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Show IN JUSTICE TO MR. JNMUAYLE In Reference to Administration of 1910-1911, Leaflet Misrepresents Councilman Tho Republican considers It Just that n word should bo said in justlco to Mr. John Quaylo, who In our opinion Is Imposed upon In tho cnmpalgn leaflet "Tho Non-Partisans Mnko Reply." In Bpeaklng of tho city administration of 1910 nnd 1911 this leaflot goes after Mr. Quayle because ho wou'tl not voto for John T. Cnlne ns president of tho council, coun-cil, tho reason being that Mr. Calno wns u Democrat. It then accuses him of being a spoilsman, n party to a (Padlock, otc. Now It Is a fnct tl.nt Mr. Quaylo refused to voto for Mr. Calno, that ho wns a party to n deadlock, etc., hut what wero tho clu'iimstanccs In tho case, and what wore his reasons? Listen: John T. Cnlno wns a holdovor, and ono of fl7o Domocrats, tho othor five councilman coun-cilman being Republicans. The other oth-er department of government, tli-3 Mnyor, Hon. John II . Anderson, was Republican, Dy vlrtuo of bcln? n holdovor, and having been elected president of tho council two years beforo, John T. Calno held on to the Job, and ho, with his associates, among whom wcro William Worley, sought to make a nonentity of Mayor Anderson, nnd frustrate every appointment tho executlvo sought to mnko. Tho Mayor wns charged with tho appointment of the chief of pollco, and although tho mayor and one-half of tho council wore agreed, tho other half led by John T. Calno and seconded by William Worloy met night after night and uttorly refused to listen to tho may' or. What was Mr. Quaylo to do? Sit qulotly by and allow flvo Democrats Demo-crats to run and rulo flvo Ropubll. cans and ono Republican mayor? Certainly not. Ills Americanism would not stand for It and ho acted and kept on acting and working until un-til tho matter was finally settled. Now It would not havo made any dlfforonco if flvo had been Non-Par. tlsanH and flvo nettermont Leaguers under the samo conditions there would havo boen Just such a fight, and it Is no use fo'r our non-partisan friends to say it was "politics" and "spoils," It. was a quostlon of Justice Jus-tice and right," and It was not Jutt It, was tho law that was at fault. Provision, should, havo been made to glvo the mayor a chance in case of a tie In the, council!" and Councilman John Quaylo .acted as any othelr self respecting citizens would have acted, act-ed, This ,ln jqstlco to Mr. Quaylo. |