Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-15
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Editor Gasette and journal: Allow me
through your columns to present this my
appeAl / want an Office. Having made
known my wants, il Is due 10 tho free, in
dependent American voters Of Delaware
that they should be given my reason for
asking Of them this favor, aud at the
same time that | give my qualifications TO
perform the duties Of the same.
/. am needy. Business is bad, has
been Improbable. The worms have
eaten my wheat my oats are all too
heavy, they have fallen down and rotted.
The wet weather has drowned my flock Of
young turkeys. My potato sets have
rotted in the ground. Strawberries sold
five boxes for q quarter, which Is a losing
business. Fortune has frowned upon me
and set her teeth and says "git." Now,
thinks |, what want to git" il an office.
l am more fully resolved TO hunt an
office for the reason that former partner
OF mine has said there are no business
qualifications in me, and this of course is
great Recommendation for any candidate
for Office, that all the money in my pos
session he earned, chad he a reputation
for verify should be under obligations
to him and feel alarmed), so i want TO
get out of business and get an Office that
either has good pay or lots Of rich perquis-
Mes. The latter promise( II so fortunate as
to get an office Of that kind TO look we'll
after. As a politician, am we'll up in
many Of the requirements: can stuff bal
La krw.a huxr ~ l.
find the money!, cheat the voters, can
count fraudulent votes, can return niggers
as errors and white men Just as well; il
only know they won't vote for me. Have
been twice legislator aud not learned
anything? Was l not trustee Of the
poor of New Castle county when the
board was made up of saddlers and other
fellows who were in on the maker Could
person be long in sueh company and
not learnI Can a pig wallow and not get
muddy
If it were proposed to make me the
candidate for governor there are recon-
mendations other candidates can bring
which do not belong to me never having
been placed in the position 10 be able to
vote 50 900 of the peoples money into
my own pocket without giving value
therefor likewise never was railroad
president and only once a stakeholder
and then only for So 600, all the pleasure
that was derived from which for me WAS
the paying the money, for that was the
last Of it 80 far as concerned myself.
These are times when to be q railroad
president, director or large stakeholder
in railroads are qualifications that highly
raRO1mu1ann a M a candidate
These corporations need the political in.
| huence of governor to be brought upon
a party and Legislature and they can
afford 10 pay for that influence. Should
| it be my fortune to be a candidate fol
\ governor you can bet my level best
would be done to get all the railroad in.
Auence in the shape of money for cam.
/ paigning purposes on my side, for with.
out it it will not be "sure pop"
am too poor to have any likeness
photographed 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 the
race for office with them. Neither was
present at the conference when 1.-THE
Coney Islani Dealn was discussed, and
for that reason have no influence that viii
assist me from that quarter. have nc
complaint Of the two latter parties
Although they may, as it is said OF them
be close corporations, they have at leas
an air of respectability abont them. Rnt
are fully up in the ways OF getting Office
We're their equal in this respect NIGH
not have to make this appeal in the man
ner which II wv am forced to do. Nitl
me office hunting is only an experiment
and il may be labor of love lost, Vel tn
game looks to be worth the powder heuc
the effort.
Should fortune smile on me and elec
me governor will promise to use my ii
luence with tire Legislature to create al
the new offices asked for with goo,
salaries, which shall be properly dis
tributed among my friends. II it shout
be found impolitic to make me governor
try me as congressman, and if elected t
that position ! promise if opportunit
offers TO vote 81, 900 salary grab into IN
own pocket, AMI If it is not done set III
down an ass. AS congressman will tr
to please all will be all things to al
men. The office of sheriff is not TO b
vie 72fa' at Il Is Too iGtt q ti'E an