Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-03-21

citizens who have an abiding interest in
the city, despite the gratuituous advice
so generously preferred, and so univers-
ally rejected, by the Carbon County
Chronicle. This democratic organ has
taken it upon itself, without consulting
the wishes of its political constituency,
to urge that the democrats put up a
separate political ticket. But in this
view that newspaper is without any fol
lowing. In order that the general con-
sensus of opinion may be had with refer
ence to the injection Of politics into the
campaign, The Picket has gone to the
trouble Of interviewing the business men
and prominent leaders of both political
parties and the showing made fully Just
titles the position that the The Picket
has taken touching the elimination OF
party lines in the ensuing election.
These expressions of opinion come from
both democrats and republicans and are
presented as follows:
b. Z. Vail (dem.) You may quote me
as being unalterably opposed to the in
lection of politics into the municipal
campaign. While [ have no vote here,
my residence being at Carbonate, nearly
all NY financial interests are in Red
Lodge and it would be the height Of
follv to precipitatc 4 three -cornered fight
that might result in turning the city
government over to incompetent persons.
"A mans political beliefs ought not 70 cut
any figure in the coming election. The
continued growth ana prosperity Of the
city outweighs political considerations.
1t should be the aim Of every taxpayer
TO elect men to office who will give the
city good, clean, business administra-
ton. I believe in the enforcement Of
law and order and in the continuance in
office Of police officers who can be dc
pended upon to suppress all unlawful
uprisings and compel the recognition OF
constituted authority.
A. e. Flager rep.) should be the
aim to select only competent men for
office. In the city election there is moth
ing to Justify a partisan fight being
made. 1t doesn't matter whether the
mayor Of the city is republican or
democrat. The thing to be considered
is his competency and character. | am
in favor of placing the reins Of govern
ment in this city in the hands of any set
of men who are sufficiently identified
with it's interests to see that the peoples
money is judiciously expended and the
laws properly enforced. BY all means
lets keep politics out Of the municipal
campaign.
w. A. Talmage (dem,) il
neither reason nor sense in pushing pol
itics into the municipal campaign. We
can't afford to turn our city government
over to incompetent people. This thing
Of using the political yardstick in tax
ing the measure of mans fitness fol
Office is entirely wrong. Political parties
are all right in their place, but thai
place is not in municipal elections II
cities like Red Lodge. Let the business
interests, working in harmony with those
that 90 to make up the better elemen
of society, unite on ticket composed o
men OF Judgment and economy ant
sagacity, irrespective Of their politica
beliefs, and invest them with the con
duct of our municipal affairs and tn
administration of our laws.
Dan r. Fisher (rep.)-lt is my Judg
ment that the question of politics shoul'
not enter into the coming city electlo1
j. S. Robbins (dem.)- have an abld
ing faith in the judgment OF the majorlt
and should hate to see the voters OF tn
city divide into political parties in tn
ensuing election. believe that it Wonl
be injurious to the best interests of tn
city to put up partisan fight. 1t bf
: hooves all good citizens to vote for a sc
Of city officials thoroughly identifie
with the moral and financial welfare {
the municipality. BY all means, let u
relegate politics to the rear in the cit
!
G campaign.
E. j. Mclean (dem. Under existin
;, conditions / am firmly of the opinio
! that to draw party lines in the comm
= municipal election would be disastrol
to the best interests Of the city.
w. II. Tinkcom (dem.)-It's all foe
) ishness to put political tickets in tt
s field in the city campaign. ] don't b
lieye that the democrats favor any sue
s idea, and you can say, if you want
) that won't have anything to do vii
s any partisan movement.
; William Larkin (rep.)-As far as ! a
3concerned s don't care whether the ne
; mayor is a republican or democrat,
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