The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02
E. NEAL
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
OF KNOXVILLE,
CONGRATULATES THE WOMEN OF KNOXVILLE UPO
THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE COMING CITY
ELECTION AND APPEALS TO THEM

ELECTION AND APPEALS 10 THEM
FOR THEIR VOTE. I'll
To The Women of Knoxvile:- EI
desire to congratulate you upon the Supreme Court decision
rendered at Nashville Saturday last holding that the women
Tennessee have 70 oote eth municipal 1a ana
several years an advocate and OF Woman SuIag
in securing political freedon aaa aQsI
curing your fight participate the selection of the next
Mayor and Commissioners of the City Knoxville be no
mated September 9th next who shall control the affairs Of
this city for the next four years.
strongly convinced that exercise of suffrage by
the of Knoxville the selection of the very best
also strongly convinced that the mothers, well
to hold public Offices that they will look to the moral
standing character and reputation of candidates made in the
community well as their capabilities to fill the offices
they seek The tendency for good morals and good business
methods will be higher than that of the officials who COM
pose the city government
favor strict enforcement of all statutory and ordi
of the City for good government and such additional
dnance to make clean city and first class
business administration. No should be elected city
official who would disregard his oath OF office show favor to
any lawles undesirable element to gain political favor
am politician but simply business seeking to
serve all the people of Knoxville fairly imparay fearless
y and without favor any, believing that Knoxville needs
strong careful clean administration Of it's public affairs
believe that the splendid citizenry of Knoxville should be able
abroad and say that there is nothing in the conduct OF
their city affairs of which they ashamed.
the generally of Knoxville deeply interested in our
public schools and the freeing of the schools entirely from
politics. The public school is the palladium and the hope OF
the great of the people where mothers or
daughter have equal opportunity regardless OF their
financial condition or station in life to obtain good edu--
cation fit themselves for good citizenship and the duties
Of life believe most strongly IN freeing the pubic schoolS
from politics. believe most strongly in freeing the public
schools from politics. strongly opposed to the bill in
troduced the last legislature fosterd by the present mun
cpa administration to abolish the school board of Knoxville
and place under the direct control of the Mayor and Commits
sioner our public schools believe the people should rule
and not any set OF men,
When elected Mayor shall strongly favor the selection Of
members of the School Board representing all sections OF
Greater Knoxville and selected account of their interest
in the schools and their fitness for the position
also strongly favor and shall advocate the payment to
our women teachers in city schools the salaries paid
to men teachers for like services #
My position WOmans Suffrage is not born of the mo-
men always stood for the elective franchise for wOm-
en- believing that they capable Of exercising this right
as and in this connection will that have
posed individual the closing of public halls and bull
dngs to who to discuss these great and vital
questions. m -
also favor the very best sanitary ana other favorable
conditions all who work in offices, stores, mills
and factories believing that the health and comfort of the
women demand this
In this connection desire to urge just strongly as
possibly can that every of Knoxville that believes in
better register and equip herself to her
hoice at the polls the coming election Your political free
dom arrivedyou have new duty to perform 1t is now
incumbent upon you express preference In order that
th great of womans suffrage will not defeat the
nurpose for which it ntendedthat of elevang politics
and the purity of ballot and the selection of better to
public Office ~ e