The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-30

raised twenty-five cents day. When
am elected mayor the common
workingmau can come up and call me
plain Bob Goode, as they have always
done. | am sorry Maj. Hiucbmau is
not present. hear he is in Kansas
City trying to sell the bonds which |
are now in New York. When | am
mayor these bonds shall be brought |
back to Waco, if they don't belong to
somebody in New York. After pay
ing his respects to the expenditures of
m ney for the hire of an as
sistant city secretary, he closed. |
Mayor McCulloch being next called |
stated that he was glad to have the |
privilege of speaking to so large an
audience, and that he would appreciate
their support. He had been mayor
for two years and had proven equal to
the emergency. Mr.. Goode was OPP
posed to lady as superintendent of
the public free schools, yet he was
me mber of the council that elected
her and voted for her. The mayor is
not responsible for having lady
superintendent, but Waco can boast Of
having the best system of public free
schools of any CITY in the state, and
instead Of the hours being three and
half they are five and hslf.s day
Under his administration Waco has
the reputation of having the best
streets at less cost than any city in
Texas, and unlike TT. Worth, Dallas
and San Antonio when hundreds of
houses are unoccupied.. vacant house
cannot be found in Waco. Now as
to the bond question. The price OBJ
tainable for city bonds depends upon
the number of years they run, the
amount of interest they bear and the
condition of the money market at the
time they are offered for sale / have
sold Waco bonds at handsome
t premiums, but the condition of the
market was then much easier than i,
} is now. l was offered 81 cents for the
] last issue which was above the market
, price, and will now give any man
81, 900 if he will sell them for more
, The reason why this sale was not con
, firned was on account of the politica
:, feeling in the council, and the re.
a sponsibility for their not being sole
4 and the money the city owes, upor
t which you are paying big interest
paid, certainly cannot be laid at my
e door, You issue me 6 per cent
G bonds and | will guarants,
y. TO sell them at I04
It now when FIVE per cent hond
g are going begging at eighty-tw'
e cents,
N l have made faithful officer an,
lie have sacrificed my own interests 70
the good of the city. point to tn
d manner in which stamped out tn
g smallpox and prevented its spread
tie For six long week l was in dali
or contact with it and run the risk o
is carrying it home to my wife and chi
of dren, when at the same time GU
Of health officer was standing back.
a would not he candidate today wei
ce it not for the dirt being given me b
ng those seeking the Office. They cry OF
s. in general terms against me, but fail
en- make single spaciic charge in ord'
I'D that | may meet them. ] defy al
ts one to place his finger upon sing
dishonest aot in my career either
IN a private citizen or public officia
e, In conclusion l will say that / wou
to like to have your support and if cleo
as ed will give you the same faithf
I'd service as heretofore.
Judge West then took the star
re and stated that b. had no charges
g, make against the poor or rich. I
n came 10 Texas thirty-two years al
without dollar, and if by dillige
to labor and econC my, without anyoi
If at his back, he had accumulate
as money he could not help it. He cou
be not help others being poor, The pc
I'd pie are looking for some other man 4
We mayor and intend to have him wbeth
lis it be me or not. Hinchman and Goot
~ ran before on their records, but we
of not vindicated. Now all four of n
ne opponents are running on their record
he but the people will still not vindica
of them. The sale of the bonds 8
ey months ago at 80 cents has stabbed Il
a credit of Waco.
h, Major John F. Herbert ne.
IS, spoke. He said it had BET
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