The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-26
Democratic Mayoralty Candi.
date Accepts Honor Be-
slowed Upon Him and An
nounces His Platform.
GIVES ENDORSEMENT
TO ADMINISTRATION
Points to Fact That Demo-
Gratis Have Shown Their
Ability Through the Regime
Of Or. Scl,iIlinger.


Pettis A. Reid has gracefully accspt.
ed the democratic mayoralty nomina.
tion. He lid 30 yesterday afternoon
when he made public his letter of &C.
ceptance. addressed to the notificatloa
composed of Mayor Ricsird
Schillinger. Charles B. Beck and n. C.
Benham. i Mr.. Reid tells the pabl,c
that II elected he will conduct an Aon-
est and 9ssiness administration. He
takes occasion to throw bouq1et at
the present democratic administration.
His letter in full. follows:
Gentlemen:I have the honlf to sc.
knowledge your formal noti& Of my
nomination. ~ the democratic candi.
date for the office of MAYOR Of the
city Of Richmond by ths democratic
mass convention September .2nd.
As stated to. SNQ In >person, l accept
this high honor and will use my best
efforts to secure the election to this
high position by the people in an HON
orable and STRAIGHTFORWARD manner.
and II elected. will try to administer
the duties OF the office In an impartial.
legal manner. to the best of my abili-
ty, aided by those whom I may call in.
to my official family, selected solely
for their ability and progressiveness.
Stands on Platform.
! stand squareiy upon the platform
adopted by your convention and I en-
dorse most Of the work Of the present
democratic administration. Il has
made some blunders In my estimation
az stated In the platform, but
they have been few. and I believe time
will show some apparent mistakes
may be other wise. II elected only
hope to leave . record as good.
II am elected. will continue to ad-
minister affairs In the same careful,
scrutinizing manner. giving every de-
tail my closest, personal attention, and
l will here state that propose to have
regular office or duty hours from
9:3O a. m., to 400 p. m, for the trans-
action Of public duties. The remain
der Of the time shall claim to myself,
and my evenings to my family and so
cfal duties. My time In valuable to
me and In accepting this nomination
and possible election. I am making Q
sacrifice. but feel that duty calls me
to make this race in the intQ'est OF my
adopted city.
Likes Light Plant.
am friend of the Municipal Light
plant. as well as . patron Of Il. and
having had some experience In its op-
Grafton. feel that I know somewhat
how to handle 1t. both at the operating
and financial ends. / believe II can
be handled profitably. scientifically
and successfully and promise politics
shall have no say 20 while shall have
its care entrusted to me. would nay
the same of any other utility the city
may own or acquire during my admin
istration. I am in favor Of the city
owning all such public utilities a light
plants. water works and others where
but few people are required to operate
them. From both the operating and
financial ends they are easily operated
because the very closest supervision
can be maintained. their entire opera
tion being confined within the cofpor-
ate limits of the city. Such cost Of
administration being q mere dot ~
compared to that Of . large manufnc-
turing plant ransacking the face of the
earth to make sales and then covering
1t again to make the collections.
1t is probably the case that the city
can not acquire the waterworks plant
now or for . number Of years BY the
usual method Of purchase. 20 in that
case would be in favor Of developing
the plan introduced by Mr.. Rudolph O.
Leeds. by which the city might ulti-
mately come into absolute ownership
of the plant. Failing in this: would
favor a franchise to terminate 20 sooa
as the city IN able to make . legal pur-
chase Of the plant II II should BE-
come my duty to look after the city's
interests by either Of these methods.
1 would be disposed to fully protect tina
rights and interests of the citizens and
do justice to the present owners of
the plant
Advoeates Tax Reduction.
wish to call attention to the report
Of Controller Parry to the city council
at its meeting September 10th. where
in he advocates the reduction Of. the
tar rate to S1yO6 per 500: and also
reduction in the charge Of street lights.
I heartily concur in this reeo0neoda-
tion and II elected. I aha11 - t. Il
that every department. g tie city 0Dv-
eminent shall be economically admin
se<.v,A fo <haa haRfl II W0uM ~ ~