Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-02-04
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LOCAL MISREPRESENTATION FOE TEE vEsRuAR
nLD01lexs-Tnn CANDIDATES FOE POLICE MAoIs
TAAx1-vmff or Tun CONGRESSIONAL CENTkN
NAL o0MNfTrK1-MR cULD's pARry-PHIA
nnAovAL o. TIE NAvy YAwD TO LEAGUE ISLAM
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s1'eotni ,-orrsspondenns Of tAs Commercial.
sal.. PHIIADEIRHiA. Jan. -.
II hes been lively week In politics, the tim,
having arrived when both parties were to max.
their noennasions for tbs election under the nav
Consultation falling next month. Tho election Of
delegates to the nominating conventions WA
held In The early part Of the week and on Wsdnes.
day and Thursday the conventions met and de-
osdsd upon their numerous standard bearers for
the short CANVAS between this and the elect n.
This is tho form. tho fact bs,ng Of course that
ths canvass Aas been stretching over the whole
poes1e anss ~ eaziy Fall individuals anabi-
dous % serve the municipality ~ Poliee MAgis-
tfases have indeed been manosuvsring for these
nominations 10 many instances. even since the
new 6tate code provided the places. Not . few
OF these ''eAriy birds" have succeeded, and
cthsr. have found partial profit In "stand-
Ing" for the psations. 1t Ia tho custom with
these hoall pollticians to "nams" themselves
for snythins and svsrything in the way Of oiiioe,
whethsr tlsy have any chancs Of ultimately
winning or not. Al the game narro~s down the
stronger onee prevail, In ono way or another,
over tho weaker ones to retire. It is in this
age Of profit. Sometimes they are not Of
enough aooount 70 buy OH, again they may be.
They take their chances, and II they lose In one
bous they may win in another. You may say il
would seem n be, but there Is . kind Of provi-
denos over these msn for they often make more
money than mon who work great deal harder.
There has besn particularly good chance for
this Kind Of ananciering In the oortests for the
nfteen Of thess plaoss, making thirty canli-
dates, and for eAoh one there has been much OF
the updsrhsnd working Just now referred to-
The sum OF this agitation has been enough to
keep the political element In turmoil, apart
from the nominations for City Councli and
School Directors, which also were made this
week. 4 very fair class Of men have
been put up for tho last named po.
sitions, but IL 10 the impression that
neither party has done itself much credit
In tho Hagserate nominations. It was hoped
that ctlsens Of the first standing, and with some
knowledge OF Law, would have received these
credentials but the fact ts that very few OF
Tho nominees are for the very great part politi-
cal hacks in whose hands the administration of
local Justice will be no purer or more Intelligent
than under the old AldsrmAnic rule. This re-
suit 10 depressing from the start. 1t would
seem - though conscientious voters cannot here
allow themselves to be bound by party,
but must tAke the tickets Of both
parties and choose the best men
Of either, irrespective Of the organization
which nominated them. Even with this mum.
ber Of the districts must either go without
Magistrate or have installed person utterly un-
worthy Of the trust. ....-
Tho visit Of the Congressional Cent sunial
Comnittss was significant eventin Exposition
history. The psrson familiar with public Affairs
knows that 1t " not the movement making the
most popular stir which IL always most n be de-
pended on for results. Il Y The quiet taking in
hand Of the few who have the power which tells
NAY a' % G aaussd o 'a.s certain The nss leader;
aetton By the earnest sxpression of
popular vii through publlc meetings and the
pssae bat they ~ qMe = likely . b inau
thsls aataons. 1Als hinA - fndusn6s q now b..
ing beoeeht = hfee Hpoo Oongtes and also upon |
u eapafalises Il Ns9 Ymk, and there is pfos-
peet q saheeAatlA sssPonss from both these |
s'iSsss "a 9sfssss'@ 2Ra1:fs sae -
5!3s,s IL r. ss5ediss !. !
psctst,oos. r. 0so. ", CAiids had the
rAre good fortune Of bringing to-
gsthsr = this ans some Of tho most
ding the President aud VARIOUS members Of his |
Cabinet. The occasion was . meeting Of the |
"6asurday Club, social organization, but the |
visit Of the Centennial Committee fell in 30 apt |
10 lavish manner, that the party Ia question |
was national rather than . local one, and the
Exposition was indirectly brought into peculiar
prominence. Huoh reunion, It 10 hardly too
much 70 say, Wa worth mere In . downright
practical sense than all the public subscription
meetings that have been held since the begin
ning.
Great excitement has hssn raised In the nu.
merous Glass Interested In the shipment and
sale Of petroleum by the news that IN effort IN
making in the Legislature to divert this trade
from Philadelphia 70 Pittsburg. II It succeeds
the latter city will become tile refining aud dis
tributing centre which this now 10, and Balti-
more-by the way Of the BALTIC. 4 Ohio r. R.
will bo the exporting depot Of the country. l.
il uiat road which ID the animatng spirit Of this
movement and the Pennsylvania road which
now transports the bulk Of tho oil to this
city IL nasulally Interested in kssping the
trade In it, present channel. On the
other hand it is claimed that Pittsburg can be
made . more economical refining centre than
PhiladslphiA and that ell questions Of pArtiality
e To- location must give way to material interest.
system Of underground pipes from the Oil
Regions 70 Pitssburg. The wells lie very much
nearer that city than to Philadslphis. but hither
TO transportation has been much cheaper this
way than to the West. notwithstanding the great
Or distance here. But II this pipe system can be
perfected the expense to Pittsburg would
naturally be trivial compared with rail-
way transportation 70 Philadelphia This is
the case in little, aud it, can be seen that there
il enough in 1t to Justify the fears Of our ship
pers and merchants. Petroleum is at present our
loading export, and diversion Of the trade would
prove serious disturbance to vast amount Of
invested capital.
Another current matter of interest Ia the rec
ommendation Of the Naval Committee of the
House Of Representatives for the dismantng Of
the present navy yard and the construction Of
government establishment at League Island.
This measure has been talked about for years
and now seems to have taken definite shape, |
The removal Of the present yard would
greatly hasten the Improvement Of that section
Of the city, which must always remain in back
ward state ~ long q that great waste place is
could then be leng,hened along the city front
instead Of being blockaded ~ L nov the case,
and commerce would gain new aud valusble
footboh. Whom the Navy Yard was established
business part Of tho town, but shipping aud trade
now beat upon its confines In oil direc-
lions. League Island is manifestly |
the proper place for such an
Congress At present it is doubtful If anything |
will be donc In the matter at this session, but |
there II = general impression that sooner or |
later-and In NO event at very distant day-the |
Recommendation Of the Naval Committee will be |
acted upon.
The strsets have rarely Of late years been In "a
wre'ched = condition - now. The continuous |
snow, rain and freezing, SPELLS have rendered
The worst Of walking Is loo covered |
with slush, and that has grown to |
be the normal condition of our streets. |
Rubber shoes in such state Of things are but
traps. They arc worn to keep out Of the wet,
but they render the footing much lass secure. |
The disregard Of city ordinances provided for the
cleansing Of sidewalks has much to do with the |
could not have overcome the elemental disad-
vantagss Of the last few weeks. Painful acci-
dents from falls occur In great numbers daily
Hundreds Of severe cases have been admitted
70 the hospitals, number Of which have tsrmi- |
mated fatally. INDEX.
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