Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-08-15
Er,r.,vaaancevs. kcononnY.

,v,nrs our usighboTs of the Republican party
that il Is necessary for those in public ohlee 10
keen down alton Ia our city, by managing Win
soonon,v and care the vatons departments OF the
city government. -. IL
Soma how or other the Rspubli'an papers al
,,,y. ,,ak,. II known thai such Course AunOys
and 1sLurLs them very much. We do not lhlehu
ms Oar L,Dorls wholly Tor the interest oil our
,,..,rs. =, hu s1e. many Ui them, heavy tA1-Pay
arr and interested IN manufacturing 10 some ca
,.,., ,ud d,,biI.s, zee the necessity oI keeping
.,,, ,h,, taxes, IN ordeI thai rsuts may Do io"'
und IN thIs as well as at other lh'uss' 'u'
continue 10 be an inviting pis.e l'r '"o'' u'''e
To commence manufacturing, tO se"le Ia
As the Kepublicans havs controlled Tue Guy
many NeaIs. our remarks necesss'Iiy peS' "PO"
thelt Encouragement .sf
p.rc,,vnl this the Commercial hoped to en-
bArrass us 5y plyIu.s AS with long arraS Vi 4''7
tI,us, some OF which we've OF no account S"A'0'''
winch W. discarded, while 10 Others we repiieu III
clear aud post,ive iogms' ,kxNAf t4E.,
ar coarse we did not expect the CommHf"aI
would admit our premises, because II he' Ou' "
ousst,on US with q view, no doubt ot deny ing su'"
aomsoing points as the answers led TO- That pa
Nor utterlv avoids ell allusion tO the mlsmAnage
,nent ot t,. p,s,ent affairs and goc Oh to 1871
as though the discussion OF the past ei!oIs VI
t,isnds would obscure the deicieuees chargeu
upou them now. The immense cost oil thS Do'oi
Lobby; the unnecessary pnrchrseoi c4tS
buiding, while the tax levy is increased on le"'
o.,ote very largely over last year. Yet 1t has
besn predtcted with every probability OF TRUTH the
levy will not net enough to defrsy the expenses
of the city; and it may fail short Of s9o'OOO {"
s-5 600 This looks that way now, aud we belieVe
the predictions made in ths early months OF the
wear will be verified before the close thereof
We ask the people, without distinction oil party
to look calmly at this matter aud Judge lot 'n''N
selves. If they do not want an economical gov
,rnment why then re-elect the same party 10
mower Butif they DO want reform in the eX,
travaoant course why then elect majority Ol
Democrats and by that means Let US have clear
expose of the city affairs and see ezsctly Whefe
we stand for at theprcSent rate OF expenditures
,yo NAV lind ourselves very much deeper In debt
than we anticipated We mean no offence or
disparagement of any member oil the OouhS''
anu are simply discharging our duty in cr'lcizing
the course OF a political body. If our remarks
mace them in tue wrong, they have the matter
in their own hands. They have the books ana
records and can at any Time exhibit statements
If they are plain and simple so the people can
understand them, why all is well; but II they are
made intricate. voluminous and difficult to un-
a,rstand whv there is evidence Of desiIe to de-
ce.ve.
Now the Commercial, passing over the present
issues which we presented, goes back TO 1871
and charges the floating debt which has just been
funded. upon the Democrats who were only il
pover seven months Bot il admits thai they
ala not levy but per cent. tax when it required
- ner cent. tax to conduct the.cIy affairs, ihui
showing that the Democrats determined TO wori
ON .. little money as possible. They were hon
,st in their cndcavor, and had they been con
tnued in power and not forced out Ivy the ue
mendous illegal negro vote, they would nav
saved the city many thousands that are no" losl
But the difference hetScen per cent. and Il pc
cent. referred 10 10y tne Commercial was lett II
The pcoplc' . pockets. 1t was not wasted.
We did not approve altogether OF the mean
Ly which the Democrats secured the majority u
The Council III 1871 and knew but little abon
te transaction. Bat wear aware OF The FAC
that the Democrats all held at that time that tn
md justified the MEANS, aud as IL saved our fin
volunteer Fire Department froEa destruction, an
oesulted in the adoption Of the contract system
ly which there were many thousands OF dOllAl
saved in laying the water mains, aud iremehdol
leaks in the Water DepartmencstopPed' 'he CIT
hss reaped a rich reward from the transaction.
But when Il was known thai tho Democrat
were about to 60 into power; Tor The dliheu''
grew ND among the Republicans, and they sA
what would he done, they huTiedly put out u
the work they could and left unpaid ah 'ue
could, 70 that when the Democrats got into pow
they Iound that places had already been provide
far an much that there was little ior lhcin {"
hut pay old bills. And this was charged on II
Rsnuhlicans at the time So much money VI
thus absorbed that the democrats had little
expend. r4
t,a true that floating debt which had bee
Leaped VI, prlDr to 1871, by tbs Republicans. W
paid. by the permission OF the Democratic leg
lature 10 borrow money 10. meet Nbe enoTmo
debts that had existed And in the face Of this Il
Republicans went to work 70 contract other deb
which resulted in the great debt Of $4,000 th
thsv vaid thu Lobby TO haVs funded last winte
Nov, SO long as the RsPuhhcAn party can 80
troll seven hnndrsd negro votes, whom they c
mset nightly In thS ObscuTed light Of of nlVeh
lated rooIns aud hnmmon blndiy to the pol
there viii be no sscaPs from the extraVaGaNeo
party, unless ths white vptsrsEally TO save the
selves from the thx imposed -thEoag' -tAs aid
this mass OF ignOfAAee. q p I'D 10 90
Oar objection is not SO much TO the objects
hut IN