Daily Republican., 1881-03-14

inp its circulation, which has|
been steadily on the m
crease fer the last three
years.
Tae Reporters and the speaker
Much OF the blame tor the feeling en-
rendered on the part Of certain NOM
hsrs of the Legislature against the 70
vortsrs Of q coupls Of the Wilmington
dsiliss is attributable to the gross par
tislity and utter incompeteney OF 1he
Suesker Of the House. No Speaker ever
commenced his duties under more ia
vorsbls auspices. His appointment OF
4ha committees showed considerable
iiberslily, and for this he was praised
BY none mora heartily and deserVedly
than by the reporters OF the RepubIl-
can papers. But the man was not
msasursi at that time, neither by HIS
swn nor the opposition party. IL was
left uutil important MEASURES were
brought up in the House that his par
tiality, un tairness aud iDcomps'enSy
were painfully apparent. The pre-
traetsd struggle over the Delaware
Western Railroad bill offered full op'
por.uaity for a remarkable display oil
those qualities which entirely uDd'tsd
>Aim for q presiding officer His pre-
variations and double faced actions on
the enlargement of the Committee on
>Corpoys.,ons brought him out in his
true character and made him easy
xs.us TO be carried into Mr. Bradfords
huusing pouch. Coupled with this ne
is charged with publicly declaring In
hi. oyu town of Milford that he would
not vote for the amended charter OF the
Delaware Western Railroad bill II all
tha men. women and children in Mil
ford would sign q petition in favor OF
It. What is 4 press worth that does
not ceusurs and expose such unlusti
liable prejudice, the manner OF show
ing Il and the lncompstency OF suoh q
man for Speaker of the House, Next
ws ind him dodgiDg vote on the local
opt;on bill under the plea that he had
not studied the bill and consequently
oould not vote intsliigeutlV upon it.
Here is 9 confession Of incompstency.
ItwAs his place to be acquainted with
The merits Of the bill. There might
have been some semblancs of excuse
for q member on the floor rot making
himself acquainted with ii, but there
could be none for tbs Speaker. What
would q reporter be worth who dill not
sritioise euoh conduct The reporters
in the Legislature VI both political par
.iss criticised the conduct Of the Speak.
or upon this occasion, and members OF
his owp party made no attemp. TO JUS
tify him. For all this censurs the
Speaker himself ia TO blame and not
4hs reporters.
William P. Jones is another member
Of the Legislature who exposed him'el
zo the shafts of the reporters BY his
unfortunate introduction Of the Tildsn
soiitiesl resolutions a: a time when ths
issus had died away, and apparently
for 20 other purpose than @ stir up
political feeling amongst the members
and under that feeling to PASS politica
isxislstion. Mr.. Jones might have sx
matted the most sarcastic kind Of sriti
sism, and having invited the attack
ne should never have shrunk from 1t
rss.lts. But much Is We blame Nj
Jones for his imprudence, more blam
il 70 be attached to the Speaker fe
breaking through all established rule
Of order and permitting Mr.. Jones
scntront Mr.. Brown, one Of the sdsn'
ing reporters, and there ask him que
lions, and after putting him through
eateoh etical course, denounce him in u
most unmeasured terms In the preseB
od the House and lobby. Had an et
sisnt Speaker been in the chair th
humiliatiny spectacle in the House
Representatives, ont Of which only N
Brown emerged with credit and hone
might have been avoided. But as t
SPEAKER has definitely laid down
sourss and ia resolved to pursue il,
will hare to put up With the con
nusnoss, and the people will be
iudses a. to whether the reporters
She Speaker and MIR. Jones are
blame.
PROFESSOR HIBsARD, the renowned
eu,ionist, is one of the few who
always rspsat his coming to Wilm'
sou and be crested with larger Ho
ZACH time. The last opportunity Of
s,ssen vii b, gwen to hear him
m,rrow evening at the Opera no
aud ws have no doubt that the o