Daily Republican., 1883-03-07
Governor ktOcklcy and the Com.
missions.


n,ington, the few Democrats who have
been the most persistent in urging the
appointment of the Commissions will
Of course expect him to appoint
majority Of Democrats on each in order
that The party may he able to reap the
full partisan advantage of the Conmis-
sions Without this Democratic major
ity, all the labor and expenditure o.,
champagne and cash in getting. the
Commissions appointed would 60 for
nothing. Partisan Commissions, how
ever, are what all reputable good citi-
nens of whatever party are opposed to,
as is fully proven in the interviews
had with many of them by our own re-
porter and which interviews have been
published in the Republican. Governor
+Stockley however is a sensible man and
if the Commissions alluded to are ap-
pointed we believe he will act towards
them in nOnpartisan sense. In the first
place we believe that he is too good a
Democrat to be heartily in favor of
Commissions made to override the will
cfthepeople. BY giving him the credit of
being a good Democrat, we do not mean
in a partisan sense, but in that higher
type of manhood which means local
self government, or that the will of the
people must be respected. Imbued with
this principle Governor Stocklry "annp:
be the partisan in the sense thai is eS.
pecteu of him We believe his inclin1-
lions would be to appoint Commission
in the interests Of good sound lor,l SELF
government which would rrdouulto h"
good of the city, and 10 the credit of hi
administration rather than to the rrrdi,
of the Democracy in partisan sense.
Thus brushing away every party
consideration SO far as an advantage j..
sought to be obtained what would b..
the fair thing at first sight for the Gov
ernor to do under the circumstances
when he comes to appoint his Comm: =
siOns :. We claim to be entirely unpar-
tisan in our feelings when we answer
our own interrogatory by saying that it
would clearly be the Governor $ duty To
appoint Commissions with a majority
of Republicans upon them. We are
fully aware that such a proposition
will be denounced as infamous by that
class of Democrats who are urging the
appointment of the Commissions in the
interests of the Democratic party, more
than in the interests of good Govern
ment But our proposition will not APP
pear appaIingly inconsistent TO that
class of Democrats who reluctantly ia
vor the appointment Of any Commits
sions at all, and if we are to have them
want them Of IN bipartisan character.
We imagine at this point that we are
charged with partiSanship ourselves by
even thus gently intimating that the
Commissions should be composed of
majority Of Republicans, but we are
able to defend ourselves with what will,
we are sure. he accepted Ivy the major
ity of 'hr people rs ,ouLi argument in
favor Of our O'vn suggestions. We
would ask first what party is in power
in the city Of Wilmington at the pres
ent tiIn"' I'll" answer is, the kcpub
ican party. What party control, the
Atty Council The EepubIiran party,
What party erctrd IN" present Mayor
of the city of Wilmington ? The Re-
publican party, To what party do the
police of the city Of " Wilmington boiouGo
TO the Republican party. Through
whose authority and actions is the City
Council Of Wilmington Republican "
BY the authority and actions OF til" p-o-
pie Of Wilmington. Who elected he
Republican Mayor of Wilmington
The people Of Wilmington, WHO np-
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