Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-08
COMMUNICATED.
MAKE A CHANGE.

Criticism Ia cheap and 1t is naturally
abundant. Men talk the lCudest aud
most earnest about toe things they know
the least. After some fellow agrees to do
certain thing there srs tuadreds Of
bet air artists who "know" how to do II
batter, but who had not the "metaP'
10 their make up to undertake the task
Ia this city of at lesst $4,000 able
bodied inhabitants, ia strange to say
that the weak wish t. ccnfound the
mighty. The ladies, whose mi sion on
earth should be tn Of charity and love
and sympathy, through the efolts and
champiooed by one OF the stronger sex,
want 10 dictate the sanitiou policy oithi'
city, when there are those who are paid
to do what they seem TO want to do for
nothing. Ag't,tion is 8 great thing IN
tae right direction, but 1t does seem that
hose who are iut,usted VIII the sfar,
of great city, especially in 30 inn 20 :
tsnt q matter as sanitation, should eitEer
be capable or forced to retire and give
place ID those who will do the right
thing But to do this they must be
proven capable of Ihs trus! re2osed 10
them-not by one msn, especially one
suffering With Observation-Disclosures"
who sees no good In anything except
that for which he or few Of bis ilk
stands sponor. Instead of wasting his
substance and sacrificing health in chag-
Ing waste paper, If he, or those who are
bowling about present conditions, would
examine the alleys, some Of them per.
haps adjacent to or connected With their
own premises, and correct the evils which
confront them before they wish to educzts
tae entire city In that "cleaniness"
which the Scripture says is next to
90 3llness, the city would be better eff
and newspapers could have space for
ma tars more Interesting to the general
public. We solemnly believe tht these
J Entrusted with the affairs OF Alexandra
do tie best they CAP, and II the gentle
man who has been made sick by the
inactivity OF those representing bis ward
In council, wants t. Improve condit 'ons
the field Is wide open to him 10 become
a candidate, and, ifelaoted, he can .rec:ify
the evils t. which the p'essi
council Ia heir, /! Is tia earnest hope
of taoss Who believe that the waste
paper crazs Ia the param;uu!-in fact
the ouly-issue facing the people, tat
tie gentleman who has become Gin
valid" lated on account of the shove
citation, will offer himself as 8 sscri.
6ce far the outrage of q long ,uffe ring
constituency. Mr.. B,ockelt ma lie TX
the other nigh! and highly compliment
! ed Mr. Lsadbester and said that be bad
not tbs support of the council In matters
Of improvement. There is one thing
cerlai7, "Ytu cart ketp your pudding
II you eat It," 1t only remsinB for q
few to spend tass which they haven't.
The City Oeuacil In mapping out lis ex-
peuses for the fiscal year allowed about
| S11, 900 for street department purposss.
The fitst crack u: OF The box Mr.. Lead
bastsr asked for the bu K Of this money
tor 8 seSe: In the western end OF the
city. II he bad gotten 1t, our Invalid
friend would be waking in diit and
waste paper up to his knees by this time
aud wipld net only be sick at heart but
perhaps lame The city wcu'd not have
had anything for street CLEANING. A
mailer of fact the sewer proposed was
only for the urpose of improving i'm:
proved property. Barred treasures are
great thipgs--ssen though 1t bs in the
shape Of sexer-bu! when . CITY only
| has 80 much money to spend, it is com.
pliment to those who have the force OF
conviction aud power enough to keep 10
sub sttion others Hho want to spe1d thai
pkioh they hsve cot and exit as Il
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