Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-15
The Demoeratie ResoeA.

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MOADAY. JUNE 10. lSo0.
The DemoeFatle Record
The record Of the Democracy In sup
pressing the Republican majority in
Wilmington extends back until soon
Ifter the close of the war, and 1t 10 An
astounding record. The habit OF max
Ing special Offices for Democrats to I'LL
when Republicans carried the elections,
by the Legislature In 1865
passing law creating An additional
county constable for Wilmington, when
VIM. Doran was appointed to the office |
by the Governor. A Republican Levy
Court WAS then in power, and all the
regular constables were Republicans Is
we'll as the Mayor and city police There
was NO need Whatever for another con-
stable, but tho Democrats disregarded
that they wanted to have some OF their
own party in Office, and in defiance OF
the will Of the people, . partisan Legis-
lature came to their help. Dorsn
served four years and had his term pro-
longed four years longer by . partisan
Legislature.
It was about 1876 that VIM. Pritchett,
. Democratic ward worker, thought he
ought to be rewarded for his admirable
services to his party, and there being
no office lying around loose, the Legis-
lature was applied to, and the result was
that two special county constables were
created. Pritchett was appointed to
one and Patrick Neary, in the then
First ward Of the city, WAS appointed
to All the other. These special con-
stables were not needed, only to help
their party to carry and turn over the
city to the Dem oCratic party.
Then came the division OF the city
into ten wards, by dividing the First
creating the Tenth out Of the west enc
of 1t. This made Ave wards, the First
Second, Third Fourth and Tenth ward
reasonably Democratic, though the Re
publicans several times afterwards car
Red the Third and Fourth, and th
Democrats occasionally carried the oil
Sixth and Ninth. The advantage, how
ever, generally accrued to the Republ
cans, against the intentions and niue
to the disgust Of the Democrats. Near
while the creation of new Offices f
Democratic politicians went on. Wn
H. Brady was Chief OF Police for Mayo
whitley in 1877, and his term
Office expiring, an accommodating pa
tisan Legislature created an extra Off
of Justice of the Peace for him,
which he served Ave years, and at t
close of that time q grateful Legislatu
sill willing to reward a faithful 8,
want OF the Democratic party, Great
the extra Office OF liquor bailiff, at thu
dollars o day. Mr.. Brady, howev
seeing more money and notoriety
saloon keeping, relinquished the of
and Thomas NJ. Ogle, q much on
wearied politician, succeeded him.
e. B. Frazer, Democratic clerk
the City Council, was also well prov
Cd for at the expiration Of his term
the kindness Of a partisan Legislatu
that created for him the Office OF c
Registrar and Secretary Of the Boart
Health, which, we have no hesitation
laying, he fills ably and acceptabiy.
But here is another Democratic Cl
OF Police provided for. At the close
William j. Maxwell, had no Office
could turn to good account An
commod ating Legislature lent will
ear to Max wells plea, and divided
city into three county assessment
tricts, two OF them surely Democr
and appointed Maxwell assessor of
new district. We refer to this only
q matter OF history without any re
ton on Mr.. Maxwell, who has mad
good and fair assessor.
In 1882, the Republicans carried
city, and elected DR.. Wales Ms
The city before had been Democr
and Mr.. whitley was Mayor. II
McIptire was Chief Engineer of
Water Department. By the Gle
OF a Republican City Council, Mel
could no longer hope to hold his o
and David H. Coyle was elected
successor. But Democratic Lei
ture could fix all this and put n
tire back to the place the people
said he filled long enough, and
before that Legislature was elected
McIntire had the draft of the bill
pocket, providing for the erection
known. The Commission was err
and Mr.. McIntire Is back in his o
sition, with prospect of remain
1t for an indefinite time, withou
fear of intermeddling City Cot
But this is not all. Look insid
City Hall, and zee Municipal
. creature of partisan Legisl
performing the duties that Demo
Mayors for nearly ten years had
formed, but which were withheld
y Republican Mayor. Add to al
ward gerrymanders by which
citizens of the five Republican
have no representation, and q m
elects twelve members of the City
Gil, and majority elects only te
we have the full measure Of
cratic manipulation, which has ;
made Wilmington nominally a
cratic city. We doubt very m
there is a city in the Union wher
lar rights have been 30 ruthlessl.
thrown as they have been in w
ton. The people must have or ca
awarded them for submitting pc;
to such injustice.
MAYoR-ELECT Rhoads, prof
experience, has adopted an
new plan of his own for choos
police force, and very good {
the way, if he will put into it
judgment, and not be guided
ticians, whose only object was