Daily Republican., 1881-03-02

fi,iens 10 pass it, the opposition vot
all coming from the Democrats, an
four of the six votes against it comm
from Sussex county aud two from Kent
An analysis of the vote would ipdicat
the personal feelings that must hav'
actuated the hostility Of the Snssea
members, though it must be said to thu
credit of DR.. Tomlinson, T. N. William'
and Mr.. Matthews that they rose above
ss,f and voted for the bill. The
reasons why the Speaker voted against
il are obvious. Having ssid that be
would not vote for it even though
every man, woman and child in Mil,
ford. the town in which he lived.
should sign a petition in favor Of 1t,
nothing else could be expected than
his determined hostility, which was
prompted by means which should not
inf hence a true and impartial legisla-
tor. We would not intimate that the
Speaker was bribed-in fact we do not
believe he YVES, but when ne allowed
himself to lose his balance and make
use of such expressions in regard to the
bill as are attributed to him, 1t is his
fault if the public draw conclusions not
favorable to his fitness for Legislator,
and especially not favorable to his fit
ness as Speaker, OF the House. When
he suffered his partially to CROP ont in
the little Mt in regard to increasing
the number of members on the corpo-
ration committee, his good name for
fairness ceased. He afterwards fell
easy game to Mr.. Bradford's long range,
and he reposes, we should think, very
uneasily in the hunting pouch Of the
Wilmington representative. Hereafter
nothing that Speaker Williams will do
or say as presiding officer will surprise
any bsdy, H. has been gagged, weigh
ed in the balances and found wanting
a. a fair and impartial legislator, al.
ways leaning to the side OF self against
the public interests. Had he filled his
mouth with arguments against the
Delaware Western bill his opposition
would have been received in kindly
spirit and he would have remained re,
speoted, bat he had no arguments, In
Decd We doubt il he Is is capable et
ma Jag arluue t. 20 offer that might
carve as an excuse for his inexoussble
actions except to show that he does
mot own himself, but is The moving,
walking, initiating automaton Of 9TH
ers. We feel sorry for him, but as he
voluntarily committed hariksri it was
his own fault.
Seriously though, why should so
much opposition have come from the
Sussex county members' We are
forced to conclude that they we're &C.
mated not only by selfish motive but
that which is worse, ingratitude 70
New Castle county. Sussex county has
two railroads, the junction and Break'
water being q competing line to thu r.,
w. & B. road, and the Breakwater and
Fraukford road being feeder to theil
competing lioe. The State Of delaware
has 100000 locked up in those two
roads, which benefit only Sussex and
part Of Kent county; of that O,ON
New Castle county paid in taxes to thu
State $500, 900, that the lower part o
the State might not be subject to
monopoly, under which 1t was sale
Ii was groaning, but that II
might have an QUILT to New York BY
way Of the ocean. New Castle protest
ed against the STATE engaging in tn
building Of railroads to 80 large an ex
tent, especially as she had to furnish
more than two-thirds of the money an
Ia Of no benefit to her, but the lowe
eounties overruled and the credit of th
State was given. Now, however, whe
New Castle county asks for the passag
Of the Delaware Western Railroad bill
that would have been OF some use
her had prompt action been taken b
tbs Legislature, she is met by the d
tsrmined hostility of majority Of II
Sussex delegation and min rlty
the Kent delegates. This IL tue mo
CALLING kind Of ingrstitude, Wh''
could not occur only through the a.
equal system Of representation vh''
sursss the State. The bill is passed,
IA true. 30 the British gained bait
at Bunker Hill, but as they themselv
a.id. It was one not worth thsnkir
God for. We hope the Delaware Yves
arm bill is better than the British Vi
tory. Thsugh It may never becou
available, It's passage u still = gre
vic,ssy III right and justice N