Our City Ticket

The democratie city ticket is one well worthy the support of the thinking voter. Warren E. Walker is a good, sensible, every day man, of excellent business ability, a reputation for honor, honesty and integrity, with the time to devote to the duties of the office of mayor, and a keensense of the obligation resting upon'a public officer to give his time and attention to the duties of the office. He is a gradúate of the University and as a contractor and builder has had the direction of numbers of men. He has never had any difficulty with any men who have been in his employ, and is regarded by all of the working people as the friend of the laboring man. He is a strict economist and thorough in his work and if given the office of mayor the people may be assured that his administration will cost less than during the past year, while the work will be more thorouchly done. Dr. J. A. Weissinger, the nominee for president of the council, is of Germán parentage, a young physician who is building a good practice, with the requisite ability to malee a good presiding officer. Walter L. Tayor, our nominee for city clerk, is the present thorough going alderman from the fifth ward, thoroughly conversant with all the city's needs and with all that has been done within the past few years. His aid will prove invaluable to the new city officers. He is thoroughly competent for the business of the office and if merk wins, will secure a good majonty. Elihu B. Pond has been the best justice of the peace this city has ever had. There should be no trouble about his re-election. Patrick O'Hearn has been so good an assessor that he has no opponent on the republican ticket. lt will be seen that the democracy has presented an excellent ticket. The citizens of the first ward irrespective of party should unite in returning John R. Miner to the board of supervisors. He is by all odds the best man we have ever had there and we have elected sonie pretty good ones. He is invaluable to the city and it would be a public disgrace not to see him returned. As there is a heavy republican majority! I in the íirst ward and by a snap game Mr. Miner's name was left off the republican ticket, it behooves I every one in that ward to see that Miner's name is on his ticket. = Some men seem to have the idea i that the chief qualifications for mayor are the wearing of a new style spring hat, a new spring overcoat and silk stockiogs. At least they decry anyone who does not have these qualifications. What the city wants this year is a man who will reduce the city expenses, look after the affairs of the city, see that the streets are put in shape and that all improvements are economically made. The democratie convention recognized this fact in putting forward their candidate. The democratie nominees in the city for supervisor outdo the republican nominees in ability to do good work for the city. Here is the list: John R. Miner, Eugene Oesterlin, J. Fred Staebler, Joseph Donnelly, James Boyle, Edward Sumner and William H. Morton. If they could all be elected the city would be in good shape on the board and have an excellent board of review. The Illinois supreme court has taken a turn at the woman's rights question, and decides that the legislature has no more right to say that a woman shall serve her employer only eight hours a day than it has to deny great, lazy, hulking men the privilege of exercising their muscular energies as raany hours out of the 24 as their opportunities and inclinations lead them to. The victory of the anti-municipal faction in the republican convention means, if it means anything, that the nominee for mayor was pledged not to re-appoint Marshal Banfield. Does the support which individual members of the Municipal club are now giving Jacobs mean that he has also promised Banfield's re-appointment? There is a very pretty fight going on in the sixth ward between Sumner and Kitson for supervisor. Kitson has the advantage of being on the republican ticket, but Sumner is a hustler from way back and his qualities in this respect would make him a good man on the board of supervisors. Put none but practical and experienced men in charge of municipal affairs. Warren E. Walker possesses a knowledge of business, of the details of public work and of the handling of men that will be invaluable to the city while making the improvements now in process of 'construction. The democratie nominations for township offices throughout the county are first-class in every respect. Good, conservative men have been placed in the lead and a full democratie vote is all that is necessary to elect them. Democrats do your duty. The democrats of Northfield should not be misled by the name "citizens' ticket." The republican Couriér speaks of Emery E. Leiand as on the republican ticket. The republicans are straining every nerve to carry the board of supervisors. Let not the democrats of Northfield help them. Senator Shaw, the author of the j "anti-fusion" law, seeks to justify that measure in a letter to the i water Republican. His defense, i however, is not calculated to travel ' much of a heat in the third district i campaign. It is knock-kneed, ringboned and spavined. ( )nly a non-partisan supreme court can retain the confidence of the people. Justice McGrath, the only ! ocrat on that bench, is a candidate for re-election. Will the people defeat him and make the court solidly republican? Mr. Milnes, the republican candidate for congress in the third district, is said to be making a "business campaign." The principal "business" seems to be an effort to prevent the opposition from uniting on a candidate. It is not out of place to cali attention to our excellent ward tickets. The democrary did well at their ward caucuses. May they io as well on election day. . , Talk about home rule for Ireland. Charity begins at home, and a little of the home rule principie would not be wasted if applied to the great and enlightened state of Michigan. We have been waiting for republicans to offer some excuse for the creation of the seventh ward with its grotesque boundaries and new saiary lists. P. S. - We are still waiting. Walter Taylor has been one of most valuable men in the city council. He is thoroughly conversant with city affairs and wil] niake an efficiënt city clerk. Democratie victory next Monday would be a rebuke to the time serving aggregation now camping in the state capitol. What has become of the stereotyped death notice of the wool industry that has been running in our republican conteraporaries for the past two years? Let every citi.en who is favor of a non-partisan supreme court remember Justice McGrath, next Monday. Don't forget to vote for the Washtenavv candidate for state senator, honest John McDougal!. Democratie success in the city election means economy in the conduct of city offices.