The Denver Jewish news., 1919-05-07

secure some u tnc pieaSuies, IuNuTle
and comforts of life, to enable him to
build his own home. TO educate his
children and to provide a competency
for old age. If elected mayor, it shall
be my constant purpose to exert every
official influence upon every possible
occasion to aid the working men of
Denver in becoming independent home
owners and to secure their fair share
IN the prosperity of their City. state
and Country.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Private citizens are being urged to
begin homc-building to overcome the
threatened labor congestion during the
uncertainty of the reconstruction pc
riod. At this time it would lie un-
patriotic for the City of Denver to
hesitate in its regular building i'm
provement and construction plans, or
to lessen its normal street paving or
park extension program on the theory
that labor and materials may he
cheaper ater On II piiNdic liutNiu
uals should refuse to launch out into
private ventures because OF present
cost of labor and materials, the Ter
rors of widespread unemployment
would soon be upon MS. Denver has
a patriotic duty to perform IN this
regard which should nor ne neglected
But ! shall oppose local improvements
which will result in the confiscation
of private property.
eur splendid streets should be main
taircd. improved and extended; cur
wonderful park system kept up; school
luilding should keep pace with rap
idly growing educational needs.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY
An easy, most effective, as well as
legitimate way to help ourselves in
cur struggling period is in the use Oh
home materials and the patronizing
of home industry n dollar sent out
of the state after single service Is lost
forever. But every dollar spent in
this city is constantly circulating in
the interest of local labor. business
and industry. The city should con-
tsnuc. as it has heretofore TO set the
example by favoring home labor. pre-
hf,rring Colorado materials and pat
ronizing Colorado industry.
DEVELOP MANUFACTURING
The Industrial Commission depart
pcnt of the city should he so specialize
ed and developed that the prospective
factory builder may be provided will
official information tliat will reliably
inform him of the splendid advantages
lr locating in our city. and also. III
order that established business and
industry may secure from the city
expert aid and guidance in meeting
unexpected business complications
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Lieutenant Christianson OF the Fed
! cral Investigation Department, after
an extended and thoro official invcs'
,igation of all the cities Of the south
and west. recently reported that Den
yer was the cleanest city he h'G in
v-stigatc ted The prostitute has been
steadily becoming a less familiar fig
IRE upon our public streets. The IL
c,ror laws are effectively inforccd. THE
opium smuggler is rapidly disappear
ing. The city has not heard VI the
iaIiot-bOx stuffcr in any recent elec'
ton. Accidents due 30 the speed
maniac have been materially reduced
in 1917 and 1918. M
The county Jail. which foriu .rlt
held from 80 to 800 inmates, has now
an average of from 60 to 20 inmu.tcs..
Ihirty-fivc .wild-catting'' companies
have. within the last year, been put
out of business by the Safety Depart
ment and have been prevented from
sharing many hundreds Of thc;isiind
OF dollars of hartl-earned savings from
evcr-trustfuI citizens Denver, during
all the terrible trouble Of the war
period mas not been uis'uineh y! -h
explosion of single bomb. and mas
not heard the crack of an insurree-
tionist's rifle.
IL elected mayor, it shall be- lay
d.ligcnt and earnest effort 10 ever
Increase official vigilance against the
l.wbreaker, to maintain within this
city the perfect integrity and purity
of tho bullot, to further protect our
citizens from the snares of the wild
cutter, to constantly refuge tho Gan
ger to life and limb from tl, speed
raniac. to make our city n safe lace
10 live and invest in. and decent.
clcnn and wholesome place in Which