Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-20
THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR.
Hos They Elect kHHlCipsl 0fiosrs In Other
cltles.

From the Louisville Commercial
We are glad to learn from the Courier
journal Of yesterday that the Democratic
executive committee for this city have de-
tsrmlned not 20 hold any convention for
he nomination Of candidates in the com
ing municipal election. " Q hope that the
Republican executive committee will
come 70 the same conclusion. No political
question enters into that election, and tn
people will be better able TO act with sn
eve single to the interests of the city, If
their attention Is not distracted by sp-
peals to partisan prfj judice.
We do not egr0e with the Courier
Journal altogether, however, In its esti-
mate Of the present council. II il de-
cidedly an Improvement on the last, but
It Is far from being so good that 1t cannot
easily be bettered. Oar city Is in that
condition, financially, that IL needs bust
ness capacity Of the first order, and in
tegFiby above the reach Of suspicion Ia its
nupiolpal Legislators. With 8 debt OF
seven millions, and q prospect of heavy
increase, We need exceptionally good men
70 attend TO our city business. A bali
dozen or 30 OF the present mem oerH OF ths
general council can be Rdvantageously
changed. and We hope to sse at least that
many changes made We cannot do much
worse, and We have at least 9 chance 70 do
hetter,
From the Louisville Ledger
There seema 70 be perfect unsnimity O.
sentiment upon one point at least, that q
convention Is not necessary 10 select can
didates for our municipal offices. More
than two weeks since the Ledger took
this position, and the suggestion has been
adopted by the community generally.
The executive committee have properly
determinsd 70 set upon IL, and allow the
aa1o1f for Ghau,aalrpa at the
nolIs. This is we'll Now, are the people
nrepared to actf 1t Is said that the pres
ant officers Of the city are good ones; and
~ have 1hs lntimstion pretty clearly
,,svan that In the main they will stand for
5a-siectIon. We are not going a. this
time 70 call IN question tbs Endorsements
of our local ofieisls. OF TO intimate that
they may not be trusted for another term
Nor are we prepsrtd TO give them an un-
onejffisa Endorsement We want more
1qbt before speaking upon this point; and
We are potslone. We hope It Is true that
the present corps Of the city officials have,
without exception, proven faithful and
competent. But, before we can say 90,
and record the saying we must have some
further dsta.
About a month since steps were taken
in the city council for the appointment OF
a aoofnnittee TO examine into the accounts
a. the various departments OF the city
Government for the past year, and make
-anort thereon. This We thought emf
nsrtiv proper, and had hoped ere this to
ksve k,eu favored with a report fortified
Nv fscts and 6gures upon which We could
Cordially commend az faithful servants,
II -, s,raaent officials. In this we have
hsen aissppoIpted. We have not even
49,, f7sf his eompittee has bsen ap-
noiatad And we have heard the suRges
Ion more than once, that the resolution
- -,s ,z;-5inr for the COMMITTEES was mere
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