El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-29

GLT F you have read mayor Kelly's
last budget you can realize how
Il bad things are in this city I'M
der the present administration. Re
ducing the rate of taxation two per-
cent they have raised taxes by in
creasing the assessed valuation" said
W.~P. B. McSain at the postponed meet
ing of the FL PasO County and City
Democratic club Monday night in the
Coles building on San Antonio street.
~ Mr.. McSain devoted most of his talk
to urging the prompt payment Jf poll
taxes as the only means of meeting the
opposition in the fight against the
ring" next spring.
In the absence of judge J. NJ. Cog
gin, J. H. Smith presided. Mr.. Smith
announced that the club membership
had grown to 1881. That many of these
had not yet paid their poll tax was
evidenced by the fact, he stated, that
the total number Of poll taxes paid
to date numbered 2087
1.-THE most important thing before
US at this time is the work to induce
every man to pay his poll tax" he
said. THE ring is working day and
night and it is up to US to work harder
than we have been doing. They are
insisting upon the payment Of poll
taxes, and we have got to work in the
same manner.
Ticket to Be Announced.
TN all probability the executive COM
mittee will meet this week to select
candidates for the coming city election.
Now, whoever this committee thinks
should be the candidates, I win sup
port tooth and toenaiL' I believe we
can leave it to the committee to select
the strongest man and I am in favor
Of abiding by the decision of these
men"
c. F. Mcdonald made a strong appeal
for continuance of the enthusiasm
that has characterized the meetings of
the club in the past.
IF any of you think we have got
walk over, you are mistaken" he said.
We are going up against a PROPOSE
ton old and tried, a proposition with
cunning and sense, and we have big
fight before US.
GO to the polls and cast a clean bal
lot for the clean man." he urged. "I don't
care what station in life you may hold,
you are helping to make conditions
good, bad or Indifferent and il is up
to you to make good. Remember that
you are not merely helping to make
conditions for the present; you are
helping to make conditions that will
affect those who will come after YOU
1t is up to you to vote for clean men,
men who will make conditions better
for US and for our children"
who are the clean men?" someone
asked.
Tom Lea is one" answered a man
in the crowd
Fight to Finish.
Il have been impressed with one
thing" said John Redman, ''and that is
that this is the fight, the real fight.
the fight to a finish The ring hold
the forts; they have been fortified for
years, they have the long green Now
we have got to fight them from the
open and the only way we can do it is
for every man to pay his poll tax and
support the men selected for our ticket
], for one will support the men that
this organization names. So let's pick
good, able men and then get in be-
hind them with all the force we have.
II we do this we can win"
To Select Strong Men.
A. P. Coles made a strong appeal
Tor The payment Of poll taxes, and he
called attention to the fact that the
executive committee is now hard at
work selecting a slate for the approval
OF the organization. I'VE are going to
select men," he continued, who know
no one man, who have no favoritism
TO show, We are going to select
progressive men who will make FL
paso a progressive city-a citv where
every man who wants it, can find work
This club is going to win next
spring. The people are for it. the bus
ness men are for it, all classes in the
city are for 1t. They have tried those
who are now in power and they want a
change, and they are going to get it
through this club. The handwriting is
on the wall. Our ticket will be progress
sive and it will win"
John w. Fisher also spoke briefly