The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-02
THE ELECTION TODAY.

,pr city government arc 70 no Tiled ny
lection to-day The imporlAneoo Of this
went can hardly be over estimated, and
plly warrants the formal treatment We
propose 10 give II this morning la a
new and growing city like Dallas tho
smallest Office IN tho government be'
comes important The business inter
esis Of new place are sentative 70 the
smallest official misconduct, and hence
II becomes Of tbs last Importance that
the people guard ylgllently against the
placing Of men in the city government
in any capacity, where there may be the
least chance Of trouble resulting there's
from, II Is important that we have an
accomplished assessor and collector, be'
cause fair assegsment and u rigid co.'s
lection only will furnish the sinewS OF q
municipal goyernmenl-money Money
We need aud must have, and upon the
skill aud judgment OF ihi. ollloer dee
ponds largely tho chances Of getting w.
The secretary Ia also important because
ho II Is who keeps the records Of the
city, aud upon his hithiulness aud in
tolIIgenoo depends the accuracy of the
oily's accounts The treasurer has but
u mere routine 10 pursue and but little
other than undoubted fidelity II re-
qulrod, Tho marshall, who |. tho ehlei
Of police, il oneoi the most important OF
the officers 10 be- chosen, Dallas Is peou'
liarly situated In this, She Ia tho frat
city Of Importance entered by the Inn
migrants who come 10 Texas by either
tho eastern or northern routes, The
consequence Is, we have larger pro-
portion Of unsettled or loating people
than any other place, Among these are
found many bad people, and this cir-
cumstanco requires Of IN the duty of
placing al the head Of our police ads
minialration IN intelligent, brave and
watohlul man, lie must bo of unpur'
chosable integrity, fearless In the dis
charge of duty, and we'll nigh omnipresN
cnt Slccplcss vigilance is required, be-
cause these bad people operate day and
night, and upon the iaithmlncss of our
marshal depends the means to interN
ccpt aud thwOrt thcm
These are oil of thom important posts
tions, and care should bo had that they
be filled by faithful men, but the most
important positions in our city governs
ment and which are least spoken Of,
are the aldermen Of tho different wards.
The council is the legislature OF the city,
and upon the wisdom Of iIs members
depends the character Of tho laws given
us Tor our goycrnanco We have n
large city here, and new necessities are
developing every day. Laws which
were fully adequate yesterday are uns
equal to the task to-day We must
have n city legislature capable of meet
ing every requirement Of the times, aud
every shade of difference developed by
the ever changing character OF our
population, business necessities, and
most wonderful progress.
In the roll OF names offered this
morning all these qualities arc to be
found, Let the good people of Dallas,
both rich and poor, black and white, for
once cast aside prejudice, and unite so
that We can choose the membcrs with
II view to serving best all these high and
important interests Whatever comes,
Dallas must be sped upon her mission,
There must be no halt in that high
career which lays so invitingly and 40
plainly before her We are no longer n
frontier village, nor yet u mere railroad
terminus, We are the commercial, soN
clal and industrial emporium Of as rich
district of country rs is to be found on
earth, and our city legislation and gov-
eminent must be of like character.
See to it, men of Dallas, that these
things have weight in the election to-
day.