, 1886-07-08

turns itself loose. il Is a habe II
the faith Us Yet. hut with true young
Precocity il essays Il know
more than older heads. The AEGU-
coufesses to a desire that c. 5. Noor-
hces may he defeated. and proposes
to help SNOW him under at the polls
If he should succeed in getting re
Nominated. Our quotations lately.
however, have been entirely from
democratic authority, and they have
all tended to show that C. 5. Voor-
hees does not represent the demo
cracy Of the Territory. The o!d
leaders and wheel horses Of that party
denounce him almost without OK
ception.
\ few disgruntled democrats, a2-
parently jealous Of the successful
administration OF Mayor Il. 9. Hill,
have positively declined that gen
tleman ont Of the race this year, eyi-
IDENTIFY without his knowledge and
consent, and have brought ont d. ".
Smith. i goodiy number of names
are on the petition, but many of the
parties seem TO have signed under q
misapprehension Of the facts. Joe
Kuhn and the CaH send the new
candidate out with n flourish Of
trumpets-and the offices are probably
already apportioned. We are not
advised whether the inaugural mes
sage has been prepared yet; but
should the people conclude to be
heard from some time this week, We
Will let our readers know the partic-
ulars of the smashing of this little
political slate.
CITY FINANCEs.-We publish today
complete financial exhibit from
City Treasurer, Henry Landes, show
ing in detail the exact condition Of
our municipal finances Col Landes
has uniformly published semi annual
financial reports during his incum-
bency Of the city treasurer's office,
and the showing indicates a clear,
methodical and business like man.
agement of the funds that ought to
be satisfactory to everybody. Very
seldom does it happen that an officer
so thoroug 1ly efficient can be had,
and hence it is rare pleasure 10
commend Il showing so satisfactory.
Our city debt is quite small, com
pared with the size Of the town, and
when the extensive public improve
ments are taken into account. And
this leads us to remark that in the
selection of city officers on the 18th
inst. there should be great care to
put forward none but the best ard
most trustworthy citizens-those
whose Judgment can be depended
upon to manage our affairs with dis
crrtion and safety.
A citizen and property owner OF
Port Townsend, at present living in
Seattle. writes the editor of this paper
to put him down for a fifty dollar
contribution toward the proposed NJ
e. college, in case its location Is as
sured for this city. That is the kind
of spirit we hope to see manifest
among property owners, not only in
Port Townsend but throughout JEFF
ferson, Clallam and San Juan conn
ties. Such an institution as Bishop
Fowler proposes to establish on
Puget Sound will be a prize for our
section far more important and val
liable than any we have yet contend-
ed for. Tacoma is making bid for
it, and will probably get it unless we
can make showing equally as large
in lands and coin. The matter will
be decided at the conference session
here about the middle of August, so
that the time for action is growing
short. If ever an opportunity offered
inviting our citizens to bestir them
selves in the direction Of enterprise
and iberal1ty toward public-spirited
movements, surely that Opportunity is
now at hand. A subscription paper
will soon be sent around, and it is to
be hoped that everybody will respond
substantially. 1t will be like taking
a dollar from one pocket and putting
three dollars into the other. If the
burden is divided it will not be op-
pressiye upon any.
Municipal politics are attracting
some attention this week, and it is
likely that the people will hold a
mass meeting to express their choice
for city officers. The ARGUS has DO
candidates, but it does want to see
men nominated by the people and for
the people instead of by and for any
individual or set Of schemers. We
believe the men selected should be as
rule older heads than those who
have been managing affairs, and that
the "new deal" should be in the
direction Of reform. 1t would not be
asking too much if the respectable
portion of the community should in
sist upon having the bawdy houses
ct least removed from the principal
street to a location little more re-
mote. where they would not be u con-
tinpai public eyesore and disgrace.