The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-24
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

In April next the city must elect mayor
This Is IN election in which every citizen Of
this city, no matter whist his avocaion mey
DO, no mater how itch or how poor he msy
be- is interested. Dallas il u great big city, q
larger IND more important city than cities of
her population, say fifteen thousand, geneF-
ally sra. She Is the entrepot for oil the trade
of North Texas, the central commercial
point for all the vast region, the best in the
state, kdown as North Texas. Here the
trade of this mighty district centres, and
rsliales ia several directions. We are not
only u railroad c9ntre, great trunk lines
tapping every section, not only
of this immediate section, bu,
of the entire state, but horo great wagon
trade aud the commarcRl necessities of in
Vulnerable points about and around us como
for tLoae things they need, bringing u8 cotton
and other products ard taking of our gro.
cerios, dry goods, clothing, machinery, hard
ware, drugs, etc, etc, in exchange IN part
and leaving with us handsome quantum Of
money. All these things considered, it must
be seen and appreciated that Dallas is the
city of North Texas, and that therefore she
ought to have mayor and n city couocil, q
board Of fathers who sra alive and awake o.
the importance of the city and oil Of It's de-
mands. We do not know who propose to be
candidates for mayor Ut the ensuing election
we do not know whether there will be-
party nominations or not. All The is IN the
future, and even il it q. ere IN tire present
and candidates woro in tho field, we have
nothing to say for or against aay candidate
There is time enough for that. 1t is more
than a month to the election, and in thSt
time We can, of tho gohtlcmon whj may
Offer fo7 the exalted position of mayor select
our f'yorite, if We SEQ proper to e5pouse the
cause of shy one, We use the term, in con.
nec.ion vita the msyoralty, of "oxslled po-
siton.' We think II is one of the highest
offices that can be bestowed upon any gen
tlemau. The man who fills the position
has grave and serious responsibility
upon him. He has the growing wants
of thriving and hourishing young city to
look after and to advance in every waI posi-.
bic within his power, not only in an individual
capacity, but officially hs mayor of the city
II behoovcs us then to consider earnestly,
and intere.tedly rs to whom ~
will select for the position, does it mott In
dependent rs the HERALD is, studying and
battling only for tho best interests Of She
people, il occurs to US that there ought TO e
rs little politics as possible in any municipal
election, and especially in tho election OF q
mayor. Tho mayor Is supposed and ought
10 be, the mayor of the entire people without
regard to their politics. He should
strive for the good of the entire
people and the prosperity of the who'll
tic should devote his ouAro
timo and energies 10 the welfare of the city
There should DO nothing that escaped his st
tonton and careful consideration that in any
way pertsined to tho weliato of tho city
Tho ordinances should DO u. his tongues end,
and no should study the wants mud neces,i-
tics OF the city and suggest new laSs or tho
of old ones, 20 ms 10 NEE thes'
wants AMI necessities. lie should 10 gen.
iloman for whom the citizens oflha city have
respect aud ia whose intentions and co
leOvors they have confidence, Ibis is Cur
s.imato of what we think a mayor ough. 30
De, and W give it for WHAT is worth.