The daily gazette., 1878-07-31
JULY 81. 1879.

blOh NahhPuiShs 0Ais Shai AOo A1s N'"ti"
gher, very worthy citizen, and gentle
man every way, as well qualified for thu
Office of the Mayoralty as his two oppon
ents-Patterson and Fraim-has beer
nominated. Whether he is fairly entitled
to the honor is a question we will leave
to the party that put him in the field to
settle for themselves. 1t was a triangular
fight for the place, and each party charges
the other with trying to get the majority
by cheating and unfair means; and of
course we are not expected to be so dis
courteous as not to admit they each speak
advisedly of the fact. The lawyer and the
merchant both went down with the tide
and surf boiling all around them in the
most vociferous roar of words and gesticu-
lations. But on all sides we hear that
Mr.. Gallagher is the stronger man of the
three with his party; and that he will fill
the office quite as credi,ably, and we may
add that we believe he will fill it better,
if elected; because of his indefatigable
energy and activity.
But as Mr.. Gallagher has said himself
that the Democrats have majority of
three hundred voters in the city we can
have no idea that he will be elected. He
will be supported in sort of way for the
office by three newspapers, the Every
EUening and Commercial in the van on
his side, as usual with its vituperative
and slanderous tongue, which is certain
to bring votes to the Gallagher mill; next
we have our more honorable and honest
neighbor, the Republican, which it is ex-
,pected will put the varnish on all the
thicker because of the traducing its can
didate gets from the non-partizan monde.
script; last we have the socialistic organ
the Sunday Dispatch, which gave its frs
utterance the morning after Mr.. Gala
CHER was nominated. So much by way
of introduction.
Now, we must look at Mr.. Gallagher
as the Simon pure Republican. He take.
that party's platform and is bound if hon
est toward each section of his party t,
carry out its principles. 1t is said he 90
the negro vote and thereby secured til,
nomination. 1t is admitted that he can
not be elected without the negro VOTE
They, therefore, with all due pro
prlety, looking at the matter from a Re
publican standpoint, claim third of tn
offices within the gift of the Mayor
They assert throughout the State tba
they have been cheated by their party
and badly used in this matter. Henc,
Mr. Gallagher, with a Republican Coun
Gil at his back, will be compelled to kee,
faith with the negroes, and give one-tbir,
OF the police appointments to his colore,
brother Republicans. Should the Cit,
Council be Democratic by small ma
Jority they could hardly help this i
Mr.. Gallagher, being elected resisted
them and claimed his rights as Mavor
which is likely be would not do. TT,
would let the negroes drop and cbarg
his failure to the Democrats. Here is
choice between negro police and Demo
cratic Council.
1t would be strange thing to see ne
groes perambulating our streets in polio
uniform, entering the dwellings of whit
citizens and arresting white men an
white women; putting the nippers on til
wrists of poor unfortunate white inebr4
a'es and clubbing them and burrvin
them to the City Hall. Every svmpatb
OF our heart is awakened now wban w
see this done by brutal white no,;c
officer, to such AN extent that we won,
if we dared give some of these untae,ir
wretches taste of the raw hide on t,,o
backs; for they deserve it for sutrarir
their illtempers to get the better of then
when it is their business to do this wor
for if it were not for the poor drunkar,
we would not need half the police for
we have. What then will be the feeli,
of every white man to see the Door II
tortunates of his race dubbed and dra
ged up to the hall by negroes? And v
to vote for Charles II. Gallagher is 70 ri;
the narrowing sight. How monu