Daily Republican., 1890-01-13

Tax Collector George w Mckee, reg
lister in Chancery Charles II McWhor'
ter. Recorder of Deeds James L.
Shancross, John J Mullen, saloon
keeper, Sixth and Shipley streets, and
Robert i. Sayers, grocery clerk, are
the solid stockholders OF the new base
ball team now being raised in Will
mingtcn, and for which new grounds
are being prepared out on the Phila-
delphis pike near the end OF the City
Electric Railway. The club is very
fortunate in securing such good, sub
stantial backing, both as to influential /
position and plethoric purposes. Inns
mas always been " hat base ball club |
in Wilmington needed, and now that
long felt want has been supplied. We
are very much in favor OF base ball as
an athletic sport, There is hardly
anything that will interest an audience
an hour or two more intensely than a
well played game oi base ball, and we
sincerely hope that the best players
will respond 10 the call TO form club
when they see that they are to be
backed up by board OF five stock
holders, amongst whom are three OF
the chief county office holders of New
Castle county. Some narrow. csrping
individual may say that il is Demo
cratic concern, but such persons never
had base bsll music in their souls
Haven't these county officials got as
much right to furnish the sinews of
war for a base ball club as anybody
else? Why, of course they have, ana
these nonsensical critics ought 10 be
glad that ut last eIterprising gentle.
men are found who are brave enough
TO step into the deadly financial breach
md with their pockets tuN nj cash
lace the proud world crnel se0rn.
But there are other unreasonable
critics who will say that Collector
Mckee has quite enough and more
than he can DO now between collect
ing county taxes and running his coal
and lumber yard, without lacking
base ball team to the end Of his kite.
There il is again. Will we never be
done with this petty fault finding?
And will the people never learn that
the arduous duties of Democratic tax
collector require plenty of avenues Tor
recreation and plessureY Why, there
10 Collector Dougher,y, who found ii
absolutely necessary one day to diSap
point fifty poll.tax payers While he
went TO attend mass. OF course We all
know how he regretted that he had 10
do 80, but what unreasonable tax
payer could object to being subjected
10 a loss OF time and money and finally
Acknowledgement to give Mr. Dougheriy
q chance to look after the interests oi
his soul, that m.st lave become very
much demorslized by coming in con
tact with crowds OF impatient mt I
demanding chance 10 pay theil
taxes.
Now we do not know that Mr. Nc
Eee, though spiritually inclined, la
ever troubled his mind much about hi
eoul, at least We never heard OF him
going 10 mass Who then can blamt
him for having base ball club wher,
he can spend his spare hours and Le
away from horde of anxious la
payers that almost poster the life out {
him. 1t is not mass but base ball Il
MIR. Mckee. The club is eXceedingl
fortunate in getting MrMekee to hea
the list Of stockholders because ii IL
sures the players and patrons OF Ii
game t1at business will he conduetr
on business principles, just MS he col
lects taxes on business principles. W
doubt very much though, whether l.
would have Lis base ball games pleyt
from II O'Clock q. IN to O'CLOCK p III
as he alranges his hours for cnileelu
taxes from . TO l2 a. IN, and from >
6p. m, when people find 1t most il
convenient This is part Of Il
business principles OF tax collect,
that Mr. Mckee will hardly englgh
his business rules for tase ia playin
AS ticket agent at the gate 10 |
ceive tickets Mr.. Mckee would hard
be success If he adopted hisiax oil
business principles. For irstaIce,
the game was to commence al CT
tain hour, it would lead 10 some CO
>, f.sion were he not to putin an app, t
snce until half hour later, Meth
would ii work very well while in Il
midst of selling tickets to stoppr
ings while he went Out, jumped into
carriage and went on tour OF bu
ness looking after his coal and lumt
orders and bilis. No, We DO not
]ieve that Mr. Mckee will adopt /
same business principles Of hrs
office in carrying on HIS base |
team.
We have no sympathy with Il
class OF unreasonable beings "
would intimate that this is a set up
among the Democratic county oihc
TO keep Mr.. KcKec away from his
Office SO that Republicans would hi
less chance to pay their taxes. Til
are some people whoneYer see bri
aide TO anything a Democratic
collector may DO. We do not Ell
the feelings Of such narrow, hi
bound critics. Mr. Mckee must h
outside recreation, and everyb
should 10 glad that he is TO ind il
supporting base ball team. W
does II matter that few hundred
publicans should be d slranChised
that MIR. Mckee is given an OPT
tunity Of reoresting himself II gii
the Republicans OF Wilmington Il
base ball and less tax receipts.
want 10 say in conclusion, aud il
sincerity, that the REPUBLICAN wi
the new base ball team a brilliant
cess, and our columns are open al
times for that purpose, no N.
whether Mr.. Mckee CT Mr.. Sdlnel
else backs it.
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