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A7 - Friday, November 16, 1984 - North Shore News

Mayor who performs Don't remain ‘silent majority’

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Dear Editor:

In the 25 years | have
resided in West Vancouver |
have attended 48 ‘‘all
didate’’ municipal
ralhes.

This vear has been unhke
any other---most meetings
scarred with mayoralty can-
didate Tom Reid’s inftlam-
matory statements, voiced in
derogatory derision to
arouse audience reaction
reminiscent of a trade union
hall. We have come to sym-
pathize with North Van-
couver and its past turbulent
experience.

Reid’s campaign of smear
and innuendo provided no
hard-fact backup. He skirted

can-
election

libel many times,
demonstrating inadvertantly
what the next two- years

could hold pohtcally for this
community. It became an
alarming forecast.

His self-portrayal of a-
man-who-would-be-mayor

showed unprofessional im-
maturity It prophesied
divisive polarization” for

West Vancouver, unlike any
two-year term in its history.
His camp. tollowers-
thank God, not that many-
arraved in whoop-de-do
kiddie T-shirts of a par-

pro:
wonderment

ticularly bihous yellow,
duced

only

‘touch of

Was he rea/ly serious”
His outdated technique,
applying dissent and discord

to divide, then attempt to
conquer, was patently
transparent. It did not com-

plement the political style of
West Van and its
homeowners. lt showed no
understanding or feeling tor
the municipality's ambience
His literature clairmed 98%

attendance at council

meetings. This was not to
observe but to electioneer--
-with  free-time exposure

through long harangues be-
fore the chamber'’s public
podium microphone
whenever Cable 10 TV cam-
eras were rolling. At those
times his only success, not
intended, was [tO point up
the Mayor's infinite patience
and unflappable self-control.

So many of his
declamatory ‘“‘l will’ state-
ments revealed the true
ego-bureaucrat. His first-

person proposals ignored the
existence Of a six-member
council (which must approve
or disapprove all motions to
the public’s business tn open
meetings), to the point where
he would be hard pressed to
realize any cooperation from
that elected body.

The report about a two or
three man crew intimidating

class’

store owners into removing
Mayor Humphreys’ posters
from their windows has been
authenticated. Large Hum-
phreys signboards, costing
$70 each, have been ripped
down, cut up and the pieces
stuffed in culverts---three
disappeared between 6 and 7
am. on November 9 alone.
From early on it became evi-
dent that a smelly smog had
settled over the community.
unlike in any previous elec-
tion

In retrospect, all the cam-
paign proved was this com-
munity’s good luck to have a
Mayor who works six days
and most nights a= week,
responsible tor a $24 million
budget and paid less vearly
than an executive pays his

secretary, who continues to
demonstrate integrity.
stability and the talent to

chair taxpavers’ affairs har-
momiously,; who instills team
spint within his council, en-

yoys cooperation trom the
semior staff. chooses col-
leagues wisely---and  per-

forms with a touch of class

In contrast, Reid's ram-
pant conduct proved without
doubt he is not such a man-
--and not tor West
couver
Herbert L.. McDonald
West Vancouver

Van-

OPEN LETTER TO WEST
VAN VOTERS

Last year only 19% of the
electorate in our Municipah-
ty voted. Only 19% of the
people cared enough about
the future of education in
our District and in our Pro-
vince to take a half hour ot
their time to participate in
the democratic process.

Our children need your

support. The educational
decisions made at the local
level of government will
substantially shape their
future and, therefore, your
future. | ocal elections are as

important as provincial and

federal elections.

The dictionary § defines
democracy as: ‘‘a form of
government in which politi-
cal power resides in all the
people and 1s exercised by
them directly or is given to
elected representatives.”

On Saturday, November
17, vote to give vour pohti-
cal power to the candidates
that truly reflect. your phi-
losophy. Don't be one of the
Silent majority and allow
others to decide for vou

Margot Furk
School Trustee
West Vancouver

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