The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-29
Ii DOES MATTER

The day after the registration the
morning paper announced that all
those Democrats. who had supported
James p. Smith for mayor. had re-
turned and would support the ticket,
whether they were wise or foolish
II matters not now"
But il does matter now.
If they feel they were foolish in
supporting Smith for mayor and he
has not como up TO their eXpecta-
tions. we have nothing more to say.
But II James p. Smith is making
good" in their estimation, then their
duty is not finished. He is under
no more obligation TO them for their
votes. than they are to him for Civ
ing up his time and for the financial
sacrifice he made in accepting the Of
fee His work is not finished; he
cannot finish Il without the co-opera-
tion of the general council. A mayor
atty election will be on hand next
year. and already there are indica-
tiohs that. if the Lang-Lightfoot can
didates for the general council are
elected and get control of the two
boards. municipal affairs will be
manipulated during the ensuing
year in such manner as to cripple
and embarrass the administration
and cause the public to be dissatis-
fed.
The quadrennial tax assessment is
to be completed upon a new valua-
ton. Economy and good business
judgment must be combined in fixing
the rate and making up the budget.
The citizens have had the opportun-
ity to judge whether or not the
mayor is a good business man and
his business talents in the
of the city If he has not.
more is to be said; a general
council with views entirely different
from his should be elected. II IL
clear that a Republican general coun-
ell will not differ from him. II he
is a good mayor and has conducted
his administration to the advantage
of the city then a general council In
sympathy with his policies should be
elected. and IT Is plain the Repubn-
can ticket is the one, which promises
the most.
II would be unjust to the mayor,
Il, after he has given up his time
from his own affairs and devoted
his best talents during his term To-
the city, the voters should elect a
general council that would hinder
him from completing his plans in the
last year of his term. A man like
Mayor Smith, with no further politi-
cal ambitions to subserve and moth
ing to gain by playing favorites, can
do things a mere politician can not.
II may be the city will return to the
political sort of mayor next time. IL
would be better to let Smith do all
he can before his term is out for the
good of the city; but he cannot do it
alone. He needs the help of a gem
eral council.
At least five OF the Democratic
are out for the mayoralty
next year. and their conduct in Office
will be guided by what they think
will affect their ambitions with this
OF that interest. The Republican
ticket has been endorsed by Mayor
Smith as entirely TO his liking. The
character of men nominated is high
In the average. The people must
make a grave choice one week from
next Tuesday; one that will affect
The property owners. and we insist
hat it does make a difference wheth-
er the Democrats. who voted for
Smith were wise or foolish.
OF course, the morning paper
thinks they were foolish. Il is for
hem to say for themselves by their
votes, whether they think they did
wisely or foolishly.