The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES,


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TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES.
The Importance of the coming township
elections cannot be overestimated, nor will the
people regard them lightly in any part of the
State. The Office of township trustee is one
requiring no small degree of ability, frmness,
and business capacity, to say nothing of the
most pronounced honesty Of purpose and in
tegrity Of character. The revelations of the
Pollard swindle in so many townships of Indi-
ana will arouse the people everywhere to the
necessity for the nomination and election of
the very best men who can be obtained for the
Office of trustee No township of the State
can afford to let this Office 60 by default
nor be given to some one who may have
claims" for mere party service but no recog-
nizable fitness for its duties. Let the people
of both parties--for the nominations will,
doubtless, be made on party lines, as usual
see to it that thoroughly honest and competent
men are named in convention, and then,
whichever be elected, the public in
terests will be properly cared for.
The Journal urges the vital importance
of good trustee nominations in every township
Of the State, not only in the public interest
but for the good of the Republican party,
which we hope to see returned to power for
the administration of the affairs Of the State
and Nation. We desire this, because
we believe in the principles and con-
science Of the Republican party. We believe
that, with all its faults, the Republican party.
is so greatly superior to the Democratic in its
spirit and purpose, and the responsibility to
which it holds its opponents and servants, that
the best good Of the State and country de-
mand its early restoration to power. We be-
lieve majority of the people are now of this
way of thinking, after the brief experience
they have had of Democratic supremacy. The
best way to demonstrate the partys high pur-
pose, and to add to the existing public feeling,
is for the nominating conventions to put be-
character and unquestioned fitness.
Locally, the Office of trustee of Center town
ship is of the greatest importance to the tax
payers Of this, the largest and wealthiest
township of the State, the capital township
It is an absolute necessity that here the Repub-
licans shall nominate a man who will COM
mand the fullest confidence by reason of his
fitness and capacity. Under the existing
circumstances it is worse than folly for any
one to presume that the majority of the tax
payers will intrust the large duties and pow
ers of the township to any one not generally
recognized to be qualified. There never was
time, with the city treasurer's shortage and
the township frauds on one hand and the un-
settled state of confidence growing out of
banking and business difficulties on the other,
when tax payers will scrutinize the qualities
and qualifications of candidate for trustee
more closely than now, and there never
was time when the mere party label of can
didate will 90 for less We have no candi-
date, and do not desire to urge anyone or to
depreciate anyone; but it is manifest from the
temper of the times that the only hope OF
electing trustee by the Republican party Of
Center township and there is great hope, in
view Of the conditions and circumstances
in the nomination of candidate who will al
once challenge and command the confidence
of the great body of the people by reason o.
his special fitness and aptitude. That mar
like Smith King, who has been tested ant
found satisfactory, would be elected beyond
question we make no doubt, and have no hest
tation in saying that the Republican conven
ton would be wise in making such nomina
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