Daily Republican., 1883-04-11

ed by their votes that the Democrats
who had the Mayor within three
months Of ten years, should have him no
longer, but that DR.. John Z. Wales, a
Republican i'll politics, should be May
or of the city with the rights, powers
and immunities for the succeeding three
years, that Democratic Mayors had for
nearly ten years, Elected, he natnr-
ally appointed Republican policemen
and governed the city in the regular
manner, but with more general salts
faction to the public than his predeces-
sors in office. Every thing was going
on smoothly, but State election
pending, was successful in electing the
Democratic ticket in all the counties of
the State. The Democratic party look
ed with jealous eye upon the Repub-
lican city government OF Wilmington.
The party wanted the offices for its
leaders The Legislature was Demo
cratic, and was higher than the City
Council, what was to hinder them from
getting a partisan Legislature to dc
what the people in their sovereign ca
pacity would not do?
No sooner had this Legislature met
than schemes were set on foot to sub
vert and change the city government.
The Democratic leaders came to the
rescue and the demo press united
in grand onslaught on the Mayor and
his police to make them unpopular be-
fore the Legislature. During this time
a police commission was championed
by ex-policemen and Democratic poll.
ticianS Of ancient renown and unsavory
record. But it has ended in a municipal
court, which entirely changes the adj
ministration of the city. The Mayor
il suffered to retain his office, but shorn
of two-thir,is of the elnoluments which
accrued to Democratic Mayors.
His salary is fixed at fifteen hundred
dollars. Democratic Mayors got 81, 200.
Out of the balance S2,70O, a Demo
cratic Judge is to be paid 81, 800 and a
Democratic clerk 81 200 This is
dividing the salary and perquistes that
Democratic Mayors got, and the salary
that Mayor Wales should get for three
years, between three officials The
legislature comes to the aid of the
Democratic politicians Of Wilmington
and says to Mayor Wales "My good
fellow you are making too much
money for Republican official, we
want to divide with you. Here is Mr..
so and so who is getting up in years, or
Mr.. 50 and so who has never been very
successful at the bar, and never will be,
who wants an office We will appoint
a city Judgeto have charge of all :he
police hearings which will be great
relief to you Mr.. Mayor, and for all
you have to DO $1,000 will pay yon
well. Now we will Just take 81, 800
more and give this city judge, and
then there will be 1900 left with
which to pay a clerk for the judge.
That is the plan, three officials where
before there was hut one, but two Of
them are to be Democrats. This is Mr..
Bates nun-pa rtisan measure. This
new Municipal Court will be attended
with con>idcra hle more expense than
the salaries paid the new officials.
There viii ho the whole paraph arna-
liza Of a court, and the city will have to
pay for i all The pcoplc-thc citizen
X-pay"rS are dcpri we'd Of local self gov
eminent, but left the right to pay i'll
creased taxes, to pay al increased num-
Der IT D"mOcra'i" officials. That is "A
mlli,rLr which Democratic leaders
held dear for Republican taxpayers.