The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
LOOK OVER THE PAST; LOOK
TO THE FUTURE; THEN DECIDE
HOW YOU WILL CAST YOUR VOTE

Memphis than that when they the polls Thursday
their ballots for candidate for mayor four candidates for
missioner and candidate for they vote for Mem
phis.
These will be elected for Of four years During
their Of office of the greatest economic problems
that have confronted municipality will be presented to
them for solution.
This city the state the nation and the world, for that
matter will pass through period OF readustment during the
next four years that will tax the best efforts OF men in public
life.
The best qualified for any that may arise are
the that should be elected every office.
We do not believe it is for the best interests of Memphis
this time that j. Williams should be elected mayor He
pleasant and affabe gentleman Our opposition to him not
persona just the opposte-and we believe there are
great many others who take the position notwithstanding
they have been friendly with him politically and personally in
the past.
There are three reasons why believe the citizens
Of Memphis should vote for Mr., Williams for mayor"
Frs-Mr Williams is ineligible for the office if he should
be elected.
The charter provides that candidate for mayor is notI
eligible for office unless he shall have been resident OF the CITY
for five years.
Less than five years ago Mr. Williams voted at Horn Lake
IN De Soto county and swore required by the laws OF MIS-
ssspp that he resident of that precinct and citizen OF
Mississippi
If Mr.. Williams should establish that he citizen Of
Memphis at the time he he citizen Of Mississippi
his disability would be removed for the charter OF Mem
phs says he have been resident Of the city Of Memphis
for five years and he admits he resident OF Mississippi
Seeond-Mr Williams is generously disposed toward
the public service corporations that have plaged this city for
years to faithfully represent the people Of Memphis
The corporate interests Of Memphis as in the past,
arrayed behind Mr. Williams The franchises the corporate
interests secured from Mr. Williams without and valued
at millions living monuments Of his generosity them
and his utilization with them The people frequently
deceived by the candidate they for after election but the
corporate interests know their candidate before election
Third-Mr Williams indorses everything the city admins
aton has done and everything is doing in exchange for Its
support and The support of this administration reproach
any
The administration that is supporting Mr. Williams and
trying ntmdate you supporting him the most CO.
lossa failure that controlled the destiny OF city
This administration gave you a 6-cent street fare
This administration gave increase in telephone rates.
This administration encouraged the gas and electric light
company TO make application for increase in rates,
This administration gave you unparalleled reign OF law
iessness
This administration stood idle and with amazing rdifer-
has driven the teachers the public schools almost the
verge of strike for decent wage notwithstanding the
rate not fixed until six months after the time required by
This administration gave you, with the exception OF Mr.
Williams administration the highest tax the city has ever
known.
Mr. r. Paine the candidate for mayor and his associates
the Citizens ticket the product oil dignt efforts
abong business from every walk and industry
Of life candidates that would be acceptable the
masses of The people
The requirements that these measured up were;
They must have no facional alignment
They must never have been candidates for any office
They must represent every phase OF good citizenship
They must make no alignment with any politician fac
They must not build up political machine
We challenge man to truhfuly that these TAI
to come up to specifications E......
They offering you order OF things DO we neet
it? Do YOU it?
Someone has termed Mr. Paine Sugar Paine because HI
was food administrator during the
We haven't any idea what they unless is that thu
price OF during the and under Mr. Panes admins
tration just half the price year after the wal
with regulation.
Among other silly charges against Mr. Paine in play
the supposedly stupid and ignorant is that he is hghbrow,
Not one person in thousand that reads this editorial
poor in his childhood Rowe Paine He cared fol
loved and protected and provided for widowed mother whe
boys Of his had comforts and Injuries and
ton of home instead Of being the protector of home
What do the mothers Of Memphis think OF boy lik
Rowlett Paine?
The election OF Mr. Williams litigation, corporal
control and the continuance OF the present corrupt polc
machine
The election OF Mr. Paine and his associates clear
respectable government owing allegiance except tn
people of Memphis whose rights have been ignored the pas
Vote for I. c. Scarborough for city He a
independent candidate He is faithful official There il
politics in his office
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