The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-13
THE COMING ELECTION

N. week ot a municipal election which in consequence oi it> importance ought to have been participated m quite en- thu,ia>,icary by au classes. This, how ever Ina, uot been done. \ most de cidci apathy has characterized thc whole matter and at this writing it Is not even definitely known who will bc candidate, for election. much less what they win represent This !, not as ii should be and thc blame rests alone vith ,bc people. for long ere this men and measures should have been dls- cu.,rI
 Certain it |, ii thc next council doe, r., md' ,hc expectation, oi thc pco. pie. i.t prove, inefficient or even nm trustworthy. che oi,itcu> will have u" r,a,ma,c cause tor complaint They ha,, given but a passing thought, a, 10 were. to ,hc selection ot nominees. ,remrely forgetting Thoma, Jcticr- som, saving. Eternal vigilance Is thc prl,, co. liberty While. oi course. iu strictly local affairs extreme prccau- tor |, uot SO essential it |, never tbe,e,, true ,bat good citizenship en- tst, interest and concern iu thc well being oi thc municipal organism and he who doe, uot manifest thc same |, lacking m some oi thc essential qua hucs oi a good citizen.
 We arc very glad Co state that SO ar indication, pon, there |, not mu,b pro,pc,, oi poor men beins eiec- teI Nearly al oi those suggested for tbr several place, arc competent. hon est person, and thc Daily Alaskan would supper, tbcm ii nominated li Che rcmaudcrtobc suggested are oi the same good gua'tg, ,hc ciy wiii not be che loser uo matter which ones get the greatest number oi ballot, on cleo uon day.
 We. however, would much prefer that cher, bc a more general know ledge ot uha, they ail pypo,c to do when elected Those candidates who have decided convictions on any phase oi municipal government should make ,bcm known so cha, ,he people could choose between them ii there was any difference oi opinions manifested This ., bu, due Go thc voters
 Without going into detail, at this timc it can be stated that two very important thing. ought Go be con,i dgr,I ir selecting officers tor next year. ior upon ,b,,r determination rest, Co considerable c>scut ihc commercial prosperity oi ,bc city Some thing u.l have to bc done to aiiu,, matter, ot tl> u,rr> Several solutions have been offered and 70 would be well for intending candidate, Go take a position ou ,hc question And then there are way, u which che revenue of che city can be materially increased without douc violence to Che right, oi any one rb., ought to be more uniycr,- aly discussed and what prospective candidates believe on Che subject should be made pubh, a, a matter of justice tu tbg people.
 Our school matter, ucci attention The unfortunate affair, about che new building vil uot Joe settled before the uc>t boarI assume, t, duties. and t bchoo,e, everybody in this critical tmc t1 sec that thc best material ob- taoab'c |, up for directors
 Qmtr a number oi thc prominent business men have been asked Co be- come candidates. but have refused be- cause ot tbc pressure oi private bu,i- uc,, Upon ail such we would urge che necessity oi taking a broad liberal view ot che matter remembering that they have duty %, citizen, a, well as merchant, to perform and that some body is, to make these sacridce, n order ,hat ,bc social organism may be kept intact "A