The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-31
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There remains one week in which citizens may
do something toward accomplishing a reform Of the
House of Delegates. Energetic, hopeful work can do
much in this direction Lethargy- and the wailng of
an assumed despair will do nothing.
The Republic recognizes that cooperation among
the better elements Of the community is absolutely
essential and, therefore, deprecates the insistent In
trusOn Of partisan feeling into the contest. the
inevitable result Of this must be divide the forces
Of good government and to insure their defeat at
the polls.
1t is unfortunate that in three of the wards the
Republicans made no nominations, but conceded the
wards to men that should have been defeated. In
the remaining twenty-five wards candidates were
presented, of whom eleven will make creditable rep
resentatives. Five of these eleven, Clarence T.
Case Of the Fourth Ward, Henry C. Neun of the
Sixth, Joseph Maserang Of the Twenty-second, VIII
liam G. Dierkng Of the Twentyfourth and Walter NJ.
Birge Of the Twentyseventh, distinctly better
than their Democratic opponents. is
OF the twenty-eight Democratic nominees eleven
will make creditable representatives, and five of
these w. d. Griffin of the First Ward, August c.
Lueking Of the Second, William II. Hughes of the
Tenth Edward J. ONeill Of the Eleventh and ]. J..
OBrien Of the Twentieth are distinctly better than
their Republican opponents.
OF the five Independents three will make credit
able representatives, and three of these John II. Ut
hof. Henry w. Beerman Of the Seventeenth Ward
and William A. Block Of the Eighteenth, distinct
~ better than either their Democratic Republican
opponents.
good House Of Delegates can be secured by elect
ing the Democratic candidates in the First Second
Tenth and Twentieth wards the Republican candi-
dates in the Fourth, Sixth, Twenty-second, Twenty
fourth and TYenty-seventh wards, the Independent
candidates in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth wards
either Republican or Democratic candidates in the
Twelfth, Thirteenth Twenty-frst, Twenty fifth and
Twenty-eighth wards. and either the Democratic or
Independent candidate in the Eleventh Ward.
Here, then, is the opportunity to get sixteen good
men-a clear, strong, working majority Of the House.
The work necessary to accomplish this must be done
this week. II not done during this week, it will be
forever too late.
This is not time for carping. pickering or dis
sension. 1t is not time for fostering dscord among
the better elements Of the community. Good has
been accomplished during the last two years, but
remains to be done and If left undone the
work of the last two years will be Of little avail The
had men Of the community, Republicans and Demo
Gratis, work together. The good men must do the
same. Il
The Globe says that 'in almost every ward the
Republican candidate for the House of Delegates is
better than the Democrat nominated by the Indian
element"
This is but an appeal to partisanshp in a crisis
appealed to. But the Globes statement implies
that in wards the Democratic candidate is the
better man. The Globe should be specific. 1t should
have the courage Of its opinions. 1t certainly does
not believe with ingalls, that "the worst Republican
is better than the best Democrat" Let 1t throw on
party trammels rise superior to party prejudice and
designate the wards in which the Democratic candi
date is the better man.
To stand upon the general assertion that in almost
every ward the Republican candidate is the better
man is to indorse the Republican candidates in the
wards where they not the better men. It is COW
ering up when uncoverng is needed above all things
1t is using dark lantern when the electric light
should be turned on. 1t is weak partisanship. but
not robust public spirit.
We have published ticket from which we believe
good House of Delegates be secured. II the
Globe will designate ticket which 1t will recommend
its readers The Republic WIN take pleasure in pub
fishing 1t.