The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-01

# The eiscsiosi OF Il tls Is officer takes place
ahisesvenfug; md
ance % the city, and eninently TO each
city Representative who has Go cast q yotein
the election. that the claims Of the present
officer for reelection should be thoroughly
and fairly considered Il
sss The office Is the most important in the
city,. II requires d man OF entire capacity
to discharge its important duties. It IL,
furthermore, eriinently desirable that he,
should be man OF proDitya and honor. He
should be alilse7a man of ability and incor-
Colonel CUTsHAw fills the bill.
His official term has afforded immense sat-
isfacsion An know that In incapable and
unreliable bands the Office might have in
|fiicted immense loss and been the door to
vast corruptions, such as have been ,devel-
oped In New York and other great cities ];
and all in Richmond who know Colonel
CuTsnAw's answering honesty and strict
administration, know that in Richmond this
door has. been constantly shut and barred
against all attempts to enter Not even the
giant corruption has succeeded with his
battering-ram in effeeting an opening.
People OF Richmond may appreciate the
advantage OF having such an officer, such q
protector OF their interests, by recurring to
| the vast sums which have been stolen from
great cities through the Engineering De-
partment. lAssurcdly the security and the
benefit we have enjoyed during Colonel
CuTsHAw's official term should inspire the
earnest desire OF us ali to keep him in the
public service.
Colonel CUTsHAw fills the most difficult OF
offices. He has more people to please and
to offend than has any other officer. DO
what he may lie cannot please everybody,
and must incur the displeasure ofnot few.
1t is his high duty 10 advance the public in
terests and not to be sWerved from his pub
lie duty by personal favor or affection.
This track he has plumbed with frmness
and fidelity which few men could have dis
played. What but the public appreciation
should he receive for this?
But all people are not considerate, and
fewer OF them arc unseltish, and when in
the performance of his public duty ne mas
been compelled to do what was objection
able to individuals, he has made enemies OF
such individuals as were not wise enough
and bad not public spirit enough to smother
their resentments under just sense OF the
public duty OF the officer. There is no Just
objection to this faithful officer, and indeed
no objection that is not traceable to per-
sonal feeling.
We beg gentlemen to consider well their
complaints and how far the citizen should
90 in demanding that the public comfort
and convenience should be subordnated to
| his personal comfort or interests. No pub
| lie representative has moral right to con-
suit his personal advantagein legislating for
his constituents. lie would violate the high
duties of his position, he would outrage his
own conscience, by making his vote for
public officer subordinate to his personal
resentments, preiudces, or interests. Let
this point be we'll considered. II it be we
have no doubt OF the result.
CurslIAw is the ablest City Engineer we
ever had. BE is capable and honest.
All men confide in his efficiency and good
faith. His eviction would be 4 public ca
lamity, and 4 warning to all capable and
honest men that it is dangerous TO enter the
service of the city OF Richmond.