Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-03-30

We could not help plying Col Cookery
when Ne read his article IN he Jonrnal OF
lhursday. Ia hope. 10 sivsnce the interest
= hns partisan friends iu the Coming rnuniei
Fal election. b. conde.ceuas 10 play ths D-rn
sgagne, ard because. years aeo. incompefen,
n.n ora~leI into power over sn unprpular
Nai"e Liqu"r law, aud an uneon>l itationsl
ladlsna prohlhiiory la~. BE seeks 20 agaia rs
yiye that gne>' ION al thereby help those
whose individual merit gives them hut little
hold on popular favor. Why cl-e dos Col
Cookery write now. about Ma ne law
there is nothing having The Iepotcst connec
tion ri'h =. before this people whv does
he reieT to a rrohihaory liquor Ian there i
DO issue on that question nov bciag discussed
by lls itzens of Ttrre hauie. Why does b.
then refer 10 those questions For two rea-
sons First because the editor Is Dcma.
gogae. aud can't help playing his part. AID
secondly he expects by thisrus 20 divert The
pGblic attention from The irae merits Of the
Democratic candidates. and again Impose on
this people, Inefficient m-n Your rickerv
viii recoil and prick you. Grafton, aud your
best laid schemes. viii be dashed 10 the four
0ind-, whea discriminating public looks
iute them
The CITY election this year is one Of unusual
importance. The officers a,e all to ~ elected for
f'oe and four yeas. and how dosbly n~ces.arv
= u that the very hes Scn be selected. The
time Is now present. VII thi~ city should -.
lect her besi oiiizers 10 coatrol her interests,
ADD advance her prosperity There j. nothing
more arparnt than the no,ouoas fact iha,
our Affairs have been exiravagantiy aud ~
considcraiely managed fur the last several
years. The fact ~ notorions hat our CITY Of
fclals nave done li,tie el.r. hui draw their sal.
sres and impose heavy taxes npon the people
livery thing has been done better sk-lter -
Officer, have not. m hardly any particular
followed the law. and indolence. inaction
andrn many cases STUPIDITY. have character
'zed for a long time. our CITY government
We are now free 10 make the admission that
We should have good aud efficient men a.
m mbers Of The Common Copncil, aud for all
the other officers. irresSseiiSe o. pqyfv q9sl.foI
fio"s. Therais too much at stake in ,hls mat
ter--too mgcn e the public veal invnlved-
too much ofthe future of Terre Hau'e in il. 10
lose sight If everything else. AMI place into
ohiee. men who will not. AID sa,not give he
proper attention TO The duties Of ihe trusts in1.
posed on them. We must bcar IN mind hat
the coming election determines who shall con-
troll the affrirs Of the city for f,ro and rosr
years. II we therefore elect inefficient men,
he public inieresL will be crippled FIR great
er l"ngth OF time than hereioforc-f We select
our best mon. we vii have the advantage Of
sheir knowledge for longer period.
We want good en--good anl Substantial
citizens. Men whose interests and futorc
prospects are identified with Terre Hau;e. aud
whose pride il will be 70 leave the imrr.ss of
'hcir work aud their ENERGY all around as-
We want more fnaucial ability 10 control he
asair~ of tins city than has. fsr some year
past characterized it. We want more ecoso
NY an TIE pnhlic expenditures and as conse
qnence less onefous taxes. We wanta well
regulated. thoroughly energetic aud a pru-
dcntly eco, omical city govarnment. shall
We have it2 Are the ciiizrns of Terre Hau,c
wiling TO come together a. citizens 10 Il lIccl 80
de-isah.e an ohec1s