The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-28
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propose to ask you to meet vi face to
face, after we are elected. We are
bound by no promises, either actual
or implied, TO any. man, to any faction,
to any organization. We believe IN
the principles set forth in the platform
Of the Citizens league, In law enforce
ment, in better schools, In good gov
eminent.
1--WE are pledged to carry out those
principles in the city government OF
Memphis. They are nor being carried
out now. They have not been the rule
in the city administration for a long
time. They were not the rule under
Mr.. williams administration. There is
a new day in Memphis. The men and
women have set their faces forward,
and are determined that there shall be
changes made, not for political rea-
sons, but because Memphis must be
made a clean city, morally and physie-
ally; our schools must be properly
maintained, our teachers must be paid
better salaries u police force must
be made an efficient force for law en-
forcement, not an adjunct to any mans
political machine. The city offices must
never again be used as a meant for
paying political debts, and useless Of
| fees. created merelylfor that purpose,
| should be abolished"
John y, Edgar spoke only briefly, Hs
said that he does not propose as fire
and police commissioner, to discharge
surnes office, But | do intend he
said, ITO take the police out Of poll.
tics, and to make efficiency and hon
esty and sobriety the tests, MY asso.
ciates and ] also intend, and will, en-,
force the civil service ruIeS to the let.
ter. Those rules should be extended
to other departments. The civil service
law Is on the books, but it's only
joke now.
Y know as perhaps you do not, tn
fine character of Rowlett Paine.
Il was n of the men who persuad
ed him, as q public duty, to accept tn
nomination and make this race 70
mayor. Rowlett Paine has neve
Snirsed = duty n his lie, He did h
Of a grocery firm and did II so vel
that he has grown up with the fir
and Is now one of its executive officers
HE did his duty In the Red eros
work all through the war. Every ma
and woman here knows the great wot
that wonderful organization did. Row
lett Paine was chairman Of tn
local chapter, and every member Of tn
Rad Cross, ] am sure. will rejoice t
see him mayor Of Memphis. Rowlet
Paine did his duty as food administra
tor in West Tennessee for our govern
ment, yours ara mine, II IN MS &C
tons officially, he w swerved
hairs breadth from his duty"
Horace johnson, Mai. Thos. H. ALE
and Chas. r. Shannon each spoke brief
ly, touching on some Of the issues {
the campaign,
Mrs. J.. g. Blount, who is at the hea
Of the women's committee in her ware
said that while she had not been a
ardent sutfrAglSt, now that hey hay
the right to vote, they also have tn
duty to vote placed upon them, an
while she believed that woman's plac
is in the home. the home and firesid
must be defended and protected at tn
) ballot box. The as we'll as tn
men must now join in putting men
office whose characters and records al
a guarantee that such protection WI
be given.
appeal to the women 10 rally to ii
support of every candidate on the Gil
izens' league ticket. She referred
the things for which women have a
ways stood together, better schools, be
I ter streets, and especially better la
enforcement, and said that these al
the issues in the present campaign az
/, that only through the election of M
: Paine and his associates can they
/ secured and She asked the vote
4 avery good woman fer them.