The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-12
MAYOR JOHN E. MCMILLAN
SEEKS REELECTION FROM THE VOTERS
OF GREATER KNOXVILLE
HIS RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
TO THE VOTERS OF GREATER KNOXVILLE

hereby announce myself as candidate for reelection
the office of Mayor at the election to be held September
10th next AT the outset shall state that am for nom
partisan business administration of the affairs Of city,
The management of municipality is not unlike any
other business corporation The stockholders the
pie and tie purpose of the people in the selection of their
officers is to the honest intelligent and faithful ex
pendre of the contributed by the taxpayers and
administer their affairs in the interest of any rOiti
cal party of any particular faction OF citizens
The management of municipality should be one OF
business and not of politics.
Elected four years ago Kn0xvilles first nOnpartisan
Mayor by majority of nearly thousand, have during
my administration stood square and true to the platform
upon which elected and having stood am c0nscI-
of tie fact that did not bargain honor for NUM-
cipa job
have made UP my mind to ask the people to give me
their endorsement for second term In making this an
desire to state that have not consulted with
any sefappointed leaders, have been persuaded OF
begged by any set Of to make the race No man. cor
poration of has controlled me in any OF my
official and neither have they pulled me into this
campaign
shall run unbridIed and driver shall jerk the rein
and indicate the course shall pursue, and ii am re-
elected, to remain through my administration as
ran.
If am reelected shall continue to serve, to the best
of my ability the whole people, the poor well the rich
the cOlOred well the white the women as wen as the
men.
During my administration have endeavored to keep an
open ear at all times TIE peoples views and suggestions
both privately day to day. and by courteous recep
the sessions of the Board as to the public needs ana
interests for have vet deceived myself with the
thought that the people elected Mayor believing that
carried under my hat all the brains of the town.
It has been difficult to meet the views Of all that great
body of citizenship constituting tie public but have de-
voted my best energies to the public to the pest OF
my judgment and as saw the right.
Knoxville has made rapid strides in the past few years
as every one must admit Each and every of us is
pr0ud of our city, When away from home we boast
Of Knoxville as progressive city, and when the stranger
comes within midst, point with pride to our pubc
which necessary to the development
and evolution of the modern city, The present admnrStra
ton has made public improvements and by reason OF
these Knoxville as shown to the world that
she is not tagging wanting in proper spirit OF enter
Prise and is Justly entitled to recognition as one OF the
cities of our country
am firmly of the opinion that public improvements,
udiciosy made by progressive city administration are
The principal element that adds to the prosperity ana
growth of any up date city, Public improvements nave
attracted the stranger city to invest property val
have enhanced homes have eagerly been sought for
and business good regardless of the Rockers who be-
little the town, and who every occasion are decryng
Knoxyie as dead and bankrupt city There very few
vacant houses or vacant offices in Knoxville
am for continuance of those progressive policies
which ~ to make and build live progressive city, and il
oecfed shall advocate and work for continuance of
,ama i have opposed bond issues during my term
ann onnosed to policy of ndiscrminate bond issues and
viii avnr ony those which are invested in permanent i'm
movements which will pay for themselves over and over
for Ibeeye that public debt honestly incurred and
utilized is a public blessing.
AZ this time deem it proper to call the attention OF our
,eope to some the improvements made by the present adj
Of which am a part
H. east If street lights from $3.50 to $4,000 for
me kind and $3.50 for another thereby enabling the city
. obtain nearly twice many street lights at the former