The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-14
MUNICH Atty,
Reasons Why Gen. Speight Should
be Elected as the City's
= Executive Officer.

We have three candidates asking
our suilra { aud pressing their claims p
tor tins responsible oilice. aud in
making our selection, we should lock
first to the ain ere,ts OF the CITY,
aud thu II consult our personal pretCr-
ence ana in casting our vote, we
should not look for perfecuon in
either of those gent men. but sup
port the one who presents the high
, It claims and III making our selrc-
tion two out ct the three viii Ger
taiuly be disappointed, aud IN con-
tracing The claims OF one with the
other. we VIII do 20 i'll spirit OF
cnudor and fairness, meaning no
ottense to either by stating facts. for
they are Hi reputable snd reprosru-
tative citi2cus, aud the party of my
choice whose claims shall briefly
present does not even know that |
intend TO vote for him or advocate
his cause, but do this in the inter
est of Justice aud the pride nave in
the name and veal of Waco, without
/ the solicitation of any one. and want
all classes TO vote un0erstaudingly
aud without prejudice, and VIII IL
this has been done | will ABIDE the
mot to write of Gen. j. W. SpeigAt,
having known him the longest aud
best and he being the Oldest man in
race, we Will speak OF him first, and
if we do not find him altogether eli
Client in a | particulars for tAo position
he asks, we viii tokc up the cause
of the other gentlemen next, but if
facts nominate ana nduCe votes
enough to elect h,m. ain sure his
opponents viii be kind enough to blde
their time, and perhaps when the
facts are properly put before them
they will be magnsnimOus and patr:-
otto enough to Withdraw i'll favor of
the venerable sage, and help to elect
him without opposition.
General Speight a been here so
long and done 80 much for Waco and
McLennpn county, that we cannot OK
pect to give particulars Of his deeds,
or to detail his character from the
time he occupied the envlablo pc
s sition cf y southern gcnllemHn to the
5 present time When we present hmm
=, a venerat lie old man, fun Of rXpcri-
r ence and know ledge of the wants OF
u cur town aud county, Wlose integ-
r rItv is uuuuestionCd as also his ability,
It but W osc vitality is now SO much on
u the wane, th,t he cannot now expect
n TO make living by carr!iug Tie SUE
e vevors CHI ain, or by rcsumug the
. practice OF law, und yet his family
J. responsib htios are heavy and inclens
,r ing. In asking You for this office b.
Pc il too proud to say he wants 10 he
IT cause he needs tho ii tie salary It pays
but we know be does, aud thet he IL
the ony candidate in the rrcG who
does need t, and Why not Y We ii tC
him. on tins ground alone, il qualii-
cations were only equhl to tho Other
a For public man Of his usefulness
y and ability we must say h. has ever
Il been modest in his demands for Office
pr for which he Is eminent !
." fitted and inquest onsbly tru-'
= worthy. as his long ant
= useful life in our midst attests, i
t, should De the pleasure of all who pro
Is pose to be governed by facts aud hee'
e the voice of duty to confer ii upon
1t him.
r General Speight during his 81 year
II of citizenship here has expended hi
Of thousands and given his talents to til,
is development of the mater al re
+, sources of Waco and vicinity. and OF
1T account of HIS sound, political recorC
In and true democr tic principles, hi
~ superior parliamentary aud eXecutly
an ability. He has presided over more
IN delibpretive assemblies than any CIT,
IS zen in Waco. He has ever been on
20 OF the leaders in educational matters
VS. and IN this he has espoused the inter
BY osts of the late slaycs, with more tia
ordinary zeal. lie was kind and l.
OF dulgent mater and was not augere
n w tn his slaves, nor uumnd' nj {
!, their wants and weaknesses ana ignO
AS ance after freedom, and with his 81
nd perior knowledge OF the charActc
I'M and habits of the colorcd race the
.h- can not iiud man who would b
im more chariiaDl aud just to them |
he passing upon their violations OF o
be dinancpa. For those reason the co
ored vote should be solid for Gcl
SpcIght for they know TINT uOrtncr
people who meyer lived among her
and had Them for members % tht
ca families, have not the sS mpalhy, pa
inc tieuce. attachment auG charity Ia
rs them that Cd ma-trr' have, and the
should not allow their habits OF votll
the republican, ticket tor state oiliceI
nd to override other considerations
ne choosing mayor 70 sum up, GEE
ire Speighl Is the Oldest and best know
eek cit Zen in the race; he has the lir
OF claim on those WHO have suffered b.
ur the long to be remembered "miii,ai
necessity" ~ he did, aud which ~ Oh
fell swoop impoverished the sout
He is by odds the best qualified n
E Ia, /