Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-25
It's News
To Me
By o. ]. Pecord
WE TRY AGAIN

again. the Political Committee begins the cir
culaon of petitions calling for the the PR system of
faulty
sincerely nsincerely sympahized with the
possibly amazed to receive the so what So we
made mistake So start again. and that is exactly
what the PAC is now doing
PAC members accustomed overcoming handcaps and
getting things done the job of securing $4,000 2500O
will insurmounable obstacle to them AS
matter of fact it that the difficult the job the
In the of the PR petitions nobody has the least
doubt about the proposition being placed the ballot this fall
given an opportunity to accept or reject the PR system
DECISION
Proponents of ssytem point that of the
system tried several previous occasions and that each
time the people gave larger vote The inference they wish
to convey is that the people completely satisfied with the
PR and will again retain it.
Unfortunately the opponents of the PR system
such precedent to point out otherwise there would be no PR
system to repeal On the other hand PAC believes that certain
part the elections hope that this
time the system will stand fall based its strength or
weaknesses.
The system city councilmen, at
time relatively popular In recent has fallen into dis
repute and cities which previously used the Pr method
have eliminated it.
About this point Dr. Jones will rise to point his finger
and what about Cincinnati doesn't the system work
there? Doesn't Cincinnati have good municipal government
So back at him say about Cleveland didn't
the citizens city repeal hurry to
their former method of elecng their city council because the
system didn't work?"
DISAGREEMENT
And DR.. Pecord disagree what about the
rest of the Do they think the PR system the best
method of eectng city representatives do they
with Tom Burke that the system after being for number
of leads what Tom calls faheaded government
There question about the ability and integrity of City
Manager George Schoonmaer He the best and nobody
take from him. but what advocate of the PR system
is going to rise thay councmen elected under some
system other than PR would effect the capabilities and efc
ency of our city manager?
Who isn't satisfied that George Schoonmaker would be
effective city the nine councimen elected
by marking nine the candidates instead of
designating them l, 2, 3 etc?
Who believes that Ed De Angelo would be effective
nine councmen elected by plurality instead of the
PR system of designating nine choices then having
only of counted? Mr. De Angelo would still be the
best safety director Toledo has had picked nine
keys this city De Angelo would his department the
he thinks it should be the councimen monkeys
human would be profaney told where to
COUNCILMEN
After all is said and done the character city
ment determined much by the of eectng city
councilmen it is by the councimen elect.
Who of the PR advocates will that there difference
between Ad Thacher and Tom Burke? Who would
Mayor Roue in the breath with that of labor
Arthur Jurrus?
In the long and this will itself later
there will be rascas into office of the al
legged virtues of the PR system The only thing nus the
rascas that city and
great personal integrity who has played with lads who
are constantly seeking the administration
PR is receiving credit to which is entitled AS method
OF elecng city councmen has looked distance
put the closer to it, the that it
m composed of nine whose responsibilities
less with each succeeding while the city administration
looms larger