Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-06

INTEREST," IN 1'A4i
Doton on fhem.-The editor of the Jourpa
denounces the candidates for Mayor in stron,
terms. Hear him:
Never since the organization of the eitv cor
poration has there been such u petty, mea,
scrub-race for office as now presents ITSELF
Out OF some twelve or fourteen candidates nov
before the people for nomination, there are
perhaps not more than two or three worthy O
qualified to perform the duties of the Office
yet almost every ono Of them is on fire with al
ambition to be the lucky recipient of sever
hundred dollars per annum.
Ii the town had been hunted throughout TO
unqualified candidates, a more worthless Sc
could not have been furnished than some of M
present dspiTants are said to. be, and yet with
cool impudence almost without parallel ever
m political iuggery, they are tireless in theil
ehorts TO secure votes; and presB their en-,
treatiesWith an alacrity and industry that would
De creditable to their reputation il exercised in
some business or mechanical enterprise or EN-.
ployment.
me most worthy candidates are the most re.
spectaDle and quietj and exhibit much wisdom
IN submitting their claims to the public in an
honorable and gentlemanly manner, free from
tolhehtlng importantly or the exhibition of an
lnordlnate desire to force themselves unduly
upon their friends or the public for support
lar confidence or public position of any kind,
are continually ''bobblng round" at the cor
ners OF the streets, in workshops, stores and
IN fdp-sh0ps TOO, sneaking, grinning, drinking
treating and boring for votes and begging for
influence to help them make dash at the trea-
suTy ria the Mayors office.
me fhrcical phase which this fun ngender-
cd scramble for the office assumes, prevents
men OF character, qualification and standing
from entering the field or allowing their names
TO be used in connection with the nomination
and therefore, leaves the whole matter of cleo
tion within the reach of political COW. boys and
FOOLISH aspirants of bankrupt reputation.
Men who are good for nothing in any posi-.
tlon are abundant as candidates, while worth
and merit hold back lest it may be furnished by
inc association. We still hope, however, that
inc intelligence of the voters will properly
ponder the force of the jokes with which they
nre now delnged, and placing u proper apprc-
clation ON them, will at least elect man whose
antccedents and general public and private
character will reflect credit upon the Office, the
city and the people.
WHY ARE Times HARD7-Everybody is
complaining of hard times, and scarcity of
money, and the high prices of all tho neces
saries of life. Tho poor arc sorcly pinchcd,
the middle classes arc stlaitened and embar-
rassed, and the wealthy murmur at the ill.,
crense of oxno,so, ,l,io,, ,,,;,u.0 -.
~, "'s" Va tus' "c"N9 taN
'n 'u'l PURSES Inc Epehhs Journal has some
sensible remarks on the cause of this general
trouble which are worthy of careful reading
3" We have heard it said, over and over
',Stm,, ~ IN ~ ,o"soil ., .lcroaSeu expenses Is
an sr ~ tnoi uusuu PRIZES OF house,reht,
H. s,.'us ~ eonSuhc' puI we uouli
ho,, o5,,,, vi t'iS asscrtloi' many thlngS
,o,,oI,,, ~, az " price certaihly' nut IL is
o1 ,n;S,, NY ~ 'nNl many DINERS havo decnnen,
a a,'.m, 'no '""ie HIo'S WHICH preValIeu nail
III, ,,a,is, I ~ W. peheVe INC expenses oil NV"
If r. "ot ;s S W. iShu no greater now than then
,aars aa 20 r"e,.,' eiothihs Is cheaper' Fily
No. Ell, pr mele cunteW 10 eat meat
49, 4, 80 loTr unys III inc week now We
MI . ~ u uHS lor seven hays IN week.
49, &C. WllSn used 10 form
iI "a, 70 Pr t'oii VI Ioou, are pretty lhuch
msuu 10 Te content with Just such furniture as
house room, MS thnv ronir"d" tIa ontlo,. .I rnn
furnishing was small, wear and tear small, rent
was small now We all want house to our
ar,a.' ~ ,,.s ~ WI omponsNo carpets rom
hogany, &c. In those DAYS pewter spoons
were made TO answer Tor all purposes which
spoons si,., ', aro USED. NOV nothing neaner than
on,e' W.. "H1"oI' theii nointSpuh anu thula
- Mtio't iloeLal portion OF Dfoad-
e.o,l " 'hI nialos ana SIX LOT the females,
uli ia I these vi .Ie hnest; Leu any one iollow
~. ,isso matters III az thelr detailS' ana we
,nlnN nv "lli eolhe 10 INC CONCLUSION that me
lHcreuScu expenses OF living grows out oil the