The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-06-05
ADVISEDLY!
KEEP HISTORY STRAIGHT.

cured the Office-SimpIy Exercise,
the God Given Right to Think an,
Act as They Thought 5est-No Pol
tics Figured in Offices.
The editor of the High Point Repub
lcan had quite a lengthy article il
last weeks paper regarding the elec
ton of the various officers by the
City Council Among other things he
calls it a high handed usurptiOn OF
the rights of local self government, >
etc.
In the first paragraph of the article
the editor says he was willing to see
men chosen On their merits alone"
The editor of The Review heartily
agrees with this declaration by the
Republican and believes this was done
bv the councilmen.
In paragraph two The Republican
expresses the belief that the farcial
selection of public servants at the
meeting of the City Council was an ut
ter disregard of the peoples wishes,
and as clean-cut a bit of professional
politics as was ever put over" He
calls it gang rule" and says that a
grave injustice was done.
The editor of The Review, who is at
present one of the City Councilmen re-
sents any such insiuuations on the
part of the editor of The Republican,
and as far as this editor is concerned
he voted for the best men, regardless
of political alignment, in fact did not
know the politics of many of the ap-
plicants and furthermore did not care
to know In justice to the other mem
bers of the Council we believe they
were also prompted by best motives,
and surely there is reason to believe
that the City Council has at least an
average amount Of intelligence. This
editor and councilman did not vote for
every man elected.
In the third paragraph of The Re-
publican, "Shrewd professionals of
the Democratic party have got by with
another clever COUP" says the editor.
The editor of The Republican GER
tainly ought to know that there are
three Republicans to two Democrats,
including the Mayor, on the board and
the Mayor voted every time, so 1T
would have been impossible for the
two Democrats to have landed more
offices had not Republicans believed
the men chosen we're the best. -
In paragraph four The Republican
throws a fit because "One or more |
Republican aspirants lost out" and
saws that only one lone Republican |
secured an office" J.
In regard to this the editor OF The
Review will say that one of the big !
gest Offices that a Republican des1r- t
ed went to a Democrat because the
Councilmen thought Under existing
conditions" it would be the best thing
r"r the city. and evidently the Repub-
lican who sought this office thought
the same thing because he signed the
application asking the City Council to
elect the man who did secure the Of
flee. The fact that one happens to be
a Republican or a Democrat is no rea-
son for his eligibility alone but 1T is
THE MAN who counts. There was
more thnr one Republican elected and
if the editor of The Repnhlican will
count little he will find this to be
y }.
i The streets. is Republican, Mr. /
I'm Myers, Of the notice force. is "
Republican, Mr. A. B. Horney of the
fire departrent is a Republican. and
here NAV be others as far as we
know. We feel like we are in position
o speak for all the COuncilmen, an&
state that there was no .
rame-up as referred to in article f1vo, :
IS far as we know and we believe we
10 know. 1t is useless to particulaTize l
le"e The Councilmen are not not 9
asleep.
IN regard to paragraphs six, seven
md eight the editor touches on Z
Past political history as he terms 1t
Ind has no direct bearing on this
election
In paragraph nine the editor Of The
Republican claims that the Republl- d
ans took pity on the Democrats ana =
gave them the majority of the ap- Il
}olntiVe offices in the last election.
mats funny. but it is at least COM
nendable. Surely there must have.
'een some merit connected with all
his. - i.
IN paragraph ten it is claimed by the
ditor Of The Republican that the gen 7
lemen's agreement in the recent elec- e
Ion had been broken. If there was t
my agreement as to the division OF n
lonors this Councilman knows moth a
ng OF it, in fact there could have been N
10 agreement made because the city P
'n9rter expressly forbids it and W.
'eheVe that the gentlemen cOmDos-
ng the City Council have as high
enSe Of honor, and justice and acted
or the very best interests of the city
'S the next man. all insinuations to n
lie contrary. The editor of The Re- d
ne" knows that many Republicans Ii
'o,ed for him in the recent election O.
III" IS duly appreciative Of same. .f 81
re editor Of The Review hasn't r,