Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-30
A STATEMENT.
Communication from L. ".
Keck, Esquire.

teliS what lie mas DECIDED TO U0--WfIl
be u Candidate for Mayor-Sees the
obstacles He has to overcome What
he will do and will not DO.
Editor of the New DOMINION.
When | contemplate becoming
candidate for the office of Mayor of
Morgantown. / realize all the obsta.
cles in the race.
While | am taxpayer, and Of
no small proportion, much as the
fact is regretted, still the bare propo
sition presents itself that / am
Democrat, and am thereby inelligi-
BILE to hold office in Morgantown.
The people of this growing town
6nee did conclude that their interests
would be safe, il l were Mayor, and
it was my effort during my admins
tration, to satisfy them that my first
and only duty, was to the people.
The time / gave to the public, dur
ing my term, was done without
thinking of the salary connected with
the office, and did it conscientious
", and without complaint.
When the citizens" p committee
was called for last year, my friends
objected because did not suffer my
name to 90 before the people, but
they now understand why.
The report Of the committee APP
pointed by the meeting was ignored,
as to the Board of Education, but
was accepted as to the Councilman-
ie ticket, which was either right or
wrong, and the public should be the
judges of the proposition. 1t was
either right as an entirety, or wrong
as to part.
| believe that the votes OF the PEG
pie, at the polls, should determine
what they wish.
am not the representative OF any
ring" or clique" and would not
be | shall not depend upon any
citizens On committee to put me
in office, nor do | ask the increase of
salary. so that | may be pursuaded
to hold the same. Ii the people of
Morgantown wish some one else to
act for the ensuing year as their
Mayor, their decision will be my
pleasure, but ] am not satisfied with
the presentation that this town, one
of the prettiest and best in the state,
shall not have some one who is will
ling to sacrifice himself, as candi-
date, in order that this town shall
not be dominated bya political ring,
who has no other motive than self
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and personal pro-
motion.
We all pay taxes, and should be
permitted to select those we wish to
represent us in the council.
It has occurred that two or three
select the ticket, and manage the
whole affair, so as to work to their in
diyidual interests. This, In my opin-
ion, is radically wrong, and there
should be called halt.
| shall not give any banquet, In or
der to compromise those who attend,
which is only s'citizens'' meeting?
in disguise, because shall rely upon
the sound, unhampered vote Of the
people.
Who pays for this contemplated
banquet, am unable to say, whether
the Council, or the people, but pre-
sumo the individual members OF the
Council.
Some one should be willing to run
against the ring but who shall it be-
| am willing to take the chances, the
intended banquet Notwithstanding
Ii there be anyone who can conf
mand more votes than / can / am
willing to let him take my place, and
| will do all that | can to elect him.
We should have some right to select
our candidates, and see that the
town is operated in the interests of
the people, and not of any ring or
clique.
| will have more to say, through
your columns in the future.
L. ". KICK.