The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-07-06
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nuence to have the little affair hushed up, I
but direct pull with officers of the law
Is not to be compared with an indirect
pull with the Governor of great state.
In my opinion the pull of the proprietor
Of the ''gilded drinking place. does not
trouble "License Man" as much as the
fact that he has been frequently run out
of his barroom. | have often seen the |
little fellow chased out, and il was a sight
to see the huge prophet in his rear doing
all he could to accelerate his speed, and
the fact that his colleague was looking on
added greatly to his modification.
Mr.. Editor License Man. seems to be
very much opposed TO County Excise
Board now, but FATTY had no difficulty
in getting him to sign all his petitions,
and to introduce aud vote for Gas a mem
Der OF CounciD an ordinance that would |
empower the court to circumvent the will |
of the dear people.
Now, Mr.. "License Man." when you
say that two-thirds of the signers came |
from the First Ward, you must have got
the Information from your new found
friend who served on a caucus board in
the Fall of the year 1887, aud who, l /
know, has way of exaggerating things.
Now, gentle reader, License Man. is
very original when he says an application
for license came from the respectable
portion" of the Ward. Plain people do
not as yet regard the saloon business as
an overly-respectable occupation. When
the Board was appointed the respectable
portion of the Ward were ecstacied, and
pointed TO 1t as an evidence OF their
''pull. Notice was served that the Re-
publicans need not trouble themselves
with their still-hunt, as their movements
would be closely watched. But when
they applied for license and were refused,
it was clear, even TO very dull people,
that their pap-spoon was dented. The
Republicans are not being watched so
closely now and some OF them go SO fer
as to advocate the forming of Harrison
and Reid Club, which means that if the
respectable male applicant is not per.
mitted to sell rum, little Ruth will not en-
ter the White House.
"Smiler" says cabal twas all broken
upon election day. That can't be said
of individuals, as the drinking places
were closed.
One thing is sure, the people did not
strengthen License Mans" hand in the
Common Council on election day.
In reference TO the Aquetong Fire Com
pany, all have to say 'soso is, that it is
ten years since the company got out of
court, paid its debts and disbanded. |
am not willing TO assume all the response
bility for the conduct Of fire company,
caucus board and city government. and |
will not discuss a matter (unless forced |
to-, that the people of all parties seem to
have the christian grace to forget.
But Mr.. Editor, the election returns of |
VIM Notu SuuSus Wcic outusteu W my /
care (not their care), and what returns |
II was very generous 10 them to do so |
The fact is, they were very glad to get
them off their hands.
The returns were not thrown 10 Cop I
per Hill Creek, and they know il but l |
could not be prevailed on while IN Elem
ington, to throw them into the court
house. No doubt they wish they were at |
the South pole. Some of the boys want |
me TO have them framed | will not have
the poll list hung 10 public, as some per
sons names are on 1t who did not take
the trouble TO come out and vote, and who,
believe, have an aversion to others vo.
ting for them. Very ungrateful people in
the world, Mr.. Editor. II is barely posi-
BILE that there may be Republicans on the
list who have no recollection OF voting on
that memorable day and then the shades
of some Of the departed in the last century
might object
am inclined to let the list remain In
obscurity, although 1t is written In good
round hand, so that could not have been
clerk of the board, as write very diff
ferent hand.
The object of "License Man." male ap-
plicant for license, male applicant for any
office within sight, and their tools, who |
served on the board 10 question, is TO get |
the public under the impression that the
returns were all right, and that had sold |
out to the enemy and destroyed them.
The returns were not right. The ballot
box was stuffed, the poll list was padded,
but not IN my interest or under mn roof |
II Is very wel-known TO the people OF |
the First Werd that when the votes were |
being counted in public, man who then
held the Office of Chosen Freebooter,
charged member of the board with
fraud. The young man became very in
dignaut and threatened TO have his &C.
cuser arrested, but II was OF no avail.
The Freeholder continued to make charges.
which convinced his hearers that he had
caught his man red.handed and red
headed.
Perhaps the respectable portionp will
also remember that on the day OF the
noted caucus, 1t had been arranged to
have two ballot boxes-one TO receive the
votes as cast and a second one, (ready
prepared from which to count the votes
as soon as the curtain dropped, and that
threw this second bogus ballot box into
the cellar before there was opportunity to
use 1t. Hence their soreness.
Now what our aspiring statesmen expect
to gain, 10 the light OF the above facts, by
urging "Smiler" to resurrect the old skel-
eton, is mystery. They certainly APP
prove OF his conduct and regard him as
harO ard N s,un1nant.,.