Daily Republican., 1890-02-12
Nsifher money Nor Beer.

Mary might profit by the example
~ By Alderman Selects Of Reading,
Ia. on bis campaign for reelection
pext Tuesday, and should he fail Of
elscsion By the stand he has taken. he
WI have The consciousness ct least OF
not having contributed 70 dsbauch
both elections aud voters.
Driven beyond endurance BY the
political blood and beer suckers Of
Reading, like . wounded stag he turns
at bay. and has posted upon his ofiics
door the following NOTES: "No money
pald nor beer given ct this office FOR
vOees." By this simple notice Alder
man Bcheetz illustrates phase Of cam
paigning which bas become an iutoler.
able nuisance mot only In Reading, but
In Wilmington and oil other cities.
A. soon - candidate 10 put up for
election he 10 10 overrun by s'dslega-
Sioas'' from this and that club or
society. asking for beer or money, that
u would require the contents Of q
large brewery 10 supply the demand,
and II the request 10 not complied with
candidates are threatened with . loss
Of votes. These delegations usually
pretend to represent twenty five 10 one
hundred votes, but their principal
object 10 10 bleed candidates.
Alderman Scheetz proposes not TO
he candidate that heretofore has been
compelled to make the rounds Of the
saloons and s'set up beer for oil thai
happen TO be within the house or
within ear call Of . watchman'i
whistle, blown at the back door OF
window 20 has been done In Reading
by the landlords wife - soon as can
dldate entered.
A popular way Of working the can
didates Ia for q saloon keeper to give
notice that q graua reilly Of Democrats
or Republicans, 90 the case may be,
will be held Of his saloon on . certain
evening and at . certain hour sharp
when oil the candidates will be present
TO address the meeting. Woe be to the
candidate who fails to put in an ap
pearance at that time. The most clio
quent address and the one he il ex
pected TO mako upon such occasions
is: "Boys. wharll you take" and hi
10 at once heartily applauded. The
candidate who cannot possibly bt
present in person can send most &C
ceptable substitute in the shape OF q
fve-dollar bill. Another popular mode
OF fleeing candidates lie by the picnic
and excursion ticket system. A grand
excursion is going to ''Sleepy Hollow
or Scat Island" on q certain date, ant
the candidates are bound to purchas,
tickets at q high price, ~ the excursion
will be a first affair and no disor
der will be allowed.
The poor candidate, no matter how
impecunious he may be, must bu,
tickets to all these excursions or he |
threatened With being Remembered
ct time when few votes might cav
him. These leechers and suckers ar
o heterogeneous mass with wonderful
adaptability TO suit circumstances
They possess wonderful powers of ex
pansion aud contraction, but nom
whatever of adhesion. They ere a
ready to hurrah for Democratic tan
didate as for Republican. They ar
Democrats in principle but not in tn
least partisan, they are Republicans
principle, but indifferent as TO party
They take the money and drink IL
beer OF one as readily ae the other A
exciting campaign is their glory. "
shall watch with some anxiety the !,
suit of the election in Reading ne,
Tuesday TO see what becomes of Aide
man Schee,z. We DO not knn
whether he is Democratic or L
publican candidate, most likely he
the first, hut somehow we feel IL
scbee,z ia cur candidate and VIC won
like 10 see him elected.