Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-02
"BOB" WARN0GK.
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 deposit ballot for cause headed by this great .reformer.
 Mir. VanHoose says he will put great big fire department on the North Highlands anu one on the South Highlands. l will go him one better, and say that lam In favor of not only putting fire depart tment on the North Highlands, one on the South Hig ghlands and one on each side of the rail- roads in the East End and the West End. The city has a bonded deb. of II 60) ,0D, and the yearly interest is S95 ,00u. fhatiS greater by several thousand dollars than the annual income from al taxes on per tonalty and realty. The fix d expensts Tor fire department, police aud schools amounts 10 $l71 ,OC0. don't see how we can keep ali these departments on our income, but l intend to strain every point to sustain all these in their present efficiency.
 If any man purposes voting for me be- cause he thinks will 20 into this elaborate scheme of expanding the police anu fire de- partments under the present. financial con- diiion of the city want 10 disaouse his mind now. have nsvsr asked office at the hands of tbe people before, and wheu brought out as the candidate of my party was ready for months to come down, but when the party wns attacked felt that 1t would be treachery 10 my party and my race not to make he fight. was noml- nated In a primary of my party, and they knew they could not beat me before tue white people of Birmingham IS the reason they would not go into II. They have formed an alliance with Bob Moseley and think they are using him, bu, more mis- taken set of people never existed. He is leading them into the republican party. When 1 Was at the front in the August and November campaigns the enemies Of organ lZed democracy were caucusing In the back offices of Birmingh ham for the de- feat of he democratic nominee Tor mayor. Organized democracy is suffering more now from traitors in its own ranks than from the enemy without. Moseley thinks Van ifoose Is tbe best man for mayor, but do you, white men belev- Moseley knows better what is for BiI mini hams good than the organized democracy?
 A 10 the water works. favor the city owning the water works, but would not favor the city purchasing them until it's financial condition Is improved. would oppose it's purchase until submitted to A vote Of the people and ratified hy them. . When go into office as mayor Will dls- charge the duties thereof as business man and as a democrat.
 A. o. LANE.
 Mr. Lane was introduced and said There is DO better boat than the old demo- cratic boat. She has deck on which every man can stand-the laborer, the business man. and n reformer can stand there II he will behave himself. This Birmingham ''reform'' party can't be pleased: few nights ago 1 made speech at ErsWeil s hall, in which 1 had something to say about mugwumps. They got mad about that. They say we are not in favor of a free ballot and a fair count. No man IS more in favor of fair elections than am !: If the devil himself were candidate would rather see him elected than know he was counted out. Even if Bob Moseley were a candidate I would say the same. These "reformersn were afraid to ight us on our own grounds, but had to join in with the republicans 10 fight us. No, they had to play the baby act. They say they are just making this fight this year and that they will be in line in 1Se6. The morning after the November election a man with his face wreathed in smiles came in my office and asked how felt 1 asked him why he was rejoicing so in republican success and he said he had been a republican a long time. Yet this same man went to Chicago and tried to convince the national democratic convention that he represented the true democracy of Aiaoama, {, and tried to have me busted. You know Bob Warnock. A better democrat never existed on the top side of Gods green earth. Democracy has had her reyerses, but it is the friend of the people. We nave