The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-03-28
Municipal Ticket.
The Town ElectiOsi.

Since the result of the town meeting held
on Monday last, was made known, it has
been apparent that no party strife would at
tend the election on next Monday. Mr.. Jas
NJ. Davis was the unanimous nominee OF all
present for Intendant. Messrs. j. ID. Ken
nedy. John Kershaw, VIM. Dcas and A. II.
Dibble. were also unanimously nominated
for Wardens, A full report of the proceed
ings will be seen by reference to our local
columns. 1t is to be hoped that similar
conciliatory and concessory course may be
acted upon in regard to our County officers
at the ensuing election. The course hithcr-
to has been exactly the reverse ofthis. Bit
ter swar to the knife" has been waged, and
the "hammer and tongs" arrangement has
been fully tried. Itwould be folly to attempt
it again, on the part of the Democrats or
Conservatives Their last attempt to succeed
on mixed ticket resulted even more disas-
trously than on the straight Democratic. 1t
appears that at neither time, were the minds
of the people prepared for such step as
they took on last Monday, and that action
gives us hope of brighter future.
There was one noticeable feature of the
meeting to.wit: the absence Of BY far the
greater portion Of the merchants of the town;
whose interests are more at stake than any
other class of individuals in the community.
The mercantile interests of this as well as of
every other community, are the most impor-
tant and of the greatest consequence, and
yet, to judge from the small degree of inter-
est manifested by the merchants, and their
limited attendance upon the meeting, one
would have supposed that the occasion was
one which did not concern them in the ut
most degree. Business could not have kept
them away, for the day was very rainy, and
scarcely any person from country or town
were doing any trading. Bad weather could
not have kept them away, because the rain
held up at the time of the meeting, which
was held in the Town Hall, not three min
utes walk from the most remote Of the busi-
ness houses. Several persons who received
the nominations would have greatly prefcrr-
ed that prominent merchants should have re-
ceived them; and principally because they
would represent the most important business
interest of the town. If, as the case now
stands, those who did not see fit to attend
and look after their own welfare, as we'll as
that of others, do not have the town affairs
managed in manner satisfactory to them,
they must remember that when the opportu-
nifty was offered to them they did not grasp
it Those of the merchants, however, who
did attend, seemed to be in full accord with
the meeting, and were unanimous in the
nominations. 4a
What we have said is not intended to in
struct citizens in their public duties, because
of this each one must judge for himself, but
merely as an indication or expression of our
views and impressions, derived from reflect
ion upon the general characteristics Of the
meeting.
A larger and more harmonious meeting
has never been held, in our knowledge, with
in the prcsc nets o. Camden, and we heartily
commend our example to our sister towns
and cities.