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Show I POLITICAL HELANGE I GIvo a fool ropo enough ami he will 1 hang himself, la an ancient trueism which may be very appropriately applied ap-plied to the "American" party. Since It entered upon the administration of the affairs of the municipality, only tlireo months ago, It has been demonstrated dem-onstrated that It Is a party that is cut for the spoils. Gross cxtrayagance, In-competence In-competence and disregard for the welfare wel-fare of the public has marked Its course thus far. Its management of the fire department alone has cost the property owners at least $50,000 In increased in-creased insurance rates. Wo don't mean to say that Chief Vail Is incompetent. incom-petent. He may be a very efficient head of the department, but it has yet to be demonstrated. But the fact remains re-mains that owing to the deposing of Former Chief Bywater and other changes, tho additional Insurance premiums pre-miums have had to bo paid. Tho expenses ex-penses of running every other department depart-ment have been increased without any reason therefor except to provide spoils for friends, of tho "American" party. Tho city treasury Is being looted and in a very fow months tho coffers will bo empty. Taxes will bo advanced to tho highest notch tho law allows. Tho people are becoming "wised" to tho condition and tho "American" party Is rapidly losing ground. Tho rope with which tho party will hang Itself Is oven at this early day In tho life of its term of of-I of-I flee securely fastened on Its neck. Tho plan which has been suggested s-ff frequently to save the city In part from tho vandals by taking tho control of tho police and fire departments away from the mayor and council In cities of tho first and second classes and placing it with tho state and out of tho realm of politics is growing in pub's pub-'s lie favor. When the legislature meets next January there will bo something doing in that .line. To prevent legislation legis-lation of that sort is ono of the main reasrvis why tho "American" party will mako a groat effort to elect as many men of Its party to tho leglsla-I leglsla-I vjf1 turo as possible Thero Is no United States senator to bo elected by tho coming legislature, and therefore Mr. Konrns, the boss of tho "American" party, has nothing to hopo for in that direction. 1 ' |