Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-08-10
APPROACHING
CITY ELECTION

On September Is the citizens of
Oxford will cast their ballots for
set of new officers or rather a may
or and board of aldermen, marshal
and city clerk.
Those who wish to place their
names before the people to be voted
for or against, must hand their
| names to the executive committee
by August 15, in order to get their
names on the ticket.
! Up to this time only one man has
announced, that for marshal. We
are not able to say as to whether
any body wants a city JOB or not.
1t looks very much like mo change
in some of the places, or at least we
understand that secret meeting was
held some time back by "few" and
slated the ticket. Nothing is being
said about the matter, and if another
week passes without new entries, the
J ticket, as slated, will have no opp0-
sition.
1 This is a free for all fight-no set
/ of men or faction has d right to
dictate as to who shall serve as Of
ficers of the city. But unless more
interest is aroused the names as
slated will go on the ticket unop-
posed. 1t will then be too late to
offer a protest. The way is open,
now, and if any one wishes to enter
the race for mayor, alderman, mar
shall or city clerk, now is the time
to do so-before Aug. 15. After that
date YOU cannot get your name on
the ticket.
Men who were elected to rule the
destines of the city should be broad,
considerate and not too assuming,
they should be SLOW 20 speak and
consiGerate in acts. Some men are
more adapted to serving in an otfi-
t.al c l&city than others, and there
are those who are utterly unfit to
serve the people in any capacity. All
these things should be considered III
selecting officers, either state, NUM-
cipal or otherwise.
There is a great work to be done IN
Oxford during the next few years.
Streets to build, sidewalks to be I'M
proved alleys to be cut, cleared and
cleaned out. The light and water
plant will come III for attention,
hitching OF should be established
and the square ceaned up and kept
clean. 1t is a disgrace of so long
standing that sight has been lost OF
the Importance of having a place
for farmers to hitch teams and
horses. and establish parking rules
for cars On Saturdays the square
is literally filled with wagons, teams'
cars, cows, and on Sunday mormng
the town has more the appearance
of horse lot than it does city OF
clean. and refined people, educated
and enlightened on hygiene and
Health rules. For the sake of self
respect somethig should be done
with reference to furnishing places
for our people to leave their stock
and wagons while shopping in Ok
ford. 1t is up to US to provide this
accommodation. Let us have some-
thing else in view besides dollars
and cents for the people who chose
to make Oxford their homes. The
welfare of our people should be the
first thought, and if Oxford is
worthy of the name "city" she should
be kept in "city style. !"
In selecting a set of officers we
should disregard the idea that "there
lis a fence around Oxford" and that
she will never be any bigger. If we
select progressive, courageous, am
bilious and clever set of officers who
will look forward to the growth of
the city by making it pleasant and
desirable place to live, Oxford will
grow; on the contrary, she will con-
tinue in the same non-progressive
channel she has been in for the past
ten years or longer. A city is just
what you make it.
The Eagle has the interest of the
people at heart, we see things con-
stantly which should be different.
We hear ugly things about Oxford
by people from no larger, but more
progressive little cities. Now is the
time to act.