Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-30


No III would favor a table 10
the press 10 the council chamber
they vii promise 10 use il al an ses
siohs OF the council.
80 e--Aam in favor Of all report
lSing made according 20 law
No Am in favor OF the city Ak
ins ior sealed bids on all contracts d
any magnitude bat not IN minor mat
ids Respectfully
j NJ. SHAUCHNESSY
The iollowing reply 20 the ihrc,
gusrions asked by The News On IL.
isue Thursday morning was mad,
YESTERDAY afternoon by Candida,,
Armstrong:
TO the Editor Of the Amarillo Dali,
News
Amarillo, Texas. March 20. 1913 3
Three questions addressed g. c.ndi
dates Tor alderman appeared on m,
front page Of the Amarillo Daily New,
Thursday morning In the same u.s.
soc appeared an editorial stating how
you wanted the question: answered
As one u the candidate, for that .f
ice ! could have answered al of the
qatuions IN the affirmative With one
word and thereby have gained your
approval. but ] believe candidate
should do his own thinking. and
should not declare himself on an,
PROPOSITION until he knows his rca.
ON, Tor doing so.
from the character Of the question,
was al first inclined 10 consider the
whole matter as a Joke. but coming
rom a man who has developed boz
Newspaper work through seven GO
- until he has reached the high 90
'iion m that profession which you
noe occupy. have concluded that
you mus, be in earnest and rcall,
san, the questions answered
Before answering any Of the uucs
toes ! wish 60 state. that ] believe
member OF the city council should
hsrdle the city's business IN bus
intss Ike manner, and in every in.
stance act Tor the highest interest of
the city. lie should never try 10 GOV
u up any OF his acts. bat a, the same
time he should aim at promoting the
d'ys good rather than making a
afsnd-stand play IN order 10 gct his
name IN print. or 10 work merely 10
gain The approval Of the public
A. to your first question VIII I
favor the installation 81 a table Tor
the press, SO that the business at the
people may be fully and accurately
reported" ! will say that believe
any councilman would b. willing g.
provide a table. even at his own per
sohsl expense. II the same would be
OF value 20 the city IN getting the
.ouneil meetings properly reported
10, ] would like here 20 ask II the
tonncil provides such table will the
Daily News agree To use ~ j. o.
rot fact that the council has held
meeting after meeting during the past
year a, which the Daily News had no
Representatives Have you ever sug
ttsied 10 the council that such table
he provided. or stated that this wss
the reason that you were not giving
your readers reports Of the council
rrotecdiugs' You must remember
tina, the members OF our city council
have not served as reporters IN seven
different cities. and ! am sure none
~ rs were aware OF how such matter,
we're handled in the more progressive
tries IN which you have done news.
paper work" Neither has the Daily
Panhandle ever suggested that We
provide Us reporter with table a.
though that paper has Away bad
representative a, our meetings and
hss gwen good and full reports oi oar
proceedings Now, Mr. Editor oi IN,
News. is there anything else that YOU
would like 10 have the council pro-
'o' you in handling these reports o.
70 now IS the time for you 90 peak
out while all the candidate, are as
~ YES I, might be We could iur
tlih you with stenographcr or vr
coeld install a phonograph u order 'o
1Ap,c the necessity OF even writing
1o~r the reports We could az least
iurn,sh an electric fan and a basin
81 cricked.ios TO cool the ic,efed
hoY ~ the "hsrd-dfi,en new spaper
vofstr
7 vii say frankly. however that I
stls the papers should give full re-
ro-, ~ council proceedings as a ma,
'tf % news. and regret very much
,'a' YOU have not mentioned the maj
ter org ago II the lack Of table "a.
n, -ca,on for the Daily News seen
ins neglect IN handling this matter
which Is Of so much interest o. the.
ptopc
DIGESTION number two vii ] "a
'6f f1'l reports OF the peoples bust
ses. a. sia,ed intervals a. required by
AZ no, IN a compressed summary.
~, ir de,aii, Now. Mr. Editor. ii
ynu mean that the city publish De-
i,ii,d repcst OF all meetings. and that
y, pay YOU for !, a, the line rate,
,hc amt a. we have paid Tor CON
dshs,d reports. shall answer your
atrsuor 10. The publication Of q
es,.i,d report OF council meeting, a.
N, Inc rate would cost the city from
for 10 fifteen dollars Tor each meet
ing IN edition 10 the regular publ
eaton ices for ordinances a. are r.
gurrt by Law. and ] don't believe thar
v aould be good business iudgmeut