Daily Republican., 1884-05-12
Ross Eu,e ana the Water commits.
kl0n.

ROSS Eu,e ana the Water COnmis-
slan.
The local political campaign has
gone inst far enough to disclose the
real purposes of the Water Commission
wing Of the Democratic party. Every
thing j, ralled Democratic, but the real
thing TO be accomplished is the setting
up the rejected Water Commission on
it's totering legs 50 that the great polit-
cal boss, H. B. McIntire, can be put IN
possession of the Office he blocked out
for himself and from which the people
ons-rd him in 1882. There seems to be
no potent power left to bring the water
Commission back to q struggling
life but the City Council, and this body
is exrected to be so changed by the
election in June that there will be no
further resistance on its part to permit
ting an organized little coterie of
scleming politicians to override the
will Of the people as expressed at the
ballot box.
The Water Commission is held at bay
only by the Republican majority OF
three in the City Council. This
majority is made up by the President
of the City Council, and two members
of that body from Democratic wards.
If these three Republican members are
reelected the Water Commission will
not dare lift its by dra head to hiss at
the popular will unless revived into life
by mandate of the Court of Errors and
Appeals. If they are not reelected or If
any two ofthem are defeated the Water
Commission will then enthrone itself
in power without a decision of that
court. This is the exact position of the
contest now being waged before the
people. 1t is true that changes are
possible in other wards which would
answer the " Boss" purposes as well,
but such changes are not expected
by The Boss" nor conceded by the
people.
AS we have already said the changes
are expected in the President of the
City Council, and in the election Of
Democratic members in the Second
and Third Wards to succeed Mr.. East
burn and Mr.. johnson, Republicans
respectively represent those wards.
These two wards as is well known are
Democratic, each of them by over one
hundred majority on full and
straightout vote. So far as the Demo-
crats-the Water Commission wing Of
the Democrats, are concerned, their can
didates are in the field. So far as the
Republicans are concerned their candi-
dates might as well be in the field, for
it is generally conceded that Mr. East
burn will be nominated to succeed him
self and his own successor. The Water
Commission or rather the "Boss" has
his candidates in Thomas B. Brison, a
prominent official of the P, W. g. B.
Railroad Company in the Second ward,
and Ex-Councilman Merris Taylor, now
the political editor of the Every Even
ing, in the Third ward.
The issue is fairly made, the lines are
fairly drawn and none need be deceiv-
ed. Before the people of these two
wards stand Thomas b. Brison and
Merris Taylor, each labeled I" the Boss
man, and each in favor of breathing
into the rckety frame of the Water
Commission the breath of life. In max
ing these nominations the Boss" has
been eminently successful. In the
Third Ward he knew his man without
looking after him. The man who, as
chairman Of the Finance Committee OF
the City Council, did not hesitate to lay
hands ul $50, 900 Of the public school
mChcy ami divert it from its holy pur
pose, was the man for the Boss. In tn,
etcuai lItIcas of things the public vii
agrer with him that he could have
made 10 more appropriate choice. HI
is heart and soul i'll favor of the Wate
Commission and the Boss, and Mr.
johnson, his Republican competitor, i
not. lirtween them the people have
choice.
In the Second Ward the Boss ha
been as successful as in the Third i
making his nomination. In that war
There seemed to be but little oppositio
to 'l"' MuIuiiatiOn Of Jacob l.. Brown
the florist, until Mr.. Brown, presse
tOl lis opinions, declared himself to b
al independent Democrat and unaltel
ably opposed to the Water Commission
After that there was no more Brown fo
the Boss. In common slang he wa
dropped like hot potato. Seeing tn
certainty Of his slaughter, Mr.. Brow
wl'Adrew himself from the contest an
his friends Withdrew his tickets whc
h'" been put i'll circulation. Mr.. Briso
nat waIk-Over, carried off the nom
na'irN, and was labeled "The Boss
S"r"'G Ward Man" Democrats Of III
Sr'"l'H Ward, this iSthe waysstho thin
Wis N'n", aud llow you are called upo
10 support blrcoll'e Oh popular loci
S'o-- '"romrnt, l"cauae it is nicl
named Democracy"
" rO 'hr hrIDurruis Of the SccOI
and Third Wards, Who are in favor
l.oH -goyrWmrnt, ,ra'liy these mona
AdIuu, mad" III tnr inter, >ts of tyrHnl
al' jur IhrpIposr Of SUbyetiug Il
r9 o,ar Will . Nolouy can say aug
a-..l I'll, ability or the personal cna
ar''' D tNr-c IonIl'ncI selected
o'p '"n popular srIi-Aol olcnlncnt, h
H. '.'- ca," il !sHDt 80 much Il qucnti'
ii 'r'wct"r@sU Uf principle. TyranI
aIa oppression tan &S successfully
eII"od and exercised by men Of cha
""''I rs by the mtn Of bad charact,
We rs again HAT character in the co
les |, no where, il is principle. 7
question is, do the people want n Wat
C'Mm>.iou with the Boss at the he
il, and an attendant increase Of So
wv EXPENSES to be- raised by taxation,
do they want the Water Departme
carried on in the old time-houored e'
nomica manner Of the past. That
tLrqurS,i"H al issue. Let no Den
cra' or Republican who is opposed
Water Commission and Boss rule
deceived.