The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-29
The Meeting at the East
Waco Engine House.
Storching Talks Made Last Night by the
Various Candidates for Mayor.

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night, AL the candidates for
mayor made speeches, each was sub
jected to pretty hard rubbing by
his opponents.
After electing w. d Wallace to
preside and S. l.. Jones as score
tary, the meeting was declared open
for business
Mayor McCulloch was the first
speaker. He said he was making
this race on the record of the two
terms he had already served, and he
courted a full and fair investjga-
ton Of his record He referred to
the fact that he had served for four
years when tie salary was very
email as compared with the heavy
work and grave rasponsibl lily of the
Office. He talked of the condition
of the city, pointing out the work
that had been and was being done.
Referring to the charge that Waco
citizens had been Disseminated
against in the employment of labor,
he said that matter had been taken
out Of the hands of the mayor,
and placed in he hands of the
street committee. Alderman Lacy
had directed the WORK for the past
year.
He took up the charge that he
was not causing the laws to be en-
forced properly, and said the other
courts that meet in the city were as
chargeable with negligence as the
mayors court. He had done what
he thought was best in the indiv-
dual cases, showing mercy where
he thought mercy was due, and
placing light fines on poor men who
were not confirmed criminals and
who had families to support.
He had heard it SAID that the
church people were against him in
this race; he declared he would be
willing to let the election be decided
by the votes of the church member
Of Waco. He said the affairs Of
the city of Waco had been
conducted in such way as to
elicit the admiration of other Texas
cities and that Dallas especially
was trying to get upon the same
plane. Referring to his action con-
corning the proposed new bridge,
he said he proposed to follow the
same course he had followed hereto
fore.
Candidate Brinkerht fl said he
wanted to make some promises,
which he proposed to fulfill if el.c
ted. He pledged him. elf to have
the laws enforced. The charge that
gambling was openly carried on in
Waco was denied, but he under
stood that most any sort of game
could be found by a man who
wanted TO place his money AT
any rate, he knew that there
was great deal of complaint
about the lack of enforcement of
the laws. He would promise further
to closely scrutinize every contract
made for the city, and to see that
the money expended for public I'M
provements was judlciously used and
equita ably distributed over the city.
Referring to the proposed new
bridge, he said he preferred the
locati II of the suspension brd 20
He said he enjoyed the friendship
of many citizens of East Waco, and
that they would be his friends after
election whether they voted for him
or not.
Bart Moore said the room was a
little chilly, but he thought he
would warm it up somewha. before
he finished, and he did. He wanted
to know who the city paid a street
commissioner and then had all the
work done by contract. He thought
the street commissioner should em-
ploy the labor, and thai preference
should be given to citizens of Waco,
so that the money spent would be
kept at home for redistribution.
The contract plan for extensive im-
provements was all right, bat he
did not endorse the plan pursued by
the administration. Whenever a
contract is let Mr.. Oekander gets it,
and the next day would appear in
the Fort Worth Gazette a