Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-18
BACE-DOWN,
MAYORS COwardIy Course.
Afraid to Back Up His Oar
OEcizI Uttsrsnces.

Il Dr.. RtcaarisJa a s1Eard. - Eas
he insoosrs il his January message
20 The eooocns
Dr.. R~tchzr5so1s city oTgsn = sleni
this ssornisz. when o~Oofrooisd Eith
R~sehar8zus 0sn message, shat
oouH Il ssyg what car be sag'
SothinE-
Nayor Riebsrdsg8s attack o. the
JOrExAL Is uneKplsinsble, a. this
PAPER uas ia Eooi faith backing ~
the mayors DeasEs ard srTinE oui
TIE msyors on Ezsioos a. mace
ia his message. hich We assumed Na
made On facts.
He there said our streets were q
disgrace. and repairs q them Dothin1
bat uzzklnx more mDd hole- Wben
newspaper aVpess u the HsyDr ard
eoaDeil 70 hare the disgrace absieo,
His Hoax makes . direct rgtt
axainst what be plead for What
T. the rezsoug Vas NF. Richards
oct sincere Ia his message: Mary
wouId oonclC6e - fnog1 biz scticns
butIRa JorKSAL prefers u beliets
be vas .in1egs Whet1er he
lacks tie courage u his coz
vlctions and i afraid 20 take
the boil b. the horns. o. Ehetber he
has other reasons for r~ep85i1ting tie
charges d hss OEn message, renairs
70 Be seen. Dr.. Ricbsrdsyu stands
high IN his p~rOfession. lie has made
3 fortune cot u practice 10 The state
lnssitutlOns He holds : high o.
elal Pssitioo- He slIl has time 10.
make 3 good mayor and make Salem a
clean healthy city.
WHO started tue Fseksts about bad
water az Salem and streets that we're
adisgrzeeg Mayor Richardson in his
message. TIE JOURNAL has only up
held the mayor, NbO started 10 By @e-
oouocing the Electric light contract,
the bad streets, the opera house aud
the Eater De says Is unfit for Use
half the year. These statements TO
the detFiment q salem, were spread
broadcast 10 al Onlcisl document over
the pane Of DR. Richardson as mayor
81 tbs Capital city; aud rave q city
a black eye and the mayor q reputz-
ton for demasogU, because be has
never backed Up his assertions by 3
single act % remove the evils be -.
forcibly pointed out. He has shown
himself Insincere, IL DOT noNardly.
He has done nothing but Use his
onacIal position 70 strike al THE ONE
cEST DAILY for saying what he him
self bad said. and buIlduze the council
into annulllng a si5 contract 20 a. 70
pay his orZan four OF i've times a.
much for city advertising IL fsile0 TO
get by open bids for the work. Shame
on such oniclal cowardlce aud ineon-
sistency.
Mayor Richardson Is mat Of some
property. He says la his message the
city ought % have free water. Then
the Na,eF-takers would pay the whole
bill for a city water supply. The non-
user would get IRE protection free
That part Of the people who take
water would Tay for all. We do not
defend Salem Water Co. water. IL
must stand on It's own merits. THE
JOURNAL Is one Of the largest patrons
u tue Water Co.'and pays fun lutes.
hut Il will say for MI Wallace that
he has Improved the pressure and the
service and lowered the rate 10 the
consumer. Dr Richardson would
have the city pay nothing ard the
private upusumer pay all l. this
fairg Does DOT the cts aud the geo.
eral taKpayeI sct pnsteeiian Tor all be
Uays 10 city taxcss Should this ad-
ditlunal burden be heapcd on tue
water users. ana the whole city get
ats Gre proteetlou al the expense q
a few Mayor Richardson cannot
maintain his position.
SIGHT READING Prof Heritage he
Gins a class al the Willamette Unit
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