Show WHAT IT INSISTS UPON AND WANTS A few days ago the morning anti progress journal published in this city presented a striking king argument in opposition to the political movement now developing in this thin locality it was to the effect that the cause of education should not be hampered by a lawsuit when any step was taken presumed to be in the interest of that subject it is to be reasonably inferred that this had reference to a recent situation on the bond question it means that the school board ought to have been allowed to proceed upon an illegal and disruptive basis and t pt t people who are opposed to unlawful processes are non on the contrary however it is in the latter clam who favor educational developments development their inclination being exhibit ed by their anxiety to have it carried forward upon an impregnable basis from a legal standpoint that the majority of the board were in the first place not in that position was demonstrated when the subject was appealed to the courts which decided against them the effect of that recourse to those whose duty it Is to interpret and administer the law is that the school question to is now on a safer and better foundation than it was previous to the step being taken therefore we reassert that the objectors to the adoption of unlawful processes in relation to education or any other important public subject are the men who lead the van of progress perhaps our would have preferred the unlawful course and necessarily the unsafe OLO ole to have proceeded unchecked consistent and conservative people of all classes object there Is great anxiety on the part of the journal referred to to have the old political alas lines remain that frauds may continue to be perpetrated and the statutes of the territory set at defiance and those who break them allowed to go at liberty without punishment As an instance the case of W J allen alien may be cited judge zane asserted that he was guilty of fraudulent practices and that the conduct of mr mccallum who has gained much political notoriety not of a high character was open to suspicion in relation to the same transaction the rhe latter is now in harmony with his bis record in favor of the maintenance of the condition in which he be has been a conspicuous operator the present clerk of tills this E R allen alien is also a stalwart in the same cause this of course isto is to be expected as it is a notorious fact proved in the courts that his obtaining possession of the office be now holds was the result of the perpetration of a fraud for which the courts stated there was no remedy at law Is it not that elections can be conducted i dishonestly through an operator who is capable of manipulating them on the basis of deception and trickery and who can be procured to perform this disgraceful work for the sum of that there to is anxiety to retain the old liberal organization the lesser lights light or lather darks could as heretofore be rewarded according to their status by tle the bestowal upon them of official positions numbers of which have been created for the purpose doubtless our is exercised lost lest a better class clan of men should secure the incumbency of offices in the city government for instance and the burdens of the people he be in that way lightened and some respect paid to the will of decent citizens it la in opposed to a safe progressive gres sive financial it policy being in favor of the public funds being squandered upon multiplied officials and useless holes in the ground that have been ludicrously classed among liberal permanent improvements doubtless it will be a matter of grave offense to the journal to which we have reference should any condition prevail that would prevent the party of cor and rottenness putting men in offices to which they were never elected by the people as 88 was notoriously the cue case regarding six seats in the present city council to lose such opportunities for villainy would be quite an affliction to those who favor a reign of trickery profligacy and lawlessness no doubt that journal and the noisy turbulent adherents of its policy prefer the existence of a situation here which caused the better class claim of the local party which it so stubbornly sustains to call indignation meeting in order to demand that the liberal government of this city enforce the laws against criminals of every kind the decent and respectable people of this community of all classes unhesitatingly say any that there is a necee sity for the purification of the political atmosphere that trickery fraud corruption and vice shall beby honest officials made to hide their hideous beads this position is without reference to the party fealty of the men chosen to hold office in the future what is wanted is good men and true who will seek to preserve and not destroy the liberties of law abiding people |