Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-05-11
For City Attorney.
T. ]. PORTER.
For Alderman -firnt Ward,
EDGAR CAMPBELL.
LOUIS BACH.

AT he risk or injecting ton much
politicsfnto the calm Sunday mood-
of our titizens, We beg leave tn say n
few words in favor Of the men who the
republicans Of Miles City have placed
before the people a. candidates for the
Offices 10 he filed. We do not wish to
he construed a. casting any reflection
on former administrations of city af-
fairs when We .av the present one J..
Il e only n that has had a policy il
Pursuance Of which any extensive
public work has been taken. Former
administrations have had their tine
occupied In framing ordina, ces and
shsping local legislation so that y well
governed and orderly city, such rs W.
have, became possible. During the
term of the present administration the
question # providing the city with y
water system came before the council.
II was st once recognized and treated
"a n weighty question, one that could
neither he cast aside, or too hastily
accepted. In a matter involving An
additional yea.ly expense on q com
mupity already feeling somewhat
heavily the burdens Of government. II
was TO b. decided whether the resul,-
ing benz fits would warrant he impos-
ing Of an sdditionsi burden. This
matter, though legally within the
power If the council to decide. was
fairly submitted to the people IN sew
eral occasions. when by general invi-
tation those feeling them-elves inter-
eeted were invited 10 he present AT The
council meetings and take part In the
discussion then to pc had. Having
a-certained by this means that q ma
jOrity u the taxpayers were in fsvorof
the introduction Of water. the requisite
STEPS were taken by the council TO 81
cure IL. and now, just M the work
which the whole council planned
without a dissenting voice II to h.
comm enced. two NJ the members most
active in this public work find their
terms about expiring. The republican
party, who certainly represent a con-
siderable msJority Of the taxpayinV
interests of the city, recognizing the
bad policy of swapping horses while
crossing n stream" have renominatsd
the two retiring aldermen In order
that the council during the next year
which will no doubt witness the com
pletior Of the water system-msy re
main of the same material a. when
this important work wa entered into.
W. do not know that either of the
democratic candidates for alderman
are opposed to the perfection Of the
water system, a. they have given M
expression Of opinion on that or any
other roinf, bu. the public does know
that Messrs. Bach and Campbell are
thoroughly interested in and com.
mttted TO the improvement; that
they have discussed II In oil la bear
ings To the public; that they assisted
In framing the ordinance under which
the corporation putting in the water
acquires Its privileges. and that they
are necessarily more familiar with the
details OF this important question than
their democratic opponents can ever
become with the limited opportunities
ct hand fer acquiring such knowledge.
There Is nc business man In the city
who. II he had a job of this magnitude
on hand. would at the outset ~discbarx.
. trusted employee, thoroughly posted
on what was to be done and how n
was TO be done, aud take In q green
hand to oversee the job. Yet this is
exactly what the democratic citizens
ask you to do when they ask you TO
displace Bach and Campbell for Crow
ley and Stuart. The two latter are
men who are busily engaged all day
long, and will have little or no induce.
meut to attend council meeting. that
are generally protracted and tiresome
Affairs. A few experimental sessions
n liable TO make them feel ~ II there