The Caucasian., 1910-07-31
Gentlemen:

Gentlemen:-
| Confident that the current enumera
| ton of our population taken under gov
ernmental authority for the nth census
exceeds the number prescribed unde,
the provisions of Act No. 3o2 passed al
the recent session of our State Gen
eral Assembly, enables our city to adop
| the same by vote: and if adopted dis
places the fifteen uncompensated coun
cilmer required under the present char
ter, with four commissioners, who will
be sufficiently compensated to entitl,
Itention in a practical, serviceable way
assume all the responsibilities attached
to the various branches of Our munici-
pal government, and be required tC
faithfully perform all the duties they
may be elected to discharge. Having
for a long time entertained favorable
views of the new features that are be-
ing SO widely adopted by older and larg-
er communities than ours as well as
smaller ones, gauging the results from
commendatory expressions widely
circulated in the public press, es-
pecially its similarity to the form
inauguarated in the city of Mem
phis after its affliction in 1873, neces-
stating the surrender of its charter and
going under three commissioners to ad-
minister its affairs. The result was
marvellous. Also, Galveston, after its
depopulating and destructive flood, with
which all are more or less familiar. On
this basis and believing that the com
mission form of government should have
friendly trial in our city, l respect
fully announce as a candidate for May
or. Believing that the motto of our
Chamber of Commerce, shreveport
Spells Success" can be better subser-
we'd under the aegis of the act Some
very complimentary and friendly impor-
tuning on the part of a number of the
most conservative citizens who have al
ways evinced deep but quiet interest
i'll the welfare and upbuilding of our
city and its affairs generally, forming
an integral and important part in its
charities and systems, have also influ-
enced me in this step which | deliber-
ately take without any alternative Not
being hampered or compelled to divide
my time with any trade, profession or
calling that might divert me from thor
ough attention to the duties of the pos
ition which l think the liberal compen-
sation, the various and growing neces-
sites of the situation consistently earn
ed demands of the enci1mbent, and
which there is nothing to prevent me
from giving to the best of my ability
and loyalty to the city's best interests for
the next four years, if kind providence
mas such an honor in store for me, as
well as the priceless evidence of the
esteem of the voters throughout the
sity that my selection will afford.
My experience and familiarity with
public affairs and the city's needs may
snable me to assist in properly guiding
is destinies in conjunction with the
lew officials, if the voters so shape the
ISSUES.
The dubious hint that the act re-
erred to efnbodies something conflict
ng with the organic law of the State,
must be an off hand political daddy to
he hope, and should not be seriously cir
ulated. Possessing some little knowledge
# the trend and spirit of the Constitu-
ion of our State; more particularly the
rticle on Corporations and Corporate
lights relating to municipalities, myI
memory can not recall that it contains
nything that the most vivid irnagina-
ion could possibly assemble into a pre-
cribed form for municipal government 4
'uch functions are relegated to the leg
slatfve power. But the Constitution bris-
les with safeguards and limitations to
le exercise of the powers of taxation,