The Pensacola journal., 1905-03-21
FIRES FIRST SHOT In
THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
masses.
Must Be Favorable.

Must Be Favorable.
In order to get a new waterworks
and other public Improvements it will
be necessary to elect mayor and a
city council that is favorable to such
matters. Those who are opposed to
getting new waterworks and who are
opposed TO makingpublicimpro
are going to be careful to vote for
men who are against these things. Mr..
/ Pitt and Mr.. Pitts friends are not GO
ing to support me for mayor, nor are
they going to support anyone else who
! is favorable to a new water works,
either to be owned by the city or by
! a private company. Nor are the
/ knockers" and those opposed to prog.
CESS, going to support anyone who de-
sires to see Pensacola shake off the
moss of centuries.
The Political Lineup.
Unfortunately for Pensacola the po-
litical lineup mas split on the primary
question, but ii is to be hoped that
/ it will be thoroughly understood and
that if, as some claim, that both ends
of the bargain are had that they will
choose the less Of the two evils.
Tne anti-primary faction had a meet
ing and organized a Good Government
League" That highsounding phrase
fooled the people once, but it will not
do it again. did not attend the meet
ing, nor was | invited to attend it, and
the very probable reason was that
do not stand for anything that the fac
ton stands for | am informed that
the meeting was called by a combina-
ton consisting of Mayor Welles. Geo.
I. Morgan, Alderman Pryor, and 9TH
ers, and That the sanitary inspectors
carried about invitations.
The Chief Mover.
Now let US take a peep at this fac
tion and see how much the people NAV
hope for from them. As for Mayor
Welles l do not care to have anything
to say as it is not necessary to my
purpose. The chief mover in the fac
ton is Geo. I. Morgan, who. by the
way, is against municipal ownership
first. last and all the time. He is
teeth and toenails'' against a new
water company. Since by agitation OF
the water question he has been 'leg-
ging" for Mr.. Pitts water company.
4
has never paid a cent of water rent
since he has been in Pensacola, yet he !
has all the water for every purpose
that he desires. Now, | want some
one to tell me how the people expect !
to get relief from officers who shall /
be elected from Mr.. Morgan's choos- |
ing?
Alderman Pryor is another of the
and is spoken of as the prob |
able candidate of the faction for
mayor. He would be a good candidate
for that faction for he stands for every-
thing that / do rot stand for. 1t may
be relied upon that he will be opposed
to everything that l advocate. which
wish to be distinctly understood that
he has a right to be and to which
| do not have the least objection.
These men ara representatives of
those who viii control the destinies of
the faction and how anyone can hone
to get reform, municipal ownership or
progress from that source / cannot
The Only Hope.
From this 1t viii be seen that the
only hope for the people in this cleo
ion is inside the primary. It is nor
certain that reform can be obtained
here, for certain conditions have aris-
IN that tend 10 raise a doubt. Many
IRE Objecting to the primary because
{ is not broad enough. for the people
voted four years ago for a broader
Then many people are under
he impression that the committee had
matters ''cut and dried" to foist GER
ain candidates upon the people As
o these rumors the committee, or {;
hose who are in a position to know.
viii probably enlighten the public. If
{ be true tnat a deal was made be-
weea Hon. J. Il. O'Briea and Alder
nan Reilley for mayor if Mr.. ReiIley
would support Hon. Bob" Davis for ,
governor, / do not care. II It be true
hat POLITICAL ring has been formed
{ Reilley's cigar store composed of
he Rielleys, JOEeSes and JOhnsons to
OHtrcl the Offices CT the city. do not
are. >All I want to know of the pri-
nary is that I shall have fair count Z
t the votes that shall be cast for me
nd that every otaeT candidate shall
ave a Ike count of the votes cast for
i'm, and that those votes shall be re-
urned as cast.
| have no doubt but that such will {