Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-02
An EDITORIAL
A MAN AND AN ISSUE


day vote municipal elections and all who in
terested in good government should vote, they will be
given the opportunity to decide the fate of the and
the issues which placed before them for approval or
disapprova.
Two of the most important questions to be decided
next Tuesday involve man-COuncilman Thomas H.
Tom) Burke and isSue-the PrOpOrtiOnate Represen
tation system of electing city cOuncimen.
When Tom Burke was elected two years ago. he
pred everyone with the strength of his vote yet in the
face of his record labor leader in this community his
fine showing need have caused no surprise.
During the past two years. Councilman Burke has
lived up his past record advocate of legislation
beneficial labor and opponent of legislation which
labor has considered harmful He has failed not
live to his responsibility and at all times
has firmly stood for the to which he has devoted
almost his entire life
Tom Burke is not orator He is not given to
political showmanship attempting be all things
all AS labOrS councilman, he has served
quietly but efficiently honestly and conscientiously to
do everything in his to aid the people from whose
ranks he still belongs-the workers of Toledo.
When the Black Market ordinance asked by To-
ledo labor to curb the activities of those who taking
advantage of the situation Tom Burke led the
cesSfu fight in Council He stood out almost alone and
afraid of the real estate and other interests who opposed
the ordinance teeth into the enforcement of the law
When city employees sought necessary adjustments
wage increases Tom Burke left them down. He
ION MT and voted for the raises, when other
4clmen who seek appear be friends of labor
painvely asking where the money for the raises
coming from.
When the case of the city managers resignation
still shrouded in secrecy it Tom Burke who had the
courage the people of Toledo the DeAngeO
letter brought the into the OPEN He has the
courage of his convictions and while the Schoonmaker
case is yet closed, Tom Burke will cringe
for shelter when others who talked big but acted
small have fallen into a silence.
We believe that Tom Burke has done a good job a
member of City Council. We believe that he will
tnue good job and offer for your first choice next
Tuesday of Tom Burke, laborS councilman,
for reelection.
Of utmost Importance the people of Toledo is the
amendment repeating the ProportiOnae Representation
system electng city cOunclmen and returning city
government American way of electing public of
ficias
Despite the fact that learned professor and others
have labored to undo the nSisent demand of large
group of people in this city for method
eeCting cOuncmen; despite the large of money
which have been poured by big interests into the
defeat the repeal of PR and the attempts which
have been made confuse and msead the voters it is
belief that Tuesday the citizens of this city will
and decvey repudate the PR system and those who
have sought to perpetuate it,
For ten long years, Toledo has gone along with the
experiment of Pr and for ten long years it has failed to
lift itself by its boOtstrap and achieve the position prom
by the English salesman who, aided by few local
political charlaan succeeded foisting shuttle
duffle' system upon
Ten years is ample time to try any "nobIe" expert
men particularly when brings about evils than
supposed Ten years of unAmerican, divide
and rule shuttle duffe lottery elections quite enough
to convince all thinking citizens that the system
that counts much as the who elected by it,
This the first time that the attempt has been
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