The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01
WILL BE ALLOWED
TO MANAGE YOUR TOWN?
Voters Faced With Serious Question of Who
Will Be Selected to Handle Thousands Of
Dollars in Next Two Years

With interest aroused i'll the
coming municipal election
which will decide on May IL
who is to manage this town for,
the next two years and spend
thousands of dollars for the
taxpayers, and with several
candidates in the field, the vot-
ers are faced with the question
of picking the men who are
able, capable, and dependable
enough for the job.
1t will take the best thought Of
the voters of Elizabeth City dur
ing the next few days, to decide this
question, conscientiOusly, honestly,
and with fairness to every citizen.
The ability and personality Of every
official who will he selected, will
have its bearing on the happiness OF
tNtIt 'ltiHcu, lut NuiuuIfOh VI thS
property in this town, the progress
of the city for years TO come. Here
are some of the questions that every
voter must ask, before lie decides
who should hold office:
Is he the type Of man would al
low to handle my estate for 1.-The
benefit Of my children, il 1 were
to die, and could have no further
voice in its disposition?
Can | count Oh him to watch with.
care, the expenditure Of every cent
that must be disbursed? Will he be
on his guard, that my interests will
be taken care Of to the fullest!'
Has this man always been honest
and truthful in all his dealings with
everyone! Does he command the
respect of every person in his ward!
Could he be entrusted with the
care. and upbuilding Of an ordinary
store! Could he run the business
at II profit not to speak Of running
Il tcn-milliOn dollar corporation be-
longing to the public!
Has he always made the most Of
his opportunities; has he been a
successful citizen and business man
is he above self-seeking; would his
own standing and appearance; re-
fleet credit or discredit on the town,
when he is held up to the light be-
fore the best people Of the Statc?.
Now here are some of the men,
who are asking the voters to put
them in office. How would these
men compare, if all of them were
scruitinized closely and impartinily
in the light Of the foregoing qlies.
tiOns? i.E.
For Mayor: J. II. Leroy. Sr.i
Aubrey &. MtGabe. a1id Mills L
Bell. - t'tl.t
For Aldermen, First Ward: L
s. Gordon. who wants to succeca
himself: j.. B. Armstrong. and G.
y. Morgan who were defeated b.
the last municipal election; and T.
i. Nash, well-known business man
who appeared in the field this week.
Second Ward: l.. W. Anderson,
who has represented his ward for %
years, and who wants to succeed
himself; Capt. Henry Balance, and
julie &. MOdlin.
Third Ward: L. G. CohOOn, pre-
sent member Of the Board who
wishes TO sucted himself -
Fourth Ward: &. w. Overman,
wcll-knOwn householder, who came
ont this week and W. II. Weather.
ly, who wishes to succeed himself.
Scrutinize these men closely.
Apply these questions to each Of
them. BE fair with your town, your
neighbor and yourself. 1t is your
money they will spend, thousands
and thousands of dollars: 1t is your
property over which they will have
control: its your town they are to
help build up and improve, and you
and your children who must live I'm
it: and you must foot the bills.
After you have given this matter
your most serious thought, then vote
as your best judgment dictates, and
prepare to grin and bear it for two
years to come.
Two men will be elected from the
First Ward: One from the Second,
Third and Fourth MardS