The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-03-30
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Apsopcs a Ne Dsaeesaue psinasiss to
~ Asla April 9. for The psrpose q no@ina-
dr. ticket Tor the coming munieipal cleo
tioa. desire 20 give exPeessioa to some
thoagAts that ~iii no doubt find a hearty
rospouse in the minds Of the rank and file
Il the property holders and business men Of
Lafayette.
Our community has been exceptionally
favored in the enjoyment of a distinctly
business like administration of its municipal
affairs during the past two years. The in
cumbent Mayor and Councilmen have al
ways displayed an earnest interest in the
welfare of the public, and during their ten
ure of Office have carried out public i'm
provements of more than ordinary impor-
lance and NJ great personal sacrifice in not a
few instances. The finances of the town
have been handled with signal ability and
commendable judgment. In a word. the
taxpayers have had = ''clean'' administra-
ton of the public affairs, for which they
should feel under obligations TO the gentle
men who have been at the helm of munich
pal government for the past two years.
Now, as serious minded, progressive
people, we are directly concerned in con-
tinuing the present satisfactory conditions
affecting our local government. Lafayette
is rapidly gaining in commercial and educa-
tional importance and the community must
keep pace IN matters of municipal govern
ment with the growth of the town in other
respects, if we desire to reap the full bene-
fit of the fast advancing position of the
town. We should be careful to not make
any mistake along this line, for good m"ni-
cipaf government plays highly important
part in the march of progress. The new
era of progress and prosperity that is in
evidence on every hand in Lafayette must
not be INSTRUCTED in any way but, like other
sseood things must be 'spushed along -
and one of the very best ways of putting the
shoulder to the wheel is by electing men of
known business ability and integrity of
character to fill public Office.
In view of the thorough cuisines" adj
ministration the present City Council has
given to the people of Lafayette, the proper
thing to do now would seem to be to give
our friends a stsecond term in recognition
of the value of their past services and, also,
to insure a continuance of sound business
methods in the management of public affairs.
On the part of the taxpayers of the COM
munity it is especially desirable at this time
that important measures already under
taken by the present administration, and
other projected Improvements. may be al
lowed to go On without interruptions; and
the easiest way TO insure the achievement of
these good works is to make no change in
the personnel of the Council which already
has these matters we'll in hand; and it is not
probable that the gentlemen composing the
present Council would refuse to serve
another sentence if the 'sverdict'' should
come from their fellow-citizens.
Let the taxpayers OF Lafayette seriously
weigh the question in their minds and give
their hearty endorsement of the present
clean administration by nominating the old
Council for reelection, at the primaries to
be held April 6. N. P. Moss.
Lafa yette, La, March ~, 1901.