Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-04
LkTTERs FRoM TnR People.


DELAWARE co11EdE-A SHAFT CRITICISM uros
soME OF THE TRUSTEES.
TO ne Editor Of he Commercial:
In the proceedings OF the. Legislature Of the
paat week, will be bound the vote in the Senate
upon an act entitled IAN Act amending the Char
tor Of Delaware College" &c. which was lost.
Ia the Flidays proceedings. Mr.. William Shakes
peare, Senator from Kent Co., moYed a recon-
sidsratien Of the vote, which was carried, and
tho Act is now again open.
Upon inauiring the nature of this act. the
writer was informed that 1t was a bill, prepared
by Mr.. j. Alexander Fulton, no amending the
Charter OF Delaware College as to tax the al
ready inadequate College fund, with per diem
to each member Of tho Board OF Tlustoes for
each days attendance at tho College. in per-
forming their trusts. Sinoe the establishment
OF the College, in 1884, to the present tine. gem
tlemen have felt fully compensated for Their
time and trouble in attending the Sessions OF
the Board of Trustees in the pleasant Society
thefe TO be mot, and in the consciousness OF
well spent hours lab1riug in q inst cause. But
now the Legislature is invoked 10 pnt the onics
Of Trustee of Delawares only College. beneath
the office OF District School Commissioner and
on n par with the Wardens OF tho county jails,
who receive their per dien for each days time
spent IN the service OF the country.
And this bl 30 belittleing tho high and hon
ored office, is prepared and urged by gentle
man, who, while holding tho Office OF Trustee is
not allie to WELD sufficient Influence in the
Board to make Delaware College an institution
worthy OF his own patronage; but at this very
time, whilst urging nm amendment to tho Col
lego Charter, requiring per diem Tor his ssr-
vices as Trustee, IS sending his own son to
another Cnege-outaide OF the State. Rather
q contrast is there between Col. MoCOmb. who
is paying from his private purse tho salary OF
one professor that Mr.. Fulton had voted the
College unable to pay. and this same gentleman
is asking to be paid for his presence at the ses-
sions at the Board
Governor Ponder is also Trustee OF the Col
lege. but patronizes other State Institutions
Another gentleman, although a Trustees In both
College and Academy, prefers schools IN Massa-
chusetts TO Delaware. Other gentlemen OF the
Board do last these same things and Rs the
College Charter is before the Legislature cannot
Senator Leslie and Representative Hickman Sc
cure an amendment declaring gentlemen neither
eligible nor competent 10 sit as Trustees who,
having sons and daughters to educate, prefer
colleges and seminaTies in other States They
have perfect right to send their children elso-
wherc, but they have no right to manage institu-
tions for other mems children, that by their acts
they acknowledge to be unworthy Of their own
support. ID. g.
NEwARK, March 4th, 1873.
THE COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT.
To Ee Editor cfHse Commercial:
AS theie seems to be disposition on the part
OF some to quibble over the entire truithlulness
OF al article published in the OoMuERcAL, of
the 9th inst. entitled "The Co-operative NOV E.
ment," l drop you those lines, 30 as by pub
fishing them you will have made all needed cor
rection. and at tho same time set before the
public the fact that the Workingmon'a Cooper
atiyo Enterprise Company is no humbng, but a
reality, and based upon tius philanthropic prin-
cpl os and will say that after carefully invesd-
eating the article referred to find but one as
aertion incorrect and that is in regard to sepafa-
tion viz. whore you say new company was
framed, styled the Workingmen's Cooperative
Enterprise Company. The fact is the original
one temporarily organized at Temperance Hall,
early in the winter, and the new one at
their organization retained tho or
iginal name, which neceHsitated the
original to assume some other. hence the name
OF " Enterprise which, retaining many of the
principal officers and members OF Committees
continued to work, unobservedly to the public,
until they filled their Company to completion
and expect to permanently organize this week,
and although the Company has transacted its
business thus far in secret, It's actions have all
been of the most harmonious nature, and though
the members are under obligations OF secrecy as
to business transacted in our meetings. yet We
are both glad and free to say that not word OF
criticism has ever been advanced there, causing
the No. 2 movement of cooperation. Wo only
differ as to conducting business on the co-opera-
tive plan. To some OF ua il is not an expert
nlOnI MIle 10 u ma lOflty u 10, anu hlnOtlEn our
secrecy may have caused suspicious with some
who are not with us, yet they can rest assured
that the Enterprise Company will use their iu-
iiuence to help all their fellow-workmen when
ever and while they Try to help themselves.
ESTERPnIsE.
SOMETHING MUsT DE DoNE-THE TRANSCRIPT FINDS
IT OUT.
To he Editor Of The Commercial:
Tho Transcript, this week, has a lengthy edi-
II.
representation must be given in the general Az
sembly, that our public school system needs
great reformation, that the +" Negroes" should
be provided with means for their education. ami
that they should be allowed to " tax themselves
fer the support of their schools, and that there
should be change in tho law in regard to the
rights of women. At the same time, it feeby
endeayors to show that the Republican party
ought not to be Interested with these measures
OF reform, and calls upon its party in the Lsgis.
lature to come to the rescue, and to take the
initiative ere 1t be eternally too late, and warns
them, that if they do not, Democratic chances
for success in 1874, will be very slender.
We have no doubt of all this VIC think that
foTegOne conclusion already but We are heartily
glad to zee that the transcript, even at this
late day, is able to discover that these reform.
have become n necessity and to urge them upol
its party. 1t argues well for the Republican
party. It shows that though that party has
been in the minority, in this State, its prinC
pies and doctrines are fast gaining the conf
dence and support Of the people, and that soon
er or later it will be called into power and put
into control OF the affairs Of the State. Hence
something must be done. Some concession,
must be made. Some abandonment of former
party doctrine and principle is necessary, in or
der to retain party supremacy. This is all il
keeping with the surrender of the party at Bal
timore, last summer, and Of course at this late
day it surprises no one. OBSERVER.
MIDDLETowN, iiar. /, 1873