Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-12
ANNUAL CITY ELECTION.

ANNUAL CITY ELECTION.
The importance Of choosing capabl'
men to take charge of the city's af
fairs for the next two years should no
be underestimated by the voters o
Dallas. Indifference to the manage
ment OF the municipal governmen
and failure to select competent Officers
at the annual election to be held two
weeks from next Monday would bt
the most serious obstacle that could bt
placed in the way of Dallas growth
and development at this time
The management OF municipal az
fairs is of as much Importance tC
the people living within the corporate
limits of Dallas as is the management
Of the county government itself. In
deed, it is Of more importance, il the
matter of taxation can be taken as a
criterion. The city levy this yaar Is
higher than the entire levy for all
county purposes. Notwithstanding
the fact that the revenue from licenses
is greater than ever before, the city
levy this year is the highest of any
year since Dallas became an incorpor-
ated town.
1t is for the people to say whether
they are satisfied with the present ad-
miDistration of affairs. tits for them
to decide whether they are getting
value received for the money they
have been paying over the tax col
lector's counter in the last four weeks.
1t is for them to decide whether the
city is being improved as it should be
improved, and whether the business
institutions over which the city has
control and regulation are being man.
aged in way conducive to the best
interests Of the town. These are the
things that must be decided by the
voters, and upon their decision will |
depend the growth and prosperity Of
the town for the next two years. How
important it is, then, that the decision
should be wisely made
The matter OF street improvement is
one Of supreme Importance in Dallas
at the present time, and the people
will again be asked to vote upon the
question Of purchasing rock crusher
and building permanent thorough
fares. Despite the expense connected
with the proposed improvement, the
purchase will probably be authorized.
The better streets" platform will be
the popular platform this year. The
people realize that Dallas must pro-
vide better streets for a steadily
increasing traffic, and that the desired
improvement cannot be made with the
material at hand But for the very
reason that the movement is popular,
no incapable or unfit candidate should
be permitted to slip into Office on this
The purchase OF a rock
crusher and the building of good
streets will cost large sum of money,
and none but the most prudent and
capable business men should be
chosen to handle this money. If the
money is carefully spent and the work
wisely managed, the result will be for
the everlasting good of the town. If,
on the other hand, incapable men are
chosen to carry out the improvement,
the result will be failure and financial
disaster.
Let our citizens ponder deeply these
matters and then take such action as
% them seems best. Above all else,
et men be chosen who will at all
lines labor earnestly and faithfully
or the upbuilding of the town; men
gho will work first, last and all the
lime for Greater Dallas; men who
ire their own masters and have no
private or corporate interests to serve
men who will firmly and righteously
guard the public morals without be-
ng swayed by Puritanism or fanati-
ism. Men such as these, and no
'thers, are needed. If such are
'hosen, the beautiful and thriving
'lty OF Dallas will continue uninter-
its onward march to great
less and prosperity.