The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-06
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no opposition. he was willing TO fight British
sSp4idsss thsn he would back out. He wSstoe !
old. he said, to stand . heated campaign, n Il
S WsSsn ~ FOR ,s that S he SUSls 81 TS SsSs TO Ss New , S5scrssSE
people along the shrowsbuLy River VIII went
70 school with him 70 give him q big, majority.
t e fi s E Nc PSS %isSou u n "a any S itRls here fuss St u
being member OF Congress. not but what he
Washington. They must understand that one
point. He would run for Alderman SO long as
ssSRseTws t Sss oR mo- SRRSS E lsSlG. "tS hats A A@Sr I Se@ Z tSIp
clear, cut national Issue. in fact. an fnterna-
10 The .ssr a5s: S Si%ss # The tbr t SSS1S SHnS 81 ri Till HoSnsss
store In order that he might have his. time free
ior election work HIS clerk might have con-
and i"dHS Saady csIicoes. Which formed The STAPLE pE'o Of
the native trade; he might have weighed the
copra which was offered In barter. he had
bility during other periods when the proprietor
had lost interest IN commercial. pursuits. But
suspended In order that there might be no in
teElerepee with practical statecraft.,
For the nrst time n S3m ,nGn history The
of American politics. Parker was determinedto
make his campaign. according to rule. He
Drop in any time at my headquarters, he
said to those whom he met. Pm making this
nstpnis u 1aH 'q its s' al N DC open eSG and ia aboys 3
board. SO long as they don't oppose, me I'm in
sh,s ish bIs wi win; . iii sh rgn them m t ,Sis the UniteTdi
headquarters. That's where I'm making this
This was said on the beach road and there
vas no 81 slEP t that "a t4s first p9i II ! Ishi hdg3' ID I u
tlcular place. Parker explained, in answer TO
the natural question as to whereabouts We'll.
you see. I've got amortgage on this place here
deal. It's business in a way. Then me and
the ,Cap'n is old friends and It wouldn't do to
makinga campaign like this, Sc, part Of the
time I'm dogp at the Cap'n's place, and +
won't dc 70 slight the, German vote. This
9int a German ward. but there,s some
them SsInnS With ' US 70 help apu down wS' the H Brltish, "F 20,
you see. I've got my headquarters all right; il
of them say / ought to put up a sign, but that
might look too pointed. l guess it's all right
sss Il Is they won't have to look far to ind me:
wont have to look iar 70 and me when there's
public business to attend TO-"
the campaign was q brisk one, Everything was
encouraging for the candidate who had eyer
In Xpia when he might have run Tor Congress
RITer. II He G rePort e5Si Sopefd 81 y his prospssts;
III be elected by an overwhelming majority IL
That's what you've ct to look out for in poll.
We'll. Il they do get up an opposition Won;
run; told them so in the beginning. and I'll
The political methods Of Apia are somewhat
different from those familiar in American ad-
ministration; A day was set for nominations;
BY two queIi6ed electors. and they had, to So
filed by being tackled upon the door of the Su-
RiFsm th e0n Nominee IL tR %as G GeeIs GaaX Gnf n sloetea.
II other nominations were made an election
Parta az wns hnsv ~ beadouarters all th ree
Of them. on the day OF nomination. His nomi:
nation was already made out on the. official
not 70 tack It up early in the day. Scouts in
The Parker interest were on the Keen watch;
they the b ssIs r piSake ssd 0 VI tse KEPT Seas Guard rSn dvs ao tGs
Ifiifi road. which came down, TO the beach Just
alongside the court house. Through these pre-
cautionary measures 1t was made imprac-
Court without detection. The ,pickets we're
headquarters. One false alarm brought out
the resources OF American political, methods.
Scouts a Bsiti AS .d sSe1ef9 T SPons rf tSo 4Sddac y w tn
at once Intercepted and led to the nearest
his errand. but they went to work upon him.
When he had been reduced to a willing surren-
ACUTE harmless notice of something to be
ratled: All those good politics had been
watchfuiness the, Parker. nomination was
time other hands tackled the nomination oil q
British candidate alongside,
Parker had sworn not to run IL his nomina.
ton was opposed. But by this time he was full
Of politics and enthusiasm. He now said that
he'd run anyway; 1912 cropped right out on
the surface; he'd show them that, the United
States took no back seat for anybody.
Then followed such a week OF campaigning
as had never been Imagined in ,Apla. Tho
British candidate tried to raise the issues Of
the better protection OF the town from fire. Of
better police. of other little Issues. The Amer
lean candidate swept them all toone side. They
enough. II there weren't enough prisoners to
run 1t, why. then arrest a lot more Of the Sa-
moan ~loafers. Apia ought to have a public
fountain, and he was willing to vote for it, but
he defled his opponent to. como out. fair and
square, and say which side whipped in the
say a word. The British candidate could not
stand up against the onslaught; he withdrew
from the canvass the day before the election.
Parker was returned unanimously; 1t was
unanimous, you bet" he reported. Why.
there wasn't even one vote, for old Scattering;
running on a great national issue. What show
which won't takea back seat for nobody"
A week after the election the chain-gang was
which turns up to, Parker's residence. He was
supervising their industry as they were trans
forming the former path. into a very ereditable
road, You're an American, ma'am." he said
"That means that you understand
politics. What's the good OF being Alderman
good American politics You bet It is. never
took much interest In politics before. hut now I
kinder like it, When / get done with being
Alderman out here in the South Seas I
shouldn't wonder II I'd go back home and run
for Congress in the Shrewsbury district"