Daily Republican., 1889-02-18
FAMILY NEPOTISM.
DEMOCRACY FINDING FAULT
WITH THE B.oosEs.
The Democrats Want 10 Know why the
Biggs Family should Have So Many
Offices, While othors Are
Crowded Out.

oficer. But this young man is so very
young for county collector of taxes that
many people who have grown gray In the
party service say that he might haye held
back and let others have chance.
Besides, 1t Is argued that the Biegs family
have been fet very literally from the
public crib already. There are many who
can rue ba,k Ia their own minds when In
1858 the present Governor was member
OF the Con stltutlonal Convention, the
work OF which amounted TO nothing, as
II was defeated before the people. Since
then he served four years In Congress,
and is now past the middle OF hi5 four
year term for Governor.
In 1855, when the State had Know
Nothing Legislature, seweil q. Blgg', a
brother OF the Governor, was member,
and In 1860 he was again member oi
the Legislature and was speaker OF the
House, aud since then he has served two
terms-lO years-as Register Of Wills OF
New Castle County.
Another brother of the Governor, Wm.
L. BiRgs, was member OF the Legisla-
turc back 10 the early seventies and he Is
a member OF the present House Of Repre-
sentatlle'. IL is undenlable also that he
Is candidate for appointment as clerk OF
the peace upon the expiration Of Cltrk
Coehran's term, and as tie GovGrEo In
carrying out tie scriptural Injunction of
looking we'll to his own family, and he
who does not is worse than au iuiidel,
the brother has stronger call upon him
and the probabilities are that lie may re-
ccive tue appolt tment.
Then again the people In running ovtr
their fingers to find how many of the
Governors family citler have had or do
row hold office, hey ll,d John Blggs, the
Governors Oldest Son, iilling the office of
States Attorney, and the !ast one ap-
pointed TO Office is the Governcr's yonng-
est ron, VIII ari B. Blggs, who was last
Friday appointed collector Of taxts for
St. Georges hundred. To go little
farther II Is stated rs fact that j. Frank
biggs, the only one OF the family over
twenty-oD years OF age reu,aining, is a
cal diU ate Tor the Office # Prcthonotary
at the expiration OF Prothonotary Max.
w,ll's term.
THIS is the picture that ths Democrats
are looking A. a. the present time. To say
that they 30 not like II but fnintly de
scribcs their feelings. They think there
is too much Biggs in ths soup" No
body says or dare say that the Biggs
family 10 not I'LL the Offices TO which
they havo been selected ably and honestly,
but still tie question is asked: "Isn'i
there somebody else that eau nh them
Us honestly and welll" The Governor
may err in judgment sometimes, indeed,
who does rot; but with all he has been
honest, energetic, genial and courteous
IN all the offices he has held. His two
broihels were among the ablest of legis-
lators, The Registers office was never
/ al a III
two terms that SeWell q. BlgRs had il.
W liiam T. Biggs is among the mcst pop.
ular and efficient members cf the present
Legislature, aud If appointed to be Clerk
OF the Pea the office would lose moth
lug, to say The least, In ability aud good
management. The State ntyer had a
more able, conscientic us and energetic
States Attorney than John Biggs. j,
Frank Biggs would make an able Pro,
| thonct4ry and tsat WILLARD y. Biggs will
rot faithfully collect thi taxes of St.
Georges hundred is too much to predict
until he has tried bl. hard It.
This office of tax collevto. Of Ct
Georges Hundred is very dinlt ult one to
oil 10 the satisfaction OF the taxpayers.
For many years he Hundred was most
lamentAbly laYgaid In paying taxes.
When William Hertert was county
treasurer he h ID more trouble with 81.
Gecrge's Hundred than with all the rest
OF The county. In hi. m,nlh state
meuts through the press, the people could
see that every Hundred in the county
was making every effort and reducing the
quota OF taxes against them, St. George
always appeared with her solid t16, COt of
tareB az linst her until the end of the
year and then q payment won d be made
and more than the hall would be carried
over 10 the next year. The case how
ever, baa been different since Mr.. IIous-
t II was collector. Under his sadmnistra-
tioa st. Georges WAS up with her taxes
Ike her sister hundreds. 1t IL hoT ed the
rum is not correct, but II Is reported
thst this was the objection TO Mr.. Houi-
toms rtappointmeut. He ia charged
w tn having looked entirely too closely
after Republican poll taxpayers, and has
ac' ed In such manner as II he thought
That his duty was 10 collect taxes from
all alike.
Be this as IL may, Mr. Houston was an
efficient collector OF taxes and the refusal
to rcappaint him may be accepted as a
disapproval Of his course. However, Mr..
Willard =. Biggs may make mo lei eel
ltctor, indeed the taxpayers of New
Castle county hope that be will.
But ali this does not stop the grum-
bling amongst the Democrats Asks one.
"Are we to have goveI ument Of
BiRgsesf' Asks another: Is this thing
only TO stop when the Bigg Sos all are sat.
isaed with ofilces2'
There are indications that there will bs
a real, genuine kick against the BiRgs
programme as laid down. Wm. p. Blggs
will find his claim to the office Of Clerk
of the Peace hotly cont sted by the
present Levy Courtman Wier oil White
Clay Creek Hundred, and by ex-Repre-
sentative and ex-Levy Courtman George
ID. Medill OF Pencadsr Hundred. Both
Of these 9entlemen have strong followings
and elaine upon the office, and II they
cannot break the Biggs combination aud
carry of the prize, there Will be trouble
In the Democratic camp.
Besides the argument ofthe Democratic
soup being too thick with Biggses, there
Is ano her that st. Georges Hundred has
been getting more than her share of the
county row offices. For many years past
that hundred has never been without
county row officer, and much Of the time
two OF them. At the present time two of
the most important Offices In the row are
held by citizens OF ST. Georges, ard !
third one by former citizen.
Brandywine Hundred wants to know
when her turn will come Mr.. Wier says
It is time the staunch little Democratic
hundred OF White Clay Creek should
have q sh1w. Mr.. Medill 10 not the only
Democrat who thinks that Pencader
Hundred will have TO have something to
keep her In leading Democratic strings.
Christians, Mill Creek and Red Lion
have not had q county low flee for