The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-06
JOSEPH H. BROWN.
w holesale Grocer
FORT WORT'H, TEx-
CR0WDUS' CANDIDACY.
HIS CLAIMS FOR THE MAYoRALTy
synopsis of One of His Recent Spseohes.
Bmbodylng His Past Record md
His Ideas of Prudence, Pro-
gress and Prosperity.

Following is tho substance of he
; peecb ofDr. j. w. Crowdus, the DEM
o''ratic nominee, deliy cred at me
m eetinghed at the Union depot last
w ednesday night
"For few years prior to his election
the affairs Of the city had been badly
mis- managed. The people, to certain
extent, were disheSrtoned, lack OF cor.
iidenco il the stability OF tn city was
quite general. When he entered the
Office he found floating indebted. ness
of about $4,000 In the shape of notes
and drafts on the treasury, with no
money in tho treaslry; the city lbor-
rowing money NJ the rate OF $40 20 a
month to pay current expenses. At
tins tire II Was about six months be-
fore the city could expect any reven ue
from taxes. i0 stopped the issuau co
of any notas, and by his managoms mt
in tho reduction Of unnecessary In, Ne
dental expenses, and making eve cy
dollar expended bring It's full wort IA,
the city waA soon able to commence 10
pay OIL this tlJating G9ht flo paid "a 10
notes given tor tho present city hall, 81 =
500; built . brick sewer In the Secou d
ward ut u cOsl Vt $3.50, and paid caa IA
for IL; built brick sever on Sycainor O
street. at a heavy cost, and paid cash fu r
II; built the Vast Dallas engine-houae, "a
brick building, and expended thousand :
of dolars IN other permanent muuicipR 4
improvements, for which
T'fE CASH WhApAIp,
the city thereby getting value rocoivodl
Tor It's money. Tho police force waa
Kept Adequate for tho protection Of the
people In all their rights and their sal-
airy lncroaSadi the frs departmt ut Waa
Kept in good shape, and the salary OF
the principal employees increased.
Labor was Increased to $3.50 u day, the
public school system WAS organ 1ed,
and soyoral OF the public school build
ings now IN the city were built and tho
cash PAID for them.
BY tho confidence inspired In bis adj
minisirasl0n, capitalists at home aud
abroad IN the first year of bis admlnis
tratl0u invested Ina the city about < 600.
600 In permanent improy em0nls, there.
by materially Increasing the assessment
roll. The second year OF his admins
tratiOn the assessment rolls Increased
SlOONOO, thus augmenting tho city's
revenues and giving employment TO
thousands Of mechanics and labOrera.
Here is whore tho mechanic aud laborer
Is benefited, by keeping the city hnan.
ceS on solid basis aud thus inviting
Investment in city property, tho putting
up OF brick aud mortar, aud making
many other great improvements. Is
iher0 q mechanic or laborlng man who
/ can say that no has not been benefited
by tho investment OF Sl0OJ,0O0 TO ~ 800.
600 annually Ia buildings OF every ma.
ture2 His friendship
no EHE LAuORlNd MAN
Is in keeping tho city in condition to
enable this Improvement. Tho poor
man can invest his 500 or 800 In city
real estate, aud while he IN employed In
| building up property hiE little home is
| increasing Ia value. When in few
years, during this time, the employ
ment given him by men investing
money in the city, accustomed by CONT
| donc3 In the city government, his little
| home Is increasing in value, his chill
| dren are sent TO school and educated, he
IL earning q substantial living for them
/ from those improvements aud his little
| homo IL all profit 10 him and represents
considerable money, This, he takes IT,
| IL the way to be the moor mans friend.
By proper management OF the cily's
/ finances, from improvements and on
! HANGED value of real estate, the assess
| mCnt rolls can he increased annually,
/ thereby aCgmontlnR tho revenue $4,000
| TO $4,000 over current expenses, pros
/ vldod the Items of current expenses are
properly Administered. This $50 or
$4,000 Increased revenue can be in
vested pm permanent improvements in
| the city, all on a cash basis
Under our charter, the bonds already
| issued ara now
WITHIN 5000 or THE LIMIT.
or these bonds there ara about $780,
| 900 worth which are not sold. There
SHOULD he no mismauagemCn In the
I Citys affairs 10 iu any way cause the
! bonds To- he sold lQr less than par. OF
| this Sl2j,O00 not sold, thoro are $4,000
sewer bonds, tho money from tho sale OF
| which mast boo properly applied, Nine.
| " ave thousand ul this Sl2l, 900 bonds
/ are water works bonds, and arc 10 be iu-
/ vested in procuring a further and moro
| adequate supply Ot water TO moot this
/ Increased requirements of the city, 20
/ extend water mains, lire protection, etc.
| Tho money obtained from these bonds
must bring the full WORTH for whicn D. rs
/ paid out, lie camo to Dallas Ia 1860
When she was worry small town. win
no business houses except around The
square. Ia 1871, no gssisted In building
an iron bridge across tho Trinity, tC
| bring trade from tho west, at o
lime when, tho town being very
small ,tthe enterprise was not looked
upon rs q good pecuniary Investment
but intended mainly for tho benefit o
the city. lie assisted in building th'
first street railway Ia Dallas, on Mai
street, whom that street WAS sin IA
wOods.n lie WAS one OF the prhCtlClu'
ply siclans in Dallas from 1896 until
lew years MO-, aud thousands OF dollar
arc due him from workingmeR, an
large proportion 'of these claim
have
NEVER nEEN ASKED FOR,
he having due regard for the misio
tunes OF tho poor man. To-day III
rAeohauics and laboring men ow
$4,000 worth of property in sma
homes which have been sold TO the
by the speaker tor less than one-thii
OF its value to-day, aud In every !
stance they made their own terms,
0 waiting on them for from two to sew,
}, years, giving them time TO make .
S money TO pay for them. A few mont
before he retired from oinoe " "