The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-27
new YORK POLITICS.
THE p1saRUNrLED DEMOCRATS.
Kings County Cleveland Patriots Tearing
Their Hair Because They were Not
Treated RI sht in the Navy Yard Deal.
Collector Hedden's Dilemma.

New YoRK, August 26-The Democratso
Kings countyintend to nakelocal and state
Affairs lively until after election. Theyart
enraeed becausetheir workin thel last cam
paign has not been rewarded by those who
deal the cards at Washington The leaderi
in Brooklyn threaten to illustrate TO those
in power at the Capital that they can
WELD a little influence for the Governor.
ship this fall They have been treated
shabblly ever since the Inauguration, they
say, but the actionof the Administration
Yesterday in granting Kings county but
one.third OF the twenty-five appointments
In the steam engineering department oi
the Naxy.yard opened wide the gap.
"We were promised, " said a prominent
Democrat at the Brooklyn City Hall, zen.
tire charge OF the Nayy.yards employment
bureau providing we took our hands from
other positions 70 which We were entitled,
1t was immaterial to us solong as those
who worked and struggled last election for
the Federal offices received some little &C.
knowledgementin in theshape OF patronage,
and We, therefore, took our eyes from the
Custom-house, where we first fixed them,
with the conviction that our claim weuld
be satisfied, as promised. Well, every
other week for the last womonths an ap.
pointment hes been made 10 the Navy
yard, but we received nothing. Ibelieved
It would be all right by September, but,
yesterday, when l was informed that an:
other batch was sent, and that New York
had obtained the best portion OF It, 1t
nearly took my breath away. 1t Is poor
business, and the County Democracy of
New York will be convinced OF that fact
at the next election. am determined to
strive night and day in order to hurt their
chances.n
Michael DAILY, one Of The Republican
leaders, was found experimenting the
construction OF a monster building for the
Atlantic Gar Gable Company, at the cor
ner OF Boerum place and State street. He
hesitated quite a while before replying to
queries. Eyes, i noticed that all the Re:
publicans-oiIensiy partisans as they are
called-hsve been onsted from the Navy
yard and, as is usually the case, Brooklyn
getsthe small end. There Is q huge cry
among the Democrats over here about it,
but, in my belief, itserves them Just right.
For fully seven months OF last year they,
toiled early and late to place their sup.
posed friend in Office. They succeeded, |,
but hat is the result? I'll tell you. They:
have been repeatedly slapped in the face.
given 9 few laborers' positions and kicked
for their pains. Then again. the boss of;
the otFice.holders shouts civil service re-
form, when, in fact, he knows nothing Of
1t, nor do his colleagues. Dat Of twenty,
FIVE Democratic applicants for two boss
positions in the lavy-yard,
not single one was efficient to pass the
Board. II is the laugh Of this city, for
they finally had to appoint two Republi-
cans to the positions. These two men
we're John Anderson and James Howard.
As for electing the offensive partisans, j,
as q Republican, want to sec every one OF
them turned out. Why? That II will
help TO lead my party TO victory next fall.
Ttsll you the Democracy has lost more
friends and done more irreparable
damage since last January than has been
accredited the Republicans during their
entire reign. Every day old friends are
TO our ranks, and l know that q
great number OF Democrats will join us.
You can say for me that the Republicans
were never in better position politically,
than, they are now. The majority Of our
will be elected this fall y