Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08

ID the Yoters Of Wildwood.

To the Voters Of Wildwood.
Ever since / held the mass meefinz
early in the spring and three or fon-
men we're convinced that the peonla
were not with them, but wanted The
boardwalk. q host OF my friends ana
property holders have urged me IN
run for Mayor OF wildwood. l hsva
consented 70 do so. l have not been
selected by any ward heller, politician
/ or clique OF men I am absolutely in
I dependent; started out that way and
will continue to the end. notwithstand-
ing all false rumor- Why men viii
believe falsehood or lie quicker than
the truth is beyond me.
Some tell you l will enforce the
Blue Laws; some sayf am radical
Yet I have lived among you for p
years, tax payer for 19 years and have
I tried to be a friend to everybody and
/ have worked hard in the interests OF
wildwood. as every good citizen does.
believe in common ~decency., We do
not want vice flung into our face. We
/ do not want to sell the girlhood, boy
hood. manhood and womanhood of
wildwood for a few paltry dollars.
1 do not believe in doing anything
nor leaving anything undone that viii
mar the reputation or retard the pro-
gress and prosperity of wildwood.
believe in a first class family resort
second to none in the United States.
The fathers and mothers and every
right thinking citizen will give me
right. We do not want to feel ashamed
! of wildwood. l have been misquoted
when l said l would not spend ten
cents for an illegal vote. l mean this.
1 will go through this campaign with
out a single lie to my credit nor ten
cents used in an illegal way in order
to gain a vote. If elected l want it
/ done by a free, clean, square ballot.
| can ask no more and no less. The
women have always stood for civic
righteousness, and / therefore expect
a large percentage of their vote. They
NAV remember when l stood on a soap
box on the boardwalk and advocated
their cause amid the jeers and sneers
Of some of the male voters.
Now they can show their apprecia-
ton by giving me their vote. One
man said l would not get the church
people. 1 reply, that l may get some
OF the Christian people.
Who is responsible for the present
conditions in Wildwood? Listen to
the comment of the crowd when they
find part of a boardwalk; yet the same
men who are responsible ask the peo-
pie for a vote of confidence.
Do you believe in a greater and a
better Wildwood?
Do you believe contractors should
live up to their contract?
Do you believe that corporations
should live up to their franchise?
Do you believe when Wildwood pays
a salary or pays for an improvement
she should receive value for every dol
lar expended 100 per cent.
Do you believe that there are
enough clean, intelligent people in
Wildwood competent to u their own
affairs without being dictated to by a
ward heller or clique of men or a
group of politicians? Neither do we
want Camden or Cape May County
politicians to tell us how to run Wild
wood. The county speaks for itself,
and wildwood does not care to share
the odium.
For peace and harmony at city hall
and for a greater and progressive
wildwood and a clean and a free ballot
vote for E. Yenney, Mayor of Wild
wood.
l have been asked to withdraw and
give way to who, one, a year candi-
date, one, a 2S-year candidate, and one
eleventh-hour candidate who is now
drawing a $4,000 salary from the city
and Board of Trade. Why did they not
bring him out in time, then I should
not have entered the contest.
Respectfully submitted.
E. YENNEY. I