The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-12
rur DISPATCH BUILDING IS ON Cos
,rnxoR STREET, NEAR TO MAIN, AND
lily OPPOSITE THE OLD DISPATCH
CORNER.
City Elections.

Tho M Six of the press is again about TO be
oa,,isis,ered 10 the very good people Of the
.i,r We ioiu most heartily In the effort,
.n.,,cb the wise counsels Of the profession, to
.,r>, Tho voters 10 make good selections NJ
accommodating elections. Let us hope that
heir advice may be more universally accepta-
,,oroyy than il appeared TO be the last time IL
,,.s ciycn. Really, some sort of success, some
eor, NJ triumph is now necessary to recon
s.rpct' them in their own good opinions OF
,hc,,,seIyes The advice now is to elect good
aud suitable men. We can insure handsome
,rinmph for the press i'll this matter. All that
!; necessary is TO leare the quesfoa Ia the gentle
,,s,. ,i,cted and Wen bet on the result against
all odds
Seriously, fellow citizens, you are more
,ban ever called upon 10 elect responsible and
competent men 10 office. Except the City
council Won cannot turn them out in twelve
months, If they are incompetent. You will have
them fixed upon you for four years. Any man
can see this but ii is we'll TO impress il upon
vour minds frequently and empha'ically
Every man who is a good citizen and don't
mean TO do any dishonest act is interested III
having faithful, honest, and capable men
administering the public affairs of the corpo-
r,,ion. And as it is now not a long time
before the elections take place, the people
should be looking around and fixing upon the
nroner persons TO fill the various offices.
All of the Offices are more important than
they have been for years. The Mayor is elect
90 for four years, and ought 10 be 4 most capa.
HE man The City Council, though elected
only for one year, has the responsible duty OF
plecting several important officers who were in
latter years elected by the people. The Alder
men hold their offices for four years, and the
duties they have to perform require not only
iutelligcnc" ndiutcgrity, but some knowledge
of law and legal proceedings. Therefore they
should be, beyond question, respectable In
Standing and in talents. The voters should
Try 10 make for themselves most respectable
court both for the credit of the city ana fof
the dignity and efficiency of the court. WIN
such body of men, the proper. administration
Of Justice is insured and the security and
order of the city promoted
If the voters act wisely now. we may pro-
mise ourselves IN excellent government. We
have already police organization that has
done a great deal TO check disorder, violence,
md vice il has given universal satisfaction.
Every man goes 10 bed now with much less
.,,,xioty than formerly-much more certainty
Of a sound nights sleep. With this desidelii-
tum scared, let us now have discreet and
trustworthy Council to take care OF the credit
and general interests of the city,.and elect
proper men - the offices entrusted to them 10
hi: let us have men of integrity, good sense,
and sound Judgment for the Hastings Court,
and Richmond may, indeed, rest for a period
from that feverish anxiety which ever agitateo
the public mind when the city interests were
confded to incapable men. repose like TINS
j, something 10 struggle for.