The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-13
HOW ABOUT IT.
Whittier Are We Drifting In Mu-
nicipal Matters in Texarkana7

nicipal Matters in Texarkana7
Editor DAILY TEXABKANIAN,-l
have Just finished reading your last
issue, and lay it down wondering
what can be your ideas of a Demo
cratic daily. Please allow me to in
form you that a most important
event is about to take place in our
city: We are just on the eve of a
city election, and find not one sin
| gle word in your paper about it eX-
cept the call of the committee for
the primary election and the paid
announcement of a few candidates.
1t is not my intention to teach you
how to run your paper, for you
ought to be well posted on that line
but allow me to say that / do think
it the duty Of our papers to at least
call attention to a fact Of such
| great Importance to our city and
urge the voters to come to the
polls.
On Wednesday the Democratic
primaries will be held for the pur-
pose Of selecting our candidates and
the matter has been conducted so
quietly and the new manner of vot-
ing is so poorly understood that we
run great risk Of selecting very
poor material, and if we do select
poor material the Democratic party
will be greatly hurt, ifnot defeated,
No party can expect its members to
blindly vote for its nominees, if the
nominees are unworthy of our conf
dence.
With view of helping in this
matter, let us look hastily at the
administration of Mayor Arnold,
just drawing to close. He came
out squarely before election and an
nounced his policy plainly, He was
elected and has fulfilled every
pledge. Prostitution has been ban
ished gambling driven out, and the
saloon keeper has not been allowed
to profit by violating the law. Is
our city ready to turn back to the
old way? Has the moral admins
tration Of Mayor Arnold done harm
to our city? Travel with rue from
the West end of Broad Street, to its
eastern terminus, look well to the
right and to the left, note the char
acter of the business done, and the
well balanced business mind is COM.
PEELED to admit that the solid sub
stantial business predominates on
the East end. Note the improve
ments now in progress and the East
end has decidedly the advantage.
I mention such things not for the
purpose of criticising, but to show
that the predominance of confidence
rests with the East side.
We have only two candidates an
nounced for Mayor now, and Meth
er one of them has stated plainly
what policy he will follow if elected.
Gentlemen are you afraid to come
out like men and let the people
know your sentiments? The moral
element of the Democratic party
desire to know this, and they are a
power in the land if once aroused,
If you do not stand for good moral
government in Texarkana Ark,
hundreds of Democrats will scratch
your name from the ticket. Con
slider this question, gentlemen, and
consider it well,
In conclusion let me say, ] have
no axe to grind and no favors to
ask. have written this because /
have because / felt simply
that somebody ought to speak out
and we know that what is somes.
bodys business is no-bodys busi-
ness,
Mr.. Editor, beg pardon for try
ing to teach you how TO run your
paper and for using SO much ofyour
space, but | hope you will forgive
me when tell you that l never
scratched Democratic ticket in
my life, and I plead for the privil-
eye Of voting the Democratic ticket
this time, without scratch.
| March 18th, 1894 Yours truly,
DEMOCRATIC VOTER.
THE ATTORNEYS FIGHT.