The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-09

~ ~ office tight in town. 1t
is pretty generally understood that the result
on Tuesday was more or less brought about
by the efforts of some Democrats who wanted
to get a slap at certain ambitious men of the
party and there will be a great scramble at
headquarters to show the leaders who are
and who are not among the most influential
men Of the county.
Among some of the local Democratic sore
heads there is much wailing because of the
support that was given the Republican ticket
at Lost Creek and already P. j. Ferguson, of
that place, is being referred to in very un.
complimentary terms
In another quarter one very prominent
Democrat was heard declaring that his party
as a whole was responsible for the result He
said there are some men who have been try
ing to make themselves the Tammany Hall
of Schuylkill coun ty politics and now they
and those foolish enough to follow them are
| in the soup. II could see it all along" sal d
this Democrat, "our party has been making
mistakes right along, There are not enough
offices to 90 around every year and the real
workers of the party are tired waiting until
others become satisfied with patronage.
Experience has shown that they never
become satisfied The idea Of making three
re nominations on the ticket was ridiculous.
In this age the workers in politics want
patronage, not glory and it is foolish to
suppose that they will work year after year
| to keep ToOle, Kirk and others in office
! "You will fnG th4t the lesson taught by
Tuesdays result will not be forgotten in a
hurry and hereafter there will be but few
second termers before the people ON the
| Democratic ticket. Toole and Kirk went
down before the sentiment and Scheurman
would have gone, too, had he not been aided
/ by the prejudice which was worked up
against his opponent do not say that the
last summer bad hand in bringing about
the result, but know that great number OF
their friends were determined to crush the
second termers"
There are scores of reasons why the Demo-
Gratis were slaughtered on Tuesday and the
German Democrats make no secret of their
pleasure over the result. They claim that
their day has come and if the Irish Demo
Gratis want to solidify the Democratic ranks
the Germans must be allowed upon the
ground floor and share of the harvests.
To this the Irish Democrats glance scorn-
fully and say that the influence the German
Democrats in this county is more imaginary
than anything else But the Germans say,
'Ha Ha Ish dot SOP Do you see Weld
man and Seheurman in de soup?"
To the latter question the Irish Democrats
reply that if the Germans exert the influence
they claim Folmer would have been elected.
However this may be, the Germans claim
much credit for the result and it was stated
upon excellent authority that to day a COM
mittee of prominent local German Democrats
went down to Pottsville to call upon Con-
gresham Reilly and notify him that their
people expect some recognition in the local
post office fight which means that they want
NJ H. Master appointed as the successor OF
Postmaster Boyer "Of course" said the
informant, this will be conditional. If Mr..
Reilly says he will insist upon having a hand
in the appointment the German Democrats
will insist that they be recognized"
prominent German Democrat said this
morning that Congressman Reilly cannot
pooh pooh the demands Of these people
Every appointment thus far made in Schuyl-
kill county under the present administration
has been turned over and but one more
really important appointment is left-that is
the Shenandoah post office. If the German
Democrats do not get it look out for another
cold blast
The Democrats are now industriously at
work trying to create an anti Republican
sentiment among the Polish and Lithuanian
people, but they are only wasting theiI
breath and muscle.
Mr., Bierstein takes his defeat very grace
fully and he has given assurances that he has
no complaint to make, He says that some oi
his people were at first inclined to listen tc
the Democratic stories that the Republican,
only nominated him to get a part of theii
own ticket elected, but after proper explana,
ton, and seeing that Bierstein accepts tn,
defeat gracefully, they have become satisfied
The Democrats are laboring under a de
fusion when they think that the Republican,