The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-01
SPEAKS
TO VOTERS ON
ISSUES OF DAY
CANDIDATE FOR CITY coMMls-
sIoNER SPEAKS IN Behalf OF
his OWN EFFORTS TO SERVE
The PEOPLE.

without the usual formaAty q an
Introduction o. q large crowd % PEN
sacalians WHa had assembled az Mall
lary court last Hshg W. Cmrlev Jones'
Ia aenalf ~ The furtherance o. hts oWn
candidacy for the eite commissions
ship To be allied IS primary next Tues
day. last nisht 81 s O'Clock delivered
an address ta large number ~ voters
who had assembled a. that point
ar Jones opposes for the office THE
present commissioner. r. a. johnson.
and has also a. an opponent 81. j.
fAiIard References tofeach ~ these
gentlemen were made ln the incest
manner consistent with the occasion.
Mr Johnson be- said. Is an honest man.
ami the auly thing wanting in hia
make-aa Was "a IaHk of LACK bone.
while Mr. EIliard be said, was running
Ter the office. "But be vas tremgn-
d8usiy Interested in the selling az Nup-
frians Fark property 90 tbe city
Those who heard ar Jones on the
issues were much Interested lie
touched upon thc probable sale -
bonds. which sale had been postponed
from time to time upon one pretsNt or
the other and. Pc called attention 90
tho eafnestness which he said had eEi-
IDENTIFY seized the commissioners to sell
dock and aeit line bonds following bis
own announcement
he touched upon the Anticipated
/ system 81 bookkeeping" which % cm-
ployed 81 TIE city, and said that 10
j .aLs
f0r "a change e DE went into the office.
+ lie called attention 60 the system Zoe
+ the banks. the head az each depart
meut depos.buE funds received in bis
+ name. as holder 81 such and such an
4 Office. and as a result. be said. the
city LOST la each of the banks which
went under 81 late in the city. BE
made this statement not wits q desire
F 81 rejecting 8u anyone be said. bat Ga
show that a change was needed, and
i Re would work for such change
i Touching upon THE matter ~ docks
again. Doe said the mayor was under
stood Oh have made the statement that
/ engineering on the docks would casl
ST Geo. when. o. "a matter Gf fact, Boz
+ intended ~ So was elected. 90 take q.
up Wit, ere United states engineer,
; ing department for the services af ar
4 en9lueer. who would be- furnished upon
+ request, for the purpose of consulting
with the citys engineer. and mapping
ont the work He said. however. that
despite me preparations 20 sell bonds
there has been $50 movement I'm th,
wav az using the money SO derived
There has been no plana there has
I been no decision O. 90 site. belt line
etc. which was not right. De thought
rs the matter % regulation Of pubIi,
utilities he aaia thla city was payinf
$4,000 per auuum for street lighting
bat the contract under which the C5ty
was operating had three years lonRel
% run. and. a. q busineRs man. b.
/ would NOT promise the abrosatlon q
a contract legally entered into. Re
ferrInw Cd the charge for sas. be sal.
the city was paying hfry cents pei
thousand more than cities within SCI
miles 20 Pensacola. &c was distinctll
within the powers rs comm issioncrs q
regulate these charges ne said.
Tie secuted any iaea ~ building ~
personal political ring" " ne got intD
Office. and said that lf he was elected
De would So in3o Office with promise
/ to not a single living man. and D.
would shoulder responsibility for ever
( act Upon the rumuF If q "cleal
sweep" whieh was reported, he sal
nothing had ever entered hts mind
/ that employees $50 long az they asa thei
/ iuty. had nothing 90 fear that ther
vas never anything hy him eonsidere
"a the way 20 reducing wages, but
I anything pc would certainly work &
have working men paid more tina
81 go per day III in the eity's employ.
Matters % apparent neglect of pun
Ilc works were touched upon. Th
sewer al the foot of rayle street whic
was always troublesome. was one q
these The danger from fire because &
the necessity af shutting down a
water plant following heavy rams. q
had been done in tho recent rasts Oh
boor protection eiven the water pias
machinery. a cheap shed costing les
han 11e0 and used - shelter fie0 Q.
Eorfh ~ ma ehfnerv. and other matter
eero cited as some examples of failui
on the part ~ the comm ssianer q
auhHe works As. mas. howeve
that ofnciaL be said, was az homes
upright conscientious christlcn gentl'
man he said Hut Is h.s mind had n
z ra8c GOOD in the Office.
Numerous other matters were RI
Ia ferred TO. end the crowd which etos
10 during the speech. heard him t8 q
last word. and many congratulated Of
'e Hrou the conclusion ~ Tire address.
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