Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1909 — CITY ELECTION NOT FAR OFF. [ARTICLE]

CITY ELECTION NOT FAR OFF.

Elsewhere in The Democrat appears the call for the re-organiza-tlon of the Democratic City Committee to get ready for the city campaign, which is now in full blast in many cities of the state. A full ticket is to be elected in November, and if the talk one hears from all sides is any criterion, there are many citizens and tax-payers of Rensselaer who want to see a change in our city government—not merely a new set of officers of the same politics who will be no improvement over the old ones, but a brand-new deal that will mean something more than mere words. While It is necessary to have at least two political parties, partisan politics ought to cut very little figure in the selection of officers to fill our local offices. Rensselaer certainly needs a business administration, and to that end the democrats should choose a ticket carefully and place none but our best men thereon—jnen in whom the people have absolute confidence, will not forget that they are public servants rather than masters, and will act for the benefit of the city as a whole.

The democrats of the various wards should talk the matter up and find out who their most available candidate for councilman is and get his consent to let his name be usedIt is not a desirable position in many ways, but a little genuine local patriotism on the part of our best citizens in this matter, will, we feel sure, be appreciated at this time.