Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-14
WANTS AN OFFICE.
William Dean Thinks He is Qualified IN
be Democratic Onice-Holder.

william Dean Thinks He is Oualif,ed 4
be a Democratic Office Holder.
EDITOR EVERY EVENINGS: Allow m
through your columns to present thi
my appeal. l want an office. Havin,
made known my wants, 1t is due To m
ires, independent American voters n
Delaware that they should be given n,
reason Tor asking of them this favor
and at the same time that I olive m,
qualifications to perform the duties q
the Same. e'
L. l am needy. Business la had. ba
been Improbable. The worms bav
eaten my wheat; my oats are Ali to
heavy, they have fallen down and rot
Ieo. Inc wet weather has drowned m,
nocK OF young turkeys. My potato sci,
nave routed In the ground. Strawber
fies sold i've boxes for quarter, which
10 losing business. Fortune ha
irowned upon me and set her teeth apf
says git" Now, thinks I, what
want to git" is an office.
l am more fully resolved to hunt mr.
once, Tor the reason that former
partner OF mine has eaid there are M
business qualifications In me, (and
tnis OF course IL great recommenda
tion for any candidate for offioe), tha,
all the money In my possession he
earned, Chad he reputation foI
verity [ should be under obligations tc
MIN and feel alarmed 30 L want to gel
ont OF business aud get An office thai
mas eilher good pay or lots OF rich per
quisites. The latter promise (if &C
fortunate AZ to get an office of tha,
kind) to look we'll after. As a politi
tician, L am well up In many of this
reg qnirements; can stuff ballot boxes
buy votes (when other people find the
money cheat the voters, can coup,
fradulent votes, can return niegers AS
errors and white men Just as well; II
only know they won't vote for ma
have l been twice a legislator and
learned nothing? Was / not q Trustee
OF the Poor OF New Castle County when
The Board was made up of saddle and
other fellows who were on The make?
Gould person be long In such COMPANY
and not learn? Can pig wallow and
not get muddy?
Ii 1t were proposed to make me the
cand1cate for governor there are recon
mendattons other candidates can bring
which do not belong to me; never hav-
ing been placed in the position to be
able to vote 66, 900 of the peoples m oney
into my own pocket without giving
value therefor, likewise l never was a
railroad prerident and only once a stock
holder and then only for %, 900, all the
pleasure that was derived from which
for me was the paying the money, for
that was the last Of 1t 80 far rs concern
m q aa1 N .
railroad president, director or large
stockholder in railroads are qualifica,
tious that highly recommend person
as q candidate. These corporations
need the political influence OF a govern
or to be brought upon o party and
Legislature and they can afford to pay
for that influence. Should it be my
fortune to he candidate for governor
you can bet my level best would be
lone to get all the railroad influence In
the shape of money for campaigning
purposes on my side, for without it it
will not be "sure pop"
l am too poor to have any likeness
and hung up in all saloons
and other public places throughout the
state. Not being member of the court.
house ring am unable to keep up in
.he race for office with them. Neither
was l present at the conference when
The Coney Island Deal" was discuss.
I'd, and for that reason have no inhu.
,Lce that will assist me from that quar-.
,er. l have no complaint of the twoI
after parties Although they may, as
t is said of them, be close corporations,
hey have at least an air of respecta-
1ility about them, and are fully up In |
he ways Of getting office. Were | their |
quail in this respect | might not have
o make this appeal in the manner
which l now am forced to do. With
ne Office hunting Ia only an experi-
nent, and 1t may be- labor oflove lost,
yet the game looks to be worth the DOW
ier, hence the effort.
Snoulu fortune smile on me and elect
ne Governor i will promise to use my
influence with the Legislature to create
Ill the new offices asked for with good
'alaries, which shall be properly dis.
among my friends. If 1t should
Do found impolitic to make me Cover
or, try me az Congressman, and III
,lected to that position promise If op-l
offers to vote 5000 salary
srab into my own pocket, and II 1t Isl
lot done set mt down an ASS. AS Con
yressman l will try to please all; will
% all things to all men. The Office OF
sheriff is not u be sneszed at, yet it Is
90 late to talk about that, or coroner, as
he nominations are already made.
And 1t Is plain that the men who were
Tor those Off ces are fully my
.qual in the methods necessary to get
he nominations, ~ was plainly shown
Vt the Democratic county meeting held
1t New Castle, when, in the language
If a State Senator, (slthough at theI
lime the thought struck me 1t was lit
,le thin), "nothiug should be cut and
lried at that meeting"
No, not even If it required a free train
" half betuddled men cooked and
1rimed to have new Ideal" and as
listed in carrying out their program on
hat occasion by wonld-be judge. The
wedge that was TO do the work was en-l
cred at that meeting (Which was dis.
grace to all concerned), and the heavy
iGks were applied at the Democratic
sheriff aud ooroner's nomination cleo
ion held In Wilmington. There is no
ioubt about the ability OF the different
for sheriff and coroner after
hat exhibit. Persons who could sol
ably manage to get into the ballot boxes
nors votes than there were living males
,f a voteable age in the precinct. could
ssBily hang fellow, sell him out or
hold an inquest over his dead body.
But all 10 not gone; there will be still
another chance should l get disappolnt-
ID in the two frat named offices. The
,ffice OF levy court commissioner looks
)f late as II there might yet still be
eft some real good pickipgs. Among
the things that have presented them.
selves. are: When o farmer Is elected
a levy court commissioner his farm isl
soon 20 let, as he soon finds the office to
be better paying Investment than the
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