Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-05
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Summary of Opinions = Generally
Favorable to Mr.. Williams or a SINH
.ar Mcasure--Governor Reynolds Can
be- Depended Upon to Appoint the
Best Men to Office.
There is general feeling among the
better element of the Democratic party
that the pending Five Commissioners
bill cannot be passed by the General
Assembly. 1t is understood pretty
strongly that neither Senators Hall nor
Williams will give it his support and
without both of these mems aid it can
not become law.
There is a desire on the part of certain
Democrats who are big taxpayers and
who have had much experience in
county affairs, to secure purely bust
ness measure, divorced as far as posi-
BILE from partisanship. With this end
i'll view it has been suggested to have
conference between representatives of
both political parties, men who are not
either place hunters or radical party
mel and discuss the points which it is
desired to cover by a commissioners bill.
1t is thought that a general interchange
of opinion upon these details will result
in securing a good, equitable and bust
ness-like measure. A prominent Demo-
crat said Monday that such Legislation
as was attempted by the endeayors to
rush the pending bill through the Gen
cral Assembly must result disastrously to
any party advocating the proceeding.
| He expressed the hope that the Re-
| pubicans would be given a chance to
| fully investigate the books of the levy
court and to fully disclose any crooked
ness if it existed. 1t would be far better,
he thought, and he claimed to express
the views of many of his fellow Demo-
Gratis, to sift the accounts and, if the
claim of crookedness could be MAIN
tanned, to fix the individual response
bility therefore. If any member of the
levy court has violated his trust he
should stand the responsibility for his
acts and not have the party suffer fol
any personal shortcomings.
In the gentleman's opinion, it is time
enough to change the present system Of
county government III two years, sc
that the people can select their owr
commissioners two years hence, at the
general election. But if they are ap
pointed previously, he ed,-after {
reasonable time,-the public may resi-
assured that Governor Reynolds will Sc
lect men of integrity and capacity, Sc
there need be no apprehension on tha'
score. Those who have noticed Mr.
Reynolds official factions, said thu
Democrat, cannot but observe that hi
intends giving the State good, business
like administration. All his appoint
ments will be made with this end il
view and it is safe to depend to fill office
with the best, most capable, and clean
est men. Governor Reynolds is too
sharp a politician and too shrewd ;
man of business not to appreciate tn,
fact that the character of his admins
tration will depend greatly upon his ap
pointments.
The general sentiment of the farmers
it is well understood is not in harmony
with the pending Five Commissioner
bill. Several of them gave expression
to their views Monday and the genera
sentiment gathered was manifestly il
favor of Mr.. Nathaniel Williams mea
sure or the main features thereof. TIL
farmers believe that the Chester county
(Pa.) system as shown in THE GAzETTl
of ss,,last week meets the needs AM
requirements of the Taxpayers o
New Castle county and they hope TIL,
Legislature will give them relief from
| lltdNJ tdAGS tHlOu5ll " sOHlChlldt sim
lar measure. Mr.. Williams bill i
closely allied in principal TO the Chestc
county act, and it would in the mail
be entirely acceptable. This is the sen
timent of the farmers and with them
is clearly defined. A good fair bill an
good men as commissioners is their EN-
phatic demand.
A prominent down State Republical
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thing for his party from a purely politi
cal standpoint if the Five Commissioner
bill were passed at once and the full
plan of its promoters carried into effect
He was confident that the people woult
rebuke any such proceedings at the polls
He said his party could have gone int
the campaign confidently in two year
and won on such an issue as wonld hay
! been made out of this attempted legisla
ton.