The daily gazette., 1878-08-31
To the EdItor of the GAZETTE.

! Mt. EDl TOR AS we are now about
20 be called upon 10 support one or the
other OF the candidates for the honora-
bic position of mayor of the city of Will
mngton, l feel 1t TO be a privilege ex-
tended to all good citizens to look to the
past record of the candidates presented
for our support. In as far as Mr. John
PsApmond, as a'poliician, is concerned,
weican' only say he Is about entering on
the stage of public life; and If he is for
'funate enough, after having seen he ef-
fec@ of those pernieious errors which
have been engrafted on our system OF
city.rules within the last ten or twelve
years, then indeed will he be deserving
Of that high consideration at our hands.
OF Mr.. Charles Gallagher, little of his
early hfe is known to me; but certainly
1T appears that with our national misfor-
tunes OF 1862 he came to my notice for
the first time. And as can be seen by
late events in the Southern country, q
large number Of irresponsible men ap-
p, ars to have conie to tue surface du,ing
those turbulents times. from about 1865
When hdstilites ceased the 'unblushifg
Captain appears to have taken a very
lively interest in the politics of our city,
as misfortune would have 1t, from which
time to the present we have had the
most stupendous frauds and deceptions
practised upon us. There is a city debt
of fourteen hundred thousand dollars,
the annual interest of which is about
ninety thousand dollars. That must be
met before any thing else; and duiipa
the time this immense debt was bel np
created the properly owners and tax.
payers have been driven nearly to dis.
traction by increased assessments until
the thoughtful property owners of to-
day, in meeting each other, irrespectiv We
fsf xxilI int
as II there expecting to see or hear soiht
action ny which we might be relieved
from that terrible tyranny that those ir
responsible-like legaiized brigands hayt
imposed on us by pretence Of party or
ganizatiOn. The Introduction and per
petuatiOn of their jemoralizing system
is now putting forth its fruit. A verJ
large number Of those young men grow
ing into manhood do not pretend tc
think Of work from the fact that city pol
ltics has proved to be very profitable ant
hard work. Let us look at the standard
bearer aod hi. lieutenants. The captair
failed in a business of his own believe
! inside of twelve months. OF his Other
officers defy any man to show me one
occupying q position Of trust, but broker
down business men who have become
| bankrupt. No wonder indeed that they
are carrying the city's affairs into tht
same thraldom that they brought iheil
owD private affairs. 1t can very easily
be seen that there is not even the sF ght
est PRESENCE of lessening expenses, ~
but short time ago they felt their tinan
cial circumstances sufficiently easy tt
Justify the purchase of horse and car
riage for public purposes, showing clear
| ly by the act that they felt easy financial
ly. But suppose there are no bounds 4
| their power. IL is only a short time since
a large number of our best and mos
prominent citizens, feeling the hopeless
ness of receiving justice at the hands o
| that honorable Council after years OF 81
lent suffering, finally determined 20 ge
1 up a petition to the legislature with
view TO remove the revision of assess
ments from the City Council to a com
| mission Of three disint+ rested men. Sal,
petitions were prepared and sent to th'
| proper source, and their prayers wer
granted, and / believe the Council ap
| pointe the committee of three, which II
due time went to performing their duty
After pate ntly performing the duties in
cumbent, and almost before the paper
| were dry, the Council determined on
| plan of action which was very significan
and instructive Said plans were to In
crease the assessments in the amount o
| twenty per cent. higher than it was tn
last year. Now if actions speak-and
think they do--that spirit Of maignit,
| as was there shown was consistent ant
in harmony with their public career
And as they knew their records wer,
coming to close they gave us tina
thrust as a parting benediction.
Believing from the appearance of tb'
vast numter of persons now engaged II
industrial purs uits on our streets that tn,
resources of our ring candidate are no
yet all exhausted, will close by saying
| that after such scenes as are now being
enacted to public view, that all good cit
izens must know that electing such {
man to the highest office within our gif
would be equivalent to offering reward
or premium to rascalify. "A CITIZEN.
Say Gould's Colossal Fortune
The papers have a great deal to say
about Jay Gould and his stock opera
tions, but none of them have ever re-
vealtd the inner history of the manner
in which he accumulated his colossal for.
tune NJ essrs LAWRENCE Il Co.
Bunkers and Brokers, 81 Eechdnge Place