The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-03-09
WHAT MIR. ISRAEL STANDS FOR

The News this week interviewed Mr.
Joseph Israel, candidate for Mayor of
Tucumcari, upon a good government
platform. I'm the latter part Of last
week Mr.. Israel and o.hcr candidate
issued their announcements as candi-
dates for various city Offices, declar-
ing in their announcements that they
would favor certain policies, and dls-
cuyaing these various policies, Mr.
Israel stated TO the News:
81 did not seek or desire the office
Of mayor, or any other political office.
have never been in politics. My only
reason for running for mayor is be-
cause many of my friends asked me
TO do so, and recognize that some
one has to do these things. have my
property here, my business and my
home, and ] have been here for many
years, and il my friends want me for
mayor, am willing to devote the
necessary time TO help make better
bigger and more prosperous Tucum-
carl.
81 do not consider this political
matter. In fact, ! am so little inter
ested in the politics of those who are
candidates that do not know wheth-
er other members. who nave announced
on this ticket. are Democrats or Re-
publicans. | do not intend TO make
any political issue in this matter. nor
TO make personal fight against any
Dba.
1T has already been said that am
running on an anti-saloon ticket. That
is not fact. ! am for reasonable en-
forcement of the laws. and the only
thing that ] have declared for, other
than the enforcement o. the laws gen
orally, is for ten o'clock closinl hour
for the saloons. ! bel eve such law
will injurc no one. ! have always
been in favor of law enforcement, and
il law is not suitable 20 he enforced
it ought to be repealed. II has been
reported to me, hy aloon man Of
he city, that it is un' erstood that
am runniu" on a ticket which is put
out in behalf Of tho. interested IN
he recent prohibition dght, and that
| am simply tool 90 carry out ser
tain policies desired by them to in
lure the saloon and prohibit their buri-
ness by high license and unfair means
This is not a fact, and / will say fur
/ ther that ! would not run on any tick
ct which required me to do the bid
/ ding of any man or faction, but
| propose to do what appears right and
proper, and to do just rs | have de-
clared that ] will do, provided have
the support of the council. will fur
ther say. not only it is untrue that the
prohibition people are controlling me
in any way, but that Harry II. Nc
Elroy, who was chairman of the pro-
hibition party in the recent city cleo
ton, has stated TO me that he is In
! hearty accord with the policies and
/ principles which ! have announced
II am not in favor of increasing
/ the saloon license, and ! have good
reasons for not favoring increase of
the license, and hciiJ.c that better
regulation can be secured, and bet
ter cooperation with the saloon men
effected, with the same licenses that
have been paid in the rnst, permitting
"A fair profit on the inyC ,tment encour-
ages obedience of the law.
About eight years ago this state
declared against gambling, games of
chance, and gambling devices. This
city likewise has such laws, and |
believe they ought to be enforced. |