The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-01-18

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No man has right to be excused from
the duties of government. The best men
should he nominated for office, anu
every Office of the city should be hiied
with moral, honest men. lie good
citizen should be ready to sacrifice
something even if the duties OF citizen
ship are irksome and distastefui. How
shall we ever have the affairs of our own
city administered with any degree Il
purity with the men who are at pres
ent in power continued theref L call
OH all the best men in the community
to take such action at our coming cleo
ton as shall give us the best and most
honorable and able citizens to fill all
the positions which are now disgraceo
by incompetent and untrIstworthy
officials. We need the best men in the
city for these Offices. Let us go to the
primaries and nominate them, ;nd then
go to the polls and elect them"
The minister's sermon made pro-
found impression upon the people in his
own church and throughout the city.
No one was so astonished at the result
rs he was. He was not accustomed TO
having people pay such strict regard
to his preaching. He had not been
looking for it.
1t was not the minister's fault, either,
that he was not present at the primar-
les when they were held. He had, of
course, fully intended to 60, but he had
been detained by a wedding. A wedding
is something which cannot be put off
even for primary. And so the min
lister was obliged to forego that duty OF
citizenship.
1t was, therefore, with the utmost
astonishment that the minister opened
the morning paper and read the result
of the city primaries. Wequote briefly
from the account in the paper:
Last night the city primaries were held
ard nominations were made in accordance
with the wonderful sermon Of Rev. John
Smith. of the Congregational church, which
made such profound impression on the
community last week. Every one who wen
10 the primaries remembered the eloquent
appeal of the reverend gentleman to nomi
nate the best men IN the city for all the of
fees. We believe this has been done. Al
that is necessary now is to elect the mel
finest city administration in this country
We present below the names of the parties
who were nominated last night. and we cal
OF all good citizens to ratify this prinar.
at the polls
'For Mayor, Rev. John Smith, of thu
Congregational church.
"For City Clerk, Bishop Brown, of th
Episcopal church.
. "For Register Of Deeds. Deacon William
Johnson
Police Commissioners: Prof Jane
Greene, of Cloister College. City; Rev
George Robinson, Of the Presbyterian
church: Rev. Philip Burns. of the Meth
odist church.
FOR Chief OF Police. Rev. Henry ]. WI
Hams, DID,. LID. President of Cloiste
College.
For Constables: Rev. Caleb Window. o
the Baptist church; Rev. Joshua Powers
I'D, of the Lutheran church; Rev. Nose
Jones. of the Christian church.
For Justice of the Peace, Prof.. Gee
Montague, FRS.
1--WE print the list of Councilmen nom
mated, in another column. Not one OF ther
or OF the men nominated for the city Office
ever held office before. But they are on
best citizens and in accordance with Re'
John Smiths sermon we feel sure they wi
assume the duties of Office, even Ii the
should prove to be irksome and distastefu
The fact that these citizens have never hel
office should not prejudice any vote
against them. They are fully as competer
as any of the citizens who have held the:
offices hitherto. We are proud to thin
that at last we are to have city COVER
ment administered by the best citizens.
municipal millennium is at hand. Wit
Rev.John Smith for Mayor. and Presidel
Williams for Chief of Police, with the 9TH
able and honest citizens for the rest of Il
ticket, we feel sure that the reign of hood
and whisky and incompetency, which h.
characterized our fair city for years. is
an end. Let all good citizens rally to Il
polls next week and elect the best citizen
to Office
If dynamite bomb had exploded {
the breakfast table the minister wou
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