Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-25
FL0ED FOR COUNCIL
Well Known South Boise Man
Makes Declaration of Prin-
ciples He Stands For.

AS candidate for City Councilman
desire to publicly express my views
SO that the voters may know just where
stand Upon the issues in evidence in
this campaign. AS there was an error
in the report of my views as expressed
before the Council of Women Voters, L
deem it essential to make it clear that
in the matter of Law Enforcement I
favor change in the policy of the po-
lice administration and would urge in
so far as consulted in the matter that
a chief of police be appointed not at
present a member of the force but the
best qualified man to be obtained in
the City and that he be instructed to
organize the force for fair and impair
tial enforcement Of the law. 1 have al
ways stood for such enforcement.
PUBLIC CHARITY
If there is person capable Of being
a breadwinner in any family, through
adverse circumstances brought into in
voluntary poverty. employment MUST
be secured for that individual either
through private or public sources. This
is duty which organized society owes
to the humblest of its membership. In
all cases the cause Of the need OF char
ity should be ascertained and if reme-
dial it should be remedied. The abol-
ishment of Involuntary poverty is one
of the tremendous and most vital is
sues that confronts humanity.
PARKS AND FAIRGROUNDS
Public parks and Fairgrounds should
be secured in the various sections of
the city with an eye to the future needs
of the city when its population has in
creased MANIFOLD. During the summer
vacation there must be supervision Of
the grounds where the children congre-
gate. Life, itself, is the worlds only
asset and the upbuilding Of CHAR
ACTER in the children of nation
must be its greatest concern.
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL
There should be united effort to make
Boise known far and wide as beau
tiful city of homes. Every old ram
shackle building and fence within the
corporate limits should be torn down;
neighborhood clubs should be formed
for the identifying. under a systematic
plan, In which the City Government
should assist, hundreds of vacant lots.
which should be made to blossom in
all the regal beauty Of flowerdom dur
Ing the entire good old summer time,
so that every stranger who happened
within our gates would never rest con-
tented until he could cast his lot with
us. @
NEW ENTERPRISES
Boise must not be further overlooked
in the matter of the location of new
enterprises coming to this section. The
handicap of being on a stub-llne rail-
way can only be overcome by the
growth that will compel a through line
to be built placing Boise on the main
thoroughfare across the continent. The
City Government must not leave Boise's
opportunities entirely In the hands of
private organizations, no matter how
enterprising, but should take The active
leadership in matters of this kind.
ARROWROck ROAD
One Of the worlds most famous and
attractive structures Is the ARROW
ROCK DAM at Bosses gates. A scenic
road to this great engineering achieve
ment would attract thousands OF sight
seers to our city. The City should take
a foremost part In its construction.
In addition to these views concisely
expressed wish to state am a resi-
dent Of South Boise, at one time an in
corporated village. with five council
men. but the citizens whereof in spirit
of pride in the growth and progress of
Boise into a city OF the first rank, voted
to abandon their own local government
and join the larger community. That
section has never had a member of the
city Council Of Boise and in behalf of
my friends and neikhborss who assure
me Of an almost unanimous support. n
respectfully present the claims OF South
Boise to a seat in the Council for the
consideration of the voters OF the City
at large.
ADV. FIXED ELOED.
CECIL & BRIDGES