Arizona republican., 1920-03-18

Many personal friends have solicited to make Statement This is distasteful for have had that experience in newspaper work. long ago discovered the fact, that men or women, who love to their in print, either too full Of vanity to be safe in office or, through ignor- ance, by nature, what the American--not the English language-term "FOURFLUSHERS
 am one of the candidates for MAYOR of this city. was your Mayor from 1914-1916. What succeeded in doing IN SPITE OF THE OPPOSE TON OF STREET CORNER POLITICIANS, A COMMISSION COMPRISED OF MEN MORE OR LESS ANTAGONISTIC ALL THE TIME BE CAUSE THEY COULD NOT RISE ABOVE POLITICS AND DID NOT APPRECIATE THE GREAT RESPONSIBILITY THEY HAD AS SUMED,-any Voter who will TAKE THE TIME TO GO TO THE CITY HALL AND READ THE RECORDS of the different meetings during the time served, can get my record without any extra work on my part. This RECORD IS PUBLIC and SHOULD BE PUBLIC, even though 1 must say of the newspapers of the city, in quoting me, transposed much I sad that it read the opposite to what said.
 However the record is there. OTHERS HAVE TRIED TO APE" TT, BUT HAVE FAILED. IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE MADE FOR THE MONEY SPENT IN SPITE OF THE OPPOSE TON.
 reduced the tax rate from S1 OO to s 80; gave the city it's present Restroom, though viciously fought by those wanting to hurt and not sui fciently big mentally to know they were hurting this city.
 The drinking fountains came during my admin istration, and the CITY MANAGEMENT MISER- ABLY "BOTCHED" THAT WORK, ALSO THINKING TT WAS PLAYING GOOD POLL TICS AND HURTING ME, INSTEAD OF THE CITY. However, patience and persistence won. ]. I DID NOT ASK TO BE MAYOR OF THIS CITY AT THAT TIME, NEITHER AM I ASKING NOW. Under our form of Government, 1 do not consider any man fitted for office, who is continu ally seeking office. The people will never have anything like Government until they pick out their men and insist they take the place no matter what the sacrifice might be to the one assuming the re- sponsbity during term of office
 During my term of office very thoroughly alyzed the tax situation and at that time could have taken this city and in ten years time paid all it's indebtedness, eliminated all property taxation, and placed this city upon Self-suppOrtlng basis. At this time 1t would be impossible to do this in such number of years, BECAUSE YOU, BY YOUR VOTES, HAVE INCREASED THE CITY'S INDEBTEDNESS BETTER THAN $1,- 400 100000.
 YOU, LIKE THE MAJORITY OF MEN, HAVE YET TO LEARN THAT A BOND ISSUE IS ONE OF THE MOST TENACIOUS FINANCIAL MIND OF MAN.
 THIS CITY HAS BEEN AN ORGANIZED GOVERNMENT FOR MORE THAN FORTY YEARS. ANY BUSINESS THAT HAS BEEN GOING FOR FORTY YEARS AND IS NOT UPON A SELF-SUPPORTING BASIS, SHOULD BE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS, AS TT IS A FAIL URE, AND NO MAN IS ITS FRIEND WHO WILL ALLOW IT TO CONTINUE SUCH AN INSANE COURSE.
 You have heard great many reports and rumors of who and what I am. have practically thirty years record back of me developer in Arizona There are no failures among any of the projects I have undertaken. Individually, l have made no money which is to my credit am not ssposing in the LIMELIGHT' but the community improvement proposition upon which have de voted practically all my time since being resi- dent of Phoenix must add much to the future vel