The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-18
THE ELEorION YESTERDAY.

THE ELECTION YhSrbhDAi'
The election for mayor yesterday passed
of quietly and peaeesbly, as ia slways the
case in this city. II was very qule', inc
.,,husissm on each side being but slight,
.na the vote po,led less than three'fourlhs oi
m. toll vote Of The city by near three hun
arss. There wns no special issue in tins
contest, no party lines drawn, although he
democrats made u uomination and tho nomi-
nee was elected, but bis Opponent was I"
democra. too As near ms W. cHn es''mt 'e
reviewing elections Ia tire pas. efpe-
ci.ily the last presidential election,
the democracy of this city onn strict pArty
vote. has about ono hundred and fifty ma
;o,ity over The republicans and greenbacker'
combined. This is majority that leaves no
margin for mistakes Ia nominations, and The
democracy h.i Al we'll reallzs the fact at
ace, lrat wnen 1t desires to succeed at the
pous in Dallas, in municipal elections "
must put forward lis very best and most
available men. This is progress
sive age u,ilitaTian age, and the
people are thinking more OF Their
m,,erial interests, of the progress
aud development. and general welfare of the
cty than they are OF politics When
oqicers ARC to bs chosen for tho city, they
know the men who are put forward; they
know their capabilities, their reliability;
their capacity, their habits and incllnAllonS,
and their bent Of thought and action, and
thew are for tho general coed, without once
thinking of politics, going to vote for the
best man. Of course, other things being
equal, a democrat will naturally support
dvmocrat ard republican will support
republican, or greenbarker
will support a greenbacker. We are alud'
ing now TO the thinking, responsible, reliable
business and working men Of tho city. In
every city there are FOUNDERS and floating
voters ready to go with any tide, but they Go
not enter into consideration in these Iellec-
lions. Dallas must necessarily grow and
become n prosperous, thriving city. The
great bulk of tho population that "e are to
receive in the future will come from the
northern, western and northwestern
states. Our railroads, our genial Gil
mate and our untold resources OF
sol! with our otter advantages are going 10
bring these people here. Men with capital
men ekiied in the trades aud in manulac-
turing industries are going in tho near future
10 lnd homes with us and Dallas will become
q large and important city. The most Of
these people will be republicans, but here II:
they have ever been, they will be practical
business men subordinating in their immediate
home sfTsirs, politics to home prosperity ant
homo welfare, giving their support ii
municipal elections to those measures ant
tho,e men hest calculated 70 advance TIL
general good. We have but to look owe
the union to 500 tina, politics cuts but
small figure in local matters. Chicago will
lis ton or fifteen thousand republican major
ity has twice elected democratic mayor
tie last time but few months ago. st
Louis with large democratic msjority re
Gently elcc.cd republican for mayor and a
two elections preceding this hat
elected at one republican and the other 81
independent candidate, who in politics WAS
republican. Philadelphia and pittsburg, boil
republican cities, by from $4,000 to 1000
majori,ies, both few months ago elected
democrats to the msyoralty, and New York
with It's 10000 to $4,000 Democrat
msiority, only in November las
elected the democratic candidate for mayo
By n majority less than 5000, and hsu he ne
been most excellent gentleman an
as good material as could be SC
lecied, he would have been defeated
Tho time hss,psssed whom in local affairs III
party whip can 90 lsshed about mon g shout
deri, md under IT. keen cuttings they ca
be driven TO the polls 10 vote for rom, Die
or Harry. When tho principle, of denoc
racy or the principles of rspubliesnsm ar
involved, and grave issues based upon thes
principles arc at stake, then democrats an
republicans will 60 to the polls with enthu
siAsm to uphold these principles and to Sc
cure tho triumph of those issues, but other
wise they will forget politics. These III
simply plain facts, however uppslatable the
may be to some people.