Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-05
Rcn. Harrison Stewart Candidate FoI
City Commissioners, viekshurg.
The VickshursE HaeaIdl
The vicksburg Herald)

In to-day's Herald will be found Il,
announcement of Harrison Stewart as
candidate for commissioner for the cit
OF Vicksburg. Mr.. Stewart formerly live,
in Lonisiana, where he was connecte,
with the oil mills of that state, hut h.
has made Vicksburg his home since 1909
He is known to every citizen of this cit
and is classed as good business man, ant
is considered well qualified by his friend
for the office OF commissioner, as he ha,
thoroughly identified himself with Vicks
burg since making this city his home
The following is the platform on which
MIR. Stewart will ask for the support Of
his fellow citizens:
I'm making my announcement as q
candidate for the Office of city commits.
sioner, desire to state my platform and
let the people of this city know for what
principles l stand and by what policies
my management OF the public's affairs
will be governed.
Economy should control the expendi-
ture OF the peoples money, but not to
the extent of curtailing needed improve
ments and obstructing natural progress.
"The water commission is unneces-
sary, the mayor and commissioners who
are required to give all their time to the
city's affairs, can easily extend its duties
and save the taxpayers this unnecessary
cost and expense. believe the commits
sion should be abolished, as useless,
since it only serves to furnish three polit-
ical jobs and that many units to ma
chine.
81 am in favor of equality in taxation
and assessments; that the rich will bear
their equitable burden; and stand firmly
upon the principle that unfair and unjust
taxation is the greatest clog to civic pro-
gress.
81 am opposed to the disturbance of
the property lines, during public improve
ments, and give no sanction to the idea
that the engineers who laid off the city
were all in error. and boundaries nearly
a century old, should be overthrown to
suit the within of some inexperienced en-
gineer, who considers it his duty to relay
OF the city in an arbitrary manner, un.
sustained by any base line, marker or
other thing, except his Imagination.
"a central fire station is not feasible.
There should be fire stations scattered
through the city, at proper points, so the
home should be the recipient
as well as the home in the contested CEN
tiers.
The outlying streets should be kept
in proper condition for the enjoyment
and use of the citizens, residing along
same, and not be neglected as in the
past. tor the benefit of favored sections.
81 am not the candidate OF any clique
or ring of politicians and will take in
structions from no one, will give respect
full hearing, allowance and consideration
OF all claims and city business, no matter
by whom presented to the board; stand
ing for equal rights to all and special
privileges to none.
"All unnecessary employees should CO.
operate with the business bodies of the
city, for the public's benefit and progress
and meetings of the board should be pub
lie and the citizens taken into confidence
Of the council at its deliberations.
81 unalterably stand for reductions Of
the cost to the individual of public neces-
sites, furnished by corporations, the
power to regulate the charges whereof
the city possesses: and will insist upon
the same being furnished as is consistent
with fairness to such companies, and up
on the same basis that other cities of the
same class as Vicksburg receive such SER
vices.
mo franchise should be granted unless
The city retains reasonable supervision
over same.
THE people and tax payers should
have the right to designate the scheme of
public Improvements on their streets and
'ame should not be arbitrarily left to the
engineer: they should also have the right
o designate the paving material, which
hey pay for, in front of their homes.
Public Improvements should not be post
'oned and clogged because the tax payers
lesire some substance not handled by
ome privileged contractor.
Il have no political organization, or
'oterie OF politicians, conducting my can
Ass. ! appeal to the individual voter for
lie support, promising, if elected, justice |
o all and favoritism to none"