Smyrna times., 1886-08-11

anu lupOIGdLCC dS GuC fdllIOdU centre
of the Delaware Division is the proper
place, Nous NERROUS.
Public Opinion and Expressions of
the Press on Different Topics
HOW SENATORS GET APPROPRIATIONS.
Senator Vest lets US into the secret
how Senator Salisbury has secured
from the United States Treasury some
1000 to dig a ditch 40 feet wide and
SIX feet deep at low water up to Dover.
These Senators. said Mr.. Vest. asked
that appropriations should be put into
the bill, not because they were needed.
or because the Senators thought they
were needed, but to ensure their own
reelection. Combinations to secure
such appropriations for such purposes
have been made, Senator Vest declared,
IN the present Senate, at this session,
in relation to the pending River and
Harbor bill. The plan is for a Senator
to sell his own vote foran appropriation.
and to buy the votes Of other Senators
with the appropriations they desire in
turn. They who so make market of
their integrity form gang. " and one
cannot leave tie procession" for fear
OF getting left. In order to secure his
own share of " the pork, " each Senator
votes leg, or shOlder, or spare rib, to
several other Senators, and all are re-
elected to continue the same ignoble
system. Senator Vest expresses the
opinion that this plan will endure to
the end of time. Perhaps so but it is
a fashionable, a corrupt, and corruDt-
ing plan none the less, and no Senator
is faithful and honorable public SER
want who adopts it.
WHAT AN OBSERVER" THINKS OF
THE PRESENT STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Observer" writes thus to the Norm
ing Ne~S concerning the present very
interesting political situation: What
OF this new organization which asks to
be allowed to make our laws and exer-
else the control of our political affairs
The answer is made that this is Sun
day school crowd" Well, it is true
that its founders and promoters are
mostly men who find their pleasure
and their duty in promoting the relig-
lOus and moral sentiments of their fell
lows. Is this antagonistic to decent
politics? ? or is it undemocratic? 1t is
true that they opened their convention
with prayer. Is prayer undemocratic? 4?
1t IS true that their main object in en-
tering the political field is to purify our
social system, and to protect our wives
and children, our young men and our
young wemen from the most dangerous
and damning influence that riots un-
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tiOn and publication undemocratic? It
Is true that 1t announces its opposition
openly and increasingly to the saloon
power that has so thoroughly organised
itself, and that now arrayes itself so
arrogantly and impudently against the
forces OF virtue and morality Is this
undemocratic 1t is true that the lead
er OF this new party is lifelong Dem
Ocrat that he is man of unblemisbed
character and sterling integrity-but
all this must not count because a dire
! political necessity demands that every
sentiment of right, of decency and hon
or must be smOthered for the sake of
the prejudices which spring from and
are created by party ties and party de-
vocation. We are in the midst of the
desolatlons made by partisanshiD
Justice and virtue stand paralvzed
III the presence of the r,venous mon
ster of partisanship. Temperance
must not be mentioned above a WhisDer
the rum power is offended. and if
the rum power is offended we shall
lose votes, and our party treasury will
be emptied. Religion, morality, virtue
and temperance belong to the church.
The church has nothing to do with the
state, not even in the way of influence
and education. The principles taught
IN our pulpits and in our SUNDAY
schools are not for use, they are for
Ornament-they are intended to he nut
IN glass case-tO be looked at. Here
IN Delaware we have fallen upon n
condition of things when it will be fit
ting and proper to read for our instruc-
ton the SD chapter of Exodus. What
we need Is modern Moses with power
ana influence enough to come and
stand in the gate of the camp" and
/ say Who Is on the Lords side. LET
hlm come unto me-" The issues are
being made up very rapidly and the
! good people of Delaware will have tn
choose very soon "whom thew will
serve" and by the result we shall
know how much virtue there is left
among us.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
we are justified in saying that not
one OF the present incumbents of count,, =,
ohlces will be applicants for remnant
ments-upon the ground that tbev
nave TOO much at heart the success of
the party: They are honorable mon
ana worthy of the trust, but 10 oIlov
all party feeling against the reannoint-
mehts, VIII fall in line with the oreot
mass OF Democratic voters and po on
TO victory over all Opposers to the snc-
cess of the party-Harrinofo EoJer-
prise (Dem. -'''''
WRITING CHARACTERS.
In view ofthe interesting revelations
OF character which are BEING mo1o L.'
democrats about the members of ~,
P'rCy' we should think that the RanuL
ilo"i's would set some keen Dersnn To
moIA laying up ammunition for fltnro
campaigns, ny gathering these materials
Sose'her' OF which it might moke Co..
iuCure use Life and Cbaroctor lc
Sme Democratic PARTY in DeIo,,,o y. -"
Weekly. '"''"V'"" home
RED HOT WEEK.
Inc Sunday Star writer ortar so,,;,
that the friends of Cochran and CO. lug
Che County COmmittee--had in;"SS.I
..I.i .helr cause BY the ruthlessness Will viii
Co,,',,, %n'en MI. Cochran's friends on the the
t;y ;ou"Vy committee defeated that resoI,N
Cioh which provided for a Ca. -. iu-
election t; by admitting one renresamtcy1 rosemary
1--WE 1--WE OF each set of delegates to 70 ,%o II"
oOUn OUn whlle the ballots were being
tt6Sunted, t6ui and expressing the opipiogg iong
Sn5 on5' Piert neroert may lead both Cochran
9iu blggs says: 1t is doubtful If tho
Biggs faction will get more tban t,1o Vno
delegates from Wilmington-EmmSomnoo Smo
thn tIou o, tne Seventh and Sharpley from
tne Sixth ward. Both gentlemen cam can
oo,,S ~ Heleated it the game is worth the
candle. Doodle" will carry anv and @
every ward in this city. ifplSceJ ., bana "i,u
u VIII do the most good. m was ions. @,'oIo