The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-02
The Two Tickets.

We have demonstrated, beyond all
further controversy, that Mayor
WALKER's administration OF the
affairs Of the city, during the past
year. has been irregular, contrary to
law, and recklessly extravagant- His
ineompetencyfs now reA and known
of ali men. Without attacking his
motives, or assailing his integrity
other than as an expose Of his official
acts may be regarded as doing SC
we have cndeavored to convince the
people that the perpetuation of his
policy will multiply the burdens of
debt and taxation until the credit of
the city will sink to rise no more be-
meath the terrible load. The ques
ton for tax payers and voters now
is: What had best be done under the
circumstance?
Mayor WALKERS term of office
does not expire for two years. In one
year he has added to the taxation of
the city over thirty-three per cent,
and largely increased its Indebtedness.
Two more years OF similar financier-
ing will ncccssitate levy of over one
hundred thousand dollars to pay the
interest alone on the Indebtedness.
The whole canvass thus far has turn
ed upon the one point, Shall Mayor
Walkers policy be continued or
shall a radical change be made? If
the tax payers are satisfied that Mr..
WALKERS administration has been
prudent and economical, that their
taxes have been unusually low, and
that the entire business OF the city
has been transacted iR strict accordance
10ith the cjty charter and ordinances,
they will cast their votes for can
didates for the Council who endorse
Mr.. WALKER and will aid him, dur
ing the coming year, in carrying
out the plan which he has inaugu-
rated. Those who think the interests
Of the taxpayers require change of
programme, will vote for Councilmen
who are pledged to inaugurate diff
fefeut policy. In order that our
readers may very clearly comprehend
the situation, we give the opposing
tickets for Council, designating on
the one side the candidates supported
by the WALKER men, and on the
other side the candidates who will be
voted for by all who object to Mr.
WALKERS way Of doing business.
We will designate the two tickets as
the WALKER ticket and the opposi-
ton:
Walker Ticket. OPPOSITION.
FIRST WARD.
Henry REsmmelhaus. Albert Stetnbach.
SECOND WARD.
Francis p. Carson. John s. Hopkins.
THIRD WARD.
Eccles q. Van Ripper. Peter Semonin.
FOURTH WARD.
Madison ]. Bray. Samuel Orr.
FIFTH WARD.
Michael Stumpf William Heilman.
SIXTH WARD.
John Hedderich. John Hodson.
SEVENTH WARD.
John Miller. r. w. Stieneker'
EIGHTH WARD.
James wiltshire.
NINTH WARD.
Chas. W. Doughty. Philip Klein.
We desire voters to sean these tick
cts carefully. 1t will be seen that
the men who have become alarmed at
the reckless way in which Mr.. Walk
Err has been doing business, have put
in nomination the most sagacious
business men to be found in the city.
We need hardly say that with such
men. as STEINBACH, HOPKINS, SEMO-
MIN, Oar, HELLMAN, HoDsoN, STEIN
EKER, WILTSHIRE and KLEIN in the
Council, the business of the city will
at least be transacted according to the
Charter and Ordinances. Mayor
WALKER will not have the pleasure
of receiving and disbursing $3.50, 000
Of the funds of the city without con-
sulting the Council, or having dol
lar OF it entered upon the Ledger OF
the city, rs he has been doing the
past year. lie loiU be beldf q rigid
accountability in the discharge OF his
duties He will be expected to dc
the Mayors work, if he draws 4 May
or's salary They will not paw the
City Engineer for doing the Mayor S
work.
We have been at considerable
trouble and labor to let the people
know just how business has been
done for the city during the past
year, aud now leave the matter with
the voters. 1t is for them to say
whether they desire a continuation of
Mr.. WALKERS policy or not. IF they
do not. they will vote for Councilmen
who are not only opposed to his pol
icy, but are competent to inaugurate a
better way of transacting business.
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THE Report Of the Investigating
Committee, which we published yes