The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-08

going on the stump. 1 don't care What
other men have done who have run fol
the Office. l 4ac!:eve 1T lis a good thing
to let the pecale see their candidate
and I'm going to make speeches"
The Irish Did 1t.
The leaders retired, discounted. MI
Weaver went before the public, and hi
plain, brief talks caught. Even in the
Irish districts he was well received; SC
much SO, in fact that when the Irish
heard that. an organization, with anti.
Catholic tendencies, was supporting thu
leading opposition candidate, yir'
tually elected hira by their $4,000 votes
Almost as o as he a assumed
office with the declaration that ht
would act unhampered by any consfd.
GRAFTON except that of the public wei.
fare his words were put to the test. a
coterie Of men who had been indicted
for pal1ot-box stuf1ing and had suffered
exile under the previous district attor.
ney returned to town and surrendered
"Ah, ha,', said the men who had OPP
posed Weaver. 1--WE told you so. WI
knew he'd be hand-in-glove with thu
politicians who hauled him from obliy'
ion
Several weeks later, when the trta
began and his critics read how thu
machine district attorney is vigor'
ously endeavoring to convict the in
their views. The papers that had bit.
terly opposed his election declared thai
che is the right man in the righ'
place." and even when the prisoner
were acquitted there was only praist
for the prosecutor.
1t was a remarkable winning Of pub
lie opinion, but the trial resulted in :
still more remarkable thing. While !
was going on the republican leader
were busily engaged trying to decid,
upon a successor to Mayor Ashbridge
Look here" said one leader, whel
the trial was at Its height, what we'r'
looking for is a man who will unit
all the warning elements and stop tn,
Independent movements that have beer
a source Of worry for the last foul
years. The man hat a do this II
John Weaver. II o don't believe me
see what the opposition Is saying
about him."
The sentiment struck home. Weaver
was decided upon, and he was told o
the decision while he was making hi,
charge to the jury and saying blum
things about a political organization
that would tolerate or even wink at thu
violation Of the ballot.
Mr.. Weaver has been mayor Of Phil
adelphia since last April. In six months
he has driven policy out of town
though the business done formerl!
amounted to $4,000, 900, and there wa
an annual protection fund of $175,00C
Pool rooms and other forms Of gam
bling have also been eradicated. H
has stopped police blackmail and takel
the force out of politics. He insist
that all public contracts shall b.
awarded without favoritism, he Is en-
- ., =, - - - ,n1,, al 1fror 70 nrfnr h
city, and he has effectually broken VI
the system of levying tribute on schoo
teachers for positions by sending fou
school directors to the ~penitentiary.
The story of the last reform reveal
the secret of John Weaver's success.
Why He Succeeds.
The case first came to his attention
while he was district attorney. He calle'
1t In court several times, and each tim
refused to try It, because he was con
WINGED hat the jury vas packed, and h
openly expressed himself to that effec!
When he was nominated and electe
mayor the case was still untried, an
there were those who felt cock-sure tina
he would not take UP the fight agair
But on the day that he set sail for Eng
land to visit his old home. he said t
Robert Won Moschzisker, one of his as
s%istants:
lEa=E iAASya 20 - ~ 49, By III ooS L hSSS
let go anything when I know I'm right
Some time during my absence you wi
get a cable from me naming a date. Tha
xviii be the date on which 1 want the trie
called. Arrange 1t with the court, and r.
be back in time TORY the case before
resign the district attorneyship to becom
mayor .
Mayor-elect Weaver got back from Emf
land about q week before his inaugura
ton. He went into the court room, Gale
the case of the four indicted school CON
missioners, saw to 1t. that the Jury wa
not tempered with, fought the case wit
all his might, convicted his men n thre
days later was indicted into the office q
mayor.
He has shown the same determine
spirit in the mayors chair, and that /
why all Philadelphia is praising him. In
cidentally, he recently revealed 1t to Gov
ernor P~ennypacker Of Pennsylvania, t
the latter's discontinue.
a vacancy occurred by reason of deaf
on the bench of the court of commo,
pleas OF Philadelphia county, and the gov
ernor put forward a candidate in the per
son of a noted Quaker city lawyer. Th
mayor had not forgotten that Robert vo
MoschzisSer had given him able assist
aItee while he was district attornew, an
SO the mayor backed Mr.. Won Moschziske
in turn.
The governor was surprised. "Why
he's too young for the bench" he said
st want a ma of mature years. not
boy"
"And I want Mr.. Won Moschzisker,' re
piled Mr.. Weaver, "an I'm going to hav
him."
Robert Won Moschzisker was nominated
He is now n Of The youngest Judge
ever elected In America.
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