The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Houston or Moore? Fight for Office ao7ri
Grows Warmer as Election Approaches
Ieter-IIale Johnson Fav0rs Moore

himself "a Large Taxpayer and we
will have to take his word for it, as 1t
seems as though he was either ashamed
or afraid TO sign his name so that the
people Of Missoula would know who
he was, or Is. In one sentence he
says 1t is passing strange that Harley
Johnson. cx-police magistrate, along
with a few others were advocating the
election Of William Moore.
can answer for no one but myself
and viii try and tell all the people of
y Issoula why | am supporting Mr..
Moore for police commissioner There
is number of reasons. First. Mr..
Moore Is u man. every inch Of him.
| Second. he does not have ~ get some
ono to hold any mans arms while he
beats his head and face to Il pulp az
was the ease with Mr.. Houston q. year
ago last summer when Mr.. Houston
was acting chief OF police. Mr.. Moore
H. man enough to handle any man in
Missonla or who is likely to come to
Missoua. single handed. History
shows that a man past 80 years old Is
rot and cannot he as good II man ply
si,aliy az u man OF 30 years. Third,
an II lahoring man ana have TO work
for my living. also am II union man.
Mr.. Houston Is not. His record on the
N. y. railroad shows what he Is. In
| 1894, during the big strike here. what
| did Mr.. Houston do? : win tell yo,l
one thing he did. AS soon as the
! trouble started Mr.. Houston went to
the superintendents office and signed
u ten-year contract to work unfair, so
! have been told by n man that read
the contract and refused to sign it,
while the other men were trying to
better their conditions, and, according
4 10 his own statements, he did.n need
| the job us he was running hotel at
that time Mr.. Taxpayer says Mr..
4 lionston's record Is an open hook. So
! 1t Is, and such a book. believe that
Nj Houston has wished many times
| that his record was n closed book in
stead Of an open book and that 1t was
rot only closed but a sealed book so
that the good people of the city and
county could not know or learn any
thing about his record only as he him
felf tells It. The Hon. Judge Bickford.
when asked about Mr.. Moore's work
for the street railway company. said
that Mr. Moore was one OF the best
men that had ever worked for the
company, and when asked If Mr.. Moore
lad ever been accused Of knocking
down or grating from the company
said no. He also said that Mr.. Moore
left the companxs employment with as
good n record as any man could have
and rs good recommendation as any
man could ask for. Will the N. p
officials under whom Mr.. Houston
worked give Mr.. Houston as good a
recommendation to the people OF Mis-
sonia ms MIR. Blckford did for Mr.
a Moore tn .one4of the leading bushes;
men OF Your city? ! think not. Bill,
i Moore has never been accused Of graf
by anyone. and that in itself ought I,
be good recommendation to the vc.
crs Of Missoula next Monday. Some o
the old gang politicians seem to thini
that anyone who does not boost or vot,
Tor Mr.. Houston Is criminal or ]. w
, w. or something worse, but time viii
tell.
am supporting Mr.. Moore bccaus
believe he is honest, upright. coura
. | geous. and u capable man. who believe
In law enforcement against all la,
! | breakers.
These are n few of the many reason
I Why | am supporting Mr.. Moore and
lew OF the many reasons why am nc
I supporting Mr.. Houston, but will nc
: ftake up any more of your vahabl
: slace.
: Thanking you for yonr kindness an
! courtesy,
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Yours.
HARLEY JOHNSON.