The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-30
Higgins on City Campaign Issues
Questions for the Other
Fellow.

Fellow.
L. Why should the taxpayers of
Waco give one bank or banker the
use Of $4,000 free when other banks
are willing to pay interest on such
favors?
:. If banks pay interest for money
they borrow East, then why not pay
Waco tax payers interest on an
1000 daily balance?
3. If bank or banker is elected
city treasurer, would not the same
bank or banker be made just AS safe
city depository when it pays the city
interest?
1. Why is city treasurer any
SAFER than bank city depository?
5 Why should a business man give
up $4,000, for no interest, when al
other bank or man, just as good, was
willing to pay interest?
Why do some officers "have fits
about certain otienses and wink" at
other fragrant crimes that SMELL to
the CLOUDS?
Z. Did any body ever hear of the
city tax collectors books being exam
lued? Would business man allow
his books kept for two or three years
at time and never examine them?
s. Where is there house in Texas
that will deal with you more literally
or that can furnish your home from
kitchen to parlor, better than the
Waco Trading Company. ALL An
SwER, "not in the world"
a PUBLIC OFFICE is o PUBLIC TRUST
Then what RULE should control an
officer in his trust? WE ANSWER:
"Do BUSINESS in a Business way,
without fear or favor, keeping sacred
your OATH of office and do that bust
ness for the people, the same as you
would for one man as to price and
word"
10. What concern in Waco has
built up u big trade by treating the
people fair and liberal as to terms and
prices?-Waco Trading Co.
II. Why is it the man who sUsrlc-
IONS others, generally himself is the
object of SUSPECT IN? Ans.-Simply
because thief trusts nobody, aud is
known oy his doings. A man who
never "TRUsTs" ought never be
TRUSTED.
II. Furniture, Carpets, Stoves
Your home furnished from KITCHEN to
PARLoR, that is WACO TRADING Co.,
ninety out Of every hundred say as soon
as they read, Furniture, Carpets,
Stoves. Grade in everything"
ID. Who is the meanest, loves,
down piece Of dirt in town or COM
munity? We answer: "The man who
makes remarks about and doubts the
chastity of all women, and who be.
lieves every woman has her price.
That fellow is meaner than midnight
assassin and has heart blacker than
the walls Of h--ll -
Ia. Who are the people who want
the schools of Waco in the hands of
Board Of Trustees" elected by the
people! We answer: The HONEST
tax payer, the intelligent, truth. loving
citizen. The man who opposes polit
ical combines and curb stone trickery
oppose one man or one woman power
Is. Who are the BEST friends OF
Waco? Any man who is TRUE to his
own family is the best friend to his
town or his fellow-msn. The man
who talks up and supports his own
home institutions, HOME PAPERS, is
the friend to his town, and his family
IL. With whom has the Waco
Trading Co. the biggist trade? We
answer: The people who want goods
at fair prices and on liberal terms.
II. Who should | vote for? We
answer: The man you would select
to attend to your OWN business.
is. The Waco Trading Company
is for principles, not "boot.ickers'
nor Doodle takers, nor "salary grab
bers" We are GUILTY of being very
outspoken and plain. We would never
be taken as timber to make politicians
| Where matter Of POLICY and a
matter Of PRINCIPLE is involved, we
select the principle, let the "boot
lickers" have the policy.
Furniture, carpets and stoves--cast
or easy payments.