The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-28
Things for Wichita to Think About.


Anore successful management of municipal affairs
It would be- from any point of view, very difficult
erakng candidate all the available
amen in this city who possibly position the
next two years so satisfactorily as Finay
spast two Certainly representative Of faction could
ldo SO. That is thing worth thinking about
I'm true therefore that nobody done bet
eer questionable anybody would DO well, the
ponsibilitr rests with support him to
asdgn that will pass muster sensible
pshat is another thing to think about
F1nlay given all his time, for two
years past But ne viii for
the next nobody questions his capacity
has business man He will have no store to after,
upatron to conciate tempted the inhu
enoe administration bolster up his private
uiness for he has none has
looking after the business Of the city Nor viii he go
back into business long Office of
mayOr. time talents and experience business
have ungrudgingly given city, and will be. And
these are additional things think about.
if not most, concerns citizen
interested in the present Wichita
the question faithful collection and disbursement
of Not only is and business
rnar but every hOe-oner every minded individual
opposed to the contributing wrongful
raned the squandering of public monies, of
funds which expended in paying honest oblga-
sis rd IN ,aliro naravo+ ,ro,~or,.rnAn+s n or no,
political fortunes of
those who happen be in Office Not only Ross
aected cent belonging the city securing
additional average mayor
would slip through fingers per-
ned single the of patronage politi
crques better his chances cent
questionable jobs any
khing which forgotten by any man.
not politics may be- eanings or
bis fraternaI obligations.
As Eagle its Sunday mornings issue in
specific amounts, Finlay as
mayor giving business
claims of municipality,
payers Wichita upon dollars every
legally satisfactorily accounted
and improvements sidewalk building
labor Riverside labor. his admnistra
paid the year numbers $4,000
tenths of which. by the books gore
mechanics teamsers laborers various kinds He
probably completely satisfactory
had he been looking after his own private business leaving
st to subordinate officers to look after the city.
Not counting collections made by
him. aggregating good thousands of dollars, large
per mysterousy
disappeared between the time the paid the
reaching the treasury every of which
up all right credit side Of the cys
ledger leaving these which employed
citys which
every dollar forth savings which he made
city made had he been
engaged own private business amount in sum total
of *269S He $1,000 interest money by refoding
bonds rate saved s5sas on light contracts
alone and he $4,000 fOrftures forfetures which
would never have been put up savings
should to the voo of every man and wo-
man in the city This showing his
election in ordinary community by overwhelming
majority if not unanimously. out of ten cities such
record would preclude nomination or candidacy of any
other man.
But these sums Of collected and disbursed
IN the absence Of hint crokedness or suspicion Of
double dealing and all Of which practically went for the
beerTnsnt Of the city in sense incidental
10 his nasterfu and faithful administration Besides the
school funds and the other funds levied and collected
IN due course in the Of administration
The frs: year paid on and cancelled sssss212 Of outstan
ing ooadtd and other Indebtedness and this the last or