The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-22
Democratic Non-Parti,anshIp,

this spirit OF non-partisan government
when they had an opportunity to do
$50. Non-partisanship to our Demo.
cratic friends means for them always
to have hold of the big end of the
lever, for them to have all the advan-
tages and for the Republicans to have
only the crumbs that they dole out TO
them. 1t never enters into their minds
that the Republicans should have
majority of anything. This they
would call the rankest partisanship,
while to give tho Democrats a major
Lty in every department is to them the
most exalted non-partisanship.
The first attompt at non. .paItlsanship
OF our Democratic friends was to have
= Water Commission created to tako
The water department Of the city out
pf the hands OF Republican City
Council administration. A Democratic
legislature listened to the appeal for u
hon-partisan water commission, and
created one, but the Governor was
most exceedingly careful that the COM
mission should be composed of two
Democrats and one Republican. We
must, however, say that the Water De-
partment has been carried on in real
hon-partisan manner. The Republi.
cans nine years ago elected DR.. Wales
Mayor of the city. That was a partl-
san action that had to be rebuked. A
Democratic legislature was again ap-
pealed to and a non-p partisan NUM-
| tipal Court was established, with a
I Democratic Judge, and that Judge ap-
pointing Democratic clerk. This was
the second taste of Democratic non
partisanship. The Republicans were
mot in 1t, only that DR.. Wales was still
permitted to have the appointment and
control of his police.
Democratic partisanship work.
ing so well so far, the next move was
10 get another Democratic Legislature
10 create a non-partisan Street and
Sewer Department. Tho request was
granted and the commission started
on with two Democrats and one Re.
publican on 1t, and the commissioners
have shown their non-partisan zeal by
appointing a Democratic Street Com
missioner Democratic Assistant
street Commissioner and Democratic
Clerk, Now that the commission, con-
trary to the expectation and design Of
the Democrats has become Republican
and there is some talk of equalizing
matters by giving tho Republicans a
show, our ears are tiercely assailed
with the Democratic cry of outrageous
partisan action. The next fine piece
of Democratic non.partisan work for
t he city was to get law passed de-
priving tho people of this city OF tho
privilege still accorded to the rural
districts of electing their own election
Inspectors Of the State elections.
The selection Of these very import
ant officers was contided in non-par.
tlsan manner TO non-partisan unani-
mously Democratic levy court. II WAS
npt thought then that tho levy court
would change its politics so soon. Al.
tor this came another very non-parti.
san Democratic piece of legislation. A
npn-partisan Registration and Election
Commission was created to run the
city elections, but in the usual non
partisan Democratic style, two of those
commissioners were Democrats and
one Republican, and this commission
in true Democraticnon-partisan man.
ntr, employs Democratic clerk, and
ft r the late city election appointed
Democratic inspectors for 3S districts
and Republican inspectors for ~ dis
trIuts.
The latest Democratic uon-partisan
scheme was the Police Commission
bil which has been knocked out by |
al indignant public ON the first round. |
D.. Springer was not elected Mayor |
and this piece Of Democratic non-par-
u an legislation has slipped from the
Democratic grusp. Not so however
with the two detectives bill. Governor
Eoyholds understood what Democra-
tld non partlsanship meant and ap-
painted both Democrats. The sanIo
Kind OF Democratic non.partlsanship
stlrried ont in tho Five Commissioner
blli, lnstead of the Republicans being
al Owed the county treasurer and
twelro collectors to which they were
emitted, they were all knocked out
anl non-partisan John 4. Dickey is
aul horil5d to be county treasurer, and
to Rppointas many non =partsa Demo.
crII7 uHler him as he sees proper to
co |lert the taxes. This Is all Demo
era Tie en-partisGnsIiip.
But the Republicans even under all
this discrimination and ostraeism
haN 9 been persistent in rolling up Re.
pa pilcan mniorlties, They havo al |
ready got the street aud sewer com
mission, the police commission, and
beard OF health. They will have tie
wa ter commission by the first OF July,
am they would have had the board of
city elections had Republican May.
or not reapponted Andrew G.. Wilson
unler misapprensiOn that he would
ae In non-partisan manner. The
Ike publieans, too, haze now the levy
court though 1t has been stripped OF a
greater part Of its power, and In 1sga