Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-14
The City EleefIon.

The time for onr annual city election
Is rapidly approaching. In three weeks
from yesterday the people win be called
on to choose their public servants for
another term. There seems to be no
northumberland we are glad there is
not--in regard to the matter, and appa-
rently but little interest is manifested.
There is no occasion for excitement, bat
there ought not 70 be lack Of inter
est The prosperity Of the city depends
much upon the integrity, energy and
sound judgment Of those who admins
ter It's aGairs Men wanting either IN
honesty or ability ought not to be elect
ed to positions which require both Of
these qualities in AMI eminent degree.
The curse Of many Of our metropolitan
cities is, that the people, through
carelesaness Or foolish political wrang-
ling, have suffered the administration Of
their efairs to pass into hands that
they would not trust in the ordinary
business transactions Of life. The con
sequence is they are oppressed with
taxes arising from fraudulent expendi-
lures Of money not for the public good,
and are compelled 10 endure the evils
resulting from bad management aad
corrupt practices They fnd, when too
late, that owing to theis indifference in
the selection Of those who shall rule
over them, and consequent bad mAnag-
ment, strangers are avoiding their city
as the pes.ilence, aud the prosperity
which at one time was ia q fair way OF
permanently abiding with them, has
taken its aight to more favorable local.
tiles. ltis a short sighted merchant or
mechanic who becomes so absorbed In
his own immediate business as to lose
sight sltogsther Of his interest, in the
public at large. Ho has no right to
presume that others viii look after the
interests of the city, and so manage pub
lie affairs as 10 inure 10 his advantage,
and exempt him from oil concern in the
matter He has no right to conclude
that otbefs, with less property at stake,
will sacrifice their time aud labor
pro bono psblieO, while he selfshly EN-
pleys all his time and talents ia building
up his own personal fortune, aud re-
fuses to devote the smallest part of them
in looking after the interests Of ALL
We will add, in this connection, that
our own citizens aEeinot free from fault
in this particular. AT every spring
election great irouBieiA experienced in
securing the servieesoe good men for
the City Council, The Office is not la
crative. On the eohtrafy, it demands
sacrifices Of all whose services ars
worth anything to4he city. Its duties
require time and attssfion. There are
many Inconvenience and great dsal
Of unpleasantness connected with tt,
position. Unreasonable constituents
aud faalt-6nding newspapers may grum
BILE at what is not done, and complain
of what is accomplished. But City
Council We must have, nevertheless. Il
must DO composed Of good, self-saerihe'
ing men. anxious only for the prosperi
; ~ of the City and comfort and happi
ness OF is citizens, or il will be made N
of men who win have no hesitation il
using the power Of the City to advane
their own schemes Of peculation an
dishonor. A large amount of none
passes through the hands OF City Coau
Gil every rear. We have often bee
amused at witnessing the eagerness wit
which men, whose annual earnings an
expenditures do not exceed fe'
7 hundred dollars, struggle for position
5 where they may have q hand i
\ spending thousands 1t seems 4,
afford them satisfaction and plea
I, ure beyond measure. Poverty is n
n crime. Men Of sound judgement, larg
= = experience and unquestouable integrii
a. may be found among the poorer elasse
"a and their selection as Councilmen wou
- :. be an honor to their constituents and
e. benefit TO the City. But our Observable
teaches us, that while it is hard TO pu
= suade those who have most at stake,
- the jadieious management Of munieip
+. affairs, to serve on the Council Board,
is Improbable to select those who ha
little interest in the future OF the CT,
-. and are anxious only for the grati6e
ton arising from the spending Of {
% public funds,
We trust in the coming election th
ST. good men in each ward, If called on
'y their neighbors to represent them in
On, City Council, will not refuse Evai
loO. vile is now on the flood tide fprospe
ing ty. We want jadieious pilots to SAFE
steer US on to assured success. Duri
the coming year many matters Of vi
Sc, Importance viii come up. Oar amend
Sss @s1' city charter win be in force. A lar
= portion Of the present suburbs will
are. taken inside the corporation. The s.
py. % ject of street Improvements win dema
an attention it has never before receiv
The supplying of our city with va
. will also merit and must receive q ca
" ful consideration not usually bestoS
upon city business.
'rs, The mere suggestion OF these weig