Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-13
ON TRIAL
Important Case Before
The People
THE QUESTION OF CITY GOVERN
niEST is NOW BEING VERY
CAREFULLY STUDIED.
RECORD REVIEWED
HY MAYOR PADDOCK IN ms FLEA
FOR A THIRD TERM.
Few Very Plain Facts nv to That
Record are Given 20 the
RECORD REVIEWED
Ely MAYOR PADDOCK IN ms FLEA
FOR A THIRD TERM.

pniBn Tor third term OF Office review
ed the record Of his administration,
giving an eXpnrte statement of the
matters 10 controversy between him
SELF and his opponents. The statement
so made becomes an important part OF
the record in the case which is now
on trial before the people, embracing,
rs II does, his Interpretation Of q great
many Important facts with the sienlil-
cant omission OF others equally impor-
tnnt and furnishing on the whole re-
nhrkuble explanation of a very I'M
satisfactory state OF affairs in the city
government at the present time.
The peculiar manner in which he
handled figures on thAt occasion has
been pointed out In an article on the
subject which appeared In the Gazette
Few days ago.
Now Inspect little more closely the
principal points In the record about
which the mayor seemed so complacent
aud srlf-sa listed that he was willing
TO risk his chances for re-ele ton upon
the same And n 1t be that this record
Is not such MS 20 justify the statements
made then 1t Will appear that there was
more than half scandal In his self
praise. In Just so far as his statement
fails OF being correct and satisfactory
exposition Of the matters treated 1t VIII
become part. n cOnspi uuus part of
the record which he has made for him
sell and upon which he proposes to
ntnnd In his campaign for recollection.
First going back let inauiry he nd
dresHad To the obllgntIous assumed Inv
the mayor In the beginning Of hIs adj
minIstratIon in order mar m corn na,lsa,,
may he made win his subga,,,rnt no..
tons In the discharge Of the same The
oath under which he was indiirtod INTO
oil % Is as follows:
"Oath of ofllre, do
solemniy swear Tor affirm, that viii
faithfully and imunrtinIly dischnr,,s
and pprforni All IA. dutIos inc,tr,L,nt
upon mo ns rnnyor pc,ordinf, tn tha baet
of my akin and ABILITY. nrresohlv 10 thc
constitution and in,ys Of no tT1Ita1
stntes nnd NJ MI stnta Ana ~
further aolemn,y swear tor n firm, that
since the ndoptIon OF tho conatiiutinn
OF this stntc / heinz IA rtti2an Of thts
state. have not fnlicht n lupi win
a,adly yeulons within this stptn ,t,,,
out OF II mon, have / sent ar accounted "A
challenge 10 Gght "A duel Win droJIv
wennons nor hnyc / oried "a n sc,nni
In corryinr n chaIIenve or aids1 M
vlsed mr. assisted NM. persnn inns nf-
fcndlnr Arh / furth.,n,orn eoion,,,iy,
swear ,or ni,lrml thnt have moi d.
rcrtlv. nor Indlrcrtiv naiL orrsrad AZ.
nronilord la nnv contrihutcl nnr nror,.
ised 10 contiibti,e unv money a.. val
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