Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-08

The Commercial annou' ces that the City Coun-
ell has ordered it to publish the city ordinances
which that body some time ago withdrew from
that paper because it advocated the abandonment
OF the system OF giving contracts to members Of
Council The Commercial! had, no doubt, secured
the election OF some OF these gentlemen and tho
banding 20 ether OF the ng againstit wsstha WORK
King caucus. The election Is coming on again
and the Commercial is expected to work for the
R pg as usual, hence the change in the Council
to o~srd It. Mr.. ". S. HAYES too desires to be the
next Mayor Of the city. We think he is a little
too vindictive for that position and the city might
bs better served with by the historian Vincent II
it mus, bs continued under Radical rule
John ". Griffith is another aspirsnf TOR the
MAyoralty. He has served his party long and
faithfully and deserves to he properly estimated.
Lawyer Fraim Is another. THIS gentleman has
some good qualit es doubtless. and would be just
in his decisions. but some one has damsged his
prospects by reporting that he will discharge the
police force and appoint negroes. At least MI
Fraim publishes card in which he states that
such report has been circulated. How 1t could
injure HIM with party that holds negroes to be
equal TO whites we are at loss to know. But he
Is evidently qualified to he the judge OF this mat
ter.
This report very properly gives rise to the ques-
ton whether any Radical would not do this If
elected. We don't like to discriminate and Of
course are bound to consider what they say. But
We have not heard one OF them say they would
not appoint negroe, to the police. 1t is true some
Councimen would object to voting to confirm
such appointments. But there might be ma
jority without them.
The next candidate for Mayor is Mr.. Ed j.
DouRherty. who Is now in the post Office, ana has
been feedm & at the public crib for a long time
OF course he desires to rise and as he is as good
a. the others who have all been Office holders, we
don't see why he should not pu, III his claim al
we'll as the rest He has had some experience il
the police Office, and although mob violence wa
not as we'll checked as it might have been durins
that time, he would doubtless be found as faithful
and competent Councilman Hayes or Lawyer
Fraim.
1t will be seen that the Commercial had
. tne opportunity for selecting candidate, and a,
1t directs the negro vote to great extent it Ha.
not to be overlooked.
The Grant party seems to be troubled about Mr.
GreeIeys past censure Of the Democrats more tnsu
any one else. The Alexandria Va Ga.eue de.
clares that the Democrats do not enter into a de-
tense of ideas formerly expressed but support NJ r
Greeley because he is opposed to the course and
policy OF the present Administration, and stand,
upon the refcrm principles Of the Cincinnati plat
form. "These, II adds. .'are sufficient reason,
to Justify the course OF the D-moc, n to- and 10 az
cite their energy. They are looking TO the future
good and to the best interests Of their country fol
the tim that is to come. /, is all honest upc
patriotic effort in behalf Of pe,ce. harmony ano
prosperity. which ,mpeis them to Unite IN Bring
ing about the election OF Mr. Greeley"