The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-07-05
A CALL ON D. G. PARRISH.

"A CALL ON u. u. fANNAo1'
Realizing that the City of Paris |
should have as it's chief executive In
it's time of extremity one upon whom
the city can rely to administer lts
affairs in an economical, dignifled,
efficient and sane manner, and
further realizing that your past ex-
perience as Councilman and Chair
man Of the Finance Committee mas
rendered you eminently qualified Tor
this high post of honor, which you
will occupy with credit and distinc-
ton, not only to the citizens of Paris,
but to yourself also, we are here
by calling upon you to make the
race for the Democratic nomination
for Mayor, August 9Th.
We believe your past record both
as business man and as Council
man entities you to the respect OF
every good citizen of Paris, and VIII
deliver to you this nomination with
out any difficulty whatever, and we
further believe you owe it to your
native city and to yourself to do
your part in rescuing Paris from the
situation in which she finds herself.
We are tired of law suits, injunct-
ions and vain promises. We want
action. We have had one extravag-
ance piled upon another until this
town has become almost the highest
priced one in Kentucky in which to
live. A person of moderate or any
other kind of means can not afford
to own property here on account OF
the high tax rate and the multiplied
property valuation, and renters are
being deprived of their hard-earned
dollars for the same reason.
We believe you will do your best
to return us to normally, and we
know at no time will you permit your
mouth 10 work faster Athan your
brain. We want Mayor for Paris
who will be for the best interests of
the citizens of Paris and the COM
munity at large. We believe you are
that man, for you have never been
an advertiser of self, nor have you
ever been afflicted with an exag-
gerated ego. In other words, we be-
lieve you would be considering your
city instead of yourself. From a
business standpoint we believe you
would make an ideal Mayor. We
know you would be at least conscien-
tiOus and sensible. The citizens of
Paris would now be enjoying water
rent approximately 500 lower than
they are now paying had they &C
copied the contract you were direct
ly responsible in having submitted to
them for their endorsement, and
which was so violently opposed and
1 hui of
possibly two of the present candi-
dates for Mayor, resulting in its
defeat. This means there would
now be thousands of dollars in the
citizens pockets where now thereGis
an aching void. We want watch
dog for the City's money, and we
believe you are the one to place one
there, and the right one at that. We
believe you will curtail every I'M
necessary expense and extravagant
act, and if given the right co-opera-
ton bring us back from the peak
of .e2travaghnce to the plane of
sound business, doing away with the
present practice of importing ex-
perts for this that and 'tother on
! the slightest pretext, and with no
. apparent result except that more ex-
pense is added to the already over
, burdened taxpayers and rents go up
; again, for the reason rents are so
; high in Paris is that taxes and val
. uations are so much higher in Paris
than they should be, and they are
higher because the City's finances
) have been expended on things that
.. were immaterial rather than on the
! | hnt H.,
I streets.
We do not believe you will be
; wax in any mans hands, for you
have always shown that your con-
victions meant something to you and
you will not subsidize them to the
possibility of again running for
Mayor or something else, for we real
J: ize it will mean a real sacrifice to
! you to be Mayor. We further be-
lieve you will stand for the city
ordinances that should be enforced
and have the many silly ones now in
existence repealed We know you
! realize the fact that the police force
is under the direct supervision OF
. the Mayor, and that it is the Mayors
: right to suspend any officer fol
. cause, and that you will have the
! manhood not to try and lay any in.
I efficiency that may exist in this
body, if any, to any door but to that
which it belongs-the Mayors.
! For these reasons, and for many
more just as strenuous, that coulc
be enumerated, we are asking you
to make this race, even though it be
at sacrifice to yourself in a great
! many ways. If the other candidates
) for this office really have the bet
terment of Paris as their first ano
highest motives they will withdraw
IN favor of D. C. Parrish, and start
OH with a unanimity of interest
! that leads to truly great little CITY
Sincerely,
s dANY VOTERS AND TAX PAYERS
! (Adv-1t)