[Document Outlining Details of Bond Measures in St. Louis and Kansas City] Page: 5 of 6
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KANSAS CITY
In St. Louis the voter was given every de-
tail. He not only helped frame the program
but he was told just how every dollar would
be spent. For instance, on the $8,650,000
for street opening and widening he was given
the name of each street to be opened and
widened and was told the exact number of
dollars of the bond money that would be
spent on that street.A letter from Kansas City says: "While
there seemed to be a strong sentiment in
favor of the improvements, a number of
the items were not fully explained nor
set forth in enough detail and this caused
much misunderstanding. For instance the
$7,500,000 for trafficways**** No defi-
nite outline as to how and where the
money was to be spent**** on all sides one
heard comments that no satisfactory plans
had been presented and people generally
did not wish to vote that amount of money
on what they considered an uncertainty.Every Voter Should Know Where He Stands
ST. LOUIS
Every voter lined up on one side or the
other. There was no half-way ground.
Everybody took sides either for or against.
This was due to the thorough pre-campaign
educational work. The voter knew what it
was all about. He had all the facts before
him, he knew just what he wanted and just
what he did not want. His mind was made
up and he was ready to vote either "yes"
or "no" on every item on the program.KANSAS CITY
The improvement bonds were not defeated
by the opposition. The bonds lost because
many people were undecided as to how to
vote. From 25,000 to 35,000 who went to
the polls that day and cast their ballots
for city officials were undecided about
the bond election and refused to ye
either "yes" or "no" on the bonds. The
number of votes against the bonds was not
as great as the number of voters who went
to the polls and voted for city officials
but failed to vote either way on the bond
issue. "Because of indifference and uncer-
tainty only a little over one-half of the
registered voters of the city were will-
ing to take a otard one way or the other.Politics
ST. LOUIS
KANSAS CITY
In St. Louis the City Hall was kept out of
the bond issue. The program .:as prepared
by the people.A letter from Kansas City says in part:
****republicans do not altogether trust
the democratic administration.****0n the
other hand the democrats do not trust the
republican "crowd."***the bonds would
have had a much better chance if they had
not been mixed up with the city election."How the Campaign Was Handled
ST. LOUIS
In St. Louis long months were spent in edu-
caticonal work before the bonds were sub-
mitted. Then after submitting the bonds
speakers went into every section and be-
fore every organization of the city.
$100,000 was used in the educational work.KANSAS CITY
In Kansas City the Mayor's committee was
appointed in February; the program was
authorized by the common council Oct. 8th
and voted Nov. 3rd. $19,000 was used in
educational work.NOTE: AFTER READING PLEASE RETURN TO KESSLER PLAN ASS'N, 4th Floor Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
ST. LOUIS
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[Kessler Plan Association]. [Document Outlining Details of Bond Measures in St. Louis and Kansas City], text, 192X; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207139/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.