Daily Republican., 1880-05-14
A Bull in ihe Democratic China
Shop.

Shop.
1t tappsars after all that Col. Purnal J
Lynch of St. Georges Hundred, is no
to have clear walk over the track fo
the Democratic nomination for Sheriff
however mnch it may have been declar
cd by the politicians two years ago tha
he was to succeed Mr.. Pyle the pgessn
incumbent. It's true that there ar,
but few contestants in the field for thu
prize of 8 nomination this time, from tn,
Democratic side owing to the agreement
bat amongst them enters one political
gladiator in the person Of Col. Thomas
Ford Of this city, who seems determin-
ed to knock down the pins the leaders
of the Democracy have set up, and the
vigorous manner In which he is dash
ing around the balls is carrying con-
sternation to the Democratic machine
camp. 1t is true there are others seek.
ing the romin alton, but Messrs. Heus-
ted and M Ok!em are pushing their can
Tass in such tame, quiet, kind Of a
manner, that their opposition is not
feared by tie friends Of Col. Lynch. It
l. the tall eooi-looking Celtic knight
of the Tenth Ward, Ex-Councilman
Thomas Ford, that is the bull in the
Democratic China shop, who is smash
Ing up the Dem ocratic crockery ware.
1t is generally conceded now that
Mr.. Ford is the leading contestant Of
Col. Lynch for Sheriff Pyle's regal
mantel and look at in all its aspects,
ths machine runners of the party are
now fully convinced that the booted
and spurred granger Of ST.. Georges has
In the field a toeman worthy of his
steel. The one element of Col. Ford's
popularity is the very element which
the Democratic party is dependent
npon for support and which gives it
success. Without it they could never
succeed and to c3nciliate 1t has been
their chief aim. The Colonel is an
Irishmen and a Catholic. These are no
Feproach to him. He is not aceourta-
BILE for the first, and as the latter is his
free . untramelled ckoioe he deserves
credit for making it. One half of the
Democratic party Of Wilmington and at
least one-third of it in the county is
composed of Irish Catholics. From
time immemorial they have been the
hewers of wood and the drawers Of
water of the party, and like such labor
ers their pay has been small. When |
the distribution Of Offices are made, |
none of this race or religion have been
given the rich luscious plums of the
party. When they were successful the
menial places in the party have al
ways been thought good enough for
them. They make good policemen and
occasionally they are allowed to be
elected to the City Council, but thus
far and go farther are they allowed to
rise.
Their stbree thousand votes in the
county are very acceptable to the Demo-
cratic party, in fsct they must have
them; they cannot do without them.
Col. Thomas Ford knows this and lie ia
determined that as they must have q
hem they must pay for them. We do s
not mean this in corrupt sense, bat
We mean that as the rich plums of the
party are being distributed, Mr.. Ford
and his fliends are determined that
some of them shall fall into the mouths
'f those who make the party success
AND win all its victalies. So fer AZ he
is concerned there is to te a new d,.
partare and new deal all around has i
70 be made, and he 10 now again mak-
ing test to know whether the men Of <
lis race and religion are to be set m as o
candidates only to be knocked over and 2
brown aside as not available. lie is 81
gentleman OF generous impulses, and u
makes a friend of man as soon al he
ees him. lie is as we'll qualified for
he office as Col. Lynch is and for real "
srvice to the Democratic party he lie p
,ore entitled to the nomination for "
heriif than any other man in the par d.
? that Las been named. He Is g can v
idate In earnest with the full knowl- ,,
dge that others of his race and re- J
eion have run before for the :.
omlnalien for Office only to be &
iilgnaatly thrust aside. He no II
odbt remembers the defeat of 9TH ~
rs before him who have dared to ask UII
the hands Of the party sofAethine in -
ivance OF Councilman and police r
an, and he has come to the conclusion To- o.
test the sincerity Gl' hie rty once irs Tn,