Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 161, 18 May 1921 — Page 3

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, 1ND., WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1921.

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Anti-City Manager Platform Adopted by Unanimous Vote

Declaring that the right to select , the chief, executives inheres in the people, that this right is fundamental in popular government and cannot be alienated without endangering the safety of the people, the declaration of principles unanimously adopted at the meeting of the anti-city manager organization Tuesday night states that a city manager form of government is re-actionary in tendency and conducive to no good ends. The declaration was presented by John Niewoehner, chairman of the committee appointed at a public meeting a week ago. A general discussion was held preceding the vote on the adoption of the platform. Arrangements for a mass meeting with a speaker who has had experience with the city manager form of government Is expected to be held early next week. Gath Freeman, city chairman, is in communication with several speakers, he announced at Tuesday night's meeting. The declaration is as follows: "Whereas, the proposed city-manager plan of government provides that the chief executive or administrative officer of the city is to be chosen by a commission elected by the people and not by the direct vote of the people, we believe that such form of government is re-actionary in tendency and is conducive to no good. ends. We hold that the right to select the chief

executive Inheres in the people. This

right is fundamental in popular government and it cannot be alienated without endangering the safety of the people and menacing their peace and happiness. "Governments are instituted to secure to the people their inalienable rights. These rights have found their highest expression, and people have achieved the greatest liberty and safely and happiness, under the now long established forms of gorvernment found in the United States. The present form of city government, being patterned after the form of the federal government, is comniobly known as the federal form of city government. None as good has ever been devised by the ingenuity of man. Just as our federal government as constituted has been able to. meet, and defeat its enemies both from without and from

within, so also has our city government as constituted been able to withstand and repulse the onslaughts of its enemies and so will it continue. Say Minorities Rule. "We believe in popular government by majorities of the people and not in government of the people by factions or minorities. Under the city manager plan the commission of five members is elected. With a large number

forces to the election of one out of a large number of candidates and would thus again secure its majority on the commission. This has no place . with people who believe in government by majorities. Perhaps it would work well for awhile, if capable atnd honest men should happen to be elected to the commission. So also is a monarchy good If it happens to have a good ruler. But the security of the people lies in the power of their ballot and the people are Jealous of that power. They will not surrender it: Praise Women. Women have Just attained the right of suffrage. They have had no oppor

tunity as yet to vote in a city election,

of candidates for the commission nV mosi iiaiiy imeresiea m those elected may receive but a small ne,r at7 government, more so than fraction in number of the people's in national affairs for the votes. This is subversive of our fun- Quality of city government directly af-

damental doctrine and theory of gov-lis me nome ana living conaiuons

ernment, which doctrine or theory has

been justified in practice and has secured to the people the highest attainments of civilization. We believe in the capacity of the people to select their, officers by majority vote we have confidence in the righteousness of their expression at the poles. In matters of policy in city government the . issues should be squarely drawn just as in our national affairs

with but two opposing factions so

far as possible, so that the will of the majority of the people can be obtained upon any such issue. This cannot be under the city-manager plan. Each candidate for the commission is for himself alone in theory he represents no political party elected at large and from no particular ward or district he represents only himself or the faction or machine that fostered his candiracy. Predict Machine Rule. Government by factions and political machines would reign supreme with the city manager form. The people have not even the right to recall! Once intrenched on the commission there is never a chance to oust them. The people would have no opportunity to elect an entire new commission, for there are always two or three commissioners who hold their office through each, election. Three of the commissioners constitute a majority and they determine the policies and decide all questions. What an opportunity for corruption! With two members intrenched on the commission, the faction in power would by its insideous machine politics centralize and concentrate its

Women have just now secured the

ballot which they will wield in the interest of good city government. Women are not afraid of their responsibility. They are not lacking in confidence. They will throw into the balance a mighty influence by the

rights with which they were endowed by their Creator. These rights are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Claim Waste. While this is true in the largest tense, there are al3o prudential affairs in city government. We believe that these affairs should be handled with economy; and experience has shown that the present form of government, which is truly representative of the people, Is more economical than the new plan. The necessary cost of the new government is greater. The chance for corruption and waste of public funds is greater under the new, because the city-manager is a law unto himself; he has the sole administra

tive and executive authority : he

alone lets and awards contracts calling for large expenditures of public funds; in all probability he would not be even a resident of the state; he would have no ties of honor, business, kinsiip or friendship to militate against the temptation to do wrong. Fear Corruption.

What assurance is there that three

and they will exercise such power drowned Tuesday afternoon while try

whenever occasion requires. We be

lieve in the people we believe that the power of their ballots will be exercised fairly and justly to surrender that power is folly which might lead to disaster. Let us increase the suffrage rather than diminish it!

Indiana Brevities

PORTLAND An absolute embargo on all foreign drives, campaigns or soliciting for funds for a period of six months has been declared here through the Chamber of Commerce directors. Trouble is being experienced here in raising funds for a community house in the city led to the action, while about $20,000 is said to have been contributed since the war to foreign projects. TERRE HAUTE Two boys were

lng to swim in the Wabash river here. The bodies were recovered a 6hort time after the tragedy. The boys remained from school to take their first plunge in the river.

Panama to Defend Action on Costa Rican Frontier (By Associated Press) PANAMA, May 18. Panama has decided to send emissaries to the Unite 1 States and Latin-American countries

for the purpose of defending this coun j

try's contensions in the frontier con'

troversy with Costa Rica. Secretary! of Foreign Relations Narciso Garay. ! and Julio Laf argue will go to Washing-! tnn -i n H nthar ronraeantotlvfla . will !

WU Will V. . IVFI V 1TV . ... . . w " . - - visit Argentine, Chile, Peru and Brazil.

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The Nubian crocodile is reported to be the most vicious of its species.

power of their votes, and righteous- voce lo Q1S" ! ness will be secured if they retain a .c.orTupt manager? liat,

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their suffrage and the majority rule. If we adopt the factional and minority rule of the city manager plan and discard the majority rule of the present plan, our safety will be imperiled. Prudence dictates that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes. Declare Position.

chance would the people have to clean

out such a commission when there i? no provision for recall and when at the next election at least two and perhaps Ihree of the commissioners would be holdovers? We are opposed to this plan, as we believe it to be nefarious in its operation and destructive of good government.

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The right to elect a chief executive , entirely new officers at any election, should not be removed from the .

people. We believe in the direct responsibility of officers to the people, and we hold that the right of the people to elect their officers by their direct votes is a fundamental principle of our institutions, the soundness of which is indisputable. This principle should be enlarged in prac

tice rather than curtailed and oar. liberties and securities will grow in the richness of their enjoyment, in j the proportion that such trust and power incresaes in the hands of the, people. j Government is not comparable to a ; business enterprise, where the onlyi consideration is the making of profits J Government has a different function. ; It necessarily includes leeislative and judicial powers as well as executive and administrative acts. Government is not a business organized for profit, but is an institution established to secure to the people their inalienable

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