The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-23
ITEMS FOR TAXPAYERS.
Demoel attic Pledges and How They
Have Been Fulfilled.
The Pledges Continued.

One OF the cher sources OF COM
plant with the Democracy in the city
canvass last year, was, that Mayor
BAKER had given the street improve
ments to an imported contractor !"
The following. which we clip from
the Courier of April 1st, is sample
of what vas said with reference to
that matter
Tax payers can understand for ex
ample that imported" contractors
are WORTH more than home con-
tractors; that imported" workmen
can do worse jobs for better wages
than can home workmen; that our
worthy Mayor has expended the mu-
niciDal revenues and scattered con
demned gravel with a lavish hand !;
that he has increased the value of city
property by assessing it--save in in
stances where the owners were per-
sonally obnoxious or undeserving-
according tc metropolitan standard ;
that he has increased, as it were, by a
single stroke, of his pen, the value of
the Longworth Tract at least one
hundred per cent; that he has built,
out of the abundant means at his
command, splendid edifce for edu
cational purposes which represents the
cost of several good school houses;
and that reeklessly Indifferent to his
own interests, he has placed tin
order that he may have it directly
under his own eye-in close proximi-
ty to property owned by himself
1t is charged that imported con-
tractors" were given the preference
over home contractors; that he had
built fine school houses, and that he
had increased the value of city prop
erty by assessing it. How has Mr.
WALKER improved matters. in these
particulars? Have our street i'm
provements been done by the same
imported contractor " who operated
for Mayor BAKER2 How is it abou
the assessment of property? Has it;
value been made to increase by assess
ing it? 1t is for the Courier t.
answer.
In this same number of the CoWriel
we ind a report of a Democratic
meeting in the Sixth Ward, which
nominated JOHN A. REITz for the
Council. That gentleman, in accept
ing the nomination, gave the follow,
ing pledge:
. / shall, if elected, attend to your
interests as we'll as my own, and d.
all in my power to advance the pros
perity of this city"
W. L ~ Al l.
especially that portion of it referring
to has olcA interests, has been fulfilled
TO the letter. This fact is familiar tt
every voter in the city.
On Tuesday evening, March 31st, ;
Democratic meeting was held in La
masco. Mayor WALKER was presen
aud made speech, from which the
following is an extract, as we cut i
from the (oarier's report:
Some one had charged that Mr.
Walker was not a free school man
In reference to this Mr.. w. said, be
had expended as much money and at
tentiOn to the matter of schools and
churches as any man IN the city, and
that, if elected, he would not eonfne
his labors to the advantage of one
section or community or denomir a.
ton, to the exclusion of another; that
when he became Mayor of Evansville,
Lamasco would not suffer for want of
school house; that the present May.
or knew nothing of the wants of that
part of the city--WaS too busily en-
gagged In other sections Just now. Ii
had been suggested that under the
present auspices, two Mayors were
hecessary-one for the rich man and
one Tor the poor man; that the pres.
ent incumbent be allowed to remain
40 once as the rich mans Mayor: thai
walker be lnstated as the poor mans
Mayor. Mr.. Walker thought he
could serve both to advantage.
Is Lamasco still suffering for wan
of school house? Has Mavo,
WALKER fulfilled that pledee2 Tbf
report of the above meeting is headed
Light Tares; Heavy Trade; Ere,
Schools"
On Thursday night, April 2, there
was Democratic meeting at the Cen
trail Market House We copy tn,
following paragraphs from the Corr
ier's report of that meeting.
At an early hour last evening the
Democracy of Evansville turned on
to hear the workingman's candidate
Mr.. Gavisk opened in a few vel
timed remarks, stating the object Of
the meeting, and introducing Mr.
Walker, who entertained and instruct