El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-12

| of our own party would not receive our
request at a Il and it never reached far
ther than the Second ward M ct ng. La
company with few republic ans, we
published au open Litter addressed to
all the candidates for mayor and coun-
cilmen, reques Jog them 10 give Us an
unequivocal answer to the single quss-
tiOn of whether or not they oppos= the
granting of further franchises to rail-
roads north of Sixth street. Not a
single one of the Democratic Candi dates
has answered that Letter: while every
one of the repu blican candidates has
done so and. with a single exception,
has pledged himself to vote
against and oppose with his whole
power the further granting of such
franchises. Thus the Republican can
didates have given respectful attention
to our complaint. while the Democrats
have with the same unanim1ty ignored
it.
Now it is known that G. r. Morehead
is interested in obtaining franvh seS
north of Sixth street for the Ell PasO
Southern Railroad company. He at
tended the council meetings and inter-
viewed the aldermen and finally, Oh the
night on which the last franchise was
voted engineered the scheme through
the council, saying, when he found he
could not get what he wanted, MIR.
Ramsey, let's accept Sixth street.
THAT WILL DO FOR THE PRESENT -
1t is known that these men are not sat
isfied, aud it is morally certain that
they are going to come to the council
for further gratuitous favors if the
present election shall result in return
ing to the council men favorable to
their scheme. 1t is also known that G.
r. Morehead dictated the nomination
of every man on the sG-called Demo-
i l,. Nf Z hoe Il
id dates is in the empJ Y OF the railroad
company as its ight-of-way man.
What ther have we to expect If that
ticket is elected? Nothingl What have
we to expect from the election of the
Republican ticket? That the wishes
and rights of the people Will be respect
ed. as promised in the pla' form and as
emphasized in the individual promises
of the candidates.
In conclusion, l ask Independent
! Democrats in every ward to help US
defeat the machine and obtain a redress
of grit vances. No Democrat need hes
! ita.e to do this be .ause he does not
| like to vote against h 5 party. We have
the example of men high in authority
| in e. Paso Demo ratio councils VINO
have time and again bolted the party
nOmi q ations in state and national cleo
tions. This | have never done, nor
| have many Democrats who are now
call d boilers. Ia tits election there
is no pol tics, as far as Democracy and
Republican sm is concerned. Yet his
elect oi is more lmpor at to our city
at this part cular time thal either Il
state or national elect on. We can
stand imbecillty or even corruption
at Austin AMI in Washin 9 ton if we can
only secnre good government he"e at
home. The Republican party promi-. :
US good muuicipal government ana puts
its promises N b aCk and white. wnere
we can point - them if oc crasiOn arises.
The Democratic party promise Us no
thing but reversiOn II mos back
rule. Let Us try to Owe tn low the
machine and give the X publicans a
chance to carry out their promises.
Then, when state and ma 'onii elcr-
tons roll round we can It II vote the
D-mocratic cket and try tt have cur
p 'litical views made The policy of tn
state ana nation. VINO anon the
leaders will then dare call us hol lters:
There is, or should be, no politics n
muoicipal affairs: and until people
realize this fact, cities will be ruleI by
corrupt rings aud cliques of one or the
other political party.
). IL. NEWMAN.