Daily Republican., 1880-06-19
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Mo Foreign Born Need Apply

heated candidate for the Sheritf's nomi
nation In coming out and promising hi
support to Mr.. Lynch the successful
candidate. OF course if he intends to re.
main Democrat he could do nothing
else. This was his first trial for the
prize and he did we'll and if he ever ex
poets to run again tor the nomination
this action will be recommendation to
favor. But does MIR. Ford ever expect
20 reach the Sheriff's Office through the
Democratic party : If he does he can
just lay aside those expectations. The
Democratic party of this city never Gle
Yates men of his nativity and faith to
any office higher than that OF City
Councilman. Thus far can they go and
NO farther. Mr.. Ford himself has been
y member of the City Council, and Mr.
MoMenamin, Mr.. McGlinchey and 9TH
0rs of like nativity and faith are now
useful members, but they can 1ise no
higher.
In vain may Mr.. McGlinchey offer
himself as candidate for the Leei la-
lture. Mr.. Brennan, one of our most
respected and best citizsns, has very
wisely declined being a candidate for
the State Senate, but even if he has
any aspirations in that direction he
might as well lay them aside tor the
Democracy have no need Of men like
him to FIJI any higher office than City
Councilman. Have Irish Democrats
forgotten the fate OF George O'Neill
Esq., five years ago? No doubt mat
he was fairly nominated by majority
of the votes of the party, but it is no
torious that he was shamefully counted
ont, and his competitor who became
Mayor by the votes Of Mr.. O'Neill's
friends was counted in. Mr.. O'Neill
was honest, capable, moral, temperate
and dignifed, and long active service
In the party entitled him to the nomi-
nation, but the Office he sought
was too high, too rich plum to fall
into the bands of a man of bis
nativity and faith and he was shame
lessly slaughtered in the house Of his
friends. The latest slaughter ia that
of Col. Tom Ford. We do not telieve
he got majority of the votes cast at
the Sheriff's nomination though there
may In places have been considerable
gOuging and unfair play. But he was
mot nominated. He might have known
be could not be nominated under the
circumstances because the Office he
sought belonged to grade entirely too
high to be made the object ct his polit-
zeal aspirations. Such rich plums as
the Sheriff's Office and indeed all the
County Offices are kept in sacred IT.
eerve for the faithful succession Of men
of the opposite wing of tie party. The
City Council that psys salary Of
o dollar for every meeting, and the
Board Of Education that pays no salary
nj all are the reserved fields where
Democratic talent can find play without
regard to nationality and faith, but
there the lines are rigidly drawn and
Beyond it none but the elect, washed
from every stain Of foreign birth, and
q certain faith dare venture. Esquire
O'Niel though he pressed the line
hard could not cross it in 1875. Col. |
Ford tr led to break the line and scale |
the ramparts in 1880 but he is placed
s'hOrs de combat" Nothing undaant-
ed Thomas K. Lally is preparing his
forces to make a charge on this politi-
cal breast work in order to secure the
PrOthonotary's prize but he is already
doomed to defeat. If Mr.. Lally is mar
nhalling his forces for the fun Of having
grand gladiatorial exhibition of Demo-
cratic political manouvres, he can have
all the marouVres anu quite display
of Democratic .pyrOtechnios alcrg with
them, but he won't get the prothono.
ta,y's Office, no matter how wei. quail.
6td he may be to perform rs duties. He
will be allowed TO rejoice in Democratic
victories, but he must not covet a
county Office. To be Notary Public
snd member Of the Board of Educa-
tion-- double hopors-is that not suti-
oients Stay the grasping hand, and let
the Office of Prothonotary be given to
one who las already had the office, has
been meuber Of Congress; has been a
successful member Of the bar; has been
Mayor of the city Of Wilmington, and
nov Is the Chief Supervisor Of Census
for the State of Delaware. He comes |
fully within the range Of the elect who
have been sacredjy Amounted aud 80,
aside by the High PriestS OF Democracy
rs amongst those eligible to hold a
county 0fn,e. Lst this motto be IN.