Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-05-08
NOMINATED BY 673 NOMINATED BY TIL

We give above in parallel columns the
two tickets fer the city council now before
the people. One of these tickets was NOM
mated by a vote of 673 in the Democratic
) primary. The largest total vote cast in a
lnupiclpaf election is 1923. so that the
being majority of all the votes of the
Fity. The other ticket was dominated by
ySthe gen tlemen who are candidates on it.
We should like our readers to look at the
two tickets and compare them and see if
the Democratic nominees lose anything by
the comparison.
We mad thought that the VIND1CAToR
had no rival in it's high opinion of the old
council. bat we find it has & successful one
--in the gentlemen themselyes. We don t
know when we have seen such a delightful
and astonishing burst Of conceit as that
displayed by the six Democratic members
Ct that body who had determined to make
s name for themselves as the founders in
Virginia Of 'uop-paI tisan and strictly
business sygtem Of municipal govern
melt. They could not accept nomination
from the bulk OF the tax payers and intelli.
gent voters Of the city, SC anxious were they
TO run on their own ''marita They had
mastered the art of municipal government
and would run it on their own
patent. They had discover ed that by
appo bning out tbe liHces among
the different political partias-a pure
" partizan arrangemeIt-you can make
a non partizan government. The fact is
that the old council has, instead of giving
a non partizan government. been building
up from all parties a party Of its own.
Just as was done in Staungcn LII ally twenty
years ago by another council. In those
days there was a non partizan city govern
ment which has not been forgotten vet. At
every city election every city employee
from a cart driver up, woHl3 Tally tc The
support Of the council that elscted a.em
and give both tine ana work 20 1e,ein
them. 1t was combine e. Democrats
and Republicans which tees Ina form Of a
Ssnanicipal ''ring." Its fate ought to be a
warning TO the present combine. Every
slraan OF them fICp the Cart driver up, was
8 swept from his place, and awoke too LATE
TO the TACT thas combine is brittle and
unWieidY thing and that the defeat Of
lthree or four members OF it breaks tbe
whole thing up. The present combine will
meet the same fate
The fact is that Stanton is 100 large
burg to have It's government APPROX .saf j.
I by few gentlemen On their OVID o,ntia,
1t cannot afford to become a Tanstow,
b Goodeville. or McQuaidebur .. inst t.
crafty the conceit OF 3 few r.rea]lent oon
tlemen that they are the aast oualifie,
eitizens out OF its ten tLGussn, to RIM it.
sft is also too wise bufg 405 to appreciate
HE meaning OF this dividing out spoils TO
Suower, and II has too good memory no
recall many mist .ses that this council
has made. There IS nothing in the histor
Sof the old COUNCIL 10 arouse any doubt tina
4 new council cannot be- equally efficient
4 And in the selection Of their sdecessors W,
eoneratuIate the Stanton Dencrats OF
HE character Of tie men tlrey .ue chosen
sSs5sbere is not d part icle Of reason that Che,
snanpot make equally as good e. 5y fathers
I III those gentlemen VINO have referred te
s; s.sSs,osninate themselves 3vef being nominated
aSi,y any body else
Most seriously, We trust tns5 the com
.5s,:ne now applying for the control of on,
S,. sI IS government, will be defeatsd and thor
81, oi,lv defeated. It is. for The st time. i,
fjas field Oh its ''merits " ara aid meet
IA Mag reception. 1t is bad p ecedent tt
S. sapljs;,. to permit any SCI Of nen to as
Z suns to themselves a superiority which
7jcannot be passed upon by tie Intelligence
|I,f the city unless thar intelis ICE votes in
B:osapany with the ilIitefacy. is a pre-
Bsssl5el1s which will, scme day, oring the
|ravest troubles. Let the people end il
go J,s5 us have new Democratic cit,
ia, nci. and thorough overhauling of the
eeord
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