Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-04
PedrSOn'S Platform
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY
OF ABERDEEN, GREETING:
! |, the undersigned, have filed with
the city clerk my candidacy for the
nomination of mayor of the city of
Aberdeen, subject to your approval at
the city primaries, to be held March
10, 1913, and l herewith present you
my platform.
| | believe in the enforcement of the
ordinances of the city and the laws
of the state applicable to good city
government. A laXity in the en-
, forcement of law leads to contempt of
law, which breeds anarchy, which
means chaos and the destruction of
the government l do not pose as a
scrapper but if any person or per-
sons, individually or collectively,
violate the law, be they high or low,
rich or poor; if l am mayor l will be
there with the goods and enforce the
law.
Saloons are legalized by law; if
they obey it, they have the same right
to protection as any other lawful
business. The social evil is proihb-
tied by law, but it has existed in de-
fance of law SO long that the men,
DRY of man runneth not to the con-
tary and l believe it always will ex-
list until the dawn of the millennium.
believe the best way to cope with
the evil is to place these unfortunates
in a restricted district, under strict
! surveillance, instead of scattering
them all over the city.
Aberdeen Water Plant
Twice in the past. efforts have been
made by private parties to purchase
the city water plant, but strenuous
objections by the people prevented
it's sale. Now new schemes are pro-
posed. One is that If the city has not
the money to put in permanent
water system, private parties or cor
poration will do it and furnish water
at the city limits, which water the city
shall take at price. That scheme
will not bear analysis. This is one of
the main issues in this election. !
am unalterably opposed to the city sell
ing it's water system or allowing any
private person, company or corpora
ton the right to furnish the city with
water. ! am in favor of Aberdeen
Hoquiam, Cosmopolis and Montesano
uniting and building permanent wat
err system from the big canyon of the
Wynooche river that will supply all
of them with pure water, which system
will make it possible to establish a
line of factories on both sides of the
Chehalis river, from Montesano down
west of Hoquiam and Cosmopolis, thus
preparing the way for great city,
"Lengthen your cords and establish
your stakes"
City Government
Upon the mayor and council rest
the responsibility of governing the city
as prescribed by law and ordinances
The appointive officers of the city are
helpers; therefore, believe the mayor
and council should consult together
and use great care in the selection
and appointment of city officers, eX-
acting efficiency, honor and integrity,
and if an appointee fails to make good
he should be removed at once. l am
in favor of an honest price paid for
city labor and honest work given in
return. | am opposed to shirks and
dead heads on the city payroll. | am
| in favor of an economical adminiStra-
| ton but not to such an extent as to
retard the city's growth. / am in IA
vor of free bridges; toll bridges are
out of date in growing city like
ours. If the people want a business
administration they should elect bust
ness councilmen; for the city council,
under the law, is the business head of
the city government and the mayor
is the executive head. Both should
work together, keeping their ears open
to the voice of the people, thereby
letting the people rule.
]. G. PEARSON.