The Iola register., 1902-03-21

Second. That our Sanitary laws
be rigidly enforced and the city
placed in the best possible Sanitary
condition.
Third The conditions Of many of
the crossings over the railroads are a
menace to the lives of our citizens and
the same should be corrected.
Fourth. That immediate steps be
taken to secure street and side walk
crossings over the railroad to Davis
addition.
In reading the high-sounding resolu-
tions several things will strike the
mon partisan" reader. The nominees
are urged and pledged to do their
duty. Did you ever hear two men
talk? One says: Eyes Sir, will do
that" The other says: "You bet yer
-ety-- I'll do that if it's the
last -ety-- thing | do" You
believe the honest man who makes
plain, sincere statement, and you Won
der why the other man has to swear
that he will do his manifest duty.
Read over the list of prominent
actors in the convention and make up
your mind what kind of "divorce''
between city and politics there will be
if the ticket wins. About four indie
pendent Republicans and forty Popu-
lists and Democrats have resolved to
divorce lola and the Republican
party. That's all.
The interests of capital and labor
have been.well cared for in the hands
of the Republican party. An insinu-
ating resolution does not unmake his
tory.
The resolutions demand sewers
nee, the city cleaned, railroad cross
ings put in and Davis addition be
given proper roads and walks.
That is the whole story. What are
"dilatory tactics?" Dilatory tactics
are not the kind that were used by the
last Citizen administration which lola
experienced and which left the city
treasury some Sl2, 900 in the hole. The
city treasury IS just beginning to re-
cover from that former Citizen admin
istration when money flowed like water
and because the Republican admins
tration would not build sewers and
pave streets and crossings immedi-
ately whether any money was on hand
or not, it is "dilatory.,' The Repub-
licau administration has the sewer
problem well under way, is pressing
! the :paving question, has ordered
crossings to the Davis addition and
the new Republican council will take
hold of these questions with fresh
energy.
Because the resolutions are high
sounding and by inference say that the
Republican ticket does not stand for
these things is no proof that under the
new Republican council lola will not
be given improvements as fast as
honest, level-headed business men
think the city s finances will permit.
No party on earth ever stood for pro-
gress, cleanliness, improvements and
the paying of just debts as firmly and
consistently as has the Republican
party, and the Republican party of
lola pledges itself to be responsible
for the honest and wise efficiency of
its nominees.
Who is responsible or to be punish
ed il the Citizens ticket should hap
pen to win and run the city into debt?
Nobody. The Citizens party would
lie down, let the Republicans renew
the burden and pay off the debts,
sneering at it for being "dilatory" "
and slow, and then when the treasury
is again getting even, up it will bob
and ask to be allowed to do some more
great things.
The Citizens never did any good
thing for lola except by the aid and
push and money of Republican citi-
zens; the only thing it can claim eX-
elusive credit and responsibility for IS
running the city in Sl2, 900 debt.
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