The daily gazette., 1883-10-23
TnE REcuRDEEsHIP.
AIR. Dean Gives hi. views and Speaks a
Word for a White Clay Hundred BppII-


daily Democratic paper in the State, TO say
the time is fast approaching when our
worthy Governor will be called upon to
make some of the appointments of county
ofiicials4or New Castle county. All such
occasions, as q rule, excite more or less In
terest on the part of the friends OF the ap-
plicants for the various offices which the
Governor will be called upon to appoint.
He must take the responsibility of his ap.
pointments, and for that reason NO undue
influence should be brought to bear upon
him In the interest of any individual. Yet
| 1t is well that the friends of each individual
applicant should make the qualifications of
the person In their locality applying known
to the appointing power. Were 1t thst there
was no pecuniary compensation attached
to any of the offices sought, and
only the principles the party to be vindi-
Gated and the interests Of the people tn be
cared for, how many applications would be
madea In my humble opinion there would
| be but few in the way of each other.
Therefore, 1t may be set down that 1t is the
"mighty dollar" they are after. have not
| a word to say against any one OF the present
incumbents In reg ard to the manner in
which the wants of the people who have
business with any of them have been at
tended to. They are all personal friends of
mine and for whom l have much
respect. These offices are looked upon
| to some extent as a reward for the faithful
work done in the interest of the principles
| Of the party. Are there not persons other
than those now in the various county offices
who have done equal service? II so, have
they not equal claims upon the appointing
power2 The term of Office Is for five years,
which is about as long as they should be
made, for If all good, honest, intelligent,
partixan workers are to have an opportu-
nifty of ever getting them as areward for their
labors, why should one person claim such
great superiority of services In the cause of
the party as to be continued In Office for
two termsi Can 1t be said that anyone of
the present iDcumbents has superior ability
to any of the other persons now making ap-
plicatiens If such is the case ] have not
heard of 1t. If they have let 1t be at once
explained. There never should be such a
thing as one official boosting another, and
In return each boosting the other. Such
action denotes the work of rings, ami tends
in the end to corruption, and neglect of the
peoples interests. Let every applicant
stand on his own merits in every thing. 1t
may be, ,as has frequently been ssid that per-
sons have been appointed Tor the reason that
they were financially embarrassed. If SO, is
not five years enough to give them fresh
start in the world If not enough W ould
ten years do it9 l think not, and as this
has been beyond doubt made pretext for
many an applicant to get the appointment,
is 1t not equally good reason TO advance at
this time, and may not many of the present
applicants be in just that condition.
If so, can 1t not be urged with
greater force from such than from
one who has been receiving the emoluments
of the Office for five years.
Then the more frequently the appoint
.Aa IA he L.
members of the party, and the more chances
Of pecuuiary reward the party can offer to
it's members the more effective workers there
will be, and for these reasons is 1t not better
to make fresh appointments at tho end of
each term of Office, always seeing that the
persons offering for appointment are known
to be men of good business qualifications
and men of good character? On the other
hand II only certain men can get the ap-
pointment, and they take a lifetime lease on
1t, does it not tend to make poor human
nature tired and weary In the good work
which is necessary to be done for the general
good of our peoplel
1t is just as essential that there shall be
two political parties in our country to keep
partisans In a bearable condition, as It is
that after long hot spell of weather we
have thunder gust to purify and cool the
atmosphere. 1t is just one of these political
thunder gusts that is wanted in the four
upper hundreds of this county to purify the
political atmosphere in the above locality.
1t has become humid, damp and unhealty
for long time past, and such as only the
most robust and strong in the faith Of the
principles of the party can continue to live
in, and many of the weak are looking for
other and more congenial atmosphere.
Can the Democratic party afford to keep us
in this condition and expect us to do the work
of stalwarts for many more decades In such
an atmospheric The Indications that sur
round us make me to believe that we might
for a time eke out sickly existence. Parties
arc too evenly balanced in New Castle |
county to continue this state OF affairs long
and successfully. Let all thinking Demo
Gratis consider well the situation. There has |
in the 38 years that have been a resident |
of Delaware been but one Democratic ap
pointment from the four upper hundreds of
the county. We have, believe, six ap-
pointments from our county to be made by |
the Governor, and that in 3S years makes |
228 years In office. There are II hundreds |
in the county, which, If equally dealt with, |
would give about 81 years in office for each |
hundred, and yet we find that the four hum |
dreds have had but five years among them
all. Is this not out Of all due proportion
Is it justice to the hard-working Democrats |
of the hundreds referred tol Any Democrat |
of intelligence can answer that question. |
From what locality did the appointments |
GOMEZ Had the four hundreds referred to |
not among their inhabitants Democrats of
equal intelligence, honesty of purpose and
ability to perform the duties of any of the
county offices, then 1t might be an excuse
that we were given the go by. But where |
is the Democrat that will say we have not |
men qualified in every respect to fill any |
office in the county that the Governor has |
the appointing of, as well as they ever have
been filled. Is it right to iorestall |
the Democrats of the county by getting
them committed to any individual a long
time prior to the election of the Governor
who is to make the appointment Is party
opinion properly and fairly expressed by
men who are applicants for appointment TO
take letters already written by the hundreds
throughout the county and get signatures
wherever an individual can be induced to
sign one, and present this great array of
what is called "party preference" to the ap:
pointing powerl Are not such actions an
attempt to deceive the Governor by false
pretensel / do not wish to say a single
word against any applicant, but simply to
state the facts as they are publicly known to
exist. At the same time hold 1t to be my
right and privilege to express my individual
opinion In favor of such persons as | think
are worthy of my efforts in their behalf,
and now say that White Clay Creek Hun
dred presents to the Governor an appli-