The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-30
ED HARR,s. THE MAN FOR MAYOR

old soldier and member OF the H. n.
R.. has been life long republican Of
the old school. and his son. Edward II.
Harris. Is republican Of the same
stripe. There is not an ounce OF
blood in his veins. He
has never fought against the party or
its candidates. He believes there are
always enough honest and competeu:
men within the republican party to fiis
the offices. without soing into the
camp. No republican viii
have to explain or apologize for his
republicanism.
Ed Harris is a comparatively young
man. but he is close to thirty years d
age. married man with q family. and
is in the full vigor of mind and body.
He is a temperate and uses neither
dope or intoxicating liquors and be-
.ieves in a moral and law abiding COM
munity. He also believes in the sane
tity of the home and that the mayor
of a city should be q fit example for
the boys and girls Of its citizens. He
thinks q good citizen IL q sober citizen.
That the opinions of all citizens should
be respected and that because they
may differ from him their characters.
families or their business should not
be publicly assailed.
Mr.. Harris has worked In the shop
and in the office-with his hands and
with his brains. He knows and ap-
preciates the ideas and conditions OF
the shop hand and the laborer. and Is
experienced in the affairs Of large COZ
porations His training In this line
will be of great service to him and the
city in dealing with the business of
the city. which is only big corpora
ton He is correct and painstaking.
in everything he does, always desiring
to be strictly right. Moreover, he Is
progressive. As secretary OF the
Young Mems Business Club. he has
demonstrated his ability for hard and
effective work and his desire to At
tract attention to our city and advance
its commercial interests. II II true
that Mr.. Harris 10 modest. He seldom
uses the big and never boasts. But
modesty in q candidate for office II
these days is SO refreshing that by 1t
he is attracting votes to himself every
day He Is not making stump speech
es to the shopmen-there 10 too mucn
Of tho demagogue about this to suit
him. Mr.. Harris Is absolutely truth
full and honest. consequently he has
never had to sidestep, apologize or ex-
plain.
Mr.. Harris would give to Richmond
good business administration. He
favors all needed reforms and improve
ments consistent with the city's rev.
enues He thinks everything possible
should be done that will attract people
and business to Richmond. and ut the
same time keep that which II already
here. Public corporations desiring
franchises. contracts or amendments
from the city must. in his opinion
meet the reasonable demands OF the
citizens. He believes that taxes
should be kept at the lowest possible
notch. That the city Electric Lgh1
Plant should be retained and conducted
along strictly business lines. He fur
Their believes that the rights and duties
of members of council should be re-
spected and that no menace should b.
held over them by the mayor to pre-
vent them from exercising the fullest
freedom of judgment.
OF Edward Harris 1t can be said nc
| mistake will be made In nominating
him as the republican candidate for
mayor. Everybody can consciec
ciously and cheerfully support him
No one will vote for him with fear
shame or misgiving.
He will be elected.
You, who are citizens Of the U. s
and whose fathers. and grandfathers
have fought for its independence and
the right Of every man to vote as his
| conscience is inclined, would you stoo.
to such a political game as to vote 10:
man you are conscienciously opposed
to, in order to defeat another who II
a very little worse. when you are moi
| even sure Of his defeat Harris L
bound to have q great many loyal sup
porters and would your vote for Cor
don insure Zimmerman's defeat. Thin
is only the nomination. and AZ Chris
| tan and a citizen OF the U. g., would
you not rather have a clean conscience
and Zimmerman be nominated. thar
have him nominated without one. ant
your chances are just as good. II moi
better, by voting for Harris to defea;
Zimmerman. REPUBLICAN.
Editor Palladium:
In your paper of last evening you
made the statement that I am agains;
the candidacy OF Bennett Gordon. Per
| nit me to correct this. As citize.
Ii have the right to choose my cand.
date, and am for Mr.. Gordon withor
any qualifications. I am for him be
cause feel that he Is the best quasi
fled man in the race: that he is abso
tlutely on the square. that he will en-
korce the laws and that he will give u,
A business administration.
Please make this correction an,
oblige. yours very truly.
| GLEN HECK.
/ He's . Washington Roo<er.
/ From the Boston Transcfibt.