The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-08
A Few Election Lessons.
Every election has its lessons

voice, ''N are tired
of and disapprove of the way our
free schools are managed; we de-
mand change" Do the school
committee and the superinten d mt
"get the idea ~
9. The city marshall has been
told, In his small majority, that he
has been too lax in the enforcement
of the laws. Whether the mayor
fines man or not. he should be
promptly arrested each time he
violates the law. No use to arrest
man for Loose, unhitched team,
when houses are run by the known
breakers of all laws and traduceI. Of
society. The people demand the
laws ell forced without fear or favor.
Let the marshal get the lea.
3. The aldermen defeated in the
Fifth ward denied the right of
citz an and tax payer to be heard.
The people said, we "got the idea"
This city is for the people.
4. Inc city attorney goes into
office "by election with minority
vote. The lesson we hope the city
attorney will profit by-that while
he was holding his office by cap.
pointment' he hardly executed the
laws "without fear or favor" He
is not the attorney for any city Off.
Ger, but the CITY ATTORNEY for the
defense of laws broken by violation,
which must be upheld for the in
terest of the people. Please re-
member the laws are ma lie for the
people. All violators are against
the people, whether up stairs or
down stairs.
S. BY the election aud reelection
of aldermen in the First, Second,
and Third snd Fifth wards, the peo-
pie have said: owe want intelli-
gent clean men-men we can locate
before as as we'll as after election,
in the streets as we'll as in the city
council. Men into whose hands we
COulu plaCo our DuSluobs.
6. The alderman defeated in the
Fourth ward has ma lie fearless,
tiicient officer. Yet he is the agent
of the most powerful, most tyrani-
cal and most oppressive monopoly
in Waco, and while in no way to
blame for his connection with that
monopoly, yet while the intelligent
people Of Waco admire and approve
an outspoken man, like this alder
man, yet the people are down on
monopolies. let the idea?
7. While the defeated assistan,
secretary was not responsible for it,
yet the people believe and know
that office has been so managed al
to cost the people too much for the
amount of labor performed. The
lesson is plainly taught that the
people expect work done for tho
public for the same prices as done
for private individual-no more
There are plenty of book-keeper
in Waco who do much more worl
for less pay than is done in thu
{ flee of city secretary. We hop
the city council and the newly
elected city secre' airy will "get thu
idea
s. The city tax collector ego
the idea'') very early in the canv as'
by hearing certain matters in TIM
TO explain without "atfidavits.
The apologies and explanation wer'
accepted by the people, and on
more term was given "to do better
in" showing great heart of liberia
charity as taught By the people.
8. The city treasurer reelected
and the lessons taught. ga frien
in need is a friend indeed Thu
present city treasurer was frien(
to Waco when sin need" Whil'
the defeated candidate might hav'
done the same things, yet he die
not. The competency or incom
potency or honesty or reliability o
either candidate, was not a ques
ton before the people. Whel
Observer" wrote his insinuatinE
r article and II know not nor car
, not who it was) so far as it re
: tlected upon the credit of eithe
candidate, like all anonymou
writings in our newspapers, wa
out of taste and the people said go
10. Finally the lessons are upo
tho uhole most Wholesome. show