Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-06-01

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I'm eulorca genilemen ol Virginia want y
Governor canby TO make them judges ire Il
spcciise Of knowledge. ASK Grant He's b
the hey hat loes such things, i
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RNrWnrRrsINo. The Philadelphia Bssn-
inc Herald Is ono OF the smciesl ant best q
papers We know OF, and is always as lnll oil 8
news aa an egg is of meat It's Friday edi-
lion came to US double It's usual size, con-
,aininp ioriy-ciglt columns of closely rrin-
ted reading matter. Success 10 it.
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Dr.. Harris, the colorcd candidate for
Lieutenant Governor oil Virginia, set up
ptiful whine in the Colored State Convcn'
,ion, IN Richmond, last week, because he
SUSPECTED that some white Republican voter
intended scratching his name from the |
ticket on account OF ms color.
TIE New York Herald ys:-"Grants
vindctive attention 10 everybody who helu
office under johnson, Nor that reason merely,
is an idlcaton of small spirit. He has no
more reason to assume that everybody VINO
held office under johnson is corrupt than the
next President will have 10 assume that
everybody who held Office under Grant was
his cousin"
A GOOD Republican friend has called upon
us to say that he is not only entirely opposed
10 the advanced price given 10 his party favor
ite for paving Sixth, and Pine and Robinson
sire Is, but that he will use his efforts to test
the validity of the contract in court of jus
tice. While he is entirely willing to abide by
all the laws governing the paving of streets,
he will not quietly submit to have his pockets
picked in so wholesale manner in a matter of
purely business character.
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WILL President Adams please call a
special meeting of The City Council, 10 have
the members discuss the principles of
Economy, taking as Their first point OF debate
the question:
BY paying two cents per yard more 10 a
party friend, than his competitor asks, lol
paving the streets OF the city, how long will il
take this most honorable and honest body
10 arrive at the highest point of Economy
and Justice 10 the people?
When The question comes up we pledg'
ourself TO have photographic repOrle
present 10 take notes
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WILL Mn. LElBRANDT tell his friends Il
the next meeting OF the City Counc
whether or not "there is a principle ingolpcd
in the recent act Of the Street COMMITTEE
in giving to the highest bidder instead
the lowest, the contract for paving Slxil
Pine and Robinson Streets2 viii he ais
tell us-ii he finds n 'princple involved"-
the exact value of such principle, al
whether il is "involyedn at the rate of iv
cents per yard to those who are TO pay Il
bills, or to an amount greater-even 10 Il
Managing of the fepptsiion of tNe city
business honor and fair dealing!
The NINE WARD BIIL.-We are lndebt
10 the Secretary of State, Gusts w. WIigl
ESQ, for copy Of the Nine Wards Bi
which we give in full to-day. The readt
of Ihe JOURNAL will, upon perusing /
bill, nntc the fact that every suggestion
made in these columns in reference to I
city government, and the division OF I
M1iust HIS DHGl HOnultu WIN tut lbiGt u
authority of law, in the new bill. Our
gumenis carried with them sufficient weiG
10 convince majority OF two-thirds of
Legislature that the changes we demand
were necessary ior tile peoples interests
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Tue Republican proposes TO the Counei
new plan Of stealing. The editor says Il
when streets are 10 be opened anywhere
city should take the land from its lawful oy
4rs without compensation, and compel til
10 pay all expenses for opening the str
through their property beside. That wo
be a happy way Of reducing the city taxes,
admit, but it would only apply to the open
OF streets; nothing is said of the saving to
city Treasury in the qaDing process In
department the city very kindly gives
cents per yard more than the lowest hidde
ready to do the work for But then we IL
remember the Republican, will tell us
cost of 2actag does not come ont Of the
Treasury, hut is taken directly from the p'
cts of the property owners, therefore the Il
need not be- raised on that account. If
owners OF the property OH the street paved
not able to pay the advanced rate ui two c
per yard more than they could get the 5
work done ior. in fair business operation
city can easily put the'sherf OH the dt
quent, and sell linn out of house and he
What matters it to our economical Coz
how many hard-worlling, industrious fam
are impoverished, and their little HON
earned through long and laborious Iii
toil--taken from them, so the pariizan st
payer gets lis price, although it may be
seventh more than other responsible pa
ask for doing the same work
BASE IEGRATlTunE,--|he following Ii
sckening story we take from the New
Eeeaing Express. Let us have the nan
this second Regun That it may he hra
with the ininmy which her great Z
against nature entities her To- Kind lie
grant
"'Ihut she may feei
How sharper tlan serlmt's toothitis