Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-15
POLITICAL GOSSIP

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pal family with which DR.. Schillinger
will surround himself when he takes
oats of office next September.
1t has been so many ages since
good old Republican Richmond had
a Democratic municipal household
that every voter who proclaims allie
glance to that ancient patron saint,
Thomas jefferson, is searching for a
job.
Of course if Mayor Schillinger
were to stick to the old political pro-
verb, "to the victor belongs the
spoils' he would toot the Republican
horn and make his selections from
the party that really put him in
charge of the Quaker City. 1t is adj
mitted that the Democrats did not
do it for their numbers are not sufi-
cient and the Republicans, therefore
did the kindly act.
Now if Mayor Schillineer would
decide to be as gracious as his natur-
al political adversaIies have been, he
would as a matter of fact think not
of giving out the plums to his own
party.
For instance the board OF public
works is composed of three members
and under the law only two of them
can be Of the same faith politically.
The incoming mayor might hand out
two of these $1,000 plums to Repub-
licans and simply because the law
says he must, he could with display
Of reluctance give the third seat on
the board to a member of the Demo-
cratic party that did not elect him.
Then he might continue in the good
work and place the City Controller
ship, a $1,000 job, in Republican
hands; the secretary of the board of
health, street commissioner, superin-
tendent of the crematory, superin-
tendent of the electric light plant,
superintendent of the city parks, Gus
todian of the city hall, the city at
torneyship, the city engineer-all of
these and any more that might have
! been missed in enumerating, should
90 to Republicans-that is if the in
coming mayor is highly appreciative
of the good things that "his friends,
the enemy' have done for him.
But he won t.
Mayor-elect Schillinger's ability
and integrity are unquestioned and
his loyalty to Democracy may also
be. When he takes the reins of the
local municipal government next
September he will begin things with
new sheet and Republicanism will
be wiped off the city government may
as far as it is possible.
1t is reported that one or two Off
ces may remain in Republican hands
but if this proves the case the rea-
son may be found to be that there
are no Democrats to fill them. Rich
mond is to be a Democratic city next
September and thereafter for a pc
riod of four years. What the Re-
publicans get, will be given them in
the same vicinity that "Clara was
wont to wear her beads TO use the
time worn vernacular of the street
in the neck. However, this is all as
it should be. The Democrats will
hold power and naturally enough
they should be given the plums with
it. According to the Sun-Telegram,
whose columns should be regarded as
the local Democratic almanac,
Thomas J. Study, the recognized
leader of the local forces of Jeffer-
son, is to be city attorney. Mr.. Study
was the man who selected DIR. Schil-
linger, as. the most promising candi-
date to carry.the Democratic banner
last spring. That Mr.. Study's Sc
lection was a fortunate one-that he
was right in his contention that DIR.
Schillinger should be the candidate,
has been borne out by subsequent
events. Mr.. Study has never held
public office and if he accepts the
portfolio of "attorney general of
Richmond, the city's legal affairs
will be in good hands. Cliff Merrill.
chairman of the Democratic city
committee who conducted Mayor
Schillinger's campaign is said to
have anything he desires snugly mes
tied away in his vest pocket. The
Sun-Telegram intimates that Mr.
Merrill will WELD the gavel at the
lsessions of the board of works. Web
ster Parry, formerly county chairman
of the Democratic committee, and a
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