El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-05
CAN THE RING
ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS?
Let Kelly and His Crowd
Tell Where They Stand
on Issues.
CITIZENS CANDI-
DATES HAVE PRO
GRESSIVE PLATFORM

DOHuSlien Deen nOtlIleQ tnat the ring
I would fix everything up and there
would be no trOuble2
Was the last audit real audit IN
the nSnt Of day or a whiteWash for
certain city departments edited fol-
publications VIII this one be the
same kind?
Where is the money voted for the
last BOND issue and what has been
done to improve the city streets since
IL was FotedZ How was it spent2
Good Paving Refused.
When, if ever, viii the petrified
waves on MagOffin avenue be irOned
out at the cost of the paving COM
pany2
WIN the ring, if elected take the
police and fire department out Of poll
tics and give the people of FL Paso
ample protection from robberies and
fireS2
Why are sidewalks ordered only in
certain districts and' other districts
allowed to remain without walks when
the city ordinance says that walks
must be laid within certain districts2
Why were Alta Vista people told
that they could have only a two room
school house because they did not vote
right. then get a big one when they
organized an improvement association
of voters?
Street Car Service.
Why is the street railway company
permitted to run cars where and when
they please, regardless OF the con-
Venience Of the pubnc2
Has Highland Park, East Ell Paso,
Alta Vista and the second ward been
given the best car service by a cOrpOr-
alton which is known to be making
more than any company its size in the
country?
Has the fact that the electric rail-
road company is building to suburbs
owned by ring members and down the
valley where their ranches are located
anything to do with this fact2
Ring Against Clean Elections.
Why hide behind a technicality and
refuse the Citizens Independent ticket
representation on the election boards
Is there anything to be done that the
citizens must not know about at this
VIII the ballot boxes Of the outlying
precincts be held up this time until the
count is made downtown for obvious
reasons2
Why was gambling allowed to be
conducted in the hotels in the heart
Of the city and in rOoming houses.
even after the police had been notified
Was it profitable to the ring to per
init this to continued
Why must the Citizens league pre-
pare and present all the evidence 10
the grand jury about gambling and
other law violations when the city nd
county ring officials are sworn to 60
that very thing2
When pool selling was permitted in
downtown cigar stores and saloons,
was this done because the ring wished
TO boost the town by getting the
reason why the police did not en-
force the Iaw2
RedIIGht Ring.
Why has the ring defied the county
grand jury regarding the removals Of
the redlight district from the heart
Of the business district
Why has all city work been per-
mitted to drag during the past month
to permit all city officials and en-
ployes to get out and work for the
Where does the ring stand on the
subject Of clean eIectiOus2 This IS
not a Democratic issue. it is a public
welfare issue and the people want TO
know
n the ring bas been so successful
in the conduct OF the city business
why attempt to cOnfine the city cleo
ton this year to the Democratic party
which il tries to control? Let the peo-
ple. Democrats, Republicans. Independ-
ents and others have a chance to vote
for the best man and let's see who
viii win.
Politics in schools.
How does the all powerful ring stand
on the subject Of political school ap-
pointments and the injection Of poll
tics into the city schools2
Why have the water bills advanced
steadily in spite OF the much adTe--
tised reduction in water rate and econ
omy Of municipal ownership
Is il not a fact that the waterworks
Is a haven Of rest for the political
weary of the ring who have soft jobs
necessary A clear statement OF the
entire waterWOrks muddle, including
the whitewash audit would help 70
put light in dark places.
That si.0G0.0OO.
Where does the 100000 which the
ring officers spend annually go and
what part of that is spent for political
purpOses2
police force for telling the truth and
is now recognized by the United states
as the best peace officer in FL PasO
and appointed deputy marshal?
Who are the higher ups in this ring
business Everyone knows that there
is a clique Of lawyers and politicians
who pull the strings.
Why are they so much interested
in the conduct Of the citys affairs
by their hand made ring2
Has this anything 70 do with certain
franchises and their granting by the
city council favorable TO this same
clique?
why has the Morning Times refused
to print the truth about the political
meetings of the city election? Is It
to fool the peonle in order
for the ring to be elected?
If so, why and what is there at the
not wish the people to know about If
it can prevent
Let the Ring Answer.
These are fair questions-questiOn !
that the taxpayers Of Ell Paso are
asking daily and hear only the old /
time worn and motheaten answer from !
the city hall ring-''We stand on our 3
record" What is there in the rings
record for them to stand on. They
have mismanaged the affairs of the
city until il was necessary to send 70
east Texas to set a firm of auditors I
TO come out and straighten them out.
Even then it was questioned whether
the real or the edited report of this I
audit was given to the public.
The truth is that the ring stands /
for political fayoritism. protection Of /
the red light district and race track /
ramblers. the spOils system a pOliti-
,al police department and all city Of /
ficers for ring workers. This is not 4
q very good platform upon which TO /
stand at election time and they have 4
taken the politicians only other !
method of denouncing the other fell
low. raising a big cloud of dust about /
he grand old Democratic party. the /
party Of your fOrefathers. the party of /.
TacEson and Jefferson. etc. This sort
IF talk is pathetic for it is an admis-