El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-03
Us. GOOD
GOVERNMENT
Of FL PASO
Ring Stands For Redlight
District, Grating and Pc
litical Pandering.
CITIZENS TICKET
FOR CLEAN CITY
ADMINISTRATION
The Ring.


trict. contrary to law.
Encouragement of race track gambling
across the river and the accompanying
room gambling IN hotels and rOoming
houses without police interference.
Bad street paving or none at all. A
policy of delays in forcing favored paw
! mo companies to make good the bad paw
I ing that has already been laid.
/ Extravaganza In office and the loose
! methods Of conducting the city affairs
/ under the obsolete and TuInOus system
! OF political preferment in effect at the
| present time.
The waste of public monies on such
) schemes as the sewage disposal plant,
! which does nothing more than manu-
J facture a smell.
The permitting in public office and IN
! city owned enterprises OF mIsmanage-
ment and misuse of public money and
/ protection Of officers and employees from
| discovery.
Padded payrolls in order to control as
I many votes as possible at the county
/ and city elections.
Polite pandering by city employees who
are being paid by the taxpayers TO do
| their work.
J Collection of fines and graft from the
I inmates of the redlight district to help
run the political organization and to
| cover up the deficits IN the city depart
ments.
Alliance with the public service cor
poratiOns to defeat the demands OF the
people for adequate car service, cheaper
lights and lower Tas rates.
Close alliance with the county ring
which controls the affairs of the county
and builds roads where they will do the
most good to lands owned by the ring
leaders.
Vote buying vote herdinr and the
illegal payment of DOLL taxes to the men
known to be right with the ring.
An open town infested with thugs.
gamblers, thieves and race track gam
blers
Refusal to properly police the CITY to
protect the property owners and citizens
from the den of thieves who spend the
winter here.
Politics IN the city schools and the
appointment OF teachers because OF the
influence it viii have in politics.
Graft IN high and low places. Political
police department and waterwOrks. High
water rates and excessive water meter
readings and lucOmpetencv in the man
agement of the water company.
Violation OF the election laws, the
bullying and gun floUrishing methods
OF conducting city and county elections
ward heelers, ring protected
The Citizens Ticket.
Removal of the Tedlight district from
the heart OF the business district. where
women, girls and boys must pass daily.
Economy in every city department and
no political ward heelers on the city
payrOlls to be kept by the taxpayers.
Open audit of all city books and wa
terWOrSs accounts by expert auditors
who will publish the results without it
first being edited by the city administra-
ton.
Riddance of race track gamblers from
FL PasO as soon as they fail to comply
with the law. Breaking up OF ali poker
rooms and gambling games In hotels and !
rooming houses and the falling of oil
Migrants who follow the races and insult !
women on the FL Paso streets.
The best paving that can be bought
and a careful supervision OF Its laying !
ID protect the property owner. Divorce !
of any paving company from its con-
nectiOn with any city officer and the !
demand that paving which has been laid
badly be removed and replaced OF the /
bonds declared forfeited.
Strict business methods in all pubic !
offices. especially in the conduct OF the !
city waterwOrks so that the people may /
enjoy a lower water rate, courteous /
treatment and correct meter readings.
Heavy bonding of city officials hand !
ling monies belonging to the city ana f,
the strictcst account before the law
and not the political leaders of any !
who misuse such funds.
Abolition forever OF politics from the
city schools, the policy OF nOninterfer-
ence in school affairs by city officers !
except to provide funds and the employ |
ment of home teachers wherever pos
sible.
Punishment of the medieval fine sys-
TEN of municipal grating on fallen !
women and the elimination of any pos
sibilities for police graft on these I'M
fOrtunates.
Divorce of any alliance with public
service corporations, require them to ful-
fill their franchise agreement as to good
service to the public and forfeiture OF
their franchise if they fail.
Clean elections. a fdir count and equal
representation on the election boards OF
each party. No gun play count.
Police protection in all parts of the
city both day and night, a fair hearing
for all unfOrtunates In police court and
a clean. sanitary Jail for the imprisOn-
ment of all regularly convicted law
breakers. No more third degree methods
al police headquarters.
a square deal for all. progressive
methods in office and honest government
in every branch of the city administra-
ton.
Ring. vs.. Good Government.
There is the alignment of forces in
the city election Tuesday The issues
are clearly defined The ring stands
for graft and all that goes with it. The
Citizens ticket Is for good government
and the economical. conduct of the city.
There can be no arguments on these
points. They speak for themselves Cut
this out and read it over before YOU 90
to the polls Tuesday. Then vote for
Dick and the Citizens ticket against
Boss Kelly and the Ring.-Adv.
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poisons and vegetable drugs for consti-
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uttermilk-cOsts less and is food s
well El PasO Dairy CO.