The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-03-10
TO OUR VOTERS.

Notice: On Monday, March 18TH,
you are all called upon to go to the
polls and vote for one mayor and four
city councilmen and municipal judges.
There are some others, but these are
the most important for US to consld-
er. You have perfect right to vote
for whom you please, but we do hope
you will vote for good men. There
are plenty of them in the field and
YOU need make no mistake in your
selection.
For municipal judgeship we have
one of our own race. One that has
been with us for many years, but has
been tried and proved. He is up for
Judge. You all know his name
Brother Rush. need not urge you
- :a c,..st ye,sr billet fl hi1a etsca aaas e.
you, will do this anyway. Then
among our old friends for councilmen
we notice very conspicuously the
name of Joe Myerly. A staunch
friend of our race, one that has stood
by us through thick and thin. We
never have asked him for anything
but what it was granted if it was
within his power. Of course Mr.. My.
erly had the other members of the
council to assist him, which are good
men also, and he will not take all this
credit to himself, but we speak OF
him particularly and we trust that
you will assist him all that you can
when you 60 to the polls. Mr.. Myer-s
ly has had, as you know, charge o.
the street department. A very diff
cult, vexing and perplexing place IN
the council, but nevertheless the city
has made wonderful strides in It's
growth and beautiful development un-
der his administration. Let US look
for a few minutes at some OF the
things which have been accomplisnsd
since he has held this place.
First we notice the comple+ on Of
the flood protection dam. This was
great undertaking and was completed
at a cost of some 100000 The Sev-
enth street bridge also was under MS
supervision, and this was also Dullt.
A beautiful structure at cost ot@
s114. 900, also the market house has,
been completed. This has been q
| gerat benefit to all of US poor people.
and we shall always look upon TINS.
market house as one Of his menu
ments We also notice from his rec
ord that there has been SO4,372 yards
of paving and 1,356,50O square feet ola
sidewalk. A fine bridge mas oe'n
built at Sixty-third street, at tne cost
of some $4,000. They have adie !.
to our lighting system some 700 700
more lights, and these lights par1
| all night, instead Of only s-art, as
handled previously, and it cost the
taxpayer no more than it dld whsn
they burn only part OF tne 1lllle.
There are host of other things We
| could mention, but we have not the ne
| space to mention them. Suffice 1t 70
! saw that he is we'll qualified; a man
| of strong personality; genius IN us
/ ne04TCmenC anu OllS oAAS~S
| and should not be ashamed OIL. fiis :
record is beyond reproach' ,z,@.,.
There is another one for council
| man, a new man whose name IS Joan
Budd Mr., Buda Is we'll known by
our people. He has been connected
with the city engineering department
for years, and on everything that =
been accomplished we see the eouen
of his hand, which results IN beauty. ]:
Now, brother voters, remember 1nas
he is not a whiting blossom q $
b, uised stem, but strong, many !,
nan one whom all our people csn sss
srprort ana unite in sending g .ne
ity hall. = he is we'll aualihed ID I'D
~ause q his sklilful engineering - 81
sannect;on 1 - with this city, and otI
course you will vote Tor hm.
/ Written by Subscriber.