The daily gazette., 1879-08-14

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srwx DEMocRArIc Nomination Eiec-
hon for candidates for President Of the
City Council and CITY Treasurer takes
,,a,e. on Saturday afternoon OF next
week. t9ihl '''i" 1' q. .......,
"a EVERY MODE In the world that Is
suggested to the Republican to deceive
the people and secure votes for its party
that paper will adopt. 1t does not mat
ter whethes II 10 deceptive. The more
intricate and difficult it is to be under
stood the better 1t suits its purpose. 1t
was 90 . year ago. That paper en-
acaycred - every one knows who then
read II, to make the people believe that
il, Democratic Mayor and City Council
were elected the city would be horribly
governed; that intemperance would be
encouraged on the part Of the Execu-
iiye--that low groggeries would be iD-
f creased, and wild exccsses be the result |
in all parts Of the city; and relying ON |
the effect of its own imaginary and de- |
lusive assertions it predicted the utter |
defeat of the Democrats aud the success I
of the Republican ticket. But what did |
the election show? That the staid citi-
zens Of Wilmington had no faith in the
evil predictions Of the Repubticdn-that
they would not follow Its dictatious, and
that they we're better informed than the
write 3 for that journal, and finally that
they had voted against its teachings-the
election showing very large majority
for the Democratic Mayor and unex-
ceptionable majorities in six Of the ten
wards for the City Council tickets.
Now, what are the consequences Of
that &C ion on the part Of our citizens,
who voted thus heartily in accord with
the plain statements Of the GAZETTE.
Well, there has been nearly year passed
since the election, and the city has never
been better governed. Crime has never
been so severely punished and the laws
never so rigitly enforced. This has
been SO clear down to the dog catching
llw; and as proof Of this it Is said that
the collections from fines alone will more
than pay the salaries Of the Mayor and
his Chief of police, while even the dol
tax has been so efiectually cleaned VI
and so exactly paid that to the astonish
ment of everybody the sum paid int
the treasury amounts to nealry tw
thousand dollars. These are fIcts-elC
quent and impressive. They are such a
the boy relishes who tells you the proc
OF the quality of the pudding is in h
seating it. Our citizens now see an
know for themselves that the city W,
never more quiet-never more orderly
never so free from drunkenness, al
never 50 unexceptionably managed.
much for the executive. What more c.
iouy. people desiref
Now, Is to the City Cou neil, the +
publican has hard time to find anyth
to complain of in the Council. In ia
it does not know of what to complai
for in everything the Council has be
SO much more economical than its i
publican predecessor, which went out
power last September without leaving
dollar in the City Treasury and an ov
drawn account in bank of nearly $50
with some $1,000 in ordinary bills
come In, and q floating debt of $780,
besides leaving the old Eleventh str
quarry lot contract to be cleared off 9
cost OF about $4,000. These were
embarrassing contingencies which
Republican City Council bequeathet
the Democrats last September when
latter party took upon itself the h
task OF clearing out the debts that h
over the city. This task of itself
enough for one year. But we are pr
to say the Democrats, though hun
and unpretending, were equal to
task. The work has been done.
debts all extinguished; the interest
duced to A per cent, the city kept
most unsxceptionable manner to I
the consequences Of yellow fever, che
or any other epidemic, and to the
Constituent and annoyance of the
publican the tax rate is actually red
over A per cent. below ,chat it ,uas
year, reminder to the last Counci
its iscandalous waste. But this is
al. Instead of having an oyerd
account in bank of over $4,000
Democrats have balance in bar
over $l21, 900 to run the city govern
with and no debts to pay.
Now, reader we want to ask you
simple question, are you willing tbs
-Repiibt'can, by its discreditable
plants, shall delude you to vot
favor of the Republicans being all
stc come into power again to squl
next year the money the Demo
have saved ]? Or, will you rather
Democrats try to run the city
more economically, now they hav'
money to start with, and declare
can do 1t on basis of ST.. Is on the
while the Republican argues that
will require $1.25 on the e1OOp
are plsln facts and plain questions.
ask that the Democrats be kent In