Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-13
THE MAYOR CANDIDATES
Capt. PaddOck-Dr. Broiles.
Fort Worth Anzteger. March III

| lhOrJ worth AnZlegeF, March IL
Capt. Paddock and DR.. Broiles, both
| good and strong candidates.
Broiles is undoubtedly an honorable man,
! and that he is amply qualified to fill the
office satisfactorily he has proved during
several terms. Not only his friends, but
also every unbiased man can point to some
thing praiseworthy of the Broiles regime,
at any rate it cannot be denied that he was
untiring in his efforts. And vet there
comes but. DIR. Broiles does not under
stand, nor does he wish to understand, how
to acquire followers and friends among the
leading, popular and most influential
classes. These have, whether justly or
unjustly, in many instances looked on him
with a great deal of distrust. This dis
trust showed itself during his last term as
mayor often and plain enough by the po-
sition of a majority of the members of the
city council and made a unanimous and
harmonious working of that body impos-
sible.
Should Broiles, or could he. be elected
this time the drawback referred to would
only be aggravated TO the highest degree,
and neither inside or outside of the eeun-
Gil room could anything beneficial be ac-
complished.
They say DR.. Broiles is a friend of the
laboring man, and would exert himself to
furnish employment for him, and that he
has already seen TO it that protection was
"
But where is employment to come from, if
we do not encourage through wise and con-
servative legislation capital and property
ownersl
After all it is outside capital we need,
and which must be brought here if we ever
expect the town TO prosper again. The man
who expects to invest his money here per-
manently, will ask. first: How is your city
governments Who stands at the head of
it, Have you men of weight and respect
who have influence outsider
This is point that should not be con-
sidered too lightly. Broiles lacks these |
requisites, as he is not In sympathy with |
the property owners and business men. He |
will be wholly unable to influence outside |
capital to invest with us should his election |
have tendency to retard the grown of our
town.
Fort Worth has not arrived at that point
where it can exist on its own resources.
The money that has been realized on
those bonds, and which IS now being used
Tor public Improvements, will soon be ex-
hausted in year at farthest. The greater
portion will be expended for material, etc.,
which goes out of the city, and must after !
all come out Of the pockets of the tax
payers.
What we want and must have to exist
and prosper, after the money realized on
those bonds has been exhausted. is CAPITAL
and immigration; money for factories, in
dustries and trade; immigration to settle
up our vacant lands and for valuable labor
in factories, as well as to inaugurate bust
ness enterprises.
There is no doubt that DR.. Broiles. owing
to his peculiar POLITICAL position and the ele-
nent he represents. will be unable to do
anything in this direction that win be of
marked benefit TO the town.
Capt B. B. Paddock, however stands
altogether different He is better qualified
han anybody else owing to his extensive
personal acquaintance in the North and
East, where he can do q great deal for Fort
Worth through his individual and personal
influence.