The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-24

/ the intelligent citizens OF Evansville
to attend the Convention tonight to
nominate candidates for the various
Offices to be filed at the ensuing cleo
ton? 1t ought not 10 be so. Yet all
acquainted with the history Of munich
pal and county conventions, know that
too often those who are most inter
ested in the prudent and economical
management Of public affairs, stay
away from the primary meetings and
permit nominations to be made to
which they afterwards urge objec-
tons. Were the best men in each of
the great political parties to attend
the primary meetings Of their parties,
and insist on nominating the very
best men within their respective or
carnations, our City, and County, and
State, and National affairs, would be
managed at a cost far below what the
people now endure in the way of tax
alton. The primary meetings are the
places for the people to speak and
make their wishes known.
We hope, therefore, that every Re
publican in the city will make his ar
fragments to attend the Convention
tonight. Let the people assemble
aud reason together, and select, as
opponents of their views and wishes.
men in whom they can trust, and for
whose election they can work with
willing hands and glad hearts.
We need hardly say, what is now
apparent to every close observer Of
political events, that the Republicans
have it in their power to elect their
entire city ticket. This makes it all
the more their duty to see that the
ticket be a good one-composed Of
men both. honest and capable. The
dissatisfaction existing among Demo-
Gratis with many Of their candidates,
and the prevailing opinion that the
head of their ticket is not the best
selection they could have made, has
greatly diminished their confidence
and enthusiasm. A little energetic
aud faithful work on the part Of Re-
publicaus will enable them to turn
this dissatisfaction to their advantage
and secure the triumph of their ticket,
provided it be composed of the very
best men aud be harmonidasly put in
nomination. -eA
Evansville is now regarded as ia
the very crisis Of her destiny. With
shrewd financial management and
broad, yet nicely discriminating, poll
cy firmly carried out, during the COM
ing three years, we may confidently
predict that her future is assured, and
that she will take her place among
the first cities n the great Mississippi
Valley. But if, on the other hand,
an unwise selection of city officials
be made, and a short-sighted and
narrow policy is inaugurated, based
upon a defective financial admins
tration of city affairs, our future will
become obsoured ia clouds, and we
will lose much Of the progress already
made. A much smaller thing than
the proper selection of a Mayer has
decided the fate of a nation.
But it is needless for US to enumer-
ate reasons why business men and
property holders and mechanics and
laboring men should turn out to the
City Convention tonight. We hope
to see Turner Hall crowded. We de-
sire to see a ticket put In nomination
that viii command the respect Of the
people and enlist their sympathy and
support With such a ticket we can
secure victory and add greatly to the
growth and prosperity. of the city.