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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1907.

THURSDAY. UECENhER -, 1907.
GOVERNOR JOHN HUNN's letter
yeater day to the press should set
at rest the minds ol thoss who have
been TRYING to manufacture a noun
tain out Of a mole hill. lie iutim ties
that he does not intend 10 take any
undue advantage Of The Denocr attic
party 10 the appointing Of voters
ASSISTANTS in this State. 1t had
been the practice for ycars 10 have
deputy county cons!ables Tppoint-
ed, which appointments had to be
sanctioned by the Governor. The
Governors being Democrats it was
not hard to get their permission
and hundreds OF Republicans were
thus deprived Of their votes by
these toughs who drew IS day
from the county treasury for pro-
tectiug the ballot box. 1t 10 to be
hoped they protected it TO such an
extent that the Democratic party
was buried under an avalanche OF
indignant voters three years ago
and since then he Democratic vo-
lers have been growing less aud
lees. Governor HUM in his letter
has set at rest all criticisms about
the naming o! the voter $ assistants.
The Governor says that no Repub-
Ilcan. Union or Regular. has ever
BY word or int!matiou conveyed to
him a desire concerning the ap-
pointment OF voters assistants or
any mention OF the scheme so often
referred to. The first intimation
The Governor had on the subject
vas conveyed to him in letter
rom Mr.. Willard Salisbury, Chair
man Of the Deuocraticl State Cen
!ral Committee. Our firm belief is
hath azores AID mentioned scheme
never existed except in the interest
ed Imagination of SAID committee
and that III their desire to make po.
itical capital, they have simply
forecast the future bv the past, aad
are surprised seemingly to tind in
The executive chair a Republican
above their self measurement, who
tights lair politically and tries 10
execute the laws as he fluids the m.
Such is the anaw1r OF the Governor
10 the criticisms which have been
going on lor some time past and
which has now, we hope have, been
set at rest iol all time.
THE Democrats elected General
Patrick A. Collins Mayor Of Bos.
ton, Mass, OIL Tuesday, by 10000
plurality. the largest IN iority Bos-
ton has gwen in a quarter Of a Cen
tury. The Democrats as we'll ob-
tain control OF both branches OF the
city government, electing their
candidate Tor street mmissioner,
and practically all OF their caudi-
dates for school ssioners.
The saloon men carried ln favor OF
liquor license.
Two years ago Mayor Hart de-
feated General Collins bv ,. PSI votes
and polled over 10000 votes. This
year the Republican vote was but
a trifle over $1,000, the smallest
given candidate Of the party for
Mavor since 1898, despite an un-
usually large registration. General
Colllns carried Is OF the IS wards.
General Collins was born at Fer
mvy, Ireland, 81 years ago and
was brought to the United States
when but four years old. lie was
a delegate to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention Of 1916, 1850, 1855
and 1892 and presided over that Of
1888.
AS there appears to be some trou.
BILE TO know what to do with the
New Castle a', We would suggest
the following: Turn it into muse.
um. Have the whipping post and
pllory taken down from where they
have stood Tor years aud sci up III.
side the now empty jail. Have the
pictures OF all the sheritis who
have presided over the Jail during
its existence hung up. neatly IRAN.
ed, the date Of their election and
The maJorlties by which they were
elected TO Office underneath. The
pictures oI all the prisoners, their
terms OF Imprisonment and why
ssntenced. Besides, there is suttl.
cient old time news about New
Castle that could be placed 90 ex.
hibition, We are in favor OF turn
ing the jail into L museum. Why
not!