El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-08

the city from the Petl-olithic Paving
company remove the req light district
to a section where 1t can not be seen bv
decent women and children: make per-
sons unafrald Of the Whiphand OF the
boss; purify politics and give FL Paso
a good business administration" Such
were the points brought out BY the Citf-
Zens' candidates in their final plea to
the voters in Pioneer plaza Monday
night.
The speech making was scheduled to
commence at 1:45 o'clock, and just five
minutes prior to that time the ring band
came marching down across the plaza
headed toward Cleveland square, where
the ring candidates and their friends
were holding forth. At this juncture
the Citizens band, which had Just fin
ished playing selection, started in on
sounds of the ring band were drowned
out.
PEELED TO wait several minutes before
he could begin his speech on account Of
q passing automobile. whose driver per
sisted in continually blowing z shrill
siren. Those are ring tactics" the
speaker declared when he could be
heard. He started out by saying that
he was appearing as private citizen
and not as an office seeker. Lea said
that q few blocks up the street he
knew the fur was flying. Il did not
know there were any cats IN the
bunch he said, although they have
been bowling for the last few days
If the candidates on the Citizens ticket
were elected Lea declared that the citi-
zenship Of El Paso would be treated
better than ii had ever been treated by
FL Paso. he said. grew in spite Of
the ring, and ne was certain that the
breezes would blow and the sun shine
even though the ring were defeated. al
though some of the ring men said it
would not. He likened FL Paso to a
thoroughbred colt in pasture, which
would mature and grow, but it would
nHHT
horses to develop the colt He thought
that # would take some one besides
mayor Kelly TO develop FL PasO.
Should BE Divorced
Lea said that FL Iaso- ought TO be di-
VOrced from the public corporations
which almost owned II. and from the
there ought TO be a change I'm municipal
affairs. and urged the voters to 90 to
the polls unafraid and vote their honest
sentiments.
Like Old Democratic Rallies.
This looks like an Old-fashioned
Democratic rally like we used to have
down among the sycamores and cotton
back in Tennessee" Charles owen told
the crowd 4 belong 90 the Democratic
party, mark YOU. I said the Democratic
party. and decent party it is This is
no Joke. although they talk about it
as If it were.
They say Kelly is only the ring
master, but think he owns the whole
show. i is pitiful.' owen continued
to kiss the hem OF keliy's garments
and merely for future political prefer
ment- Why one OF them got uD the
other night and said that Kelly was
the greatest man in Texas. and he aid
not blush when he said it. Another
SAID tnat he was a Joshua leading US
into that promised land. But Kelly got
up and said that he was not the promis-
ing kid.
They tell you about pure Democra-
cy- owen declared. when they come
a nit nnef-
corrections OF many sorts; collecting
the tribute from these poor unfortu-
mates for their campaign fund. I have
affidaVtts, and they cannot deny IT.
Gambling owen declared was 90
ing on IN that hotel over there under
ponce protection Proof of this was
given on the stand by an officer. and
YET nothing was ever done about it."
James A.. Dick. candidate on the Citl-
zens ticket for mayor. Owen declared
would not close up the moving picture
IneaterS and cigar stands on Sunday
Mr. DICK, he said stood for the removal
OF the "reSerTa ton from the heart Of
5 ne city, rms ought to be done so that
decent people could not see it
Calls Movement MOrnI FORE
BE characterized the movement Of
the Citizens ticket as a moral force
mat was sweeping on and upward at
may be temporarily checked bv DOliti-
Clans owen said but in The end
on the WALL
~ ". Stanton Knew the ring was
gong to cal&shim a liar" You can al
ways tell the party you lit with a
stone ne said, by the howl. I took
gooed aim when 7 threw that stone and
1 MT them. don't like them Tbev
are gEdItefs- Ihey graft on prostitutes
show that"
Every dope fiend. he declared use.s
friend OF the ring. The ring, he said
nad paid for IFS poll taxes. He said
InaJ ne mad the affidavit Of a man who
tired TO float a large loan in New York.
but the money would not be advanced
because the lenders stated that IN I5as0
Us controlled by a rotten pOliticai
Stevens Exercises Privilege.
When Horace 3. Stevens was fntro-
Guceu, ne said that he was foreman OF
tHe present grand jury, and for that
/ I, sas9 IN u mad been suggested that he
nad better not make a speech. f.Tust
because I am foreman Of the grand I1Ir,-
am not going 70 allow that TO prevent
me IRON exercising my privilege as an
citizen" he declared.
. 4 want to tell you something about
ne SiIy finances There is the sew
age disposal plant. They paid SION 0OO
- III H. ana nave the opinion OF ex-
pelIS LhdT 1t can be duplicated for $50
gOO- Smith. from Portland came here
; Weeney was going out, and he turned
MN over to Kelly. He took Kelly to
In I..s aces -5 Wlned and dined him; said
RELY was easy. 1t cost him some
money If you haven't seen that dis
Dosal plant. some Of you have sneIIed
IL II Is not worth a cent so far as its
1seIulness Is concerned Todd CON
qemned 1t. Num- condemned it and said
mat It ought to be abandoned. thai iT
man. sO'u
Il want to tell you sometime abo7,t
ne cost OF running that plant. For
merry there were two men emplOved
~ sou per day to burn 20 tons of
carnage and pump the sewer Look
y the total per month now. Two
snleI engineers, $3.50: three engineers
Sz4O, and four laborers $50. makfnc- !
q total OF $50 a month And This
was formerly handled by two men nj !
2 --9U a Gay. to say nothing about the
-drSe amount OF electric power. Tho |
cost Of a carload OF oil-and thew use 1
r car every 10 days-and the Interest
ln SlUO-OOO, the original cost Is that
eood business? I am not a prophet. but 1
predict that a part of those SEQ
IVO sewer bonds voted viii be used 10 i
correct kelly's mistake
Tells Of the Six bitches.
L have something TO say about the
SIX bitches that were built to carry I
the seepage and the sewage to the Rio |
Irande- First there was Morean's !
bitch to connect with the canal. Sec /
)nd: Kelly ditch, a high elevated ono. !
made to protect land to which Kelly I
obtained title Todd and Hadloc< both
protested against that Kelly ditch It 4
was built Of loose earth eight feet high 1
AZ an estimated cost Of $4,000 br1t In !