesir
able accomplishment II It is to have "sorehead"
appendix. would exactly the about it
had the primaries gone differently and the support
ers of the candidates who have had want
ed to dash in and grab off the movement for fac
tional revenge. Some things in this world ought
be done on the square the result OF level-headed,
unprejudiced elaboration, and in changing form
of government, assuredly that should be occasion
It.
And so, to our satisfaction. the movement can
stop. q be hoped. however. that the citizen
ship will not forget that there such a thing
commission manager form of government and at
their convenience the people will try to read up
when the occasion arises again they may be
able to converse upon II less intengenty.
The amount of popular ignorance with reference to
a subject that has been among the most discussed
during the years evidenced by South Bend
people since the circulation the city manager pc
utions started has been almost appalling Men and
who regarded intelligent, and
puted for knowledge concerning public matters.
indeed, in many cases have proved less learned
this subject than hundreds of ordinary workers.
That condition should be unprecedented it
will the habit Of c'Iltivatug
;hor intelligence something substantial
than headlines in the newspapers ana pictures
the movie screen
We can stand the old system If the rest IN That
Is attitude today. The committee may do 1t
pleases. "As for us and our house" we can wait
unt1 the Evansville has been appealed fought
through the higher courts. and decision rendered
that final validating or ipvadating the act, and
supplying the lawyers with something ttat they can
paper interpreting and cOnstruirs ito
perhaps, what it says. Then If the people
it they petition again ard maybe will
then have clerk manly womanly enough to
perform their official duty with regard to certify
ing g to me council. wtiou- having u be made
defendant in a mandamus suit.
A Dane breaks the bank Monte Carlo. That
won't worry the bank The Dane. like all gamblers.
will return get his wings singed.
Sonnybub wonders why mother discourages him
from fighting since he read that the winner of the
Dempsey Carpenter scrap will get 100000.
The Girl Next Door says she's waiting for
genius to invent a lawn swing that will not creak
Many a business seeking new capital really needs
less capital
Mary Garden had a whale of a crop of grand
opera receipts.
Pretty newspapers may be running extras
whenever Babe Ruth doesn't make home run
1t appears that "a change in taxation" merely
taking it of your other rocket.
Germany finally has place in the sun-the hot
test.