The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-20
THE POLITICAL POT.

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THE POLITICAL POT.
The Municipal Election Receiving Some At
te'stio'. BY Political Aspirants.
While but little of special note
is visible to the naked eye apro-
pos to the coming municipal
election, there is apparently an
undercurrent of hustling on the
part of many official aspirants,
and the calm which has been
sustained so long will doubtless
give way to tempestuous and
energetic work on the part of
all at an early date.
So far as we are enabled to
state, up to this writing there is
but one avowed candidate for
the mayoralty, Mr.. J. G. Jack
son, and while 1T is altogether
unlikely that Mr.. Jackson will
be given a clear field, The Enter
prise believes the citizens of Vir.
ginia could look much farther
and fare much worse than to
trust the municipal government
in his hands for the coming year.
Mr.. Jackson's residence in Vir-
ginia dates from before the fire,
and during the past three years
he has made many friends and
in a business way has proven
himself a competent. energetic
young man, and his honorable
dealing has gained for him the
respect and esteem of all who
have had with him transactions
of business nature.
The treasury will, to all ap-
pearances, remain at it's old
stand, Mr.. J. r. James seeming
ly having "sinch" upon it
although a contest for ;he po-
sition is not an unlikely step.
The recorders chair, together
with the salary attachment, has
caught the eye of two of our
citizens. atleast, with a possibili-
ty of others. Mr.. D. G. Christie
pher, who held the position of
village recorder during the last
year Of Virginia's existence un-
der a village government, and
John Costin, Jr., the real estate
and insurance agent, are the
present prospectives, and tor
one reason if for no other The
Enterprise believes it the duty
OF every taxpayer to support
Mr.. Christopher. That reason is
that Mr. Christopher is tax
payer in the city of Virginia,
and we stand firmly upon the
ground that none but taxpayers
should be honored with official
positions in our city, either
elective or appointive. The
ability and competence of either
candidate is unquestioned, but we
predict that the voters of the
city will agree with US in our
principal of supporting can
didates having taxable interests
! in the city.
In connection with this posi-
tion, also allow us to say that
the namc of The Enterprise
editor has been mentioned in con-
nection Herewith, and while
admitting that we might fill the
position with profit to ourselves
and discredit to the city, we look
upon politics and the running of
a newspaper as two things
which are like whiskey and wa
ter somewhat unmixable, and
seek not for the honor.
The various aldermen are a
matter of less apparent strife:
Alderman Johnson Of the second,
Alderman Cameron of the third
and Alderman Lundstrom of the
fourth being candidates for re-
election, with no opposition 50
far as known. In the first ward
the name of Alderman Pratt is
mentioned. as is also that of Mr..
W. G.. Carr, Herman Krause and
others, and the people of the
ward will pick out the best man
in case of there being two OF
more opposing candidates.
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j. P. Rossman, of Duluth, has