Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-22
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The Democrats have taken the inltlatory ior
forming party ticket and the Republicans
should no longer rest on their arms WARD
meetings of the Democracy have been calieo
for Friday evening, the 25th inst, to nominate
ono candidate for Trustee, and one candidate
for Assessor, and to elect five Delegates from
..cb ward to meet in Convention at the Old
corrt House, on Saturday the 26th inst at 10
A n to nominate candidates for the following
Offices
MsyOr. City Attorney, Police Judge City
Marshal, Director Of Infrmary, trustee oi
Water Works, City Commissioner CITY fIre
Engineer, City Sexton, City Sealer' and eign'
Constables.
A call for Republican Ward meetings to
nominate Trustees and Assessors, and appoint
Delegates to a City Nominating Convention
we presume will soon be issued, and we trust
the call will be responded to with alacrty Oy
every Republican in Cleveland, The primary
rneet;nOs are too often and too generally neg
,sctsd bv the Republicans of the Wards, and too
much welded to the management OF the once
seeking and wire-working Unsatisfactory nom
;n.t;ons are sometimes the result, and In conse-
onsnce fatal luke-warmness in the support OF
the ticket is manifested before and on election
dsS. The Republicans owe it to themselves owe
It 10 the party, owe it to the city, to turn out
r-omntIv and en- masse to the primary meetings,
in order to select the proper men, competent
men, independent men, and good men Tor once
and for delegates to nominate a ticket. Hepuo-
Icans who neglect to do this, stay-at-home
drores who let the working bees rule the hive
have no business to complain if improper dele
gates are appointed, pledged to cliques and can
didates. and the mere ofice-seekers and their
denendents constitute the bulk 1.-THE nominees
Tax-navers who cannot afford to spend an hour
or two al ward meeting, and in taking part IN
making up the right sort of ticket, need
not Rrumble if wrong one is nominated; II the
municipal government goes into the hands OF
watsefuI, spendthriGt, incompetent, or worse
Deeulatinq ana treasury robbing oficisls. Every
tax.payer has a personal interest IN Pru-
dent. economical, energetic, and wise admin
istration of city affairs, and all Will admit
that retrenehment and reform are very neces-
sary for the future of Cleveland We have
no money to squander uselessy; and 70
properly control the finances requires sound'
,,ractical business men in ofhce-men who
have more at stake than mere political prefer
nent and the bread and butter Of fees and sala-
.-.a.
ries-men who feel it their duty as good clt-
zens to take office for the general veal, and
who will devote the necessary time and atten-
tion to the faithful discharge of official duties,
freely and fearlessly.
Cleveland, at this time, should command the
----i-A. of the best business talent and expert
ence the sOundasE7Jznuu eiIlaz s,-.--s--1-y
md highest integrity, in all her municipal de-
partments. Heavy taxation rests like an incn-
bus on capital, on commerce, on manufactures,
and on all property, personal and real The
great burthen is the city assessment. 1t
yzeiahs down all the rest. Taxpayers feel it,
tax payers groan under II, anu yes with tIrss'
lies the remedy. VIII they not rouse up, and
exert their power in the right direction this
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