The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-16
POLITICS ABOUT town.
What the Heelers have Done AND
are Doing and Something about
the Men we are Expected
TO Support.

On Tuesday the citizens OF the
burg will vote for number OF city
officers, and IS is the case On such
occasions, parties and men will be
arranged against each other. The
primaries last Saturday evening were
largely attended, and in some Of the
wards quite a spirited contest took
place. The men whom the people
saw fit to nominate on that occasion,
of course expect the undivided sup
port Of their party colleagues All
differences that existed among the
various aspirauts al that time should
be dropped, and let there be no more
except upon the common enemy.
Unless for good cause no man who
belongs TO party should take excep
ton to the regular nominees. And
unless a man feels that he has been
unfairly dealt with be is unworthy
the trust Of the people WREN be puts
himself in the breach to destroy party
harmony and party success The
candidates throughout the city are
men Of irreproachable cbarac' er and
deserving of the strongest support.
In the Eighth ward, where probably
the liveliest contest TOOK place for the
aIdermanship Of any ward in The city,
tie fight was bitter and holly con
tested between MBj. Simpson and
George Galbraith. Both of these
candidates are supposed to be willy
| politicians, and it was, 50 to speak, a
war of the giants-Greek against
Greek-and all the tricks known to
politics was resorted to in the cor
test. The defeat of Galbraith by
Simpson sho rs clearly that Galbraith
was over matched in the fight, not
withstanding be bad the support Of
some of the best men in the ward.
Simpson worked upon the sympathy
of that class Of voters which never
stop fghling until the last enemy is
routed, ard upon this very point
caught Galbraith mapping Harley
bad q walk. over for constable, and las
predicted by the JOURNAL, found no
foeman worthy of bis steel. The tug
of war, however, is not over until the
sun goes down Tuesday night, and
the signs point to rugged rod for
Major Simpson to travel over. 1t
has been made harder by the appear
'ance Of the irrepressible red headed
aud hopeful Ex Alderman BATHS
coming up as the peoples candidate
for Alderman Of this ward Who
the people are that want this repre-
sentation Of bad principles we have
4 been unable TO discover, but we will
wager jewsh2rp that whoever the
people are that have urged him out
would not sign petition for publica'
ton in the city press, The general
impression is that it is an attempt to
defeat the regular nominee. When
some men can't rule they will ruin /;
and as often as BATHS has made the
plea that he would vote for a colored
man in preference to any other, why
does he low attempt to destroy the
election-Which is sure of a cOlOred
man to an Office by thrustiDg himself
10 the way. There is one mistake
the colored voters make in this ward,
and that is they do not accord to
reputable white citizens fair share
of the Offices. They should deal
with others as they want to be dealt
by, for the hue and cry OF black men
throughout the State to day is that
the Republican party ignores them,
and they should steer clear Of getting
into the same rat they claim the party
is in, because they have a little
power. Mr.. Amos Young has the
nomination for School Director, and
will doubtless succeed Prof William
Howard Day, who seeing the blood
on the moon wisely declined to stand
for slaughter. Prof. Day, however,
since his connection with the board,
has done much to advance the educa
tional interest of the colored youth
in this city, for which the people will
ever thank him. And while we
would like TO see him succeeded by
some other good colored man, we
have no doubt the people will find in
Mr.. Amos Young one ever willing to
guard their interest.
| Ex-Alderman Price is still dancing
to the music of Wolfnger's flute, and
Democratic audience looks on with
approval, knowing that as long as
Price dances the election chances Of
their candidate are good. An opin-
ion prevailed that a pressure could be
brought to bear upon Abe that would