Evening journal., 1891-06-02

Mr.. Jack Is sober. intelligent man,
thoroughly competent, thoroughly hon
est, and Democrat.
Harrison Rothwell colored, alias
Sugar Awful, escaped from New Castle
jail last night He will probably go to
Republican headquarters and receive a
Dougherty tax receipt
stansbury j. Wiley should call Editor
SperrY out. Ia an editorial this morn
Ing this high tariff son Of the sobden
Club admits the probability OF Demo
cratic mayor and police force.
The Morning News informs the publle
that MIR. Lawson will not resign Il
has evidently come to the conclusion that
police commissioners are like other
public officials: Few die and none re
sign"
Police Commissioner Jester must feel
hattered. In it's issue of to day the
Morning News comedies that be Is a
Republican. The editor was evidently
ont of the Office when this concession
was penned.
A caucus of the Democratic mem bers
Of the City Council Finance Committee
will be held tomorrow evening, to FIX
the tax rate for the next fiscal year. IL
ls ofiicialiy stated that It will be 81 40 on
the 800, the same as last year.
Politics are beginning to warm M IN
Maryland. On June II the Democratic
state Central Committee will meet in
Baltimore to fix the date for holding lis
state convention TO nominate candidates
for governor, comptroller, attorney
general and clerk of the Court of Ap-
peals.
Police Commissioner Jester and
Marshal Mahaify held a conference At
Third and Market streets yesterday. 1t
must have been satisfactory TO the mis-
representative Of the Federal Govern
ment, for as they parted Mahaffy said
You're all right" The marshal and the
Morning News evidently differ ia this
respect.
WANTED "A negro who has from
Candidate Springer a promise that be
will be- put on the police force. Must be
produced Immediately to bolster up
Morning News campaign cry against the
next mayor. AS q matter Of fact the
negroes have always been and always
win be more fairly and Justly treated by
Democrats than by Republicans, though
the latter make the greatest profession
Of friendship.
William H. Quinn is making an active
canvass In the Second ward, and feels
very much encouraged, Notwithstanding
the fact that he has an independent
Democratic candidate to fight against la
addition to the regular Republican nomi
nee. II Mr.. McYey is q Democrat at
heart he will respect the will Of the
Democrats expressed at the primaries
and not subserve Republican interests by
persisting In running.
A nut for the Dover correspondent Of
the Morning News TO crack: What put"
have the 'old time Kent friends of
Governor Reynolds In appointments for
the city Of Wilmingtong II the New
Castle e0ntingent's desires are not con-
sidered, who is the son of Kent who
should decide2 No one, but Honest
Bob Reynolds. When IL comes TO local
appointments for New Castle county lot
the two lower counties keep hands of
and vice versa.
f. Eden Bach should hold a conference
with omnipresent Gideon w. Marsh, the
absconding president Of the Keystone
Bank, and induce him TO speculate In
Dougherty and Mckee tax receipts Of the
blankety blaak variety. He will find
Marsh during any hour OF the day at
Bombay Hook, Smyrna Centreville, Nd
Baltimore, Harlan and Hollingsworth
ship yard, on the high seas en- route for
Brazil on the barge Morris, or in Canada.
Office hours from to 3 clock.
In iss editorial upon the honesty Of
Senator Pilling the Newark Ledger
should have closed II by advising him to
be as honest towards others as he is
towards himself. He did not stop at aa
assertion that he was innocent He
must needs accuse some other party or
parties. The words Of Shakespeare would
apply to him, and 1t would be we'll for
Honest John" Pilling to study them
ITO thine own self be true, and It will
follow as the night the day. Thou
cans't not then be false to any man"
If matters do not mend Wilmington
will soon be in the same predicament
that Philadelphia is in. There the
stiliction consists Of two city tressurers,
with a possible contest In the courts.
Here In Wilmington the Board Of Gar
bage wants to elect E. B. Frazer seere tary
and oust William H. Lee. Lees legal
counsellors have advised him 10
hold the Office against all comers. How
would il do for them to make tradei
Frazer could make Lee present of the
secretaryship Of the State Board OF
Health, and Lee could be equally gener
ous by making Frazer secretary OF the
City Board of Health and ex otficio city
registrar.
The Weather.
Indications for the Middle States to.
day; Slightly cooler, partly cloudy "a
fair weather and fresh or light southerly
and westerly winds will prevail, preceded
by local rains in the western portion.
New York Herald Forecasts The lake
depression has moved to the St. Law
renee Valley, followed by small cool
wave from the Hudson Bay region But