Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-09
Capitalization.

tors have said more against the dangers
of Capitalization of the National Gov
eminent than the two Senators from
Delaware 1t was the burthen of their
theme while making political speeches
during the late campaign. Other Dem
ocratic speakers took up the theme and
the Democratic press of the State joined
in the grand chorus of denunciation
against the terrible evils and disasters
that We're sure to come upon the coun-
try if the Republicans were not checked
in gradually drifting to Capitalization
There were good people then who
thought these speakers were really hon :
est, that the Democratic press must be
sincere and some of these good people
for the first time voted the Democratic
ticket TO avoid these dreaded dangers.
What must these good people think
now, after witnessing the effort to cen
tralize in Delaware-nay it is not an
DlI d SlHllil Si'ttSo' iN ''t'
dency to centraize in the National
Government pales into ntter insigniti-
canoe when compared with the cen
trallzaton process now going on in Del
aware
In no other State in the Union has n
Governor had 50 much power as in
Delaware. He has the appointment Of
all the county officers Of the respective
counties except Sheriff, Coroner and
Levy COurtmcn; the appointment OF
every Justice Of the Peace in the State,
some forty or fifty in number, and the
appointment of numerous other State
officials. No other Governor has such
power. OF course these appointments
all fall to Democrats. The people have
no say in the matter In Pennsylvania,
New York and other progressive States
of the Union, these county officers are
all elected by the people, but no such
privilege is given the people in Della
ware. Where is the Capitalization "
What is the Democratic Legislature OF
Delaware now G,iug? At the present
session more offices are being created
for Democratic Governor to ill.
A police judge is to b. provided for
Wilmington, but the Governor has to
appoint him. The people have no bust
ness whatever to even entertain a
desire to have some say in regard to
who that judge shall be. The Judges
Clerk must also be appointed. The
people are mob, dies. The term Of the
judge is b. be twelve years. Centraliza-
ton indeed Why not appoint him for
life ana be done with it? No doubt il
would have been made for life had il
not been that other ancient politicians
wanted a tug at tile public teat.
Capitalization indeed Three Water
Commissioners are TO be appointed, and
nobody can appoint these commission
ers but the Governor. The City Conn
ell is no where.
The people have no rights but those
p@rlaitted by the centralized power
The County COurtev could not be ell
trusted with the appointment Of one OF
the Commissioners. To carry out the
grand scheme Of Capitalization nobody
but the Governor can be entrusted with
such appointments.
Capitalization, indeed, and only last
Friday Mr.. Justis introduced bill II
give the Governor the veto power in
addition to his already almost linitlesr
power. How about Capitalization now.
Why has the voice Of Senator Bayard
and Senator Salisbury not been raised
against Capitalization in Delaware =.
They were eloquent in denouncing il at
Washington, why are they silent now
What do the so-called treemeD Of Della
ware think Of Capitalization They
will think more about it when the
chains Of political tyranny are bound
around them.