Evening journal., 1892-07-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
The word friction is derived from the
Pittsburg proper noun Frick At least
that is the way il viii be taught in
Homestead public schools.
Postmaster Stewart is keeping Senator
Higgins company on the or-back pr-
mary hog AS a national politician he is a
loud -mouthed howler for Harrison and
second term as postmaster
One hundred and fifty taxables got
their receipts from Receiver of Taxes
Dickey yesterday What has become Of
the Republican cry that the Democrats
will not allow taxes TO be paid.
The machine wants Joe Martin for re-
ceiver of taxes and county treasurer. 10
remains TO be seen whether Philip r
Clark will be foolish enough to catch
hold of the belt of the fy-wheel on to try
to stop the machine by putting his
fingers in the cogs.
George A. Elliott, the Broome street
bridge enthusiast, is being pushed" for
the House of Representatives. 1t is said
that Francis Sitdown Bradley win try
for the same place. Tie wants to get
away from Wilmington and the boys
They have not treated him as they
should
Representative Thomas B. Smith wants
to run on the Republican ticket with
For State Senator over his name. win
Senator Pilling be foolish enough to say
that in event of Smiths election he will
have three votes in the Senateg Such
statement lost him Senator McMullin's
support
Senator Higgins is riding razor. back
hog, and will continue to do so until after
the Republican primaries in this county
Ills Minneapolis experience has taught
him that next tOa fence a razor-b back hog
Of the narrowguage Jersey-red variety
is the best thing in the world on which
to get through fractional fight.
If the Homestead strikers want any
pointers they should confer with Major
Edmund Mitchell, Jr. of Fifth ward
riot fame and Solomon Hersey who
knows all about the tax Office riot They
are both friends of such men as Carnegie
and frick, and have seen active military
service in the assaults upon Fo.t Car
penterand Fort Dickey
The Big Two and the Little One are
backing Commissioner Jolls's comptroller
ship candidacy. They are Sheriff VIII
liam Simmons, City Auditor Billanv and
Clerk w. c. r. COlquohoun of the Health
Department With such backing he
ought TO be able to carry a freight ear
or anything weighing less than 1000
TONS
Watson r sperry's disorganized edi-
torials are opposed to organized labor.
They approve organized capital. Il is
strange that man who so wilfully at
tackled the integrity OF the bench of this
state i'm the defence of rioters here can
write such ring-boned and spawned edi.
torials ON the lawlessness existing at
Homestead. His logic is certainly of a
flexible and reversible kind
The prohibitionsts organized last
evening i'm Association Hall The meet
ing was very harmonious one. Perma
nent organization was effected bv the
election of the following officers. Presi-
dent, fRev j. b. Quigg; FIRST vice-presi
dent George w. Todd second vice-presi
dent Rev. w p. Swartz, secretary. w.
II. Weeks; treasurer, l.. w. Brosius
directors r. w. Brown, Rev. O. G.. Bud
dington and Elmer Perry
DEAR WArsoN-Thc Almighty may
forsake you, but never intend to-
Yours for the comptrollcrship.
"MAHAEFY, Marshal
DEAR JoLLs-Keep a stiff upper lip.
We viii carry you through Watson
and Conrad are not i'm t. Lay low. and
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