Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-19
A WORD TO THE CITIZENS OF
WARRINGTON.

we nave earnestly cOmmenueu 70 every ,
,itIzen Of Washington the duty Of register
ng his name, and at this stage Of our mu-
ilcipal campaign to ovlnce by his acts the
interest he feels In securing a thorough re-
form In the administration Of corporation
lHairs. With us II Is no longer question
n local politics, but one in which every cltl-
Ten is deeply interested. The ratification
" the fifteenth amendment has removed
oreyer all prejudice on account OF race and
color, and those who heretofore have classed
themselves among the cold citizens" have
Ere this discovered that our colored citizens
cannot be hoodwinked, and are quite as
zealous as any In our midst in bringing |
about the desired and most needed change. |
Now we appeal TO property. holders, to |
merchants, clerks, mechanics, laborlng men,
to one and all entitled to register in the
Third ward, or in any other ward In the
city, not TO allow the work Of the board TO
close until they have been numbered among
those entitled to vote at the ensuing June
election. It ls true we have no voice In the
election Of q President, members OF Con-
gress, or in selecting a Governor, but We
have in choosing Mayor and members Of
the City Council, through whom the taxes
general and special are levied. II this is
not enough 10 arouse the community 10 a
keen sense Of their duty, what in the world
do the citizens Of Washington need to slim
ulate them In exercising a right which, In
the present condition Of our municipal af-
fairs, their honor and self-protection de-
mands they should exercise.
II representative men would only take a
lively, active interest in all that concerns
our city, our word for 1t, they would find
that the masses would rally To their support.
What better evidence do they need than has
already been eylnced In the First ward,
where the majority of the voters have ar
rayed themselves under the banner of re-
formf In fact has not every ward In the
city demonstrated the necessity for united,
concerted action In securing the reform
most needed. Yes, 1t is something more
than name, something more than shallow
pretension that has aroused the people, and
now what remains TO be done Is to secure by
glorious triumph the work already so au.
splcuously commenced. How can this DO
done, and how will It's influence be continued
throughout the administration Of the sue
cessful candidates, whether in the Mayor
atty or In the City Councils1
II men Of character, men Of standing In
society, whose purity of life entities them to
respect, would but attend the primary meet
iugs and caucuses, giving their advice
TO tho parties with which they act, 1t
would be impossible for unworthy men to
obtain nominations, or II they were nomi-
mated they could not be elected. There is
always ono way, every man Of business
knows, TO do work well, and that is TO do
II himself. Our local affairs have heretofore
been carried on too much by proxy. 1t
seems TO be REGARDED - t-- lev. to- rruch
aside from everyday business to take part
In primary meetings, and so no one Is more
to DO blamed than the apathetic citizens Of
Washington for our present financial condl-
ton.
The establishment Of rings and cliques to
control nominations naturally grows out Of
thls arrangement. They may be composed
Of INSCRIPTIONS men but somebody must
do the work, and It is len by the best to the
worst. II the good men will not do thiS,
the bad win; and when they do It, they are
sure 10 consult their own advantage In their
arrangements.
Can those who complain Of bad manage
ment blameRaybody but themselves. Is II
not the fault of their own neglect, aud will
they not be culpable II this state of things
Is continued. Why should our citizens be so
much engrossed,or so indifferent as to permit
this state Of things to continue! We cannot
eat,drink or sleep by proxy, but We allow our
municipal affairs to DO carried on in this
way.
Washington during the past two years has
been shamefully misgoVerned, and now the
remedy is at hand, and let those who COM
plain begin at once the work OF redeeming
our city from lie present rulers. We are one
community, peculiarly Isolated under our
present form of government, aud the inter.
ests of the merchant, the property holder,
the mechanic and the laborer are Identical.
What will beueht one, benefits all, and what
operates lnJuriously TO the capitalists, al fleets
equally those dependent upon them for
work.
We proudly refer to the action Of the hon.
est inVinclble voters OF the western ward Of
the city, who are laboring increasingly TO
promote better feeling among their fellow
citizens. They are determined, aud so are
the good citizens Of every ward, to perfect a
municipal reform.
We urge that In the selection Of delegates
to tho nominating convention, primary cleo
lions should be held in every ward In the
city, and that the polls be as strictly watched
a. at the regular election Of nominees. Then
all that Is required is the cooperation oil
every voter interested In the good work, aud
the victory achieved will rebound to the
honor Of the capital Of the nation, and
place Washington foremost among the mu.
inequalities OF the United States.
THE SEVENTH WARD ALIyE.-Two CALI
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