Show I 1 WHY wily WAS BEATEN BELTEN A great many of the citizens who I 1 voted for it mr r turner on monday were at LIB election they were voting for a principle knowing that whether their ticket was successful eucce stul or not the influence of their ballot cast cost iu in a certain cause was a dead anre thing thin that principle briefly defined was a regeneration regener regene aion rallon ot honest and capable government th through ough party evolution tho the citizen voler voter did not exper the e evolution v to come so quit kly be tin did not realize how thoroughly ripe was the public mind for the chandi chant proposed he Ife rent la for a lorg fight and it was not of eo so very great consequence whether complete and final success camo came now or later on wo we are speaking epe aking n now ow of the ICES less sanguine an and d as a rule more reliable wing aln of the citizens party why the result was precipitated in tho the face of each overwhelming confidence on the ather elde side ie is the question quo etlou we want to answer here it may maybe be of some use to the incoming officers elect of both A parties and aid in fixing tho the conditions of 0 be neit next city election BO so completely that wo we will not have any ring to fight and can exert our political energies in developing questions upon which honest men may properly differ one of the things that beat mr mcnutt and tho the incoming officials should houd make particular parti calar coto note of the act fact wa wits that the convention which nominated him practically declared themselves theme elves hostile to an unconditional enforcement enforce nent of 0 tha law they were asked should the city council counell sustain its own ordinance by compelling its officers to do their toll full daty duly and they answered no upon this platform mr mcnutt asked to be mayor and the citizens said no 11 it is folly to avoid the issue of that ha t resolution b by y showing it to b be a on general principles absurd it Is to ab absurd 11 urd while electing a man to a position 0 of trust to entert entertain alti a question qu astion of chis his intent intentions iona topaz to form its obligations bat but where the written law forbis for bis guidance ia Is one thing and all 11 the precedents another bis his electors are justified in asking will he follow the law or the precedents dents the laws of this city upon ques ions of license are tire all right and prot probably ably ample and still there is something wanting A demand was made upon ho present city council for a certain ordinance restricting the eie sale of intoxicants the ordinance was brorn promptly fitly passel but when with proper cause the co council counell un was asked will you enforce e that ordinance ordin ancs it as promptly jr answered no so the quei question tion became in order with the next mayor and council and he the people very properly asked mr lt mcnutt through his convention conventi oo will you enforce the ordinances and be eaid said no they then asked of mr turner will you enforce the ordinances he would and und so it wai wits that the whisky was laid on the shelf and now the citizens no are asking the new government the same question and they will keep asking it until they get it to bo be an established principle that the cites laws are for tho th cites government |