The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-07

OAA ehiAAONA OA0y A1AONGAOti VIII totAO Bi"CC ~
day, AMI also the election of officers for this.
Pigeon Township. As we stated Saturday
the city officers to be elected are Mayor, Clerk,
Marshal, Collector, Treasurer, Surveyor and
Assessor, besides eleven members Of the city
Council, one from each Ward. Tn the town
ship there are 20 be elected three Justices of the
Peace, five Constables, Trustee, Clerk, Treas
4urer and fTe Road Supervisors Those cfti-
zens who reside above Main street will vote
the city ticket at the Neptune Engine House
and the township ticket at the Treasurer's Of
flee. Those living below Main street will
vote the city ticket at the Young America
Engine House, and the township ticket at the
Auditors Office on Third street. We have
thus given statement of the offices to be filled
and the places Of voting. We trust every ciLi-
zen will 90 and exercise the privilege Of free
men" There IS certainly a choice between the
candidates for every of1ice-and with the ex-
ception of two or three Offices there are can
didates for all, While the great mass of citi-
zens will vote according to their political par
tialities or prejudices, there are many who
will carefully consider the merits Of men aspir-
ing for office, and govern themselves entirely
by this consideration without reference to poll
tics. 1t is an important consideration that all
the offices are filled by capable and desery-
ing men. More especially is it an important
matter to this city, that we have City Coun-
Gil Of energetic business men, instead of mere
party tools. As correspondent has said, the
difference between good and bad mana cement
of our city affairs at the present time, may ten
years hence be difference between twenty
thousand and fifty thousand inhabitants. I'M
portant as it is to fill all offices with good and
capable men, it is more important than all
that the Mayor, as head of the corporation and
President of the City Council and the City
Council as the direct guardians Of the of the
prosperity of city and people, should be com
posed of proper persons. The candidates for
Mayor are both good enough men in themselves
but we appeal to sensible citizens who know
both men, if they are equally capa57e-if the
welfare of the city would be as secure in the
hands of one man as in the other? Is not the
one man as capable citizen for the office as
any other in Evansville? Does he not as well
understand all the requirements Of people and
city and has he not the full ability to protectand
forward the true interests of the city? Has he
not had full experience in the intricacies Of the
property or real estate interests Of city and
citizens, full knowledge of the past and pres
sent financial history of the corporation, and
ofall those details Of business SO necessary i'll
the head Of the city and the President Of the
Council? Even his enemies must admit this.
AS for the capabilities of the other we leave
them to those who know him best. The two
men are before the people, and let the people
decide
There are able men running for Council, and
there are a few men aspiring to places in this
body utterly unfit for the position. Citizens
OF the several Wards should certainly be eau
tious in whose hands they place the interests
OF their respective wards. Between every two
opposing candidates. there is choice One
man is better than the other. Let YOUR vote
go for the man best qualified to forward the in
terests of your ward, and to assist in legislatne
for the city. Do not submit to being made
tools of the one party or the other, against your
own convictions of right as citizens and men,
Do your own thinking, and place the city above
party Then, whatever errors may mark the
future, none Of the responsibility win be upon
you. We have no party claims to urge. There
is no question of political economy or State
policy involved in this election But there is
plain question of duty before citizens and we
hope they win do their duty by going to the
polls, voting for the best men, and then quietly
returning to their homes or business.