Salt Lake Herald | 1906-11-16 | Page 4 | Patronage for Democrats

pATRO pATRONAGE AGE FOR DEMOCRATS D There is a lot of o substantial su comfort for the Democrats o New ew York In the returns from the late election el They lost Mr Hearst and they gained the rest of the state offices The patronage connected 9 Is immense It will keep a lot of Democratic office offic officeholders holders In comfort for two years any anyway anyway way wayA wa waA A New York paper points out the Democratic patronage as follows The state canal board which ap up approves approves proves all plans for the large canal cana the state land board which Issues grants of o land under water and gen generally orally supervises state lands the canal fund commission and the state board of equalization They will still further contrOl the state board of ot canvassers which will be called caned upon In 1908 to can canvass canvass vass vase the vote In the state for tor presidential electors The Democratic state engineer enSIn er will wUI have the disbursing of for roads the canal fund commission will expend many millions This ought to tobe tobe tobe be mighty t cheering for the Democrats for fr during the last thirteen years rears they have had very little chance at anything t good in the line Une of public offices or the spending of public money monsy mone In New York state Let us hope hove there will be no nomore nomore nomore more quarreling over the spoils than is absolutely necessary If the Democrats make a record in New York during the next two years and we believe they the will the fact will be a most valuable aid In swing swinging swinging swingIng ing the state Into the Democratic col column column in the presidential election In 1908 We are going to need New York then and need it badly Let us devoutly hope no mistakes will wUl be made