Show VOTE WISELY ere another issue of the TIMES raches r its te readers aders the fate of the nominees for our next city officials shall have been decided and to art an extent the fate of the city for the next two years the election will be held on tuesday next I 1 for be it from us to aftem attempt pt tell fell ing anyone any one how to vote it is each voters privilege and duty kowite to vote according to his bis or her best judgment it is one of our prerogatives however to mention some things which should be taken into consideration first however tray may we says that voting on party lines solely for the sake of party in a municipal election is decidedly foolish and narrow the vital things to be considered are the qualifications not the politics of the nominees taxes at aie e high and they will mill inevitably go higher seven and one half mills were added this year to the city levy chiefly as a result of the bond issue and moie will have to be added next I 1 lear ear to I 1 offset the dec decrease tease in assessed valuation as a result of the segregation proceedings and amil that increase will cime only on city property the man with the home and city lot will have to bear the added burden not the farm land no good citizen will object to liberal and equitable taxes if they are judiciously expended the cites progress and development must not be retarded for the tha sake of lower taxes but rigid economy must be practiced and conservative business methods must be applied voters should go to the polls polle with those thoughts and not politics in their minds if there are those men on either ticket and th re undoubtedly are who are better qualified they are the ones rho nho should be elected for the best bes t interests and tor for the best interests of the individual citizens I 1 |