Daily Republican., 1882-05-30
TUESDAY. MAY 80, 1859
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the city, that things have not been go.
ing along rignt, but they propose to
make the change by electiug Joseph L..
Carpenter Mayor. We would like to
ask those Democrats if they are honest
in their expressions, how they expect
the change to be made by voting for
Mr.. Carpauter? The Democrats have
had three different mayors In sueees
sion, each serving three years, except
the last, Mr.. Almond, who has served
within week of three years and mir g
months, time enough surely to b ave
made the long talked CT reform, '.,rem-
ised before their advent to powf r.
We would simply ask whs 6 reform
has been made? Mayor S,,mms did
not make it, though he W - the first af.
ter long rule of Eepr .blican Mayors.
Instead of the reform promised, his DO.
lice TOOK posSessio' 1 of the political ma
chinery OF the P ..rty and controlled the
elections. W nen his time expired his
own party ~as glad, and another change
1or inc >etter was promised in the elec'
hon.o 4 Hon. William G. Whitley. Buv
nld any change for the better come !?
Ahe old police, especially those who
did most by questionable methods to
retain the Democracy in power were
re-appointed. By the time this elec.
tion took place the era of disfranchise.
ments had fully set in, and at that
time there were not much short Of a
thousand disfranchised Republicans in
the city. Mr.. Carpenter, the gentle
man brought forward to inaugurate
reform now, was then county tax col.
lector and took an active part in the
disfranchisement of voters. Mr.
Whiteley served out his time and then
n real reform was promised by the De-
mocracy. There could be no mistake
in Mr.. John P. Almond as genuine
reformer. Heightened, generous and
genial, reform was assured. Did it
come Was there ever such de.
bauchery of voters to secure nomina-
ton? Was there ever so much fraud
used to secure an election? The re.
form commenced Immediately after his
nomination by appointing on his police
force one who during the campaign was
an open violator of the law by keeping
an unlicensed saloon, which was the
head quarters of the party. This was
only one instance of the reform prom
ised and what other reforms have been
inaugurated during the present Mayor |
term of office our citizens well know.
Now We have the same cry of reform
raised again by the Democracy and
Mr.. Carpenter, who has done more to
disfranchise honest Republican voters
than any other man is singled out
to head the reform movement by the
Democracy. Though Democrat and |
nominated by Democr attic rules and
Democratic customs, it is claimed that
he will be nop-partisan Mayor if cleo
ted. Is there voter who believes
there will be change? Is Mr.. Car
penter 80 supericr in standing and
character that he may be expected
to do what Mayor Almond has failed
to do? Where is the guarantee that
there will be higher standard of gov
ernment raised ? Is there any evidence
whatever that there will be change
for the better? As Mr.. Carpenter as a
tax collector was instrumental in crush
ing out honest sentiment and disfran-
Chising thousands Of honest voters, to
maintain Democratic ascendancy, may
we not as reasonably expect that he
will keep the same end in view as
May or of the city in control of large
and subservient police force? Does the
commencement of Mr.. Carpent er's cam.
paign give promise of any reform Ger
tain damaging charges made against
him have not been denied. We will
make no further reference to them. We
are told by some of Mr.. Carpenters ad-
vccates that if elected he will appoint
several colored men on his police force.
This would indeed be an evidence at
least Of change from th old ruts, but
does any sincere person tor a moment {