Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-01-26
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URGES PEOPLE
OF MEXICO TO
COOPERATE

R. M. White, who is in Sarasota,
Fla, writes to the Ledger as follows
urging the people of Mexico to take
an interest in the government of their
city and to see that a good ticket is
nominated at thecoming primary.
Sarasota, Fla.
Jan. 16, 1922.
We trust every Democrat in Mexico
will attend the city primary election
and see that a good ticket is nomin-
ated. If you want your city to grow
and your laws enforced you must have
a first class administration. Politics
should play a very small part in a city
election. It is more important that
the official be an up-to-date and pro-
gressive business man than that he
be a Populist, a Republican or Dem
ocrat.
At the same time as long as we
have primaries, I want to enter my
protest DO the judges against men,
bers of M of the parties voting at
the primary of the other party. Every
year from 100 to 200 colored Repub-
licans r voters at the Democratic
primary, some Of them at so much
per vote. And then at the general
election they vote the Republican
ticket and this Dc done by white Dem
ocrats and everybody knows why. It
should be stopped and will be stopped
if the judges follow the law. A party
primary Is or the members Of that
party and for no one else and we
hope the women of both parties win
wake UP and see that the law is en-
forced In the future.
Labor In the South appears TO be
cooperating along the line Of getting
back to normally and all skilled labor
Is voluntarily coming down.
The finances of Macon, Georgia,
became somewhat short, as most cities
and towns have found theirs within
the last year or two because of enor-
nous demands at outrageous prices.
The council found it necessary to lay
off men in various department, at
least for a while, and the fire depart
ment was coming in for a cut of seven
men.
Then the whole fire department did
one of the finest things we have read
of in a municipal finance crisis. The
members of it met, discussed the mat
ter agreed on, and proposed to the
city government that the iremen take
a reduction Of ten dollars per month
each in their salary, and not have dis.
missed, any man at a time when 9
paying job is needed by every mar.
Of course the city government &C,
cepted the proposition, and the de
partment remains in tact, and, al
though at a lower salary for the pres
ent, is comfortably living with a con,
science void of offense, ecause none Of
its number is hunting work, and, per.
haps, not finding it.
That's the spirit that makes any
form of government a success. Wher
? mar is willing to take a reduction
in his salary in order that his fellow.
workmen may not be thrown out OF
paying work. there's something fine
in that man.
No one wants wages to come down
any more than necessary but in order
to keep business enterprises going
there will have to be material reduc-
tons. How a you pay So or 81 a
day for labor to grow 40 cent corn
1t can be done.
And like the plan Of the Ledger
having an annual dinner, participated
in by the families of the employees
Much of the success of the Ledger in
the past is due to the loyalty Of the
staff from the devil down to the
editor, in the attempt to every day
Of every week of every year to get out
the very best paper. And when you
have good feeling and loyalty in any