The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-09-06
THE MAN FOR MAYOR.

Mayor Murphy S gnaiion
started a ripple Of excitement over
the usually Tranquil surface o.
things municipal Gossips, polu-
clans, king makers and others arc
busy selecting his successor.
lnasmuch as lhis is Tie second
time that tie mayo has offered his
resignation and this time he states
positively that he will no longer
WELD the scepger Of power IA the
city, il may be regarded as fore
gone conclusionthat his resignation
will be accepted.
Without any desire 70 play the
part OF the sycophant, and with no
other purpose than TO give honor to
whom honor is due, it is iust 10 say
that Mr.. Murphy has give tlc city
an able, conservative and business
like administration He has de-
voted himself earnestly to looking
after the welfare OF the city. That
he has made mistakes, probably no
one will deny, bat he has perhaps
made as few as any man in simi-
lar position would have made He
has had charge of the city's affairs
during a period when great and dif-
hcult problems had TO be dealt
with. The management Of the fl
nancial affairs of the city during a
time when great sums were being
spent for school houses, water
works and sewers, with the city al
ready handicapped by old debts
aud limited sources of revenue, has
furnished hard problems for both
mayor and council. These prob
lens and others still confront the
city and Mr.. Murphy's successor
will have to face conditions that
will tax the resources aud energies
of the strongest man. II is par
ticularly essential at this time that
the right mar be selected. What
kind of man should he be2
First of all, the mayor should be
a man Of unquestioned integrity-a
man who can be trusted to make
the interests Of the people para
mount even when these interests
conflict with the interests of indi-
viduals. He should be man in
whom the people will have implicit
confidence.
The mayor should be man Of
business ability. He need not nee
essarily be q business man, but he
must have the business capacity
that comes from natural endow-
ment and experience in he man
agement Of business affairs. twill
bc a strong point in his favor if he
is 4 man who has been successful
in the management of his own busi-
ness affairs. II is open to question
whether any man is capable OF con-
Quoting the important business OF a
city, who has not shown strong
abilities in conducting his own per
sonal business.
The mayor should be all agres
sive man, a man of ideas and initia-
tive power a man who can originate
plans and who has the energy and
pushing qualities necessary TO give
them effect.
He should be man who can af-
ford 70 give TO the office the time
and ~ttention necessary for the
proper discharge Of his duties; a
man who can and will guard every
interest Of the city zealously III sea-
son and out
Other things being equal il is de.
sirable that the mayor be man
who can represent the city with
credit on any public occasion.
These are some of the qualihca
tions Of a mayor. No attempt has
been made to paint anybody's pic
ture. but it is believed that there
are men in Chickasha, though they
are moi numerous who will fill the
bin Find the right one.