El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-06
In this City For the Election
of a Business Mems
Ticket.
fACTI0NAL FIGHT
Among the Local Democrats
Presents Just the Right
Conditions fora
Change,

AS the days roll by interest in the
coming spring campaign increases and
there is every indication that the dem
ocratic party is threatened with a fac
tional fight and that the time is ripe
for the election of business mans
ticket and for the overthrow of
':bossism'
There is no doubt that strong
feeling exists among the business
community that achange in the city
administration is imperative and that
the coming city election is the appoint
ed time to shake off all leeches and
throw them overheard. 1t is fully con-
ceded by all persons conversant with
the political conditions of the town
that if there ever was a time when
business mans ticket stood any show
of winning it is the present.
Such a ticket it is conceded, would
get the support not only of all demo-
corruption in municipal politics. but of
all business men. irrespective of party,
who are desirous of seeing the affairs
OF. this rapidly growing city admins
tered in an economical and business
like manner. 1t is said that there is
just now and it is hardly possible that
the chasm can be bridged over between
now and election day
1t is claimed that almost the entire
town is determined to have a good
administration The people who pay
the taxes, it is said, have grown weary
of having their substance wasted by
reckless and extravagant Office hold
ers and thrown away on heelers and
hangers on and it is believed that the
parasites will be shaken off at the
coming election.
There is no question but that the
time is ripe for a revolution in the
politics of this city" said a prominent
democrat this morning. Business men
are clamoring for a good adminiStra
ton and want the city government
| taken out of the hands of the fellows
grown too much of late to permit of
the same dictation of her affairs as
has existed heretofore. The taxpayers
are growing weary of having the cleo
tions controlled by nonresident vot-
ers and of seeing the substance of the
people wasted by persons who are not
chosen to Office by the business COM
munity. The people pay the freight,
but non-residents who know nothing
and care less ABOUT the city's affairs.
control the elections. Now is the time
for the progressive citizens of this
city to get in line and show their
strength. If they will unite they will
win"
| Another democrat said: Il saw FIVE
residents of ARIZONA vote in this city
last election day and the number of
people from JuareZ and FL Paso coun-
| great to enumerate.'
A. p. Coles said: NO l do not want
the office and would not have it if 1t
was offered me. / have no time to
attend to it but I shall find time to
help elect some good business man
who would manage the city's affairs
as he would manage his own
1T is time we were running the af-
fairs of Ell Paso like it was a city and
a candidate who think would do this
will get my vote.
| II don't want it myself, but l am
ready to be enlisted in the cause Of
some good business man"
| In enumeraring the persons whose
names had been spoken of as can
didates for mayor" said a citizen this
morning, Il notice that The Herald
omitted to mention James Clifford
and c. r. Morehead. have heard
them both spoken of as possibilities