The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-18
TO HON. j. HARVEY BAYLIss,
MAYOR or PENSACOLA

The Journal joins with the great
majority of Pensacola's better citi-
zenship in extending to you It's con-
gratulations upon your elevation to the
honors and responsibilities OF the Of
flee of mayor of your native city.
You are a young man with much in
your favor TO commend you, and the
future which is before you, is in your
hands to make. or mar, as you will.
Upon the occasion of your Induction
into office on last Monday, you deliver
ed an inaugural address, which though
brief was very fine, both in substance
and sentiment Indeed, in that address
you sounded the keynote Of precisely
those things which your fellow-citi-
zens expected of you when they so
generously conferred upon you the
honor Of election to one of the city's
three conlrnissionerships
In your reference to the fact that
Pensacola is just now approaching the
threshold of a new era of progress
and prosperity, you demonstrated an
interest in and familiarity with the
civic, commercial and industrial de-
velopment OF our city; and when you
pledged your faith as commissioner and
mayor to policies of progressive and
economical administration of the city's
government, you demonstrated an In
sight into Pensaco1a's acutest need for
the accomplishment Of the future
which you predict for the old town.
You have served the people for sew
eral years in the important capacity
of city comptroller. Therefore, you
should be familiar with the details of
oil If re
and particularly so with reference to
it's financial affairs.
AS comptroller, you were vested with
neither legislative nor administrative
authority, yet you cannot have escap-
ed the observation that the past sew
eral years of city government in PEN
sacola has witnessed a riot Of spend
ing, an orgie of extravaganza, which
has well-nigh destroyed the faith or
Pensacola's citizenship in any kind OF
municipal government.
The opportunity, therefore, is yours,
Mr. Bayliss. to restore Penscaola's
confidence in its municipal govern
ment otherwise, the future which you
so confidently predicted for Pensacola,
in your inaugural address, cannot ma
terialize.
Your elevation to one OF the city
comnlissionerships and incidental
thereto to the exalted station of mayor
OF the city, wa sa mark Of confidence
in YOU intended as a well merited pro-
motion.
You have evidently chosen politi-
cal career and it cannot be that you
are entering upon the duties Of your
first elective office without an ambl-
ton TO improve your political fortunes
in the future. IN this connection. The
Journal unhesitatingly assures you
that in its opinion, if your inaugural
address was not a political speech
bristling with high sounding platitudes
idly delivered for purposes of effect |
your political future is assured.
The Journal. however, believes that
Won were sincere and that it is your
steadfast purpose to exert your every
energy to the end of improving condi-
tions in the city's government, thereby
assisting in the Fastening OF the new
era for Pensacola which you so en-
Enthusiastically and confidently forecast
in your inaugural address.
And in every effort which you may |
MT forth for ne accomplishment or
sucn an end. you may rest assured,
NJ. Bayliss, that you will receive the |
To,,rnai's l1nstinted support