The indicator., 1897-10-23
c. Marshall,
CAMPAIGN BRIEFS.


a useful citizen and will make a capital
member of the board Of county COMMITS
siouers.
Remember the rocky streets Of Besse
mer, should be the motto OF every voter
up this way election day, and then turn
in and swamp the combine ticket.
Henry Anderson for const. .bIe is Just
the man He is well educated, faithful
in the discharge Of his duties and is
worthy Of the support OF the citizens Of
the county.
Mrs, Lois J, shepherd is cut out for
faithful painstalsing, able county SUI er-
iutendent of schools. She is a lady Of
intelligence and refinement and will be
credit to the county.
Not more than one colored person in
ten who voted the democratic ticket last
spring will vote it row. As Pennington
says. they have learned something by go
ins away from home.
The old saying that everything is fair
in politics" is not true, as certain COM
5iue candidates will one day discover.
better be man Of principle in politics
as we'll as anywhere else.
RrOr jackson Of the Evening Star, has
at last made up bis mind as to which
ticket he will support, and has swallowed
the fusion candidates in toto. Peace to
thy political ashes, Brer jackson
]. +. Drake is one OF the best political
workers in the county and is helping
himself toward securing the office Of dis
trict attorney. He has clear under
standing Of the requirements OF the
office and will discharge his duties i'm
partially.
J. II Kirkland is a popular man with
the masses. He discharged the arduous
duties Of hIs office in a manner credit
able to himself, and made friends in do
ing so He is highly worthy Of re cleo
ton, and, in fact, has but little oppoai
tion for the Office of assessor.
Besides being one Of the most popular
citizens in the county, Dr. A. l.. Fugard
candidate for coroner, is an able physi-
clan and gentleman Of integrity and
fairness. conscientious in the discharge
Of his duties, and is worthy of the sup
port OF every voter regardless Of politics
The bar OF the city is unanimous for
the reelection of Justice Carey. The
main distinction which the lawyers
make between Justice Carey and Calan-
ity Morriss is, that the former has a
good knowledge OF law and the latter
has not. Besides, Justice arey is an
agreeable gentleman.
Tho democratic political incubator is
out of fix. greatly to the discomieiture Of
the central committee They had i'm
ngined that it would work with such
perfection that it would be worthy of eH-
hibition at banquet Of the great and
only Tammany Of New York, but alas
for Chairman McAliney's future iu poll
tics the apparatus doesn't work, 1t is
froze up, an nothing short OF heat from
hades will thaw it out
Whenever taxpayer comes 10 think
ing the matter over and consulting his
own interests he will vote for W. l.. Rees
who has always fearIessIy stood 10y the
cause Of economy and right in county
[ affairs. The mere fact of any person
coming before the board being rich or
poor cut no figure with him. As COM
missioner he did the lair aHd impartial
l thing and should be re-eected.
1t makes us feel sad to see the way
the Populist Reform Press is whooping
it up for the fusion stradde bug ticket,
while on the first page pf his paper is an
engraving Of Editor Cham berlain mold
ing in his hand u scroll bearing the in
scription, Middle Of the Road. Direct
Legislation" 1t docs seem as though
Bro Chamberlain would either stay in
the middle Of the road or else retire his
handsome picture and the meaningless
motto until after the campaign.
An intoxicated Bessemerite navigated
his weary way up from the flats a few
nights ago and accidentally bumped up
against litchnG post
SHAY minister" he drawed out in
that thick manner of speech peculiar to
men in that fix. "g-gIve Teller a
z-h-i-gnr, woncheT?'
Whats the matter with your" in
1uired passer-by. That's no man.
That's hitching post
"Oh, b-beg pardon sir. Th thought
twas candate on dem po-poper- at
tick't See
/ About as contemptible bit OF cam
paign work as the enemies Of Jim Bea-
man can do is to manufacture and cir
/ culate the canard that he is corpora
ton man. The only foundation for the
unRanly attack is because Mr.. Beaman
is agent for the Colorado Coal & Iron
/ Development company He is simply
working for that company on salary
and has not one dollars worth of stock
in it. He is no more corporation man
than any other man working for wages
1t is safe to say that he is by far bet
ter friend to the laboring men than those
who have Matched this transparent little
political scheme. Mr.. Bsaman is a COM
petent and faithful empleye OF the C. G.
& l. d. Co, working for it just the same
as any man Is working at the stssl works,
in the smeltsrs or fer the railroads.