The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-30
Republican Primaries.

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held this evening between the hours of
six and seven o'clock. 1t is the duty of
every citizen TO attend the caucuscs and
have voice in the selection of dele
gates and candidates 1t is Mt these
gatherings that the groundwork for a
good government or bad one is laid.an
il you are out and do your duty you
will have discharged your responsibility
in the affair. If MnnkatO ever wanted
good officers, intelligent Aldermen, and
u demonstration of push, she wants it
now. The city is ripe fora "b0om" and
y substantial one, too, and all that is
wanting to start it is u set of Ire men at
the head OF our municipality,with back
bone enough to defy the narrow mind
cd and bigoted few who hold their
hands up in holy horror whenever there
is faint prospect OF improvement
at the expense of the taxpayers
1t takes money to run city and con
duct its affairs successfully, and it does
not pay to neglect needed improvements
now for the sake Of making them here
after, and ut much greater expense.
What the city most needs is u Mayor
young, energetic, enterprising busi-
ness man. Then to back him up and
give him strength and support, 1t needs
class of Aldermen who can measure
the world with something larger than
foot rule. They must view more than
one side OF question or project to as.
certain its true dimensions. They must
be men who have an interest in the
prosperity Of the city. They must be
all and do all these, or AS Aldermen
they are failures. 1t is the duty of
every Republican to see that the ticket
he votes contains men of this character.
There is plenty Of timber in the city
from which to select sound material,
full grown and hardy, and it is folly to
take up with small growth Of under
brush even in part.
The present Aldermen in the Third
and Fourth Wards s. w. Burgess and
Jesse Welch--havc proved -ti.e. aselves
worthy the confidence that has been re-
posed in them, and so far as our knowl
edge extends there Is no disposition to
lay them aside. Who will be placed in
nomination in the Second we have no
means Of knowing, neither have we
heard any name suggested. s. Win
ship, Esq, would make tirst-class AL
derman, and while the ward is Demo-
cratic, it is not at all certain but what
he could be elected. The First Ward
is hopclcssly Democratic, but tho Re-
publican voters of that precinct should
by all means place good man in nom.
inatisn and strive to elect him.
For members of the School Board,
Fletcher in the First, James and Flach-
seminar in the Second, l.. l.. Davis
in the Third and Mr.. Brewster In the
Fourth are all acceptable men and
would make efficient guardians of our
school interests.
Ben. Smith seems to have clear field
for the RecOrdership, SO far us the con-
vention has authority, and he stands a
most excellent chance for election. Mr..
Smith is pre-eminently qualified for the
position, has host OF earnest friends
ready to tender him support, and it is
not too much to say that if elected he
will prove one of the very best officers
the city ever had.
Who the Republicans will put up for
Treasurer is u cOnundrum. Some are
favorable to Nick Lang, while others
prefer some one else. Certain it is that
Mr.. Lang has made an excellent treas.
urer; he is Republican, and we fail to
see wherein he is not entitled to the
support of the Republican convention
and of the Republican voters.
For once, let the Republicans of Man
kato come together on a common level
and labor for Il common cause.-the
election of good men. Do not, as too
often has been the case in the past, and
to the sacrifice of our best interests.
labor to defeat some one just for the
purpose of being contrary. Such
motives are guided by pure cussedness
and not spark of principle. What is
wanted is unity OF action and harmony
of feeling.