Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-03-31

THE PRESENT OFFICERS
SHOULD BE RETURNED

came out with an endorsement of
four men and three Of these men
were placed in opposition to Charles
r. Murphy, Phillip w. Creaser, and
Albert j. Archer. However, a glance
at their proposed ticket will show
that if such a ticket were elected it
would throw the management of the
city into the hands of three corpora
lions for it would give them three
out of five votes on the commission.
While it is probably true that such
corporations would work for the best
interests of the city, nevertheless,
many Of the more influential citizens
believe that it will make for better
government in the long run if such
authority is not so closely confined
in few corporations.
Perhaps greater objection to the
ticket of the "Non-Partisan Voters"
IS that it will place the affairs of the
,ity in the hands Of young and mex
perienced men. The men who are
now serving on the commission are
much more mature and have already
had two years Of experience on the
commission and there is every rea-
son to believe that Mr.. Murphy, Mr..
Creaser and Mr.. Archer will be re-
elected.
The City Charter provides that the
full term Of a commissioner shall be
four years and, inasmuch. as both
Mr.. and Creaser and Mr.. Archer have
done very efficient work on the com
mission during the past two years
and have given general satisfaction,
it is only fair that they should be
returned to complete the full term
and thus placed in the same class as
the two commissioners who held over.
Mr.. Charles r. Murphy, the pres
ent mayor has had two years as di
rector Of the affairs of the city and
has met q very difficult situation
and solved Il in a very satisfactory
manner. He is a man who has built
up an independent business of his
own and who is in no way under the
influence of large corporations and
therefore has his hands free TO give
to the city another two years OF eff
ficient service.
Mr. Philip ". Creaser is a man
who has been severely criticized by
certain faction but history shows
that this is usually the lot Of those
who would serve the general public
and work for their best interest.
Without the work that Mr.. Creaser
has done on the commission the fl
nances of the city would be in a very
depleted condition.
Mr.. Albert j. Archer is a man who
has made his own way in the world
and knows the value of dollar. He
will use the SINE conservative meth
DDS in the handling of the public
funds that he has used in his own
private business.
The city has extensive improve
ments already under way. The
pumps at the water works are al
ready placed and it will be great
mistake and great expense to the
city to turn this incompleted work
over into the hands of young and
inexperienced group of city officials.
The men who have started the job
should be allowed to complete it for
then, and then only, can they be held
accountable for the outcome. The
election of Mr.. Murphy, Mr.. Archer
and Mr.. Creaser is practically as
sured for there are very few people
in the city who want the waterworks
job held up and delayed by turning
the work over to set of young and
/ inexperienced officers.
The Citizens League.
p. S.-The Citizens League is a
non-religious, non-partisan organiza-
tion which has for its object the Sc
lection of men and women 'of ability
education, energy, and character for
the various public offices of the city
There are no dues and the organ
ization is modelled after similar or
ganizations in other cities. Anyone
who is a legal voter can present his
or her name for membership.
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