Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-06-01


had objected to an appropriation for improv-
ing the navigation of Smyrna Creek because
it would be an unconstitutional use of the
Governments money to foster local enter
prise while he had secured S. 600 appropria-
ton to extend the navigation of ST. Jones
Creek up to Dover. He heads his article
The Cloven Foot charges US with malig-
nity hypocrisy and that the evident purpose
was to prejudice its (our) readers against one
of the Democratic Senators for partizan mo-
tives"
The Senator does not stop here but steps
beyond the prophecies of journalism in the /
effort to create political prejudice against us
by further charging It's with assumed conserv-
atism from supposed business interest that /
papers usual plan of defence when any of its /
positions are questioned What does the Sen
ator mean by such inuendoes? Does he not
know that on all great questions affecting the
nation, (for it does not NEEDLE with party poll
tics) the TINES in its unity, perpetuity devel-
Opment. moral, educational and political eleva-
ton has looked forward rather than backward
and held to these measures because it thought
them right and in the interest of the general
! good? For this reason it held persstently for
honest money as well as an honest ballot and
when the Honorable Senator seemed ready to
bow the knee to the Rag Baby as he had
before Frustrated himself before Greeley for
promised success, the TINES stood by Sena-
tor Bayard and Representative Williams who
saw detriment to the Nation by such prosti-
tuition of political principle
For the same reason the TIMES opposed
4 VI
Gus innovation as it does now Bosssm'' with
its imperial demands, whether it be in New
York, Pennsylvania or Delaware. Forget
ting nothing and learning nothing the faulty
of Conkling fails to teach lesson, and
machine men and machine partizanship rules
as ever the dominant principle in politics-a
position the TINES under no circumstances
can be forced into.
The purpose of the Senator is too plain
He has charged us with erecting an ambus-
cade and then crawled into it for his own de-
fence. Wewill see how invunerable it is. He
charges the inspiration of the article to party
rancor and hatred of Democrats Now the
fact is, we did not notice the reference to
the appropriation in the Delardrean mot be-
ing in the local columns) until our attention
was called to it two days after its publication
d by q Democrat (who will be recognized by the
Senator as enemy in the lines) who re-
} marked "he deserves a rub for discriminating
; so between the two creeks narating at the
same time the Senator'S position on using the
Governments money for local enterprises
: Here was authority, and newspapers do not
always wait for this, to hold any public ser.
want to accountability, even though he be q
l dignifed U. S. Senator.
Mr.. Salisbury states the case correctly
when he says THE appropriation made yeaI
, ago, was limited to the improvement of the
. mouth of the Creek with the full knowledge
= and consent of the committee of citizens who
;, went on to Washington" but he does moi
state the further fnct that from private con,
. ferencos with him on this subject they knew
;, it would jeOpardize the whole thing to ask FOL
anything else, the position in reference to tn,
: mouth of the Creek being that any improve
= ment there would be for Interstate and rive
= commerce as distinguished from a specia
. locality. One of our most prominent bushes
8 men Ia Democrat too, since the Senator is s.
10 particular about politics, and whose name j
'S likewise at his service) had two or three inter
- views with him when Mr.. ). distinctly state
- his position indicated above Our commit
~ tee thus were left to ask for an appropriation
for the mouth of the Creek or nothing Nov
. these seeing that he has made an invidiou
distinction between local enterprises, our
u bearing on its waters yearly hundreds c
- thousands of dollars Of commerce and their,
9 where the money is to be appropriated, close
. to navigation for generation, very NATURAL
i' feel the force of the distinction. And further
= more, they see II disingepHOWsness on the pal
Of the Senator in trying to diverge it into pol
ie tics, Our citizens feel thankful to him fc
getting an appropriation for hSrbOr, and
VI not chide him for opening up navigation I
az Dover, but they would like to know by VIII,
~ Interpretation of law he can make it consttu
le tional in one place ard unconstitutional in tn
C. other.
= Now in regard to Ourself (for this appropril
ton business is matter between our either
=, and the SenatOr) we disclaim any and all sue
purposes and motives as he charges us will
~ AS our Senator, and as a gentleman of chara,
=, ter and digni6ed bearing he commands oil
- respect and it was the flrthest frop, our inter
ha ton to provoke any RANGER, but when he a
sumes that his Official acts must not be crit
- eised, be is raising question in rather tina
/, out Of the party
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