Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-11-15
Will THEY STANDIT?
PARTY POLITICS TO CONTROL
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Proposition to Introduce Politics
into CITY Affairs not Being Favor.
abIv Received. Republican Major
jtv Too Great to Permit Thought
that Good Would Result.

The proposal to conduct the city cleo
tions next month upon political party
lines is not being received with enthusi-
asm by the average citizen. whose sole
interest in the result is that Aberdeen
secures a set OF Officials who are progress
sive. willing to devote the time, and will
conduct it's affairs in such an economical
manner as they would have their own
managed. They are not justified by the
experience OF other cities in falling on
the necks OF the proposers OF this move'
ment. On the contrary, when they OBJ
serve the conditions in republican Phila-
delphia and democratic St. Louis. in
each of which cities the dominant party
is the whole thing. they are rather IN
clined to fall upon another part Of their
persons with the toe Of their boot.
In advocating this scheme, the Bulle-
tin says:
"It may be an inopportune time to
give voice to the expression, but II the
nation and the state ale better off by be-
ing in the hands of the republicans, why
should not the same rule apply to this
city? In this, it is not intended that the
city's affairs shall be turned over to the
professional politicians, but there are
several times as many republicans IN the
city as OF any other political faith, and ii
the entire membership OF that party
were to line up and select the very best
men in the community for municipal OF
fees, the results would undoubtedly be
beneficial to TIE city. Party factions
and party strifes should be obliterated
and there should be but one idea in the
minds OF the republicans and that should
be better manicipal government
Our esteemed contemporary says 1t is
not the intention to turn over the affairs
OF the city to professional politicians.
Of course not. No boss ridden city ever
had any such intention. But professional
politicians are in control. We call the
attention of the Bulletin to the fact that
Chehais county has "severai times as
many republicans as OF any other politi'
cal faith" yet the close shave OF several
of its candidates at the late elections was
caused, as the Bdlletin we'll knows, 10y
the fact that hundreds OF republicans be-
lieved their party had been seized by 6
bunch of bosses who ignored their will
In fact, hundreds OF good republicans il
Chehalis county would be glad TO eimin
ate national poitics-and bosses-fron
county matters.
The fact is, that to adopt this scheme
would be retrogressive step The
trend of public affairs throughout th'
nation is just the opposite. 1t is recog
nized everywhere that where any party
is in such majority as to give supreme
control, it is but question OF shor
time until the Boss takes charge, an(
the public pays heavily ior his super
vision.
This movement is already so far ad
vanced as to practically have the ticke
named, and the patronage farmed out
and the party is so strong that republi
can ticket may be placed in the field
Its success depends upon whether or no
those republicans whose participation il
government consists OF paying taxes AM
voting the ticket will consent to dis
franchise themselves in favor of the rim,