The daily gazette., 1882-12-22

introduce an ordinances doing away with the
fee system, fixing the salaries of the Mayor
and other city officials, the fees to be turned
into the city treasury.
dement's of the health ordinance, the yeas
and nays were called. Mr.. Garrett wished
TO be excused from voting, as he did not
know at all what he WAS voting for. Council
refused to excuse him but be declined to
vote. III.
An ordinance was presented by Mr.. TalIey
providing appropriations for the year ending
June 80, 1888, was read the second time.
Mr.. Talley moved that the Opening
Street Committee be permitted to advertise
| for bids for gradiug Market street from
Twenty Third to the city limit. b
Mr.. Garrett objected on the old ground Of
insufficiency OF money at the committees
command, contracts unfinished and unpaid
| for, etc. The resolution was passed.
The condition of small street between
| Lincoln and Union and Tenth and Eleventh
| was discussed, principally by Mr.. Garrett.
During the evening the following orders
of Harrison street work, $500; John Col
Inns, cleaning traps, $55; Louisa Meyers,
500; interest ON bonds, $ll ,43O: ~ k
Mr.. rALLrY AND THE .YREpUBLIcAN."
At the conclusion OF the regular meeting
Mr.. Talley arose to a question OF privilege,
| and created considerable interest by offering
the following resolution:
ResoIved, That until further action be
taken by this Council that the clerk be and
| is hereby instructed to withhold all adver-
tising as wen as printing of every descrip
| tion from the newspaper known as the Daily
or Weekly Republican, and published at the
corner of Third and King streets in this city.
| In explanation of the resolution Mr.. Tai.
lev stated that William Scott Vernon, one of
the proprietors of the Republican, had called
upon him and the following conversation,
which was read from the speaker'e notes,
had taken place: ls. -o.-
Mr.. Vernon-'swell Mr.. Talley called to
talk about city Advertising" a
| Mr.. Talley--"I am at leisure and ready to
discuss the matter" ,4--4+ 3fti+i
| MIR. Vernon--''How is 1t you give the
printing Of the city TO the Democratic
papers2n 9T9A 10 E9gL cd @8yG
Mr.. Talley-'I did not move to give city
printing to the Democratic papers nor did
second the motion. When the Democrats
were In the majority always contended
that In the matter of city ordinances, which
are laws for the benefit of our city, that
every person should, as far as Council could
grant with degree of economy, be fur
nished with copy of the ordinance that
they might comply with those laws"
Mr.. Vernon-"Did the Democrats do that
when they were in power I"
Mr.. Talley-"No; but / never upheld
them In their course and proceeded to cite
what the Republican said and did to get the
printing of the city at that time. u
always contended that the ordinances should
be printed in the Republican at that time. III
were now In favor of printing ordinances
in both the Republican papers, and am
not, would lay myself open. to ineonsis-
tency, thing try very hard to avoid: Do
you think the Democrats did right.the
when they were In the majority ~ 4ltl =
To the latter question Mr.. Talley received
no reply. If Mr.. Vernon had answered
ami rmaiiveiy Mr.. Tally explained that he
had intended to ask why the Republican,
after exhausting every fair means to obtain
city printing and falling, had resorted to the
plan of offering a percentage to the clerk
for the same. If he had replied in the mega
tive Mr. Talley would have asked how he
(Talley) as a champion for his (Vernon's)
rights then would take it from Democratic
paper now Republican.
Mr.. Vernon-"Do you think your course
will make you popularH' N. s..
Mr.. Talley--"If can only obtain popu-
larity at the expense Of my integrity Will
let popularity go to. the four winds and
catch on to integrity p. d. O."
| Mr.. Talley then continued that on the day
following the interview the Republican pub
lished an editorial from which the following
was read .ssS- -1-l-! tss1
eve claim that the ordinances should be
published in the Republican on the ground
of circulation. We have also an additional
claim on the Republican members OF the
Council. The Republican has stood by the
, party In adversely as well as prosperity, and
we have right to expect the patronage of
the party. Men who ignore the claims Of
the Republican for fair share of the pat
ronage of the city cannot reasonably expect
it's support If they should happen to be een-
didates for reelection. rr5
We are opposed to the members of the party
committing political suicide OF cutting of
the head in order TO get rid of diseased
, limb. The patronage Of the party should
be given to members of the party until it is
shown that some other individual can more
effectually promote the interests Of the city;
, | in such case We have not one word to say,
but yield the point with the best possible
feeling.n i AEL I5ll
Afterwards Mr.. Talley wrote and mailed
} the following letter
WILMINGTON, Dec 10, 1SS2.-.McsSrs.
George w Vernon d Son-GENTs I read
in your paper this P. m. in the editorial
i-columh some remarks as we'll as threats
concerning the duties of Councilmen. VIM
you do me the favor of saying over your
own signature If they are meant especially
for me, for was inclined after my conyer-
, sation with your Mr.. Scott Vernon to SO
consider them. am, yours truly,
L c. W. TALLEY.
RI He had asked for a specific answer and
gotten genei al one in the following
editorial r.-e
s'We have received note from member
, of the City Council inquiring whether the
remarks in yesterdays Republican In regard
to the duties of Councilmen were intended
, to apply TO him. For his enlightenment we
will say that they were intended to apply to
all Republicans who may favor Democratic
papers at the expense of their own party
, papers, and we believe that the members OF
the Republican party generally will
/ sustain US in this position. The party
controlling the patronage of the city
has heretofore given said patron
age to the city. papers which. supported
them, and the same practice will continue
to be followed very generally In the future.
We have never known man who wished to
, bestow patronage on the opposite papers In
preference to those OF his own party, and
for any one 10 do so is evidence that there is
something wrong somewhere. We have no
disposition to eensure the members Of
! Council for the adoption of the ordinance in
! question, but we think they should correct
, /, the error into which they have fallen and
thus remove all cause of complaint on the
part of the Republican papers Of our city,"
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