The daily morning oasis., 1920-04-25
WHY THEY CANNOT GET UP A TICKET


In another editorial upon this page saThe Oasis
has mentioned in a way the difficulty the Herald
crowd and their adherents are having in scraping
together seven who will be willing to face the in
evtable slaughter in store for them at the polls on
May Oath. Anyone who consents to run upon any
ticket in opposition to the Democratic ticket nomin-
ated at the Democratic mass meeting last Wednesday
evening Is doomed to frightful slaughter Wheth-
err it is straight Republican, ticket OF whether it is
Confusion ticket" the result will be the same, and
men knowing that fact will not be led like lambs to
the slaughter, a-"
The reason That tiektet will have to face and
accept responsibility for the gross Encouragement of
city business and city finances blythe administration
which went out Of office tive years ago, despite
strenuous effort forreeection. THAT admnistra-
ton increased the municipal indebtedness from about
$4,000 to more than $50 000.~ That fact alone and
the way the money spent will be issues in this
campaign; and they cannot get away from it. because
everybody knows that the beneficiaries of that
penciture Of money are behind this movement for a
confusion ticket, and will be behind any ticket
nominated by in behalf Of that element. No citi-
zen with correct view of the slant local politics will
take wants to be- nor will be identified with ticket
condemned in advance go carry such burden.
Upon the other hand the majority of those NOM
inatedupo the Democratic ticket members of the
present city council which made fine record
within the past two years. Tt has reduced the debt
left as a legacy by the preceding Republican ad-
ministration and has continued apohcy of improve
ment that is keeping Nogales abreast with it's rising
Importance as a commercial center and its growing
populations Blythe record made the present city
administration has shown itself capableeaefficient
economical and progressive; upon which grounds it
appeals confidently to the people OF the city for con-
tnuance in the good work it has done, and will con-
tnue to do when the majority in that administration
and their associates on the ticket nominated by the
party are reelected as they will be- And that is why
the engineers of the Confusion ticket having
much difficulty in filling out their ticket. Many of
those approached by them feel that the present adj
ministraton should be continued, and at the same
time they will not assume responsibility fofthe sins
and shortcomings Of the preceding administration
which they would have to do should they consent to
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While this ticket now nominated, is running as
Democratic ticket it is not appealing for support
on national issues. The organization has been sup
ported by those caring for good government in No
gales because it has given good government in the
administration conducting mtlnilpala affairs
which succeeded an organization with another party
label because that administration did not give good
government t~.taasa. - hfso'7 le~ss s7e
" The paragraph preceding sums up theaentire is
sue; the records of the two parties municipal af
fairs are the evidence before people those two
cords will be ventilated and explained within the
next four weeks; all of which is known to sthose
the confusion ticket" advocates are trying to
wheede into running for places in the nlucicipa gov
ernment All which is why they cannot get up
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