The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-17
s1vuRDAy. JANUARY Il, 1891.



II Is said that Hon. Thomas T. Bay
ard has declared against any County
commissioners bill that will go into
eiIect until after the next election when
tueil commissioners shall have been
elected by the people. We have had
no conversation ourselves with Mr..
Bayard relative to the matter but we
have been informed or gentlemen who
have heard him declare himself. MIR.
nayard Is hard political fighter, but
when he or his party is beaten he be-
Z lieyes In the victor enjoying the fruits
Of their victory. 1t is said also that
Hon. George Gray eoncurs with Mr..
NayNrd ID his views as well as many
other leading Democrats of the city
and county.
Arnport is in circulation also that
State Senator James Williams, Of Kent
county, Is pronounced in his deter
IMITATION that If any County Commits
sioner bill Is 70 become a law and 60
$40 effect before another election, IL
shall be composed of a major
ity OF Republicans according TO
Che political complexion of the Levy
Curt Il dlsplaces, and IL is farther said
that Ex-Governor and present State
SENATOR Hail. also OF Kent county, en-
4 t.rtains the snine views as Senator
Williams We are not prepared TO
voltch Tor the truth OF these reports,
i" ltf.t - his.t,
personal character and liberal views of
these gentlemen we are not ut all sur
< prised that they entertain these Vows,
Democrats they are, but they are not
spoilsmen.
II thesa gentlemen occupy the posi-
ton attributed to them and adhere to
II. the end Of partisan legislation Is
reached at the commencement of the
Legislative session. II is not improba-
(. bic that these gentlemen are quite in
accord with the reported position OF
Nj. Bayard and Mr.. Gray upon this
question, that no commission should
so into effect until elected by the
q people at the next election. This is
the real, honest and most sensible
view to take OF the question. The
people emphatically sail by tleli
votes a. the late election that the lie.
pnhlicans, so far as New Castle county
Is concerned, shall rule the county fol
the next two years. They made this
declaration by very decisive ma
iority-ilve hundred on the Levy
Court branch. II the will OF the people
is TO be overthrown by legislative en-
Rctments every time an election goes
contrary to the politics of majority
comprising a Legislature, what is tho
use OF holding elections at ally W.
are pleased that Democrats with pro
nounced honest views OF government
see things in this light.
The REPUBLICAN has been pro
nounced in its views in favor of count.
government by county commissioners
elected by the people in such a man
ner that the minority shall always b
represented on the Board OF Commis
sioners. 1t led the cry OF sKnocl
out the Levy Court" but il
The sense of knocking out the Demo
cratic Levy Court and electing Repub
licans in their places. This has bee
done but that does not imply that
Democratic Levy Court should b
knocked out TO be superseded by
Democratic board OF county COMM,
sioners. Oh, no, We never conceive
such brilliant idea as that. But W
are told that the county commission
eFs bill proposed by the spoilsmcn {
the Democratic party eve call theI
that Is non-partisan, as the Republ
cans Will be represented upon ii Il
the proportion OF two to three. A!
indeedl
Then, If ii is bipartisan, why NJ
with more consistency make the con
mission stand three to two In favor {
the Republicans, as the latter hal
Just carried the county by a majont
OF over five hundred for the Leg
Court. We have had considerable
what is called non-partisan COVER
ment from Dover, but somehow Ii
Republicans have always got shut on
We have had non-parlisan Wat
Commission given to us, very got
thing, by the way, but somehow GOO
care was taken that two of the cor
missioners should be Democrats N
one Republican.
We have had Municipal Cou
created for our benefit and It is call
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