Daily Republican., 1884-04-26
SATURDAY. APRIL 26. 1854.
Tho Local Political Issue.

The Local Political Issue.
In a little more than month from
this date, the voters Of the city will
meet at the respective polling places
10 elect twelve City Councilmen, in
cluding the President of that bod y.
Upon this election will depend the
political complexion of the City Council
for the next two years. Were it only
questi IN of politics it matters not wheth
er the Council be Democratic or kepuo-
lican. There are issues at stake that
reach farther than the mere political com
plexion of that body, questions which
Immediately concern the people IN an
economical and financial respect.
1t is well known fact that although
the present City Council may have
made few injudicious and uncalled
for expeditureS, it has been one OF the
most economical City Councils We have
had for many years. 1t has taken the
whole two years it has been in power
to pay off floating debts created by the
former Democratic administrations
Notably the people have not forgotten
that they had to meet under Kepub-
licap administration deficiency of TWEEN
tv thousand dollars misappropration n
from the school fund of the city.
This misappropriation handicapped
the Republicans as soon as they came
into power, but they met the issue, pro
yided the money and saved the school
fund for its legitimate purpose. Be
sides this the Republican City Council
has had to meet not less than twenty
Thousand dollars of other expenditures
commenced by the preceding Council
and for which there was no money.
These have also been fully and honest
ly met faith has been kept with the
people, the business of the city has
been carried on, and on Thursday even
ing the report of the City Treasurer was
that there were $4,000 in the Treasury
to meet the expenses OF the city until
the first of June,
This is record of which the present
City Council may justly be proud-a
record that challenges a favorable com
parison, and il is now for the people u
say whether this City Council, that ha!
shown such wise capacity for govern
ment-such careful consideration 0
the interests of the taxpayers, shall b
retired to be succeeded by one alread
condemned by It's former record of dis
regard for the rights of the people
total disregard for even the school fund
IA fund that should be kept sacred fo
the cause of education.
1t is true that the present City toul
Gil has not been able 10 do everythin
the people wanted done. 1t had jus
So much money 10 eNpend, and II Ia
to he expended III the most economics
manner to make ends meet, and leaV
no debt behind This is the reaso
why no more streets have been opene'
and paved and more improvements q
every kind made. There were old cor
tracts under DelnocrSt almil.ssStr
tions, and old d~br, mlrr the same
be paid, and to the rr'It ui tAae prese
Council, all have been met in GOO
faith III
should change hs61nade in Count
the Democrat, will have clear sailin
Their old debts hy4e been paid of, r.
sheet has b"~n eared. l. is for t.
citizen voters say whether the Dem
crats. who xefeated these debts, shall
placed l.4ower or whether the Eepu
lirall,n&ho paid off that debt clef
ed t<dOckrt of old contracts, shall
k+AEin power. Were it not for par
~ and party zeal there could b
.Auestion as to the decision Of the p'
-y pie,
The question then is, will il not
paving too much for party zeal to pla
the party in power that reached tol
its hand to destroy the school fund a
created long line of debts that
publican Council had to pay OFT? ASi
from these considerations comes in II
of the Water Commission Dem"cra
lawyers may tell the people that
matter what may be the political co
pleXion of the next City Council,
Water Commission, under IN agl
mcnt of attorneys, will have t" rem;
where it is and aS it is, until II is dt
del by the Courts before which il
now pending. but these are graf
tous and specious pretenSions that mt
nothing.
fla Democ ratio Council is elected
Water Commission will 90 into pow
What legal binding is there in a M
agr cement between counsel " Nob'
should be deceived by such pleas.
election of Democratic Council me
Water Commission, H. b. Mcln
as Chief Engineer OF the Water Dep;
ment, and $50, 900 additional debt
the tax payers to meet.
In view of all these facts voters sho
consider the issues intelligenty, TIN
aside partisan considerations, and
their votes keep in power the party
paid off the old debts it did not ere
and made no new ones.
HENRY WARD BEECHER'S opil
is that Robert j. Lincoln will he
next occupant Of the White House.
main reason for thinking so is that
leaders of the Republican party will
so at dagger's points in reference to
leading candidates for the Preside
that they will be glad to bring o1
and harmony ont Of chaos by UNI
upon Lincoln. Unliklier things h
happened, and should Mr., Beech
predictions be verified the Eepubll
party can stand it without tiinchinG
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WHICH will the voters choose at
next city election, Water Commits
and an additional debt Of $50, 900 o
Republican Council, continued ec'
my and no Water Commission?
is question that closely and intima
concerns every city Taxpayer. w
will you choose, voters