Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-10-27
CLARK WAINTSTO
SAFECUARDCITY
AGAINST GRAFT
Says If Elected He Would Ask
Ordinance Stopping Trading
Between City and Officers

n C,o,,. 90 a., ...,,:5.4.
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lor Mayor IN VHe primary 20 De helu
November 3, addresses The women
voters Of the city in signed letter
which follows
Mr.. Clark states that if oInctad
he will advocate an ordinance "hv
which all possibilities Of graft will
be eljminated.D and further states
that he will advocate the mass
agc of IN ordinance .hv which anv
citv official will not br allowed 70
sell ANYTHING. directly or indirectly
to the citv.' The mavor and aIdar,
men have no right. Mr.. Clark saws f.
trade among themselves "at the
cxgensc. oftentimes" he claims "of
the tax gavars"
Mr. Clark states that he is not
beina. backed bv either the friends
nor the enamie, Of the hoard Of ed,-
cation .F}iends of-tnn hoard of
edncaliop are nof active in NV cam
uaign and friends against }he hoard
Of edl1catjon are NOT lined nm for
NE he states.
FoIlnvjno is tho tpvt in fpll of
Nh, Clark,s statement.
"Notino, thn GREAT intarac+ of the
ladies now being manifested in The
apnroacbino election and fuIIv real
ling their rights of suffrage as
granted bv orr states and these Unit
ed States. it is our duty 10 extend
to them everv courtesy due them as
ON, ao,,aI. in saIartino raDrasenta-
tivae in Government Of every char
acter
"Realizino, NV inability to meet
all tho ladv' voters nersonaIlv. 7 take
this method Of asking their kind CON
eidarotior bf INV qualifications for
fha office of mavor
az oror,isa if elactod n,avor that
tbera sbau ba no DISCRIMINATION
aoainet tho interest Of the ladies as
citizens Of An,ericns That if elect
od n,ovor shall co conduct the Of
6co 70 merit tboir reenoc+ and conf
donce and tbo+ hone 7 vou1d never,
co,,,n7i+ an net in office that would
ro4loct an INV official record or
wnol,on +bo confidence in me re-
nasad
"r bo1;ovo +bo Iod;os will NOT ho
influorcod bv nottv no1itics &C are
NOW, .hoinn niaIod r. certain ex-
rco+. +ba3 fbov aro hroodminded
o,a,,o.l ,n+ 80 ,oss sontonca j., anv
,,atta, ,,,,ti1 bItb sidos baro boan
foirI,. ronrasa1tod and all evidence
in hofora ,ondorino. = verdict
..T asI, ,,o,,. s,,nno,t sir,nIv an tho
hosis of ,E,oIificatior and INV record
f,.io,,d 80 oil +ba ,oon1o dnrino
49,. +o,.,,, ~ offioo &C oIdor,,o, Gov
! t,,yo ,,oor, Tho+ d,,,;ro nv, torn, in
tbo co,,Dci1 +ho cxnonses If the citv
,.oro not incrposnd bnt at the ter
,,,ino+io, of my, sorvica an audit was
n,ad. h., Nj. Mo+1 of Atlantic -
/ oor+ifiod b,,ro accountant and
showed tho citv +o he more than
s17 o0o 10 The GOOD above all float
mo indabtodncss and elimination Of
a,'9m,, dorb[f,,I ossot This was as
tbo cIosa of tho wear 1910,
"The debit now on the citv has
boor ;non,,od since that time. d,
not mention tho abovo fact that
sbc,Id +o1,o noreonaI credit for same
os v,as onjv ono Of the hoard but
mention tb;s - lot tbo nnblic know
aban+, +Lo +;n,e tbo+ has elansad in
c,aafio(r tbis debit Of manv thousands
~ Io1Iars o+c
.Tf aIoopod 7 sbou advocato an or
di,anco hv which alI possibilities Of
rnaff Iii no oIi,,ioatod co far as
| s,...;l,I, ~. At +b;s o,di,,orco would