Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-06
DOVER.

uhs Deen awarded the contract TO carry
the mail between here and Cowgill's
Corner three times o week commencing
February LIST. The route has inst been
established.
Ex-Governor Ponder was yesterday
elected president of the Kent County
Mutual Insurance Company and Caleb 8.
Pennewill was elected director to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Dr.. Henry Ridgely.
Leah Hayes, familiary known as
Granny Hayes" who died yesterday
morning at the exceeding old ags OF los
years and two months was known by
all the residents Of the town. ahs was
born iii Maryland in slavery and sfter-
ward lived in Milford. She has been
living here with her son for u long white;
abe was very active until about two years
ago when she fell down stairs. She has
been confined 10 the house ever since; her
eyesight was exceptionally good but her
memory fRiled her about three months
ago. She has been an active menu Der Of
church for over 20 years, intarment will
be made at the Whs.coet cemetery to-
morrow.
Down, Jan. 81 The stock of drugs,
chemicals, 30, Of Cowgirl & Green was
sold by Sheriff FenniWore yesterday to
Caleb s. Pennewill, trustee for the ored
ilors The amount realized was about
$4,000. 1t ia generally understood that
Albert Cowgirl will make arrangements
and resume the business.
II. o. Carpenter agent for the Mutual
Life Insurance Company Of New York to-
day paid Mrs. Sallie E. Holmes SIS, 900
the insurance on tho Iifo of her husband
Samuel o. Holmes who died about two
weeks ago.
CharleH Lowber, prominent farmer
living near Magnolia died yesterday
morning, aged about So, from rslapss
of In grippe. He was a BROTHER in law 20
the Rev. 4. u. Terry of this place.
DovER, Feb. 3.-Ohief Justice Uomagys
Addressed q meoting of farmers ON Sat-
urday in the Grand Army Hall
at the invitation OF the grange OF this
town. About 100 representative farmers
OF the neighborhood were present. j.
Alex. Fulton, Esq, presided. The
speaker said he had never known in all
his long life such general and deep de-
preston in agriculture rs at present. The
situation is such as to awaken fearful Rp-
prehension. After abiding to some of
the causes of this depression he naid
there were two things Congress ought
to do that would help to relieve the stu
alton. One was to reduce the tariff on
all articles especially used by the farmer
to suoh o point as would allow
foreign competition in the markets
OF this country; and the other was
TO make an entire and radical
change in the patent laws OF the country.
He said that all protection beyond that
which would allow fair competition In
our markets by the manufacturers of
other countries is in effect bounty to the
manufacturers of this country. Yet the
men who are receiving this bounty would
make an open cutlery II the farmer should
ask the government to place bounty
upon every bushel Of grain exported from
tho United States. They could say that
it would raise the price of bread. yet
clothing Is rs much necessity as Is
bread, and just as we'll might The cry be
raised against high protective
duty on clothing. Ia regard to
the patent system hs ssid that
now the farmer nuak often pay exorbi-
tsnt prices for useful implements because
they arc patented, and their manufacture
thus monopolizsd. better way would
be to have commission TO decide upon
the worth OF new invention and pay 10
the iEysntor fair price for il; then let it
bs made freely byany one who wished to
10 so. Under the present system the
inventor rarely reaps any benefit from
his invention; hat all the profit goes 10
soma man or men who have the monsyto
enter into it's manufacture, and are Abl,
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Not alone in national matters is wiye
legislation demanded, but In state affairs.
The speaker referred at length to the do.
feat of measures introduced into the Del
aware legislature In recent years that he
regarded Of Ihs greatest importance,
measures which he said no one oould
raise aipgie objection to except they
would not benefit the dominant party.
The first question asked by partisans Is
"Will this measure help or hurt our
party2 II the later, or il the effect is
doubtful, then the measure receives no
support. such was the bill introduced
in the Delaware Legislature few yearB
ago and supported by o large part OF the
intelligent citizens, especially of Kent
county, to have atl taxes collected by the
county treasurer, This was killed be-
cause II would do away with the hundred
collectors WhO, aye now active and useful
elsctionears for the dominant party.
Suoh was the bill before the Legislature
last winter and passed by the House to
remodel the levy court of New Castle
county. The Senate could mako no valid
objection 70 It, end yot it was deliberately
defeated in the interest OF the dominant
party by reporting it back to tine House
" dnta en-
day before the Legislature adjourned,
when there was no time to consider them.
Ballot reform measures were also killed,
ono in the House by direct vote, which
is the honorable method, every Republi-
can but one voting againat it /; the other
. measure which no honest man couId
object TO and one that would have proved
effective by more modern methods OF re-.
form, was referred to committee whence
it was never expected TO again ses day
iiSh. Other measures were also referred
10 and the same cause assigned for their
failure, q blind party policy.
The remedy, he said, was. with tho
grange. II sny considerable number of
farmers wond unite TO declare regoluteiy
that for the time being or until certain
reforms were accomplished they would
vote onis for such men as would pledge
themselves to advocate ead vote for these
reforms, tho result devisod oeald speedily
he attained. Bat it would rsqaive courage
of the highest and nob!est character.
Men would be called Orator" "Judgs
Isossiot," "Bunadtet Arnold" and other
epithets, but this should not swervs suy
one from doing his whole duty in the
mattar. A few such efforts would place
in the Legislature o. the State aud in the
halls Of congressman who would either
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