The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-01
He KNOWS HOW.

Topeka never had better all round
mayor than Col Harrison If the Re
publicans learn wisdom by experience
they will nominate him. He has served
the city little more than year-having
been chosen to fill an unexpired term
but he has improved the time for the
city's good.
Had he done ordinarily well, it would
be the proper and graceful thing for the
city to re-elect him. He has done more.
We do not endorse everything he has
done, he is human, but on the whole
he has made a splendid executive;
he has done extraordinarily WE'LL
He is entitled to the re-
spect and confidence of all To-
pekans who hold the welfare of the
city above the individual desire for place
or profit, or above some personal ambi-
tion which can only be gratif1ed by the
filling of an Office.
There is no overwhelming or popular
uprising for other than Mayor Harrison's
denomination, aside from those who have
a personal grievance or a personal ambi-
ton
For almost the first. time in the city's
history the expenses have been kept
within the income, and never was such
result more desirable Even during the
creditable administration of Mayor Cof-
ran, the results secured by Mayor Harri-
son were not attained
And how did he do it? He did it by
knowing how. By the practical applica-
ton of the principles he has followed in
his own business, to the city's affairs.
He found way, too, to keep within
the income without reducing wages, de-
spite the effort made to commit him to
that method by one of our prominent
councilmen.
I'VE may" said the mayor, shave to
reduce the number of men to meet our
necessities till more money and means
are available" In this course he
was widely endorsed and he
secured the approval of the
labor organizations. 1t is not
true, as stories are told on
the street, that in saving $4,000 to the
city, Mayor Harrison simply kept the
money in the treasury and deprived the
men of it. The money is not in the
treasury and never was. Mayor Harri-
son simply reduced the expenses to the
amount of money on hand for such ex-
penses. Good administration required
that he do no more than this now, and
the people asked only this. He used all
the money available up to $780,
Mayor Harrison is not only a first-class
business man. He is splendid speaker
and is one of the few executives the city
has had who can speak in public for the
great and beautiful city he represents.
He can welcome honored guests and
talk on each and every one of the occa-
sions so often presented to mayor, and
with grace and ability which make all
Topekans proud of her natural spokes-
| man.
Mayor Harrison ought to be nominated
| by acclamation. Personal feeling, per
sonal desire on the part of some one else
to hold office, ought not to plunge US into
bitter contest The city is going ahead
nicely; doing splendidly under most ad-
verse times and Mayor Harrison's good
work should be encouraged and supple
mented by general support.
The city of Topeka very easily changes
from one political majority to another
The people want municipal success,
business administration, honest govern
ment, smart, keen, able man. with g
back bone, for mayor. They have these
things. Let's keep them. Give Harri-
son full term. He's all right and will
make better mayor the next year than
he has the past, and that's saying good
deal
We hay. Ut asked Mayor Harrison fol
any favors during his term, and do no
expect to ask him for any in his term tc
come. If he does his duty he, suits us
He knows how.
Topeka is fortunate in having good
mayor and good council Let US hole
up the hands of men who do well by the
city. They work for little pay. The
least we can do is to endorse their gooc
actions. They get too few thanks ant
too many condemnations Topeka il