The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-24

Communicated
THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
"Darbyite" Gives His Views And
Urges Voters to Inform
Themselves.
The CONDITIONS DISCUSSED
TO The Free Lancc

| The CONDITIONS DISCUSSED
/ 20 The Free Lancc.
Prompted hy no desire to enter a
newspaper controversy. nor posing ms a
/ leader oi thoueht. OF director of policies.
/ hut ia thc plain capacity of citizen and
/ voter. the writer asks permission Tor
/ space boo your paper t0 express hls vieWs.
/ So the election iu June next there Is to
/ bc chu~,u ht the voters ol this city six
Icitzrns thfc, from each ward. to I'LL the
important position of common tounrii-
man The very imporiauc" of the rlcc-
tiun iu~tiiir~ an expression al views bY
any citizen and thoughtful consideration
+ hy the voters. 90 the end that the choice
/ shall De- the selection oi the most suitable
men. representing thr interest ~ all the
people and whose policies shall be- 10
/ iurthrr the Wcliar, oi the entire city. and
materially better the conditions of its
citizens without shock or revolution,
/ without malice or prejudice. without
lear or li~tru~t ui any member ol the
/ Council or body oi citinus. As Oh" do
n,rtiuc body oi affairs of The corporation
no member oi thr Council should he the
representative of amy party egg orgnn.la-
! iou. hui -iHlil lr' lit 7rh. '''" 3D.. IS '''
iority of tua people. to logi~late fer The
/ common good. bound JOS no connection
or aili.iAtion to ANY club. even 90 graft
! tulr. to u'- ltct its dictates rs inprIsoIS
or policies
THE history OBJ th' affairs ol ihr 'itN
ipr Che past two years should nc care
/ lu.IN c3g-' .'r,i ht th' 'p'rr lh lnhh'ug
bis rhnic' iHr Wrmnrf- oi l"uu.ii ai th'
/ june election. That There D. nn organ.
/ Atinn 900 tIr clly, Wiu-r .pu' ana MN
/ i- political control OF .'ral af'aif-. i~ We'll
known IUi- tuh with it~ iu-mIlrnnsil-
/ miiau AMI laws oi gnvrfumaur. rNrcu-
/ riyr o..i.er-. place AMI iim" OF meetings
is "a wlftcr OF public hnoWl 'ig li~
/ ih'f~iIp Is "a -f"I't 'H'' t''"" 40
/ themselves only AaI. Tor ta. very r'n
sou off -rru'.f .uu-f rrprr~' 20 hht 20 ~inali
minority oi tH' yot.,~ %. th' ci 3, as ID
/ ,- reasonable FOO argue tnat "a majority
u' '.urrit.I.H- iu democracy have uo
.iu-.. ilr -.rrrt political org 1ui1ifi1u.
When maiart.,- ru.r There can DO" no
fear. thlt WouIi dictate ihe riti"n~roin
/ posing tlii- power. to h'd" if'm. Ni'i-
nsit, Of tlr voters therefore must CON
-iiutr tar mcmh .r-hp ol any 'rsahlIl
tiou who's" prrspnnel is secret
a. tle election ln june. lHNl tIh- OF.
/ gan.mti9u claims the election ni several
members to the Common Council Tor IT.
4eN lnnoltir- do NOT elect, however.
Then 81 tu.claImof election has anyioun-
Iatiou 10 must be that the ir" voter
plus the membership o, this secret club
chose these citizens a- m mber- OF the
Council AMI ali ol their acts arr r"-
.p1u.ibl. 20 thc citizens aai not To-
this organization. who at h.St only
hold % bllauca ci power when t'r ir"
voters arr divided That this btldnre oI
poW.ri. euinrd hy binding the suii ag-
af ii- members hy an oath aids no
strength to taeclaim col tlus secret league.
Cit4.r- elected To- membership M the
! Comm 90 Council 10y PLAIN malpHt[ oi
the free voters. and strongly opposed 10y
thc secret 'casu' ~ the election DO JNn''
1904 can safely claim their selection ~