Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-08-31
County Nominations Again.
ATLANTIC CITY AUG q 1898.
To the Editor of the Pleasantville Press

ATLANTIC CITY AUG 81 1898.
To the Editor of the Pleasantville Press:
Having read with some interest the
Atlantic City voters" letter, in last
weeks issue bearing on the location from
whence the candidate for Senator should
come, together with the past the county
proper, plays in the election of candi-
dates when nominated, would like to
suggest few thoughts for the Republic
can workers of the county proper ION the
campaign thathas before this been fixed'
in the minor circles of those who have
been leading, or coaxing, OF driving
or buying enough of the county workers
to insure the success of their schemes for
SO many years past. That this bas been
done no one who has watched the move
ments of the "Powers" will deny, and
that such is the program now is evident
from what little has leaked out to the
public ear 1t does not seem to me to
be of SO much Importance from whence
the Senatorial candidate shall come as
that he shall be true representative of
the people whose greatest interest in
politics is for good government, rather
than Tor that of voters who stand forjo
Railroads and personal profit and place,
A great majority of the workers are now
educated enough in the tactics OF "the
powers that be" in this scounty to know,
that whoever they may favor for the
Senate or Assembly must be servile to
the interest of the corporations and
stand ready to support their schemes.
making legislation for the good OF the
community secondary or minor mat
ter and while these same powers
may have the reins well in hand through
the manipulation of the post-offices and
the collectors ship of the Port of Somers
Point and other easy promises, don't
think it is mistake to say that a GER
tain half dozen men in Atlantic County
proper with little "inside" assistance
can very easily educate the wol lkers this
fall to defeat the ring" candidates for
both Senate and Assembly. Nor is it
much of mistake to say they can be
more easily induced to do so now, than
ever before in the history of county poll
tics. They have been educated them
selves for few years past, as for
instance the man who is faithful let
him be faithful still. That is easy, but
the man who makes vigorous kick and
tries to defeat his party ticket he is the
man who must be looked after with
place and profit. The "Powers" it
seems TO me are over anxious to perpet-
uate their regime and resort to dicta-
ton in the matter of nominations to a
much greater extent than the occasion
would warrant 1t is safe to say any
candidate named by them would be
unalterally pledged to Sewell, and Kean
for the U. S. Senate, and any man refus-
ing to so pledge himself would be defeat
ed by these same "powers" at the polls
| believe more liberal policy in this
county would insure to the good of the
party without affecting the welfare of
either of these great leaders. 1t is the
knowledge that these workers have
that they must take this medicine, how
ever nauseating, that makes them rebel.
The nomination of an unpopular caDdi-
date for the assembly such as MIR. Ashley
has proved himself to be, would be a
gauntlet thrown down to a people who
are now overtired of lifelong candidates
for office. Under this regime, Mr.. Ash
ley has for some twenty or twenty-five
years been sucking public pap aud has
done nothing else, while as a factor in
county politics he is universally known
to have beeu nit. predict that if he is
nominated the people will take up the
gauntlet and .'rosst" him to crisp.
He has one position, that is enough, and
it will spare the county of again seeing
the farce of resigning the one to fill
another. Such things only disgust what
decency there is in politics. There should
never be any sectional controversy in
this county and need not be if fair play
prevails, but when the city people declare
themselves willing to give the nomina-
ton for an office to the county they
should be sure to flnd the county's wish
and not proceed to dictate by force who
they must have. Those leaders in the
county who are opposed to this conduct
are not and can not be Atlantic City men
but OF a personal knowledge they
are knownto be as fair as the most
exacting of the City men could wish
and only stand for and expect fair play.
Will they get it COUNTY.