The Wilmingtonian., 1886-05-29

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United States Senator, aud John H. Paynter
the Governors son-in-law, Attorney y-General.
The "Coney Island Deal' does not stop
here by a long ways. The parties to that
deal did not propose to half do their work.
Life at the best is very.uncertain, and in order
to perpetuate and carry out the deal, it was
necessary to provide against contingencies.
In the event of Stockloy's death before the
expiration of his term of office, there was a
possibility of the deal collapsing. But to
provide against such an event it was neces-
sary that the Administration should organize
the Legislature in both branches in order to
keep up the succession and perpetuate the
dynasty of ofiice.hoders. To carry out this
programme Alexander B. Cooper was made
Speaker of the Senate, who would become
Governor in case of Stockley's death, and
Alexander CUmegys, brother-in-law to
Cochran, the Clerk of the Peace, was made
Speaker Of the House, who in his turn would
succeed Cooper in the Executive functions
of the State. This was the work the Ad-
ministraton crowd laid out in organizing the
Legislature, but they did not have the fol-
lowing to carry it through. In the Senate
they were powerless-they could not com
mand votes enough in Sussex and New Cas-
tie owing to the ambitious pretentiOns of the
members from those counties, aud in Kent
they could rely on cue vote only, that of DR..
| w. II. Cooper, brother to their candidate
In the House they were worse off still.
Stockley aud the Causeys in their own county
could command only the pitiful number of
two votes, a very lone some pair, and in Kent
not solitary one. They could command
seven votes from New Castle and two from
Sussex, making nine, leaving them short two
votes. In this dilemma they appealed to the
County Building Ring in Kent, who came
to their rescue by delivering five votes, three
more than was necessary, for which small
favor Uncle Joe is to receive the reappont-
ment to the Office of Prothonotary. Not.
withstandng their utter powerlessness to or.
ganize the Legislature, the Administration
from that day to this has set up the impu
dent pretention of being the sole depository
of power, while in fact they were saved from
political disgrace and annihilation by the
persistent efforts of the County Building
Ring" and the personal influence of the Hon
James L. Wolcott.
Although the County Building Ring
originally was not identified with the "Cone,
Island Deal, +" yet, by the part they took ii
organizing the Legislature, by their associa
tion with the contracting parties in pushing
men for power and place and pelf in th
State aud National Administrations, the.
have become subsidiary part and place, ans
are identified for all practical purposes wit
the "Coney Island Deal"
1t is for the people to say whether th
''County Building Ring" shall lead them b
the nose in Kent, whether in New Castl
and Sussex the COney Islanders shall delive
the goods, and set up and aristocracy {
politicians in the State who shall constitut
the sole source aud fountain from whenc
shall flow all political preferment. Think {
it political aristoclacy in the State, witt
out whose nod or approval it were hopeles
for any man of honorable ambition to see
or aspire to any place of power Or profit.
In few weeks the Democracy will b
called upon to elect delegates to a State Coz
ventuu tn nominate candidates for GovernC
and Representative in Congress. W.T.
these facts in view it is the duty, it is an oil
= ligAtiOn the people owe to themselves and
the State, that they should turn out, eveI
man of them, and attend the polling bootl
aud elect only such men for Delegates to IL
i State Convention as will not chatter or ba
Il ter away their political prtferenccs-mj
. who will break all rings and combination
u formed for self and peli.
There are plenty good men in the Stat
plenty in New Castle County from which
l. choose good man for Governor. Whatey,
; you do, don't give us representative
y Coney lslapd, nor satellite of any Count
; Building Ring, aud-abovo all other thin,
= don't give us q representative of the ba
i room element. Give US a gold man, OIL
y true to the instincts Of his manhood, one wi
! can fill the Executive chair with honor
y himself aud with pride to tie State.
y DEMOCRAT.
70 Dover, May II, 1886
y Miller's Cottage.