Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-06-24
JEFF D. MITCHELL
IN MAYORS RACE
Former Executive of City An
nounces Candidacy Again
and Points to His Record

splendid mayor OF Richmond d
number of years ago, today ar
nounces his candidacy for the
democratic nomination this year.
Mr.. Mitchell has mary warm
friends all over the city and he
isavs they have been urging HIM
to get into this race and give the
city the sort of administration
that he did before. He points to
his fine record he made Turing ms
term of office, in his card of an
lnouncement. which is as follows:
To The Voters:
| announce myself a candidate
for Mayor of the city of Rich
mond, subject 20 the action of the
Democratic primary election to
be held on the 9th day of Au-
gust, 1921. In making a selec-I
ton for this Jlost important Of
fee, it is the >ivic duty of the
taxpayer and voter to choose a
man of experience, possessing the
requisite executive ability; and
one man who has the will-power
and heartfelt inclination to look
after and care for the very best
interests of the city at all times
and under all conditions, recog-
rizing the rights of the citizen
stockholders composing our mu-I
nicipal corporation-the city of
Richmond. This office should not
be converted into a sinecure. orr
any one placed therein who mere
ly seeks the position for the sal
airy or to satisfy social vanity
simply wearing the epaulettes of
official honor.
Service is what the city paySl
for. and service, honestly and
faithfully rendered, it should re-
ceive in return. Too frequently
public money $ unwisely expcnd-
ed. No adequate service is rem
dered or value secured !; and then
possibly without justification. theI
public servants are denounced for
lack of civic pride, business abili-l
| ty, keen foresight and All unsuc
cessful and unsatisfactory admin
istration. The people have no.
legal right to indulge such COM
plant because they make the Sc
lection, pay all the bills and fail
ing to safeguard their joint and
! individual interests at the ballot
box, the inevitable result will
follow.
1t is proper for me to state and
the record will support the state
ment, that during my term as
Mayor of Richmond, at a time
when the city had only about
5000 inhabitants, with only tax
rate of IS cents on the 500. and
an assessment of 81, $4,000, more
constructive work was done, and
service of that sort rendered than
during any previous administra-
ton within the history of our city
and less noise made about it,
During that administration four
teen of the principal streets were
constructed and improved. The
Mayor secured all needed rights
of way without cost to the city,
and reconstructed all the old
streets and left them in good re-
pair. We paid off and discharged
4 an outstanding Indebtedness OF
$4,000 and over against the
city, and your humble servant re-
tired at the end of his term leav-
ing more than a snug balance in
the treasury TO the credit of the
city. This is the record lnves-
tigate it. During that administra-
ton the Mayor and the police
force, under his authority. made
it a point, as an official duty. to
visit, examine and investigate ev-
cry street and alley belonging to
the city, thereby, in addition to
other official duties, looking after
and caring for the best interests
of the public and did SO success
fully.
| | am for a bigger, richer, bet
ter, happier and more contented
| Richmond. My claims on the
democratic voters of the city it
is needless to set out. | have ev-
er been staunch and loyal Dem
Eocrat and am SO yet.
II Perhaps it is not improper to
Icall attention tc the fact that the
city now has an assessment of
about four and half million dol
lars worth of property, and an
indebtedness Approximately of
| $175,0C000, consisting of bonds,
; miscellaneous accounts, &c, and
! we still have the new school
8 bonds to take care of.
If nominated, | will be elected,
: and | promise to give time, ener-