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DEAR LORD, At This; The Outset Of a New Experience
and a New Service. Cleanse my Heart and Mind of all
Malice, all Hatred, all Jealousy That Might Linger There
as a Result of a Bitter Campaign or my Own Intolerance
Let Me Approach My Duties With an Open Mind and a
Friendliness Toward All My Fellow Workers; Let Me
Recognize That The Service I Am Now. Entering Upoa
, is a Sacred Trust Dedicated T« The Advancement of The
Greatest Democracy In The World, The Abiding Hope
of All Mankind; Let Me Humbly Recognize My Own
Shortcomings and My Inexperience in The Technical and
Complicated Ramificatior s of Government; and Let not
My Ego or Self-Conceit Retard Me From Utilizing to Tfie
Fullest The Knowledge and The Experience of Those in
The Public Service; Let Me Not Forget That The Organi
zation in Which My Fellow Citizens Have Placed Me is
One That Has Grown and Developed Through The Sacri
fices and The Labors of Many Faithful Who Have Gone
Before; Let Me Quickly Recognize That My Greatest
Contribution to The Public Service Will Not Be By Ex
travagant Promises To Reform Mankind or to Disrupt
The Orderly Processes of Existing Things, But Rather
by a Patient and Intelligent Application of The Principles
of Your Golden Rule. Let Me Stand as The Rock of Gib
raltar Against The Approach of Evil Influences and Give
Me Strength, DEAR LORD, To Resist All Temptations
To Corrupt Practice of Every Kind. Grant That I May
Conduct Myself That I May Have The Confidence of My
Fellow Workers and The Respect and Love of Those Un
der My Supervision. In My Contacts With My Fellow
Citizens, Who Are My Employers, Endow Me With a
Little Wisdom of Solomon, The Patience of Job, and The
Kindness of JESUS, and When My Service Has Been
Called To a Close, Grant Me That Supreme Satisfaction
of. Knowing in Mj Qwn Heart, Whatever Be The Cause
of My Removal From Service, That I Have Served
Honestly; Faithfully and Well.
"This prayer, written by M. Tellefson of Culver City,
was first published, in 1948. It has since been widely
copied and hangs in many City Halls throughout the
Country.
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We, the undersigned, believe in the doctrines expressed in the above, we accept them as principles which we do our best to
live up to, if elected.
We reaffirm thatve believe the City Manager form of Government to be the most efficient and are proud of the accomplish
ments of the City during the past year under this form of Government which we sponsored.
We have served you well, we think. We admit making some errors but not as many as accused of. We have| sometimes'
aggravated over whftt we have considered unfair criticism and rejection of what we have thought were well work^ o^ plwis
andhave said so, but we have not permitted our disappointment to discourage us to the point of discontinuance of further ef
fort in your behalf. We have never been vindictive or have we tried to retaliate.
We will continue to support any effort or activity that is for the general good. We will oppose special privilege and defend. and
protect the citizens from pressure groups. We will not permit a relaxation of present moral standards hut neither do we con
KSSSS& fehus, We believe you elect. G>undl to etudy your ueeds and pn>blem. aud to art
for you with intelligence and integrity. We believe that our judgement, after due investigation and deliberation will .prove
right more often than the snap judgement sometimes made by people who criticize us. We will continue to do what we think
is best for you as long as we hold office and will always value your advice and opinion.
We run for re-election in opposition to those who do not subscribe to Our policies and practices, as outlined above.
Jack Hinckel - Mayor
BasirClark - Councilman
ggSfEJL. Liglitfoot - Councilman
Oscar Hanson - Councilman
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illiam L. Smith - Councilman
V. W. Root - Councilman
Nominated For Re-election By Tne progressive
Businessmen Of Kodiak