Daily Republican., 1884-02-27
rhs U. 4. Dissr,et Jaoxe.h,p.
For tho REPUBLICAN.

| NILMlNtION, Dci., Ftb. Id, looi.-
From the long delay in the appoint.
nent of a U. s. Judge for this district,
it is certainly very evident that the
President does not intend to appoin,
either Judge Fisher or William G. Spru
ance to fill that position, or it would
have been done some week or more ago.
II Spruance ever had any show for the
place, his over jealous friends here
ruined his case. The insulting remarks
IN ade about President Arthur, and
even the threats that If he appointed
another man, IL a gross and scurrilous
insult to the President as well az to the
masses of the Republicans of Della
ware.
Now Clergyman throws himself
into the breech as 3 Spruance advocate,
az will be seen by reference to the
Morning News Of this day February
23rd). This learnsd divine eulogires
spruance for boiling his party, and re.
fusing to support its nominees because
his friends did not control the nOmi-
nation for Governor and members Of
Congress- for Delaware In 1882. He says
"All honor to Mr.. Spruanca, if he did
refuse to endorse men produced by the
all-sbsorbipg political machine of
Dover" Ii this divine NO grossly
Ignorant of he rules governing the
Republican State Conventions in this
State, or does he wilfully attempt to
deceive he masses? To not do him in.
justice, we must attribute it to his
Ignorance. To every State Convention
of the Republican party New Castle
County (Mr. Spruance's home) elects
Is delegates, Kent County 40 and
Sussex AZ.
You will see at once that Kent and
Sussex Counties combined elect only
four more delegates than New Castle
County, and still this Divine (pros-
pectUs) has the impudence to assert that
the Dover political machine made the
nominations, which he gives Mr..
Spruance credit Gas q Republican, for
refusing to support. Further comment
would be useless on this subject. If
Spruance cnuot receive the nomina.
tiOn, as it now seems very evident he
cannot, he should withdraw from the
contest. He owes this In justice to q
large number of persons who originally
endorsed him, aud who cannot consis-
tentlv recommend another whilst his
application is kept before the President,
no matter how desirOus they may be
to do so. There are many other per-
sons who could fiji the office with dig
nifty and credit TO the State and govern
ment, and if Spruance cannot be ap
pointed he should withdraw his name
The rule est tablished that no man over
sixty years will be appointed is evident
y Il wise one, rs man over that age
would soon become physical imbecie
at least on the bench.
There are gentlemen who could be
Damed who would be acceptable to both
factions of the party,at least much more
so than the two applicants Fisher and
SpruanCe, Such man is Robert G.
Fraim, Esq. Mr.. Fraim is a man of
sterling integrity, Jealous student, of
keen perception, cool, calm and deliber-
ate, and of a fiue legal mind, and he is
in every respect possessed of the quail,
tcations to make Judge of the u. :.
Court. BY him all men from the poorest
to the richest would receive equally
kind treatment and cCnsid ration a.
well in the courts as elsewhere. Every
man, no matter how humble he might
he, could always approach him and
secure kind treatment and due con
sideratiOn.
Mr.. Fraim is evidently the choice of
large majority of our citizens, particu.
Iarly our merchants and business
men, who know his ability, ,integrityand
mora. worth. He might not be the ideal
Judge of a handful of silk stocking kid |
gloved autocrats, some of them, it Is |
true, o the Goldfish aristocracy order,
bat the masses Of the citizens of both |
parties would heartily endorse this ap-
pointment.
Mr.. Fraim having endorsed Mr..
Spruance in good faith at a time when
there was no apparent indication Of a
factiOnal fight over the appointment,
will nst under any circumstances ask
for ths position whilst Mr.. Spruance's
application is being considered.
Now, the long delay in making the
evidently shows Mr..
Spruance cannot be appointed under
those circumstances Mr.. Fraim's
friends (and they are legion) should
earnestly urge his appointment by the
Pres dent. G. G.