The Washington bee., 1908-05-23
SHARKS UNREST.

several dozen political suits will be
instituted against the chairman of the
Election Committee and the two Re
publican delegates-elect by lot OF
political sharks and vampires. These
sharks, just prior to the election of
the two delegates, inaugurated a lit
tie scheme to fleece Mr.. Bieber and
the delegates out of several thousand
dollars. The scheme was well con
cocted. A meeting was called, and
the chairman and delegates-elect were
told that it would take about FIVE
thousand dollars to elect the two del
egates, and unless that amount was
forthcoming no Bieber delegates
could be elected.
The combination got together and
decided upon a scheme to defeat these
vampires. 1t was decided to get the
other ticket out of the field, because
it would be cheaper. Negotiations
were entered into and about a week
prior to the election the combine was
successful in Sidetracking the other
ticket. After was done, "Othello's
occupation was gone" Then the sue
cessful ticket was denounced and
eternal vengeance was declared
against it. The flow of money ceased.
Barrooms, street corners and other
public places were infested with the
sharks, who declared that the ticket
should be defeated at all hazards.
Those woh had received money,
and had previously sworn allegiance
to the FlatherS-HOrner ticket proved
to be the real traitors and money
sharks. These same individuals had
held honest men up to condemnation
and ridicule, but as matter of fact
were more honest and sincere than
Those who had received money,
and aid from Messrs. Fathers and
Horner. This was made plain to Mr.
Bieber long before the alleged con-
spiracy took root.
| Chairman Bieber was to much of
a politician for the sharks. He left
a few of the traitors in charge, but
he had sufficient hold on them to
make their efforts and schemes
against him non-effective. Instead
of the traitors fooling him (Bieber)
this young white politician deprived
them of other strings and took away
the honors. Now they find them
| selves hopelessly defeated, hence the
many suits that are threatened.
These alleged SUITS will result in
farces, and the wish of The Bee is
that the new vagrancy law will be-
come operative in time for these
sharks who have been defeated at
their own games. It is an old Bib
lical aphorism that he who digs graves
for Others generally falls into them
himself. The many schemes that
were inaugurated to fleece money out
of candidates were disgraceful. Men
who should have acted as judges and
clerks of election had to be paid.
The methods adopted by the Demo
cratic Central Committee are COM
mendable. Honorable and upright
men have been chosen judges and
clerks without compensation, which is
an evidence that they have the inter
est of their party at heart.
There is only one way to build up
a respectableRepublican party and or
ganiztion. The party managers must
get rid of the political sharks and
F. invite decent and despectable men TO
participate in the organiztion. The
Bee would suggest to Chairman Bic
Der to surround himself with men Of
good reputation.
So confident were these sharks that
p they would fleece Chairman Bieber
out of money, that many of them left
theri permanent jobs, while others,
who had never worn a decent suit OF
clothing can now be seen dressed up
in a Prince Albert suit. Another
old-time shark who has the reputa-
ton of being a CRATER, demanded
three hundred dollars from Chairman
Bieber for his church The church
would have never seen it.
Many of these sharks may be seen
standing upon the street corners dis
cussing with one another how It hap
pened.