The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-04-26
FOR RCOMPTRO[LER
KEEP SK|PTON As
OUR C|TY'S BEST
Comparison Between Two Candi-
dates Shows Present Man
Most Efficient.

Wnen city reaches tne pOpulatlon
of st. Paul 1t becomes necessary to
have at the head Of its financial de-
partment man capable Of handling
the affairs in an efficient manner. En-
man NJ. Skipton, the present comp
troller, has, by years of experience,
become efficient in the handling of
public affairs. This experience en-
bodies twenty years of accounting,
ten of which were with corporations
and ten with the City of st. Paul as
a municipal adviser.
During the relationship of Mr..
Skipton to the city the best financial
status in history was established.
News plans for the benefit of the pub
lie were inaugurated by Mr.. Skipton
because he saw the necessity of cur
failing expenditures of the taxpayers
money. The curtailment has had for
its results the installation of the
proper budget system for the City of
st. Paul instead of the hithertofore
expenditures for private use by those
vested with fiscal responsibility.
His Opponent.
Opposing Mr.. Skipton for comp
troller is VIM. r. Scott. His pros
pectus embodies the following: Born
and reared in st. Paul. Has grade
and high school education. Universi-
ty training in accountancy and two
years at law. Eight years experience
in municipal affairs with Department
of Public Utilities. Ex-service man.
Enlisted May 6, 1917. Honorably
discharged August 81, 1919. A MEM
Der of d. A. w., st. Paul Chapter
No. g."
Mr.. Scott's best trump card seems
to be his ex-service record and that
he is a member of the disabled vet
erans. We ccnesde the benefits of
the service rendered by the veterans,
but this election for comptroller is a
matter of efficiency and capability,
not a service record. Mr.. Scott does
not say that he got his university
training from correspondencecourse'
Neither does he state how long it
took him to acquire II. Two years at
law cannot make a man sufficiently
capable Of having enough jurispru-
dence to handle the comptroller job.
His eight years experience in the De-
partment of Public Utilities was not
that of an executive. Now the voters
are called upon to decide whether
man of no executive experience shall
supplant man of varied experience.
Up to Voters.
1t is matter for the voters to de-
eide on May 6 whether Mr.. Skipton,
the efficient comptroller, or Mr.. Scott,
the novice, shall occupy one of the
most important offices in the city gov
ernment.
To our very best opinion, Mr.. Skip
ton is the logical candidate for Office
and deserves the support Of our1
group. His past administration clear
ly demonstrates his efficiency in his
particular vocation.
Mr.. Skipton seeks the support of
the voters solely on the merits of his
past administration. That admins
tration is known by every citizen who
has made an investigation of the rec
ord of city Offices. Those who have
not made a research of these activi-
ties will do well to analyze the fact
before making a decision as to who
they will vote for.
There can be no successful admin
istration unless those responsible are
sufficiently capable of handling the
in an advantageous manner.
1t has been the opinion of Mr.. Skip
ton that has carried st. Paul through
the most successful fiscal period of J
its history; so let's keep Mr.. Skipton
on the job as comptroller.