The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-03-08
OF rHE REcoRI
II RECORD
TOWN AFFAIRS

to Asst. Chief Engineer of the Fire
Dept Maurice O'Loughlin, equal
praise with Mayor Wagg and Chief
Van Solver. for their activity in pre-
pnring the Fire Department for any
emergency during the Blizzard. The
Mayor says that Asst Chief OLough-
lin really did more than either himself
the Mayor or Chief Van Sewer, be
! cause he, the Asst Chief. was built
/ longer and could get through the snow
drifts fastcr 1t is therefore pleas.
ure for us to accord to the Asst. Chief
| Engineer his full need OF praise In
can be bestowed upon onr Fire De
! partment from the Chief and his as
! sistants. down to each and every mem
/ Der thereof They are ala active. wor-
| thy, ever-roady -to-d -their-duty set
Of men, who should be, and are, ap-
preeiated hy all our citizens.
Returning TO our discussion of Town
Affairs political. From behind the
scenes there comes thus week the re-
port that Councilman Blackwell, of
the md Ward, ~ comforting himself
with the plea that the criticisms Of
these letters apply to "Dory Barber,
Just as we'll as they do to himself
blackwell and Doc. ooh Misery! how
fond art thon of company The above
reported plea Of Mr. Blackwellis proof
positive TINT the average 2nd Wnrd
Democratic councilman IS always Try
ing to either shrk or divide the re-
sponsibiIlties OF his acts If our letter
OF last week conveyed to any OF the
readers OF The RECORD the idea that
the criticisms therein applied III any
way, shape, manner, or form, 10 eX-
councilman Theodore Barber, we are
very sorry Tor 1t, and we emphatically
deny that any such intention
existed with us. We, however, do
not believe that any citizen of Lam
bcrtYllle placed construction OF that
character on our letter, barring, of
course, those who We're Hndeniably
subjects Of its criticism.
It IS true our letter of last week
charged that Democratic councilmen
of the 2nd and 3D. Wards Ind been
dickering and trading for years with
the members from the lst ward and
| irving TO place upon those members
| from the ist Ward all the blame for
their mutual mismanagment of city
ailnirs, and we repeat That charge.
! There are, however, executions to
| all rules and the readers of The RE
CORD. and tax payers generally, would
have no difficulty in selecting OK
councilman Theodore Barber ms n
natahle exception. Mr.. Barber served
three ycars in council, to the credit of
himself aud the tax PAYERS. Not ono
net Of his ronncilmanic career ean be
Justly criticised. His every act was
in the interest of the tax payer. His
record is one of which he mny be iust-
" proud But come so with M among
the powers that-be of the end ward
Democracy and what do We hear ,
''Dory Barber is no good. We got
fooled on him, we will take care we
don't get fooled with another one like
him. We will know eHr man next
time, Why, say He is no good Demo-
crat, and many other remarks of a
like character, all Of which We submit
rs proof of our charges TINT the dom
lhant forces OF the end Ward Demo
eraef do not want nor Will they have,
II they can avold 1T, any representative
other than trading, scheming one.
Mr Barber = course III council was APP
proved by all reputable tax payers IN
tue ma ward. II councilman Black
well has Thought that the criticisms of
these letters applied TO ex-couneilman
Barher, let his mind be disabused.
And now let us ask the tax payers.
Wherein lies their safety If not IN the
election OF a Republican Councilman
in the 2nd wnrd ut the coming NUM-
cipal election? not because he is a Re
publican but because You can hear
every day the dominant forces of
Democracy in the End ward beasting
that they don't propose to be fooled
again like they were with Dory Barb
er: that in the future they propose to
know their mau. In view of these
statements made by these men, what
can be placed in the man
who may receive nomination nj their
hands?
Let the Republicans of the 2nd ward
be wise. Let them not make their
in the spirit of partisans.