The Pulaskian., 1917-11-30

The City of Little Rock is a corporation owning and holding million dollars worth of property owing debts aggregatng approximately eight hundred thou sand dollars and acting eXecutor of the public business of 80000 people, It has granted franchises to the Street Railway Company the Telephone Company and the water and gas companies, extending long periods Ques- tons of interpretation be placed upon these franchises constantly recurring and the rights of the city and the people hereunder arising almost daily The peo pie have right to be represented by competent legal talent Tn all matters wherein their rights and preroga- tives are involved The city is an enormous rapidly growing corporation, and new questions constantly arising.
 THE CITY ATTORNEY IS THE LEGAL ADVISER of the officers of this large corporation in which the people are the stockholders The mayor aldermen and heads of the various departments of public service rely upon and guided by his legal knowledge. He must draft all the ordinances contracts bonds conveyances and other instruments used in the conduct of the great volume of law business for the city, He must also act as the prosecuting officer in numerous cases in Municipal Court, involving the violation of the municipal law.
 This is the peoples business and they have the right to say who shall attend to it for them It is the people who pay his retainer in the salary given him by law for to fill this poston the experience and ability of the candidate should be considered just they would do should they select from the legal talent of the city law yer to look after their personal business
 JOHN F. CLIFFORD
 IS preemlnently the man who answers all the quaiica- tions required for City Attorney He has been resi- dent of the city since childhood received his education Tn the local public schools and took his law in the University of Arkansas Law School located at Little Rock. He admitted to the practice of law in June 1908 and since that time has given his entire attention to the practice law in which he has achieved notable cess. John F. Clifford is
 LIFELONG DEMOCRAT,
 his ancestors have been and he will continue to be- He is not offce-seeker This is the first time he has ever been candidate for any office and he is making clean and honorable strictly upon his merits and his record successful attorney oyer period of nine years.
 John F. Clifford is and always has been committed to the doctrine of
 EQUALITY OF SUFFRAGE.
 In the approaching primary the women of Little 1,io t0 0x10foo Tho and they will exercise for the first time the right of suffrage In Arkansas They and Mr. Clifford have both entered the field of active politics at the time and his att tude toward this subject is shown in the following ex tract rom hls address to the women of Little Rock: We are apparently entering consider the politics together qualifications of candidates and stand for tboso +bnos t ~ qualified bo1io7 didaes at 1arger ond lo4ton future which to live ~ ' - have the courage and ability to 1l - stand firmly regardless of oppo- ne" VIII uh- siton, for what right? compeey enfran- wives sis chse the stand for all tbat oood The conferred world voe III primaries on account or in political conditions places this new field TO vote is their nearly in right and nrivleee TO HOW Will she exercise wisely Will they this interest concern in her sufficiently to lie matters as o accomplish carefully good thev have in other spheres public questions arise to of lifeq
 FOR ABILITY, PARTY LOYALTY AND
 SERVICE, VOTE FOR
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