El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-09
HARPER STATES
HIS PRINCIPLES
Candidate For Mayor Is
Strong For Union Labor
and Equal Suffrage.

Tributes 10 union labor and TO Wo-
man suffrage and a declaration that
public service corporations should be
made to live up TO their agreements
with the city feature the platform Of
John H Harper. candidate for mayor
He announced his platform Thurs
day. pledging himself and city coun-
ell TO work for the Industrial bene-
fit OF FL Paso and mentioning many
reforms he hoped 20 accomplish
The platform follows
MY candidacy for the office OF
mayor OF this city IS based on the
following declaration Of principles:
i am an ardent advocate OF equal
suffrage, and this means that 1 favor
amending the election laws so that
women can vote at all elections How
ever. since they can now vote at the
primaries. I most respectfully urge
them TO pay their poll taxes and vote.
and thereby help nominate the city
Democratic ticket The Democrats
nominated at the primaries are Ger
tain to be elected at the April cleo
ton
7 am q friend Of union labor be-
cause 7 believe that organized labor
has helped the man who works with
his hands as wen as his brain, 50
that he is more siillful then formerly
Labor unions have created the splen-
did. intelligent middle class that we
have In our country They have also
made labor better and therefore
more valuable 20 the consumer and
above all. they have dignified the
man in overalls and the woman who
works for her living.
Public service corporations in Fl
compelled to 1ulfil their agreements
made with the city when their fran
chises were granted
Favors Jffnes Also.
"Jitnes are necessary and will be
more so as our city grows and more
and more OF our people are compelled
10 ride TO and from their work.
I insist that the city council can
do more than all other examinations
70 push FL Pas0 forward and think
that my 10 years record as trustee,
during which time the trustees bought
the site and built the Villas school;
built the Sunset school and the north
wing OF the Bailey school, bought
the site and built the Lamar school;
bought the site and built the High
land Park school; bought the site and
built the first part OF the Alta vista
school; bought the site and built the
Beall school. bought the site and
built the san Jacinto school and
built additions 70 the Alamo. Aoy and
Douglas schools. proves that I am
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Helped the Y. N. c. A.
During the campaign 70 raise
money and build the E. Paso Y n
C. A.. 7 was a member OF the board
OF directors, and was active for sew
eral years. doing all I could TO help
complete that Institution.
I have been an active member OF
; Trinity Methodist church fer 25 years.
and have helped 10 put through all OF
Its enterprises.
OF course. there IS much for the
city council 20 do, and II ! am elect
ed. I promise 70 be active. vigilant
and aggressive IN ny efforts 70 help
bring every enterprise here possible.
Capital might be Induced to estab-
lish iron furnaces here More fac
tories could be induced 70 come. We
need more smoke stacks and more
pay rolls
"a free bridge TO Juarez IS needed
ct IS possible. by cooperation be-
tween the city council and the mana
gers OF the railroads. to relieve the
traffic and travel OF the city from
the difficulties and DELAY. caused hy
I long fire. ght trains running through
the center OF Fl Paso.
Public office Is a public trust
and the official who does not stand
firm and fight graft. and even waste
and extrlva gance in expenditures OF
public money IS unfit for mayor OF
any other public service"