Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-27
Card From Mr.. Henderson.

OelelNe mat a candidate for an
! Office should be fair both to himse
and TO the voters, and that eye,
voter should know how he stands n
! any question, whether vital or no
so that they make no mistake.
man who stands on both sides of
question is very apt to stand on III
wrong side, when the time comes. an
such man is not worthy of any hor
or the people can give. | also bs
lleVe II a candidate announces tina
he will do a certain thing or vote
certain way on a certain question
elected he should carry out his prom
lse, and obey the demands of 10,
people, however if he is defeated. III,
people do not stand for what he stands
ior, or they have other reason tina,
his. With this preface, | lay dowI
the following propositions and idea.
winch | stand for. and on which
base my Offer to repre- sent Won a,
I one Of your Aldermen.
/. / believe in LOCAL SELF GOV
EMINENT. and that the people
should rule not the few" who per.
haps have an interest of their own
which is contrary 10 the interest OF
the people as a whole.
H. | believe in honesty and pub.
licity in Office, and that the people
should al all tunes know what their
servants are doing, and how they
are carrying out their commands.
III. ! believe in economy in Govern
ment, and that the tax payers money
should be handled with the greatest
care.
". ! do not believe that the CITY
should pay more for what it gets than
any first class business man would
pay.
In this question now before the peo-
pie, viz: the Bond Issue" to supply
the city with water, light and sewer
age-I do not believe that the CITY
should pay more for the existing
plant than a reasonable prudent bust.
ness man would pay when his own
interest is at stake. Ii the property
is worth anything as machinery-pay
what 1t is worth: and If il is worth
nothing except as junk-why. pay for
It as junk. II is not for sale as Junk.
the City has the right TO condemn il
and buy II for what II is worth: the
City has the right of Eminent Do
main, and also has the right by vir-
Tue OF the contract with said Com
Dany to buy said property at reason
able price. II said company (who
'WnN the existing plant have by reas-
ID OF their fai IRE 10 furnish water
md fire protection TO this city and
iame can be shown to be the case
~ the best OF evidence. in fact all
II the citizens are witnesses to this
act, have broken their contract with
his city-don't you think they are
n a bad position TO be demanding.
II is fact that they are demand
lg more than their plant Is worth?
is my belief under the law, that
hey have broken their contract with
his city, and their franchise should
e taken away from them, and that
ley should be treated a an OUTLAW. .
nd not as injured innocence" ]
m in favor OF this matter being l
'oked into by competent authority.
I'd that the status of said company c
mould be shown before any haste I
shown in the->matter and a pur- S
lase is made. No one will contend b
at said plant is an infant industry. O
I'd / believe that if it is, now is the Y
me 10 wean it, for it takes too much C
ilk to do it, and il does not seem S
grow. Do you not think that Il
has received about all the nourish- y
ent from this city it can well stand. a
ID if perchance il is still an infant. o
mt you think that it is better for g,
g infant to perish than the city?
want 10 be understood, not as q
2 who would destroy vested rights. el
I as one who will protect vested h
5hts, and if said plant has certain fc
mands on this city, then this city pl
ould meet same; but, if on the ri
Ter hand, there is nothing due said
INT by this city, and if said plant cl
broken its contract (this contract Iyc
ms to be Kind of hob-gohJin used in
brighten us with, but ! believe il n
is investigated il will be found to Ire
a mere hoax with the city. | don't fh,
nix 1t should be shown much favor. Rio
II seems to have a way of being DO
OF Tx at a critical time-but we
know all about this, even the in to
ance companies, perhaps. How yo
r am IN favor of the city buying
plant, if they will sell the same
the city at such a price that is
sonable and right, at such a price
is honest both to itself and TO the
, and such a price that experts con- the
n same to be worth and business pre-
would pay. ! don't believe in
ing a sensational value for any :
u, altho the people who own said
II are our friends and fellow
nsmen. Y
think there is an urgent necessi- tho
or a water plant in this town. and :,
n in favor of having one built or uei
yht as the case may be. after con- Sto
ring which is the cheapest. and
in the long run to the citizens VI
his City, but too much haste in
matter will cause US all regret: pop
an by too much haste, such hurry Cha