Daily Republican., 1883-11-12
- NO shOddy There" !"

The heading is not original with us
but il borrowed from the numerous
quaint sayings of onr venerable and
patriotic citizen, Eli Crozier, President
of 1--WE the People," 1t, however, is
applicable in many more instances
than when applied to real patriotic en-
terprises such as Mr.. Crozier engages
in. But in no instance is 1t more ap-
plicable than when applied to the Hol-
comb delegation that visited Dover on
Saturday, to buttonhole Governor
Stockley and to let him know that the
re-appointment of Mr.. Holcomb as Re-
corder Of Deeds would be pleasing to
them. There was no shoddy in that
delegation, but it was the real simon
pure, double extracted quintescence of
tae very flower of the Bayard- -Bour-
bon swallow-tailed Democracy. Look
1t the brilliant array of talent and
names. Victor Dupont, about the only
one of the delegation that never had
An office nor doesn't want any. Hon.
George H. Bates, mem Der of the Legis-
lature from this city. N "proletariat'
for him. l.. G. Vandegrift, Esq, who
is looking ahead for an office after his
beard shall have grown at Jericho. DR..
Howard Ogle, County Almshouse
physician from time almost inmemo.
rial. James w. Ware, ex. mem Der of
the Legislature. John II. Rodney,
Esq, Alexander B. Cooper, Esq double
loaded with the Deputy Attorneyship
of the State of Delaware and State
Senator's Office at the same time. DR..
j. j. Black, Jail physician at New Cas-
tie. 7. l.. }. Baldwin of Mill Creek,
ex member Of tile Legislature Charles
G. Ash, of Red Lion Hundred; Will
liam A. Comegys, of St. Georges Hun
dred, present member Of the Legisla-
ture; j. wilkins Cooch. ex-senator
from Pencader Hundred, and clerk of
the Board Of Trustees of the Poor; DR..
Springer of White Clay Creek, not yet
An office holder, but the son and brother
of county officials, and no doubt he too
is looking for an opening, and John H.
Stats Of Blackbird Hundred, ex-State
Auditor. All the Hundreds in the
County seem to have been represented
except Brandywine, Christiana and
Appoquinimink. 1t was stunning
delegation, just as it was intended it
should be. No wonder the State trem-
bled and vibrated upon the balance
pivot with so much weight drawn from
the upper end.
There was "no shoddy here" Turn
er, Farrell, Ford, McMenamin, the Nc
Cioskys, McHugh, Cottingham and the
Maguires, the men who furnish the
votes and pull the Democ ratio party
through, were conspicupusly absent,
What business have they TO dabbe in
the deal for county offices? They never
lad any of these offices and never will
have any. The county offices are sweet
tit-bits reserved for the real bon-ton
Bayard clan, as they are now filed.
No overall shoddy Democrat can enter
the sacred precincts of county Oft ce
bearing commission from the Cover.
ernor, unless it should happen TO be a
Sheriff or Coroner elected by the peO.
Pile; but even that has 10 happen in the
future yet.
1t is interesting IT, take glance a
the appointed county Offices and st.
who fills them. Here they are, con
lnencing with the Clerk of the Peace
T. X. Cochran. ex member Of the L"gi-ta
rnce from St. Georges Hundred; Dep
MY Clerk, A, q, Osborne, eN.C,erk o
Prothonotary George A. Maxwell, oi
New Castle, but previously from Ilori
da Recorder OF Deeds Thomas MOI
comb, OF New Castle, eX-SpcalS"r Of tn
House OF presentatives AT Dover
Register Of Wills Sewcii {. BiggS
from Pencadcr, Speaker Of the liour
vi lltDlF6'ut ttI VIZ '4I'l Va ltAt VI
phans Court James NJ. IIoUsmar, o
New Castle. " 40 shoddy there
The shoddy men Of the Democracy hac
their innings q day or two before whcl
they called lp'n the Governor In tA
interests Of rHrual j. Lynch, but the!
were given to know thai there was %,
IL - I.t.ir TN, n a
jingle right and Mr.. Lynch wore
slonch hat instead OF a high tiled beave
and hume.spun instead Of broad cloth
too mach -hUddy. Now we wish to sa,
plainly, 50 that none may get offended
that we have used the word " shOddy
illus ratively, and our numerous read
ers will not fail to see the apprOpriat,
ness Of the application Of the tern
The class Of voters to whom the teri
refers are treated by the leaders Of TIL
party As if they were the shoddy of IL
party and not worthy to be entruste
with the higher Offices in the gift Of II
parry. The City Council is the lir
that checks the InrOling tide Of tt
men who form the mass Of the vOtin
Democracy, Beyond that line all
reserved for the pure, unadulteratt
faithful that glory in the fact that l
man can be appointed to a county oft
whose name com mmences with "Mc" I
that has a Celtic ring.
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MAYOR WALES, in compliance wi
the request or the City Council and
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