The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-04

on tue renee IN every question oil I'M
portance involving principle for the
good of the people. 1t is said that /
am too easy and that | will not make
u fight for what | think is right. l
refer you to the fight | made for the
charter we are now living under
against a delegation Of the best tai
ent Waco affords in opposition to me
at Austin, leave this to Mr.. Moore,
who is here, and who was against me
at and the proposed charter at the
time, to say whether or not | made
determined fight for it, (Mr. James |.
Moore said that such was the fact)
have tried 2500 cases as police judge,
have had only one appeal and not
single reversal. Hinchman presided
for two years and today cannot tell
rule Of order on our books. Hinchman,
Goode and Herbert say they want
man tor superintendent of
our public schools. | say
that Mrs. Willie ID. House is noble
woman and under her administration
as superintendent we have an excellent
system of public schools. That she is
a capable and efficient school superin-
tendent cannot be gain,said and to
make an unwarranted fight against
her without just cause, but simply be-
cause she is a woman and not entitled
to vote, is very wrong. | say we have
the best system of public free schools
of any city in Texas, and as good
superinte ndent in Mrs. House as could
be obtained, whether man or woman.
We owe less money than any city in
Texas, and part of our boz ded In
debtedness is the old Texas Central
railroad bonds. Every dollar spent
has been well spent. am in favor Of
improvements, of progress. We
ought to continue to improve our
streets and give the working men en-
ployment. lay no especial claims to
the office, it belongs to the people, but
| have done the best could under all
the circumstances and have the con-
seriousness of knowing that | have
done right | would thank you for
your votes and if elected | promise to
continue to do my whole duty as
mayor, administer the laws of the city
with even.handed justice to
all alike and try to con-
tinue in the line of progress
: which has marked my administration
heretofore.
Major A. Hinchman was the next
, !, speaker. He mounted the stand, pull
= led off his coat, as usual, and started
out in high key: "Ohl ye men of
!; Waco. am not here to abuse any of
my opponents. have been to Kan
sas City on business and to my ranch
in Hamilton county making living
: for my family and have had but little
time to speak. have boon stabbed
b in the back by those who | have be-
, friended in time OF need. 1t has
u been reported by set of thieves,
u scoundrels and liars that | didn't pay
the mechanics for building my house.
Q This is lie. paid the men 1000
u more than they were entitled to under
'' the contract when the contractor
j., couldn't pay them. The man who
q steals my pocketbook steals trash but
. he who steals my good name robs me
70 of that which does not Zurich him but
u makes me poor indeed. / like Nc
II Culloch as a neigebor but if he was
y ever cut out for mayor he was spoil
l ed in the making. | can saythe same
10 thing about Herbert and West. L
- want to hit man who has tried to hit
me. The supporters of McCulloch
{ Herbert and West have treated me
" honorably but Goodies supporter:
e have done me dirt There is man who
IL calls himself contractor whose mi
u tails are Ulander. He is low down
- cowardly cur, an anarchist, liar.
- was driven out of meeting last night
), by Goode men and not allowed to be
u heard. Is my record not clean and
+" white? If not why don't someone
. come up and show where it is not
q was mayor for two years and the first
~ man who ever sold dollars worth Of
=, bonds at par. We have the grandost
iS city in Texas and when it comes t
IL selling her bonds below par | am not
u in it. If the old man is let alone fo'
- fifteen or twenty DAYS he will sell the
10 300 600 of street imnrOvement bonds