The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-06
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stead of a healthy reaction with the
city returning to its once peaceful
ways, there seem to be an impress
sion that a rehash of the event is
necessary, and although I do not. be-
lieve in ~postmortems, if to be up-to-
date, it is required that I give my
version of the affair, will proceed.
Here is my story. Take it for what
it is worth, as it is paid for.
Some time ago, when people began
talking about candidates for mayor
l sized up the situation and, like Bill
Rhodes, / decided that the city had
gone to the wool-woofies, and that it
needed a pilot, with a steady hand, a
tenor voice and sound judgment to
become its savior.
There were going to be more than
the usual number of candidates
groomed for the Glasgow .mayorality
contest, among whom were H. J. Ad-
den, B. A. Mcfarland and Miss Julia
Sweitzer, with a possibility of a Sec
ond lady candidate. Thus with four
in the running, why not a fifth, name
ly myself? In a fve-cornered fight,
such an estimable person as myself,
would surely have a chance. l figured
all this out by my lonesome. No
one kidded me into coming out, dou-
ble-crossed me after l Joined the pro-
cession, told me when to get up or
told me when to lay down. Having
no willy political or moral athletes to
support me, l was heart-free and
foot-loose, and I felt that if the peo-
pie Of Glasgow did not want me for
mayor, that: it was their business, but
that if they did want me, that it
would be my business.
l entered the race; and / had a real
organization. l was being carefully
groomed for the grilling finish. My
petition was circulated and some peo-
pie signed it, most of them without
looking, which made me wonder why
l hadn't made it a mortgage instead
To get elected to any public Office
have always considered it a better
policy to get before the eye of the
public (Which I f1attered myself
could do), rather than to get in the
hair of the public. As far as getting
the ear of the public was concerned
will admit it didn't bother me much
never having believed much in talking
myself hoarse about the statue Of lib
erty, the wings Of the American ca
gle, strong incomprehensible citizen
ship or my own peculiar virtues
Therefore, in addition to a modest an
nouncement in each Of the three
newspapers of Glasgow, l expressed
some of my views and opinions upor
the screen at the Orpheurn, with tin
expectation that if the town reall!
wantd to be saved, l would receive a
mary votes as though / han com
forth with a bunch of fawning prais
of my fellow townspeople and a lonl
$ winded wall as to how indescribabl,
better our beautiful city" could. b
managed by my illustrious self, in
stead of a common mortal.
. Right here l want to say tina
o Glasgow is beautiful enough to sui
me, provided that some modern Davi
would bounce a brick on the scrubb
skv-piece of the author of "Our Al
idavit."
I will admit that my ideas of no
a campaign should be conducted al
~ considerably in advance of the OIL
y fashioned house-to-house method
IS My campaign progressed. l was al
preached by various individuals wi
in earnestly begged me to insert in n
platform the restoration of the FRI
lunch, the compulsory Saturday mig
'e bath for everyone in town, which
ut refused to do, f~orbidding the Mi
r. river to run over its banks, makil
If it a misdemeanor, also for all your
: men under IS to stay out after 8
M; planting trees in the streets,
10. that the poor work horses might ha
a shade.
be But l showed my political sagaci
s+ and avoided any factions, fractions
id frictions, by saying l stood for t
eight-hour day, the Home Rule
Ireland, and believed that Is cents
glass was the happy medium.
I absolutely deny that l had a
lit conference with Rhodes regarding
-. being elected mayor, and never urg
him to support me.
~ l did not promise Rhodes that
by would give him the city printing CT
lily tract if ! was elected, nor did I ha
any of my lady friends promise a
one the Office of librarian.
I did not have any understand
ire to support any of the other can
no dates, as I believed that / vas
er, best qualified for the Office.
err I deny that l am a "black hors
NO and will furnish my picture to a
on one who doubts it.
g. I am paying for these stateme,
IAN to show that I have confidence Il
ed, you will believe me.
700 l was not given a chance to spe