The chronicle=news., 1913-03-18
ALIVE
TO ACTIVITIES
Of GANG FOR
CITIZENS"

The people ar" demonstrating
their disapproyal OF The interest dis-
played BY III. gang h.nchmcn In tho
"Ciiiz.ns' ticket, They disnpprnvc
Of the pledges tina, have been mads
to perpctua,n In office. II elected.
some city employees who hay" proved
themselves inefficient and unfit for
the offices they hold. On tn. othpr
hand the sentiment endorses tho
platform Of the fusion candidates
make efficiency the chief considcrn-
,Ion In their selection OF nppoInriv-
officers.
Most OF the criticism IL Ccntsrcd
on tn. police i-pa rfmcni ani tho
system employed by the present and
past administrations In r"wnrdln.
political ward workers. and hcnch-
men regardless of physical fitness o,
th" experience or qualifications Of
tho men Thus when tho Citizens
candidates got behind closed doors
and agreed to lc: tn. leader, Of tho
old Republican gang dictate all ap-
po.ntmcn;s. they did not reckon
that the people OF Trinidad would
feel that they Al citizens and taSpny-
ors should have something to say
about the selection Of men to srry.
them Ia all departments.
II was III. men who ar. the spon-
sor- of the sO-callcd "CitixcHs'
ticket iha, stole the Republican
party name from the regular Rcpub-
iicnnA years ago aud then wrecked
the party out o! roward!cc. Wcl1
knowing that as Republicans. in
view Of their past records. they
could not hope To win. Their only
hope on earth lay In pulling the wool
over the eyes OF the people In
adopting tho masquerade. As mat
ter Of fact and record d. l.. Taylor
wanted TO serve two years more Al
mayor In order tha, he nigh, see to
completion some pct schemes he had
started during his adm n istra,ioas.
but he camc 10 the conclusion that
eisewhcrc. are growing iired OF boas
rule and machine domination. iI~
had been keeping his ear close to ,he
ground and realized that what tho
people wanted was part isiln
city government and busincss-IIks
Tn. mayor Is op-
posed TO both and yet conceived q
plnn by which thc people might bs
led to believe that they might .,et
this reform but in reality get tho
same old boss rule under new
name. So taking advantage or tho
of tn. name "Citizarg"
the gang leaders with n few double
and disgr,in,lcd Democrats.
got together and committed another
act Of political piracy which has
shown itself in the "Citilens' tick
rt.
The Taylors and every city office
holder and employee and county Of
flee holders and employees, members
or that same old Republican gang to
which Barela belongs. arc in back o:
and working for this Citizens -
ticket. How, then, can IL consist
rutly bo said that this gang fnvors u
non-partisan administration when
they themselves are so violently par
lisnn: The people know that tho
ynng would never have laid away the
Repu blican party name II there had
been any hone OF victory. The gang
knew that the only hope lay in mas
luerndins behind an alleged Cih'
zens' movement. This Is the situa.
lion in a nutshell, The gang az
gang Is still in the ring Fighting for
and to keep itself
1t the public trough, not as Rcpub-
leans hut as Citizens. and the rep
citizens aud taxpayers
who are really interested In non-par-
.isan government and business ad-
and a bigger and better
have for years aud
years been opposing bossism and ma
chine rule in city and county. are
not ashamed to line MP as Democrats
md Progressivcs. to fight this COM
non enemy.
The kept paper may howl from
now to doom's dly, and its contribut-
ug editors may throw fits and rave
md fnme and indulge in the most
vicious of personalities, but 1t cam
not change the aspect of the situa-
Ion. II cannot convince the
thoughtful people OF Trinidad and
he honest voters that the gang is not
making at this time its last desper-
ltc fight under the stolen banner OF
l Citizens party. Statements to the
in big type. cannot dis
,ute 1t. maudlin editorials cannot
it, and coming right down
% brass tacks tho members of this
notorious gang will not themselves
icny 1t in the solitude OF their own
'hambors or within their own family
,ircles.
The people know where Wes Tay-
or DR.. Harper, Jim Hannah. James
Z. Kane. Dan Taylor, John Casey, 4.
:. McGlashan. James Grisham and
others OF them are standing in this
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