The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-01-15
THE ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY
A. L. WILLIAMS

Words fail me, at this time, to ex-
press my appreciation to you for the
efforts already put forth and the inter-
est you have shown in me in your de-
sire that / become a candidate for Al
derman Of our ward. I say with the
deepest sincerity that you shall never
have cause, given by me, to regret the
confidence you repose in me as your
selection to represent you in the City
Council.
feel that you fully understand the
present situation, that is to say, having
chosen me before as your candidate
for Alderman, and knowing that a
square deal was not given me, you de-
mand that | again enter the race as a
candidate OF THE PEOPLE, BY
THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE
PEOPLE, and pledge your whole
hearted support by all honorable
means to insure my election at the
primary, February p, 1927.
As you already know, the selection
Of the right man to represent you in
the City Council is Of vital importance
and worthy Of real thought. The posi-
ton of Alderman is not mere make
shift of an Office, but on the other
hand, it Is one Of great value. Under
the new law, Aldermanic elections are
non-partisan. There will be only one
Alderman to represent the thousands
of voters in the Second Ward, and
this makes the Office of Alderman act
as the mayor of your vicinity. And
what you are entitled to and what you
should get is Home Rule Alderman
and NOT AN ALDERMAN-AT-
LARGE; an Alderman who will put
the needs Of the Second Ward ahead
Of the general interests of the city.
An Alderman has to do with the
sanitation, the cleaning Of the streets,
the repair of same; he has to do with
a coordinate power; with the police
power; his duty is to see that the cit
liens are protected from unreasonable
searches of their homes, and unlawful
entry of same by any person or would
be policemen or sheriffs without war
rants; the Alderman has to do with
the school system of the city, that is
to say, it is his duty to see that every
child attending public schools should
get every advantage that every other
child gets in every other ward in the
city. 1t matters not how humble or
how high his station in life might be,
he should know that the people Of the
ward pay the bills and there is no
question asked them as to whether
they are black or white, Jew or gen.
tile.
The small park system is blessing
to the poor and life saver in large,
congested city like Chicago, and it
should be the one important duty Of
the Alderman to see to it that all peo-
pie are treated alike in the distribution
Of this privilege. The bathing beaches
provided along over our great water
front system should be distributed
equally among the wards bounded on
the great frontage.
The labor situation in my judgment,
is of grave importance to the citizenry
in which / am identified. Hundreds of
thousands Of our people are of the
laboring class, who must make their
living by the sweat of their brows. /
believe that the Office Of Alderman
should be used whenever and wherever
it can to obtain the best results pos
sible to assist that class of our people
who are in dire need of assistance,
and pledge myself when elected Al
herman will use my every endeavor
to obtain a better understanding be-
tween labor and capital in this regard.
With these principles in mind. and
many others which, in my judgment,
are conductive towards equality Of OPP
portunity, and that our group shall
have and receive every other right ac-
corded to all citizens Of our great
community, I, therefore, cannot refuse
to become your candidate, and at your
solicitations and requests, /, therefore.
accept these many beautiful endorse
ments and become your candidate for
Alderman Of the Second Ward, and
feel it incumbent upon me at this time
to submit the platform upon which I
shall make the race as follows:
Many indignities are heaped upon
our citizens by reason Of their racial
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