Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-09-26
A Talk for The People, Or Who Pays for In
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A Talk for The People, Or Who Pays for The
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W,lliam.--Wcll, George, how is Wm. r.
Foster going TO run about here, for Canal Com
missioner!
Grorgc.--lle will get very few VOTES here
have made IN my mind 10 vote for Power
W.-Why, thought you were n democrat,
Csc am, and was while Foster was act.
ing with The Federal party, and throwing up his
cap and rejoicing a, Wing ,riumphs, and never
turned democrat tor the sake Of office.
W.-But Mr.. Foster was fairly nominated,
and every democrat is bound to vote for him.
G.-No he was not fairly nominated; but he
90, ;he nomination by brlbing the delegates or
their fric,ds with offices on the canei. Why
did he not make the nproin'mcnlsa ut the usual
time, in January, and not hold them back until
after he was nominated, and when the canals
should have been in order The only delegate
trcm old Berks that voted for him, was promised
tho office of collector at Middle,own. and he got
it, and could mention twenty other instances
where either the delegates or their friends were
appointed to offices on the canal for their votes
on the Ith Of March Convention.
W.-Wcll, this has always been done, and
! there is no harm in a man getting himself rec.
ec,cd if he can.
! Cit has not always been done, and if ii
/ has. that don't make II right. Tho law 10 elect
/ the Canal Commissioner was passed to prevent
! this very thing. 1t was sad that the Canal
Commissioners used their patronage and the
/ peoples money TO re-cIec, the Governor and
then the Governor in return KEEP, them in office,
and this law was to prcven, this from being
done.
W.-Oh bu, Mr. Foster is an homes, man.
G.-I don't know much abou, his honesty,
but have not a very high opinion OF man
who buys nomination with offices on the ca.
nal. lie will very likely use the peoples mo.
ncy TO elect him. Aud know that Foster is
getting every man he can to work on the canal
because he thinks to get his vote. There nre
ten times many a, work now there was
last fall, and there was just as much TO do then
But We taxpayers have TO stand it, and so II
will always BE-, as long Canal Commission
or wants to be reelected.
W,-lf mauy democrats talked like you
George. Power would bc elected.
G.-lou will find great many Of my demo
cratic neighburs talk Just as do. Our opipo'
is that If there was one Wing IN the Board o
Canal Commissioners, there would not he $
many profitable Jobs nnd high prices gwen L
Influential democrats; Tor the Wing wCul
publish il, and i, would iuJure the party. There
I fore the ocope would save money by 1t an
/, is time the people should take care of them
selves, for they are ground to the dust vii
taxation. We have one Wing Inspector at ou
election, and every ,h,cC is done fairly; and s
IT would be II We had a Wing IN the CAM
Board. am as good democrat as there is
the county, but think II my interest, and tll
interest of every demncrat. to prevent q Can
Commissioner from trying ,o elect himself vii
! our money. alt is paying too much for Il
. whistle" to blow in honor nf democratic wet
e rles; and # in my power, 1t shan't he pad +
h uu; oi my pocket again. IL Foster Is beat'
. :h,s time, no one will Try 1t hereafter and 1t
time il should be slopped