The daily gazette., 1881-03-25
Gar Legislative ketter.
TEE DELAWARE WESTERN AGAIN.

| TAE DELAWARE WESTERN AGAIN.
Correspondent of Gazette.
Railroads are again attracting the at.
tention OF the Legislature. Last Mon
day Mr.. Belts gave notice of supple
ment to tile Delaware Western bill and
to-day he introduced it and had it read.
No surprise Whatever was manifested
when Levi q. Bird appeared as cham.
! pion Of the measure. Although the B !.
h o. acted In such bad faith TO the Del
aware Western nearly every one thought
that q short time would demonstrate the
necessity Of the purt hase threw open 10
the world the broad admission that the
B. 81 .. had like that fabulous bird
spoken of BY Virgil made its own nest
unfit for habitatiun. Below l give the
full text Of the supplement introduced
by Mr.. Belts. This virtually admits
the purchase or 10 a blind for some stock
J0bbing operations.
But theie's the rub. There has been
too much expression already of the vox
popull. The whiskey nsu have consol.
idated their forces. Money has been
used most profusely and Democrats
parade this--one Of the foundation
stones Democracy, as \ measure dstri-
mental TO the fuTLherance OF our eternal
principles. If the advocacy OF q princi.
pie 10 detrimental 10: the party upon
what ground can one substautiate his
position IN society. When hear per
son say that Local Option, rather Local
self Government, is detrimental 10 the
ultimate success Of the Democrat party
think that this person is either q fool
or q knave. 10 not the Democrat parry
able TO shoulder a royal question Of
right which lies at the very root of her
organization. The Senateiif left alone,
would pass bill as requested by the
people, but these nen who pretend to
be the most sactimonious devolees 10
the principles of jefferson, como around
and in most insinuating manner offer
specious arguments to show why the
voice OF the people is net the echo of
the teachings that have been instilled
into their minds by the press, rostruIA
and pulpit.
What has been known az the John A.
Cleaver bill was disposed of to day in
a most summary manner. The object
the bill will appear in the scathing
Of remarks of Mr.. McWhorter. BY tho
way John Cleaver sat in the LOBBY dur
ing the bill and himself more ludlcrus
by continual wInking aud squirting at
Senator Csoch. The Senator smiled
blandly and voted for the bill when il
came to the final scratch although he
gulped at the "no" and thereby cast but
halt vote.
Mr.. McWhorter said: | am sorry to
take up the time of the Senate In discus
iEg subject so insignificant as this in
It's origin. The bill is a singular produc-
ton. IL is the product Of mind seeking
with malice revenge unbacked by intelli-
gence. denounce the bill as emenatink
form enc who would not be trusted in
any affair Of honor and who would not
be believed upon his oath.
The author of it has made a per-
sonal charge upon me aud | have let
ters in my desk to show the malice
and mischievous intent that permsates
it from beginning to end. When
come to review the petition which 10
presented in support of the bill and
take into consideration the avowed
sense of the parties who have signed
it l am shocked at the i'm pudenee and
inc excusable effrontery of him who has
sent them to the Legislature for ia.
vorable consideration. Mr.. McWhor,
ter here went into detailed statement
of the facts of the case and fully show
ed the vile subterfuges to which
Cleaver had stopped to deprive ST.
Georges of her charter rights. He
read letter from William Stu,kard,
saying that when he fully comprehend
ed the animus of tho bill he requested
Cleaver to remove it from the petition.
Cleaver is SAID to have promised to do
this but the name remained and now
is upon the petition.
Mr.. Mo Whorter proceeded te demon
strate that four-fifths of the names on
the petition paid but 90 cents a year
taxes and that Mr.. Stuekar6 paid
more than one hundred names on the
petition which he could pick out.
The bill was killed and Mr.. Cooch
was the only mourner and he did not
shed tears. The thing was huge joke
and poOr Clsavsr looked like a whip>
ned ananial