Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-02-07
Municipal Elections.

our munlclpal elections VIII ne neiu
this year in cities of the first and second
class on April lst; in cities of the third
class on April LIST, and those dates seem
a long way off now. but they'll be here
doubtless before we are fully ready for
them. Many of the failures of women
to elect the candidates of their choice or
to carry certain elections in which wo-
men have participated, were the inevita-
BILE consequence of beginning late with
the preparatory work. 1t is time now to
begin to make plans for the coming cleo
ton and to devise means for putting
those plans into execution.
That success may crown the efforts of
the woman vOters,-that they may do
the most of good with their ballots. it
will be necessary for them to study to
succeed in electing their candidates; and
something more than unimpeachable in
tentions is necessary both in the meth
DDS of election and the selection of can
didates. In the receipt for cooking a
hare, the first thing is to catch your
hare; in electing good men to city offices,
the first thing is to catch good men for
candidates, but since we have but few
desirable men left on earth with enough
public spirit to accept of these offices for
the sake of the public welfare,-offices
which impose considerable distasteful la
Dor and offer in return little of honor or
emOlument. this finding of the right men
for candidates is not an easy matter; but
do not be discouraged; take the best man
TO be had and support him heartily. and
if experience has taught you that you
were unwise in your choice Of the men
you supported last year or the year be-
fore, do not let that fact lessen your
earnest effort to the best thing according
to your light in the coming election.
Neither imps nor angles nor yet male
voters have ever been able to make sure
before hand what man will do after he
is elected How then is it possible that
new voters shall be infallible in select
ing candidates for office?
The moral character of man counts
fox SO much in the eyes of women that
in their ineNperience they have been In
clincd to choose the man of high mOrali
ty without stopping to consider whether
or not he had any other qualifications
for the office. do not recommend yOt-
ing for immoral men; wish to be un
derstood as saying that morality alone
does not make a good city officer. A
mayor or a councilman. to be profitable
to the city. must not only be good. but
be good for something. Be their mOrali-
ty of ever SO high an order. if they are
not men of strength. executive ability.
practical business knowledge and good
common sense, their government will
prove failure, disastrous to the inter-
ests which they were elected to serve and
prctect-the moral interest as we'll as
any other.
II possible let the men aud Gomeu
voters who care for the best interests of
the city together determine upon can
didate, SO that there shall not be wo-
man ticket against mans ticket Let
it be the right against the wrong; not the
sexes pitted Sgaipst each other! We
have had instances in various cities
where the antagonism between the male
and female voters would.not have existed
if the men had been willing to admit the
new voters to the caucus. and made any
effort to settle on a candidate mutually
acceptable to the women who want Of
ficers that will look after the moral in
terests of the city. and the men who
want officers to look after the city's
financial interests.
And lastly. but first of all, register
The books are now open. Do not post
pone the matter. Register DOW. so that
in any emergency you will not be pre-
vented from voting because your name 10 |
not written in the book" Go at once |
to the city clerks Office and register
Laura NJ. JONES.
President K. F, s. A.