The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-31

ing what conventions and public gather
ings it is desirable for the good of the
city to secure; not for the special benefit
of any person or class of persons, but
for the community as whole. These
matters are constantly being considered
and passed upon by the Commercial
club. and that body has at all times
secured the hearty support and co-opera-
tion of Mr.. Wall, both as mayor OF the
city of Fargo and as an individual.
know of no meeting which it has been
deemed best 10 secure, that has not come
to Fargo. The street carnival was dis
continued because it had ceased to be
"a benefit, if it were such; the grain
growers conventions are continued be-
cause deemed desirable and because the
commercial club has raised the money
for expenses attendant thereto.
1t would appear that the city is now
enjoying the privilege of having what
it wants and passing up what it does
not So much for Johnson's platforms
As to the matter of the sewer assess
ments. The result of The Morning Call
johnson agitation is the best answer
With all their unfair criticism sof the
work of the commissioners, the circu-
lation of handbills charging that the
people had been jobbed; the calling Of
meetings (political to develop grain Of
dissatisfaction; a general effort of the
Johnson managers to create and foster
a feeling among those assessed that there
had been an unfair discrimination,
brought out hardly a score of protestants
from the hundreds assessed. Does this
look as though there had been any great
unfairness in the levy as WHOLE or
that the people who are assessed there.
under consider generally that they have
been unfairly dealt with. # 1..
Do you know of any assessment ever
made in the city of Fargo that with a
like amount of agitation would not have
brought forth as many protestsa &
Can any citizen, whether supporter
Of Mr.. Wall two years ago or no, find
anything to seriously deprecate in an
Esition can only raise these two issues (;
is it not safe to conclude that Mr.. Wall
| has made a good executive?
This admitted, does it seem advisable
to return to the conditions SO graphical
ly depicted BY The Morning Call of four
years back as then existing. Conditions
that are, unfortunately after four years,
a little hazy, but that were glaringly evil
dent to us at that time, and will be again
!! if we neglect to do our duty as good
citizens, not only in casting our own
votes for Mr.. Wall and a continuation
of fIthe present eleany business admiris-
tration,, but in seeing, that; every voter
who thinks as we do in these matters
gets to the polls next Monday See to
Lit that the present rational administra-
tionis continued ). that the methods that
have brought order and system in the
different departments of the city are
maintained; that the 10000 which the
| indebtedness of the city has been re-
! duced in four. years with a lower tax
rate, does mot again burden MS To do
this We want and must have the vote
and hearty support of every man who
stands for the progress that has been
made. We have advanced our standard;
| let us not retreat. s@ Ii,
| What Fargo needs. during the next
two years is a business manager not an
! ! advance agent. Taxpayer
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