Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-03-23
LETTER TO VOTERS
AN Open LETTER ADDRESSED TO
Third Ward VOTERS.
Candidate CarneyExpreSSeSH S His Views
Upon CITY f1anagcmenf, d Know
ledge of Which tie Feels is Due
Those Whose Votes tie SOliCifS
For Office of Councilman.
To the Voters of the Third Ward :

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To the Voters of the Third Ward:
AS the nominee on the Citizens
ticket for the honor of representing
you on the city council, | consider
it highly proper that you be some
what acquainted with my views on
the management of the business of
the city.
| am in the fight for this honor,
ambitious to win, but have no desire
to secure a seat in the city council
under the slightest apprehension of
false pretence | would prefer that
every voter, before casting his bal
lot, know my position on questions
that may seem important to him.
If elected, my aim shall be to assist
in giving the City of Aberdeen
progressive, honest and business-like
government. l shall meet the eX-
ingencies that come before me with
decisive and straightforward deal
ing. My personal platform is the
principles of good government and
the advantageous development of the
city's resources.
l stand for economy in all depart
ments-a wise economy that recog-
nizes our rapid growth and the nee
essity of gradually extending the
water, sewer, light, police, fire pro-
lection and other public services to
keep pace with that growth; an econ
omy which demands the intelligent
supervision and rigid scrutiny of the
city's expenditures; an economy that
will keep the city taxes at mini
mum, and insure that every public
improvement, whether paid out OF the
general fund or by assessment against
the property of our citizens, shall be
done at a reasonable cost. l favor
an economy that will neither endan-
ger the loss of the poor mans home,
by high taxes and unnecessary street
improvements, nor drive capital
earned in Aberdeen to seek other
points for investment where those
burdens are lighter.
Good city government is essential
to the success of our private busi-
ness and the safety and comfort of
our homes. a city government is a
corporation to transact the peoples
business; to provide police, fire pro-
tection water, sewers, streets, side
walks, ETC.; to attend to all of these
important matters in behalf OF each
and all of us, because it can do so
more effectively and more economi-
cally than the individual can for him
self.
Hence it is primarily and essential
ly business corporation, and should
be conducted precisely as the affairs
of any other honest corporation is
conducted; to get the best results
most economically. Politics should
play no part in municipal administra-
tion. A councilman should use his
office neither to foster his political
ambitions, his personal fortunes nor
to build up a ring or machine. Clean
and capable city government is in
compatible with ring rule. To get
the best results in all public service
at the least cost or taxation to the
people, and compel absolute honesty
in all expenditures of public money
are the functions of the city admin
istration.
| believe in the enforcement of all
laws-not leaving it to the discre
ton of officials or heads of depart
ments--so as to insure clean, de-
cent and orderly city of which all
may be proud, as we'll as insure the
greatest protection to life and prop
erty
l believe there is something radi
cally wrong in the operation of the
city water system, when a plant that
would yield handsome returns to a
private corporation scarcely meets
fixed charged under its present man
agement. The treasurer's reports
show that in the year 1906 the ex-
penditures and interest on bonds ex-
ceeded the income by $1,000, while
for 19O7-although the receipts
showed a gain over the previous
year of 20 per cent-the eXpendi-
lures were within $1,000 of the gross
receipts. Should l be elected l pro-
pose to devote my best energies to
placing this plant upon a paying
basis such as I believe it fully capa-
BILE of.
l have lived in Aberdeen for the