The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-04
To the Voters and ak Payers one
And All.

pBOple near icM willis USioiO 'hO
election tomorrow.
NV record as a councilman for six
years and as mayor for two years is
matter of record, and the record is
clean progressive and without spot
or blemish. 1t is also written on your
streets and sidewalks. the building of
which was inaugurated under my ad-
ministration. My record is written at
home and abroad as the only man who
sold Waco bonds with almost no cost
to the city. recommended and
urged, during my admlnistra ton, the
following salutary measures with many
others:
Advocating sidewalks, July l9, 'SS,
page 201.
Advocating hospital, sidewalks, and
opening streets, August l6, 1855
page 2l5.
Water works suggested, December
20, lS8S-page 24O.
Advocated new engine house,
January 3, l8Se-page 243.
Best water contract in America
made and many other good measures
too nnmersus to mention. | urged by
special and every other means ST.. so
per day as the pay of laboring men
on the streets when other men favored
$l00.
Drain the pond in East Waco,
March I, 'S9-page 25o.
Advocated paving June is, SO
page 297.
Opening streets Aug. /, 'S9-psge
313.
Bridge for Edgefeld September lo,
'89-page 332.
Advertising for coal etc., September
l9, '8o-psge 1872.
Giving time on street paving taxes,
September 10, S9-page 1872.
Repeatedly advocated more work in
Third ward, October 3, 'S9-page 1856.
To establish city hospital, Nov. 7,
'S9-page 342
That Austin street be paved, Nov.
Z, 'S9-page 342.
To improve South Fourth and
Speight streets, Dec. 5, 'S9-page
351.
To plant shade trees in school yards
Dec. 10, S9-page 1856.
No street cars 10 Austin street, Dec.
10, 'S9-page 356.
To keep saloons out of reservation,
Jan. 2, '90-page 36l.
To keep variety shows out of city,
Jan. 2, '9O-page 36l.
Tax collector bot to collect taxes
from citizens In new territory, Feb. 6,
'90-page 216.
To keep minors out of reservation,
Feb. 20, '9O-page 1913.
To provide for the poor and desti.
tute of the city, Feb. 20, '9O-page
1888.
Contractors to be made to comply
with specifications and be more prompt
in paving streets after tearing them up
and more workmen to be employed,
March 6, '90-page 300.
Bridge on Jackson and Sixteenth
streets Waco Creek, March 20, 30
page 201.
l have been in Kansas City much
during the campaign and my work
there for Waco will result in the sale
of the 100000 Waco bonds at par,
if | am elected and the council will
cooperate with me. While | was
away my opponents seemed to have
had some advantage but now l am
back and my friends and enemies
acknowledge that l am in the lead and
that Hinchman is the man they have
got to beat. And now | appeal to
the laboring men, the mechanics, the
the doctors, the lawyers,
the bankers and all citizens who Sc.
lected me to be candidate long be-
fore l would consent aad asked me to
come to the rescue of Waco once more
and help get her on her feet again, 1
ask you to come to t e polls in solid |
phalanx and vote for what you believe
will be the best interests of our great
and growing city. promise you that
if elected you shall have my entire
time, energy and whatever talent
| many possess for placing our
city to the front once more, for any
one knows she is badly off now. We
want more factories, more railroads,
more work for the laboring man at