Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-16
Communicated
An Appeal TO Your Honesty and Sense OF
Fair Play.

Communicated
An Appeal 10 Your Honesty and Sense OF
Fair Play.
To the Taxpayers and Citizens OF Pittsburg:
Under the charter of the city Of Pittsburg
the Mayor has general supervision of all de-
partments of the city government, with
power to direct their officers and require
each department to furnish such information
as he may demand.
He is also a member of the Board OF
Awards, and as such must act upon the
letting Of all contracts for public supplies
and work.
As at present constituted the great ma,
iority of both branches of Councils and all
the heads of Departments and the present
Mayor, Treasurer and Controller are Re
publicans.
At the election to be held February 1S,
1890, the Democratic party, casting nearly
one-half OF the entire vote of Pittsburg, has
nominated for Mayor the Hon. John d.
Bailey.
We urge upon all citizens. irrespective Of
party, the advisability of his election, be-
cause:
First-Our city government should be non
partisan. Where millions of dollars are
annually collected and paid out is it not
safer and better to have honest men from
each party representing the taxpayers? Will
not the taxpayers interest be the better pro-
tected for the check each officer of different
political faith will be upon the others?
SecoHd-The position of Mayor is super
visory one. He directs the heads of depart
ments, and may at any moment investigate
any department, though he has no offices to
dispose of
Where all the departments and Offices are
held by Republicans would it not be wise
precaution, beneficial to the taxpayer, to
have an honest, capable Democrat who
would supervise all the other departments?
Is it not wise precaution to elect such
Mayor? Would Dot you as business man
take little precaution in your own busi-
ness?
Third-The Office of Mayor is also an ex-
ment of the laws and the protection Of the
interests of the city.
Where the voters of Pittsburg are so
nearly equally divided in political belief as
they are in the city of Pittsburg, should not
each party be recognized in the city govern
ment.
Is it not safer for the taxpayer that it
should be so?
Fourth-John H. Bailey is most excep-
tionally good candidate for the Mayoralty.
He is not directly or indirectly in the in
terests of any person, but will solely repre-
sent the taxpayers and citizens of Pittsburg.
He is lawyer of ability and judge dis
tinguished for the clearness and impartialitv
of his decisions, and. therefore. peculiarly
fit to direct and supervise and, if need be,
investigate the different departments of the
city government.
He is infexibly honest, persistently sg-
gressive where wrong is to be righted and
singularly free from any alliance which
could influence his official conduct in favor
of private gain.
Born and raised in your midst his life
from childhood to mature manhood has
been known to and approved by you. He
needed not the certificate of counsel or ex.
planatory letters to satisfy you that what
ever wrongs one body of the creditors of
Graf, Bennett & Co. may have tried to per-
petrate upon the other creditors or the as
signors-he as assignee had no lot or part in
them-and SO the records of the case prove.
Remember vote for Judge Bailey means
a non-partisan city government and more
judicious, cautious collection of taxes and
expenditure of city moneys.
His election means that you as taxpayer
and citizen will have personal representa-
tive whose only aim will be to serve you and
whose greatest satisfaction at the end of his
term will be that he mad aided in the estab-
lishment of government for the city which
is ''of the people and by the people and
particularly for the people,"
BY THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE.