The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-03-29
Fol Tur RECORD.
TOWN AFFAIRS.

but desiring to be fair, and remember
ing the old saying, "Give TO the devi
his due, we feel that it is but just foi
us to say that, in the appointment OF
Randolph Everett as Freebooter, tC
fill the unexpired term of the late Jonas
j. Warman, the Democratic members
of Council not only did themselves,
but the city, credit We are not
among that class of Republicans who
believe Republican should have been
appointed The Democrats had been
given the power of appointment by the
people and it is to their credit that
they exercised it we'll. But what shall
be said of the action of the Democratic
caucus last Thursday evening? Com
mon sense, courtesy and good politics
would have suggested the wisdom at
nominating Mr.. Everett to be Free
holder for the full term, but the powers
that be of the Second Ward Democracy
bered that in one of our letters we
stated that the dominant forces of the
Democracy of the Second Ward were
giving il ont that they had been fooled
by Councilman Barber, and that
they should take good care in the fu-
ture to nominate only men they could
handle. Doesn't II look as though
they had kept their word Until last
"Wednesday Mr.. Everett was candi
date for tho nomination for Freeholder.
He then withdrew from the contest.
Why Because it was openly stated
on the public streets that no matter
how many votes he might receive, he
was not proposed To allow him To have
it, and because Mr.. Everett would not
put mp 1925, which he was told would
insure his nomination. The parties
who suggested that to Randolph Ev
erett did not know their man Mr..
Everett spurned the proposition and
straightway took himself ont of the
contest, and he is honored to-day by
every citizen, be he Democrat or Re
publican, more than he ever WAS be
fore. We have stated in past letters
that the Democracy of the Second
Ward was dominated by forces mimi
cal To good government. We now
calmly and without partisan bins ask
the reputable Democrats of the Sec
end Wnrd if the treatment of Mr. Ev
cret;, who, i'll order to maintain his
good name unsullied, felt that he could
not even allow his name to be present
ed to II convention dominated by these
forces, does not prove our assertions ?
The gall aud hrazenness of these domi
nant forces of the Second WarG Democ-
racy has no parallel. After having so
conducted themselves rs To force Mr.
! Everett ont of the contest for Free
! holder, in the maintenance of his
honor, this samc gang of purity wreck
ers ,for they ARE nothing elsel had the
audacity to nominate for School Trus
tee Mr.. Everett's business partner,
Hiram T.. Scarborough, without HAY
ing secured his consent. The honor,
integrity aud good citizenship of Mr..
Scarborough has never been question
ed, and We are not nj all surprised tC
hear that he hns peremptorily refused
Ia allow his name 10 be used to lcnt
respectability to ticket the makers OF
which had endeavored to dishonor his
partner Mr. Everett
The question now is, can the ticket
made by this Second Ward gang re-.
ceive the votes of the ma jority of the
citizens thereof? We do not believe
it can Men may honestly differ as 10
theories of National governmental
policy, but the interests of Democrats
and Republicansa ARE identical in mum
cipal affairs, and We believe citizens
will rise up and rebukc this gang,
whose actions compel honest, honor
able Democrats To decline to allow
made by such acrowd. Much depends
of course on the wisdom with which
the Republicans make their nomna-
tons. II they will but rise TO the oc-
casion and nominate for the several
positions men in whom and for whom
nil citizens have confidence and re
spect, We believe they will be elected.
We would like to hear what Nh.
NJ. T. +. has to say about the City
Treasurer \ report. +"
The different departments of the
city government spent last year III 90
more than collected ~ Dcnocfdtic
Wage IPorker March 2jth.
Well, friend Kearns, only this only
this, that the taxpayers who have for
the past year been paying the Demo
cratic tax rate of 81 As per hundred
have been looking back to the Repnb-
ican tax rate Of 81. 30 per hundred and
asking themselves, what have We go,
from this increased tax rate what,
oh, what has this Democratic Council
done with the money filched from us :
And echo answers, IYhatt
"All we have 10 say is, if that is 80,
go on with your trading. If You can't
trade fast enough by hand, use steam,
compressed air or electricity to run
your trading machine. - Dcmocrdtic
IPdge Worker, March 18th, in refer
ence to our letter of March 18th, con.
corning Board of School Trustees.
Well, now, brother Kearns, we don't
think you gave us a fair deal on that
letter We think We have quoted you
in full, but you know, Mr.. "Wage.
Worker, - that you only published a
part Of our letter concerning the Board
Of School Trustees We will stand by
that letter in full and only hope that
You will be as fair with us as we tried
to be with the school teachers /; or il il
too much TO hope that the leopard, al,
though he might bea tanned Tammany
tiger, could change his spots ? We
don { want to take your hide. John.