The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-19
DURB|N ENTERS
RACE FOR MAYOR

In announcing today HIS candidacy
for reelection as mayor. subject TO
the action OF the democratic primary.
Mayor Durbin said:
"a little more than two years ago
| was first elected TO this office by
the votes of good men and women
who stood for a clean. Just. progress.
sivo and economical administration.
In the belief that | have kept faith
with them, ] now ask their en-.
dorsement.
IL believe that Chickasha is q
clean city. morally. While perfec-
ton has not been obtained and II
we look for flaws We can always find
them. Chickasha should never again
In my opinion. permit vice To be
carried on under license or any sys.
TEN that amounts to the same thing.
There are still those who think II
good policy TO permit resorts OF vice
to operate upon payment OF assess.
ments from time to time. Their ar
guments are old and familiar-that
1t is better, as they say. to have
open records so they can be regu-
lated. l cannot agree with such
persons. 1t is true that moral re-
formation does not in many cases
follow the, closing Of such places,
though 1t Is also true that many do
cease from vice when Il no longer
becomes profitable. But for the sake
of our children, if no other, we can
not permit vice to be carried on, es-
pecially under sanction of law and
openly. This. as I see II, is the
moral issue I'm this campaign.
an every matter that has come
before me, either in my capacity as
mayor or police Judge, | have sin.
cerely endeavored to decide fairly
and %impartially. Though | have un-
d~oubtedly made mistakes, l am will.
ing to let the records speak.
I'm business matters, | have stood
for economy, though ! believe that
we should pay the fair, decent com
pensation to our. employees that ev-
eryone is entitled to receive for his
labor.
81 believe also, that this admins
tration has been progressive. Pro
gress, however, does not necessarily
mean %extravagant spending. 1t has
not been expensive, for example, to
provide in the water department a
means for sterilizing water and
making it safe for use aud to provide
a laboratory in which daily tests OF
water are made. 1t has not been ex-
pensive to compile and index the or
dinances Of the city, SO that all
may know what ordinances are in
Streets and alleys are kept
with splendid cooperation
from business men and organized
of school children who were
in the cleanup campaign
and by means of an improvement
in the system. The use OF modern
equipment by the street. department
increases the efficiency of this
department, as one will note who
follows the tractor and grader. And
I could go on at length.
"Undoubtedly there are many 9TH
improvements to be made. With
modern equipment tnow that the
new filter and pump guarantee an
abundant supply of water) streets
can be flushed and sprinkled and
The dust nuisance largely abated.
Everyone can make a list Of our
needs. But which of you intending
o build a tower stitch not down
first and counteth the cost whether
he have sufficient to finish It? We
must make these improvements as
means are provided. And the alb
normal conditions of the past two
years are well known to everyone.
need not at this time refer to the
park program except to say that