The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-11
Clarcy of Des NIoines.

Des Moines, Ia, is blessed in having a
candidate for mayor who isn't ashamed to
announce his candidacy. lie has issued
an address To his fellow citizens which is
being widely copied by an admiring press
and which is worth copying. IL savors OF
originality in politics. John +. Clarcy is
the gentleman who is getting the free adj
vertising, and these are his words which
are being advertised:
" | hereby Announce myself rs candi-
date for the vacancy that has existed in
the Office Of mayor Of this city for nearly
two years. An effort is to be made TO fill
the vacancy in about two months; I'll be
on hand as material for the purpose.
p" In thus announcing my candidacy
wish to declare it to be my own voluntary
act and deed. l haven't been coerced, per-
suaded, prevailed upon, or in any way in
duced by outside pressure TO enter the
field as q candidate. Many friends
hasn't been to see me. Leading citizens
hasn't even spoken TO me. Il use the
plural in a singular sense.) Except to
the extent of the votes Of seventeen anony-
nous citizens, and possibly some of them
women, reported in the RcUictC's columns
last week, | am not aware of any effort
yet made TO bring me out. ] am able to
go it alone, and have come out myself.
state this explicitly, so as TO relieve any Of
my friends of any suspicion OF completely
in this act of unbending.
1T Is said that a good man can't be had
as mayor for the Observation-Disclosures
salary attached to the Office. Well, he
can't, if you figure the thing out OH ten
hours per day and every work-day in the
year basis. But there is such thing as
getting fifteen hundred dollRrs' worth of
good mans time for the place, and | am
n candidate on that basis. Some men are
willing to take the Office and put in too
much time for the compensation specified,
hnt / nrpDOSa nIItfinU in loss tina har1ap
work, and more ability. | wish to be EN-
tirely frank with the public. IL elected,
shall have Office hours, and my services,
except in emergencies, will be given dur
ing those hours and none others. I will
be in the mayors chtir from to 10 A. NJ
and from TO D II. NJ, or something like
that BY introducing what would at
present be an Innovation, "a little business
system a little of the business-despatch-
ing quality, and little of the letting
alone Of politics as n sde-issue quality,
think the work can ordinarily be done ia
three hours of the day.
Il am pretty busy, ana haven't time TO
stop and tell everybody ! meet on the
street just how stand on every issue that
is now on, or that may come before the
city executive and 80 i'm part two Of my
announcement will make as clear as
can my views and position on certain
questions In the meantime, | shall he
glad TO receive inquiries from citizens as
individuals or from corporations. My
answers will not be evasive in any re-
spect. IL know myself will be equally
a. frank with Mr.. Fred Hubbell as 10 any
schemes, characteristically philanthropic
or nefarious, that he may I've interested In.
When ] am mayor want to lie freed from
any embarrassment that may result from
misconceptions or surmises as TO my po-
sition.n
Mr. Clarcy intimatcs that the present
mayor is n noneniity. lie wields n wild
and feathery quill, but the chances are hc
won't yet there.