Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-04-08
Queer Political Alliance.

A Queer Political Alliance.
Extremes have once more met when
two doughty political colonies like Col.
Thomas Ford, the would.be Sheriff of
New Castle County, and Colonel II. b.
Mclntire, would-be Chief of the Will
mington Water Department, meet in low
ing political embrace, the first named
:. leader of the Overall wing of Demo-
cracy, and the other the trim Knight
of the Swallewtail wing. We call to
mind the days when the political skies
VT Wilmington from horizon to zenith
were black with the smoke of conflict
between the clans when fiery Overall
met intrepid Swallowtail and both
went down together in the fury of the
battle. But things look changed now.
The rampant lion and the meek, limo
cent little lamb have not exactly lain
down together, but they have joined
forces and started on a foraging expe-
dition together. The political fodder
hangs high; will they reach it? Will
Colonel Ford be able to deliver votes
enough in the Third Ward to enable
his Swallowtail friend of brief day to
step into the long coveted office OF
Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
Uncut" Has Colonel Ford any security
that lne H.. gain will be carried OUT
when he wants the delivery Of the
votes that are to nominate him for
Sheriff?
Gentlemen, this nice little game is
perfectly understood. If the voters of
the Third Ward are political chattels,
and can be exchanged in barter like
bales Of hay or bags of corn, the little
game may work very nicely. Mr.. Ford
may be able to deliver enough votes to
the Democratic candidate for the City
Council in the Third Ward to elect him
and thereby place Mr.. McIntire in pos
session of an Office that the law has
thus far not been able to give him, and
Mr.. McIntire may, out of the grateful
ness of his heart in return for good
favor, deliver Mr.. Ford enough votes to
make him the Democratic nominee for
Sheriff, but We doubt very much wheth-
er either of them will do it. We do
not believe they will do it, simply be-
cause if these voters that are to be bar
tered and exchanged by couple of
politicians object to being made articles
OF merchandise the bargain cannot be
consuinmared. Our advice to Mr..
Ford would be to have strong guar
antee that the goods he is bargaining
for will be delivered. The tradesman
he is dealing with is harp in a political
decker, and when once in possession
Of his share of trade, he may forget to
fulfill his part Of the contract.
But now let US talk seriously over
this matter. In doing so we would in
all candor ask the Democratic voters
of the Third Ward if they are willing
to be transferred, barterrd and exchang-
ed by couple of political leaders, who
both want office and after they get then
the" dear people" may look out fol-
themselves again ? Are they willing
to enter into the deal to place the Watel
Commission on its feet and at the SAME
time make Colonel Toni Ford tn,
Democratic candidate for Sheriff? We
would ask these Democratic voters i
they do not think that Mr.. Ford is able
to hoe his own row without pulling thu
miserably, discarded, unpopular Waite
Commission through with him ? w,
do not believe the Democrats of thu
Third Ward will enter into any sucl
dicker and pay the tribute demanded
for their votes.
Colonel Ford had better shake off the
Water Commission. 1t is too heavy ;
load for him to carry and may prove
the milestone around his neck that vii
sink him. There are hundreds of goot
honest Democrats who want to make
Colonel Ford Sheriff, but who do no
want to set up the Water Commission
and they will not enter knowingly int
any trade or bargain that will result il
placing both the leaders of the hostile
factions of the Democracy in power
Democrats can afford to make Col
Ford their nominee for Sheriff, an(
ect him afterwards if they ,an, bu
they cannot afford to burthen the cit,
with Water Commission at an add
tional expense Of $50, 900 in taxes |
Cul. Ford will take our advice he will
cut loose from the alliance for it will d.
him no good. He will find that it will
only result if adhered to in turkey al
the time for the Swallowtails, and buz
zard as usual all the time for the Over
alls.