The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-19
THE AAYORALIrY CONT EST.

The annual city election IL 81 hand
and to say the woods IL full Of can
dldates II drawing it mild. Up 10
Thursday Of last week only one can
dIdate for mayor had announced
Smith George. Now We have two
more candidates, Mayor Underwood
and G. r.. Kirkland.
Mr.. George has been brought out
by the ultra-PrOhIbitIOn and woman
suffrage element, but just what ad-
vantage the equal sufirsgIst expect
10 win by the election Of Mr.. George,
other than having q man In Office In
sympathy with their peculiar ideas
IL not apparent. This same-element
elected Mayor Underwood two years
ago In the hope Of having the pro-
hibltory law more rightly enforced.
That Mr.. Underwood has done all
he could In the matter ~ enforcing
the law is deuIed by them and there
fore they are now on the look out for
Q new standard bearer. II IL fact,
however, that these same temper
ance people who are now 30 anxious
and so dilIgent IN the cause Of tenn
perance, are themselves more 10
blame for the way things are carried
on In the matter Of the enforcement
Of the law than IL Mayor Under
wood.
Who and what IL the Mayor Of Q |
city II not the servant Of the people |
And what is this servant Of the PEG.
pie TO do when his masters, the peo-
pie forsake him and leave him TO his |
own resources In the matter Of en-
forcing any law? Look at New Or |
leans; there IL q law against murder
In Louisiana, and yet so lax had be- |
come public sentiment In regard 10 |
enforcement Of law for tile punish
lnent Of murdsrers that q public |
ofiicer was shot down In the dis
charge Of his duty. The courts took |
the matter Of Furnishing the murder
ers In hand, and ewing TO the debIl-
ItSted state Of public sentiment In
that city, Il was impossible to con-
Wet the perpetrators Of the foul
deed. Then the populace were
aroused and to-day the city Of New
Orleans rests under q stain upon its
honor that can never be wiped out
owing to the actions Of q mob.
The causes are the same right here
In Salina, and the reason there IL
not Q better enforcement Of the law
IL all owing to tagged out public
sentiment. The actions Of these
fastidlous friends Of temperance re-
mind US Of the realized fond antici-
patIons OF an old lady we once knew
Of who said she would be gisd when
she got to Heaven, because she
would not have to 20 TO prayer meet
ing then. IL the friends Of temper
ancs Of this city are depending upon
the Law itself to rid the community
Of lntemperance land by their &c
lions, they say they do, then they
sre the most deceived people on
earth. Had they given Mayor I'm.
derwoOd the support they promised
him by eIectlng him, and 10 which
he was entitled, there would today
be NJ trouble about the matter.
Two years hence, they will be after
Q neW candidate because Mr.. George
did not all the measure OF their de-
mands. Not because he IL incom-
petsnt or Iusineere, but because the
temperance people are lazy, and ex-
pect their mayor TO do all the work
while they keep silent and tscltly
by their inaction to the vio-
lation Of the Law.
That Mayor Underwood has been
unfortunate In the matter Of APP
pOIntments In the police department
cannot be denied. but II we are not
the appointment Of Mar
shall Conrad was approved by these
same people when % wss made about
4 year ago. Mayor Underwood
might have . second term provided
he cleans out the police force and
starts In new. The dudish star
yAzers who 90 about town In each
Dther's company In brass coats with
blue buttons on them, should be In
fired.
Councilman Kirkland IL also q {
for mayor, but re can zee 4
no special reason why Mayor Under
rood should be thrown overheard to /
furnish him the place at this time.
Whstever can be said Of Mr.. KiFt- q
and's qualifications can also be =
,lslthed By Mr.. Underwood. Beth
ire excellent business men and have ]
he welfare OF the city at heart, but 2
Mr.. Kirkland IL . young man yet G
nd can afford to walt . couple Of {
ysars more until Mr.. Underwood has \
isd . s0eond term, 10 he Is deemed q
worthy Of u.
II has been urged tbst Mayor Un- Q
ierwood is the candidate Of the I
resubmIssionists, and al .
ne rag taR OF the city generally. .
We do not knoT whether this 10 true ?
" not. II he is In fsyor Of respb. ?
mission We cannot support him, and Q
Z be -. a. charged. friendly 70 solnts 4
md boot-lsggsrs We cannot support q
him. We are In for . good, temper q
.te, business administrators % city 3
lfalrs, Nay The beet man vfp. tH