The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-02-08

;,s IN this rOau VIII Auh % Aol1OmS'
FAVE EBENsBURG-
IAA'q t,q5 A. ", connecting with Day Ex.
- East and Pitts. Erie West.
4. s4O p. NJ, connecting with Altoona Ac-
A. com. West AMI Mail East.
LEAVE CRESsoN-
LLa.TsOA. NJ, or on departure of pitts. q
A. Erie Mail West.
,,5qsP. NJ, or on departure of Mail
Train EAST,
Tur APPROACHING BoRo. ELECTION.
The annual election of local officers for
Il. several bOros and townships of Cam
,l,Ouuty will be held on Friday of next
nE, the 10th instant. Speaking par
salarly with reference to E5ens5urg, we
,o1lJ say that, in our opinion, too little
inDortance has heretofore been attached
h This election. The usual custom has
been for handful OF voters of either par
Il to meet together in some out-of-the-way
glace the night before the election, hur-
redly patch up ticket, which was often
ood aud often bad, and then dismiss the
natter from further consideration-voting
rd prevailing on others to vote if the
him possessed them on election-day, or
d. voting in the absence of this wkim
he whole thing was looked upon, apparent
as an manufacturing bore, which sho'd
put out of sight, and so out of mind, as
silly and as expeditiously as possible.
All this is wrong. The duty of choos-
Dv officers to administer the municipal
kirs of the boro. is too important to be
bus hurriedly passed over, for a boro.
an no more remain prosperous and in
Uod condition with an inefficient Burgess
Ind Council, than can State with an in-
eficient Governor and subordinate Off
ers. Streets lost sight of in mud and
th-pavements and crossings OF no prac-
cal use for the purposes for which they
|ae originally intended-no laws to meet
be necessities of emergencies which are
rntlually arising-a town surely going
FGay and ruin-these are some of the
zs which must of necessity follow the
ston of boro. officers who are incom-
Ea! and uu6t to discharge the duties
FUSED on them.
Sd Instead Of looking upon the local cleo
- as bore, it should be treated as a
tier of the very first moment. We all
knowledge that it is important that we
1Id elect good lneE to fill the State Of
1T Is more important that We elect
I'd boro. ofhcers-for of what practical
AL would 1T be to us that the State is
p: IN a prosperous condition, while at
same time our boro. is suffered to fall
decay? We would scarcely feel the
eC's Of three years Of maladministration
thePart Of the State authorities but
rec years oS inefciency in our local
eTnment would be noticed most keenly.
We think, and always have thought,
1 1t Is mistake to allow politics to in
II rsre in a bOro. election. Those men
r Md be elected who would best keep
t @h and ward over the interests of the
. o. and any possible stand they may
e1 taken on the question of "reroustrLc-
II or on any similar question, should
work to their disadvantage. Enter
lg this view, We would favor the
al -latloI and election of union ticket.
a'R seems to be determined that poll
must exercise disturbing influence !;
Jag ance 1t is SO, the mistake (if it be
Ae) IN great measure be obviated |
ro1 Tue nomination Of good men only on
3. CT OF the rival tickets. In any event,
j, good men must be elected.
APIopos OF this subject: 1t is more
lte U hSely that these shores will receive
,n5 'i'a.iOn the coming summer from the
AIDED pestilence, the Asia,ic cboler.
ns M Know that this particular section has
sb] Soiore been exempt from the ravapes
az us enemy Of mankind, but that is mt
sq, J" standpoint from which to argue
II -. ~sl! 9E''qys be SO exempt. The
!. va Sangularly cratic in its choice
4' @ travel, and it would not be
a1s II 1t would now pass by Pitts
~ .' It's presence has been felt,
o1I might unfuri its dread banner
must Much stress is laid ON the
n. hoensburg is situated on the
-, =" very high mountain, to which
s~lily ascribed our immunity thus
We pestilence. But it should be
g '''eu that the cholera surmounted
-'layas, II, 900 feet in hight-why