Evening journal., 1895-02-04
AL Important citr IsIeetIon.

There can be no doubt that the city
election next month In Philadelphia will
be decidedly mixed up affair. The ele-
ment of reform is apparently not the
only issue to be settled, though people
generally have that idea.
According to valued exchange Sena.
tor Qnay's candidate for mayor was
knocked out, as the whole country was
invited to note BY Quay In the United
States Senate, and Dave Martins csndi-
date substituted BY the Republican nom
mating con vention Ex Solicitor Charles
F. Warwick is the name OF the man So.
lected against the wishes Of the Quay
crowd. The senator substantially
charged Martin, his former henchman,
with being in the Pennsylvania railroad 5
employ now, and that immence cor 10.
ration is said TO have formed a sort Of
combination with the traction com
panies Of Philadelphia to break the power
Of both Cameron and Quay in the Key
stone state. That would be good thing
to do, although to put away Quay and
elevate Martin might and would probably
be jumping out Of the frying pan into
the fire.
Just here comes in something like a
reforming element in the public senti-
ment aroused in the City OF Biotherly
Love, that its two councils have been
thoroughly debauched by various co po
rations, prominent among which are ehe
traction companies The better portion
of the voters Of Philadelphia is stated TO
realize fully the anomaly Of pretending
to reform any branch Of the city govern
ment and then assisting to elect ex
Solicitor Warwick mayor, who is Dave
Martins man, with sll that It implies
Martin has gathered into bis own hands
nearly all the eleotioneering machinery
Of the Republican party Of Philadelphia,
and particularly the disbursement Of the
cash II Warwick should be elected no
other Phlladelphian Will have done
more towards It than the notorious
election manipulator, David Martin.
The Democratic candidate IS ex.Gov
ernor Pattison, who, heretofore, has
always been elected when running
for any Office n ID supposed
that from necessity Pattisons platform
win be non-partisan and reform one.
And no worse preparation is it possible
to concoct for such Democratic patriots
as compose the subsOil Of the Democracy
Of Philadelphia. and whose poll tical
motto is like that of Martins 'spoils,
Hpoils, and nothing else. How much OF
a division against the regular Democratic
candidate Tor mayor such political Hes
SLAMS will cause, the ballots, legal and
illegal, will show It is that kind Of
electioneering material Ia which the
Martin workers are experts
It would require tremendous turn
about TO elect Governor Pattison mayor
Of Philadelphia, because Quay has said
that his friends never bolt a Republican
ticket. An attempt has been made ts
change the popular current setting Ii
favor OF Pattlson by pointing to the
fact Of his residence four years o.
Harrisburg, and voting there, as evidenc,
Of his illegibility to the Office for which
he has been nominated But It appear
that the law makes an exception whore
absence is caused by public business. aud
several Of the strongest Repub lical
lawyers Of Philadelphia say no shade,
rests on his eligibility as candidate 70
mayor II he should chance to win 81
election TO that position, it might
perhaps, produce great changes in th
political situation over considerabl
extent Of the Union