The Globe-republican., 1893-03-10
Not the Man This Time.


readers the reason why A. Gluck was
not suitable man for the mayor
Dodge City at this time.
If any one WAS led to expect from
such promise that this paper would
attact Mr. Gluck. and attempt to hold
him up to public ridicule. they will be
disappointed.
As an earnest. active, public spirited
citizen. we honor and admire Mr.. Gluck.
Look back over the history of Dodge
City and see if we are not right. When
ever strangers were to be entertained as
guests of the city, no one has been more
active in extending courtesies. Many
times he put aside his business, took his
carriage and drove them about the city
and suburbs. In every subscription to
Iaise money for the good of Dodge City
Olts donation set Oppsite. In fact. Dodge
City needs men of the active, energetic
and public spirited disposition as is this
MAE, and the more we can have of them
perity of the wheat belt metropolis.
But. to use the language OF another.
seven fly has his foibles,@ aad. with
all his good qualities. " hich make him
most verify and desirable citizen, Mr..
,Gluck has one fault. None of us are
free .frem mistakes in matters of expedi-
-ercy. Each has his peculiar ideas of
what is the best plan for managing pub
lie or private affairs. We do not desire
to detract from the sincerity of Mr..
Gluek's intention to do what he regards
best for Dodge City But he has hob
by which we believe will seriously inter-
fere with the growth of our city, if rid
den by the chief magistrate thereof.
During the next two years there is
every reason to believe the population
of this great wheat belt will rapidly in
crease in population. and during that
period trade centers will be PERMANENT
~ established. Dodge City is the nat
ural metropolis. and capitalists who
come from the east to make homes for
themselves among us, will turn to this
point and consider the advisability
OF investing their money in manufac-
tunes business blocks, or other enterprises
for making money.
Men with money to invest are gener-
ally conservative. They usually come
from Odd settled communities. where all
laws are strictly enforced. 10 them the |
only safety for undisturbed, peaceable
enjoyment of property, is respect for
and rigid observance of all duly enacted |
laws. With them the only reasonable
thing to do concerning bad law, is to
repeal it. The idea of whole commu-
nifty conspiring to elect officers to set
aside legal enactments strikes them as
anarchy, pure and simple. They think
if people get in the habit of setting
aside unpopular laws without repeating
them, there is no telling how long they
will be restrained by the provisions of
those enacted for the protection Of pri-
vate property.
If the mayor of Dodge City shall be a
man whose hobby is that it is good for
Dodge City to violate a certain law,
which many of our people think ought
not to have been adopted, if such man
be SO Jealous in his belief that he talks
of it on all convenient occasions, to old
acquaintances, to new arrivals, and to
the stranger who tarries temporarily in
our city; if he buzzes it into the capital
ist seeking to place his money where it
will be safe and secure. What effect it
will have on the last named? Will such
trust their hard earned thousands among
people who say by their deliberate
choice for mayor that the principle of
enforcing laws is not to be adhered to-
Certainly many persons will be infiu-
cedlto go elsewhere by this very thing.
Let us therefore extend to Bro. Gluck
our cordial good will. honor and respect
him for the good he has done in
Dodge City.
But for mayor, in this important
emergency. let us select man who wifi
not talk so much about plans against
the enforcement of law. Some other
time, when our city has passed through
the next tidal wave of prosperity, our
manufactures are established. plenty of
capital invested amoug us. and Dodge
City has been fully acknowledged by all
as the Queen City of the great wheat
belt, or when this worthy citizen can
see his way clear to truly keep the oath
OF office to which he must subscribe.
then may we do honor to him for the
many public spirited, liberal and enter
prising acts he has done in our midst. t
WIN Hahn noAa> IT.