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Show A GOOD PUBLIC SERVANT. It seems to be a source of great pain to some would-be smart politicians that "Pat" Moran gets so much of tho public work. They rail at him and havo n. fit of rabies every tlmo that ho gets a contract as if they thought ho. wab swindling the public. These "smart-faultfinders "smart-faultfinders aro careful to keep in thu background as much as possibles th fact that Mr. Moran gets the work on competitive bids, that his figures ar the lowest, and, above all, that his work for tho public has proved, on the whole, the most satisfactory of any that the city has had done. There Is never any difficulty with Pat Moran. I He doesn't have to be watched for fear that he will use somo unfit material or do work that will' not stand the test. Ho has the confidence of every one he over did work for. lie "makes good" every time. If there is any fault it Is with those who prepare the specifications, specifica-tions, as in the case of the Big 'Cottonwood 'Cotton-wood conduit, which Is a fair -example of, his successful bidding. Hla bid on that was unquestionably tho lowost and the officials who let that contract to him wero by no means his friends. Ho had no favors to expect from them, and got none, nod in pite of all suggestions, sug-gestions, Insinuations or charges to the contrary, ho Is not being favored now. He wins jon merit .every time, and hlo work always stands the. test. There is no need ,to watch him, for hlo work Is just the same, Inspection or no in. spectlon. The success of Mr. Moran In this city should, be a, source. of,pride. to every right-thinking citizen. Coming here poor boy, ho started in hlB business' in a 6mall way. Gradually, as confidence confi-dence In his skill, honest, work and efficiency ef-ficiency became known and established, his business grew, until he was able to handle the largest contracts, public and private, and In no case that we cvei heard of has he been unfaithful In any work or to any engagement. He has won his way to individual and-public confidence by straightforwardness, integrity in-tegrity and ability.- We have known him and of his undertakings for many years, and can conscientiously and with knowledge say that ho Is a man who takes a Just pride in hla career and would not mar the fine record he has made by the slightest stepping aside from the beat models of rectitude and good workmanship. We say these things for Mr. Moran because they ought to be paid in fairness fair-ness to a man who 15 unjustly and unworthily un-worthily assailed merely because of his success; who is attacked for mean partisan par-tisan reasons by those who would fals ly make the public believe that It is in some way being wronged by Mr. Moran Mo-ran getting those contracts for public work, whereas' the fact la that It ib being economically and well served in that respect. And we say these things not raise the least objection to othet bidders or contractors, but to vindicate the standing, the repute and the honest hon-est work of a man who Is under the fire of malignant and mendacious complaint which he does not In the least deserve. |