Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-03-22
SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1924
THE APPROACHING ELECTION.

THE APPROACHING ELECTION.
On Tuesday, April l. election will be held in Pocomoke
City Mayor and two other members OF the City council
This body is everyone knows the governing one Oh oV
municipality after the interests OF the town. an
should always be for the betelment OF conditions
whether that applies the health morals mental or physca
education anything They should take prde IN the
business effort to place Pocomoke CITY IN tne
front rank of communities should believe in the place
where they ve far lies in their power the best
place which live In short they should be wdea"ake Ell
terpng with ideas and IDEALS evelheaded honest ana
with stern regard for justice and right
It might be urged such hard to nd that IS
men with those qualities who would accept public office where
they are subjected adverse criticism from class OF people VINO
seem to think that along with public trust must necessarily
90 unfavorabe criticism There does exist certain type OIL III
divdua good out OF man dong duty
for the people, administration OF public officer com
mended it proves the critic admits such officer knows ms
business If there criticism the critic thinks
better how affairs should be handled IMAM ne one co
ed with responsibility does.
The latter position is the very assume 1t is bet
ter talking vantage Agreement is not provocative OF ag
ment disagree order attack and there are those
who think holding office is always deserving OF complaint
from quarter other and the fact of his being m
cesstates effort to get him out
natural heritage of the smallest ofce-hodng fault
finding abuse and another dsagreeabe leg
acy So that is difficult to induce representative clt
zens undertake public service.
Of course ideal situation if the selection Of
municipal officials made without the injection into OF
political which renders the body polite incapable of ide
funconng and to proceed along lines similar to all
other elections There are candidates counter candidates
there are boosters defamers of the oher there the
referreto condemnation of those holding the office and the
widespread of those after the office There the pot
cal waged frequently because there who think
change would adjust things to the Kings TASTE and such adj
justment would profit those back of the change
situation arises in the instance Mayor
and be elected We do not know whether
these be reelected not they have made public
But there those who will be
ready the officials the worst the world and
the best in the world ready to
To make change not must the Immortal Bard sad
give pause There those holding places in
Council there many years. Despite what
may the contrary such long time service must denote salts
factory successful The failure of opposition proof
of the ncumbents efficiency and amount Of criticism
break down OF approved by
peated election to succeed themselves.
proposal change if the present ncumbents willing
burden themselves with Council duties? We not
putting behind candidate at alive simply Of
fering due attention the old theory of letting well enough
alone
the other hand the majority think change would be
best good found regardless political aa
municipal responsibilities then let the change be
made
either case, do think should be
made order that citizens have time to weigh the fit
of those who may aspire Councmanic honors.
herdd entrance into the field is conducive wise choice
hoped that those who may candidates will take
method of letting their candidacy be known reasonable
time before election day.
MODEL. SENATOR.
revelations resulting from investigation the