The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-18

OF the CITY OF h0nOSna, ana lndG 1t was
not in any way brought about through
the efforts of any persons other than.
the undersigned.
Dated at Kenosha, Wis, Nov. s, '97.
I. E. WEYHE,
JAMES GoRMAN,
ERNST FRANKIE.
j. B. DAVIDSON, City Engineer.
Regarding Commissioner Boyle's re-
marks, charging me with malicious
and personal motives in my action, |
do not think need explanation. The
general public, the ones who pay the
taxes, are fully aware of the ia IS, and
the remark has been heard time and
again by every member Of this board
and former boards, that the city re-
fceives very. little in return for its
money. He asked to have a commit
tee appointed to investigate the
charges. What satisfaction. could
there be in having the mayor appoint
such committee 4? It would most likely
consist of Bohmrich, McGivern and
Culley.. | shall simply wait for further
developments.
AS to the political wire puller who
plays the roll Of mayor. alderman and
city attorney, that my remarks were
prompted by political malice, !. en-
phatically deny as a malicious lie. One
of the fresh importations, hardly nat
uralized, has created more feeling
with people who have always lived
here than almost any other person in
the city. He tries to manipulate. mat
tiers wherever he can, and when he
wants to compare records his own per-.
sonal friends laugh at the idea. Don't
have to go far, not out of town, to find
mans record. 1t is only short
walk to the clerk of the courts Office
and the records will show for them
selves. My record will stand investi-
cation. Give such men rope enough
and they will hang themselves. There
is one sthing: never had a judg-
ment against me, neither have | been
garnisheed for any debt; nor did ever
have to draw my salary in advance to
dodge garnishment. My record is
clear. Quite difference. So let the
public judge for itself
1t is certainly about time something
was done to reduce taxes, but it can
not be done if the council allows such
things. If this city was run on sound,
economical, business principles and
every item made to count,
predict a saving of from $4,000
to $4,000 year could be ac-
complished. and the same improve
ments continued each year that have
been started. But there must be
working council and mayor, not po-
litical one, nor allow some one who has
no interest in the city to dictate. l
know that the city could be put on such
basis. Now, a saving Of S., 900 could
be applied on the city debt which has
been shamefully neglected for some
time. Also it is disgrace to think
that a city of this size should have it's
treasury bankrupt by Nov. and fire.
quently earlier. The taxes levied and
collected for the year should last from
Jan. l to Jan. l of each year. Of
course, the gentlemen do not have to
care much how this money is expend-
ed. 1t is quite different with them.
They have everything to gain and
nothing to lose. My interest is at
stake and 1 have everything to lose
and nothing to gain, and / have to try
to protect that interest. And when
my interests are protected the public's
interests are also protected. The pub
lies eyes are opened more every year,
whereby they will elect men who stand
for the public's good and not for few
favored. What care I whether man
is a democrat or republican, or what his
nationality or religion are so long as he
is faithful and performs his duty. |
know that at the last election had the
support of both political parties and
have the democrats to thank for my
election as have the republicans and
was elected in spite of all the combina-
tons that were against me.
A friend called my attention to
the editorial columns of the Gazette
of Nov. 2, to squib which is claimed
referred to me. 1t reads as
follows: "The man who starts out
too early in the season to work up
boom for himself next spring
is likely to find himself corralled
before the stamping season is over"
If this is so, that the item was writ
ten of me, which [ can hardly be-
lieve, as l have no boom to work up,
unless the editor thinks want boom
for mayor in the spring. I will simply
say this, that Ihave not, ror will ever
have any desire to run for mayor. If |
had any desire or intention | should
certainly not want it in any more fa-
vorable time than this spring. And if
I had, l know and he also knows, that
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