The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-04


the fact that the age In which we live
lie one OF advertisement. or that love
ofpublicity is not prominently char
acteristic OF some OF the inhabitants
of Dover, must be entirely removed
by persual of tho Eight page" edi-
tion OF the Index" of Thursday.
By the term advertisement ] do not
mean the restricted and technical
sense In which that word is used, as
applying it to the legitimate modes by
which merchants and mechanics make
known to the public the goods or SER
vices they may have for disposal. But
rather use it in reference to the pre-
yading love of notoriety which leads
our 'somebodies or nobodies, whether
from desire OF being known, or from
pure, umldulterated vanity and de-
sire to be talked about, parade them
selves in public streets in the manner
In which some of the soiourner5 at
Dover have done in yesterdays Index.
One can well understand why Robert
J. Reynolds and the other political adj
venturers whose portraits and self
putfery, appear in this Issue OF the
Index, should desire to attract public
attention.
They are only advertising the sole
and only business they have, politics.
III the autobiography of MIR. Reynolds
We read that he has been III that busi-
ness for thirty years.
And so we can see the propriety OF
insurance agents. carpenters and shoe.
makers making known their Legitimate
business and trying to Impress their
claim for patronage by a personal por-
trait. But why such men US Henry G.
Carpenter, Frank Al. Dunn and beard
less boy like Jenny Hughes should
obtrude on public attention their pic
tnrcs, however handsome, and give an
account of their past lives, in no way
Interesting, l am at loss to make out.
1speak advisedly when | say that
everything In connection with this
extra edition of the Index betokens a
political and financial fraud on the
community of the meanest kind.
Some five or six weeks ago tho I'm
dex" announced In its columns the in
tention OF publishing an Industrial
Edition, wherein would be given his
tory OF the town of Dover, an account
OF all the Industries carried on in the
town, with IA business directory some
what like those published by the Phila-
delphia Times and Record, "a
Souvenir Edition"
Immediately after such announce
ment, duly equipped and authorized
agent of the Index made a canvass Of
the town for special advertisements,
holding out as Inducements for adj
yertising that twenty thousand copies
would bs struck off, and that the issue
would he illustrated with cuts of all
the principal buildings, and portraits
OF the leading men OF the town, and
Ii an individual wanted his photo. to
appear in the gallery he conld DO ac-
commodated for a consideration.
Our Board OF Trade which is lively
interested in increasing the industries
OF the town and to which we are much
indebted for tho establishment OF
same, on tho understanding that tile
proposed publication would set forth
the advantage OF the town for man.
ufacturing and other industries, and
that ut ieast ten thousand copies of it
would be sent over the country, sub
scribed handsomely for its publleu.
lion.
Business men believing the repro
sensations made by the Index and Its
agent regarding the number OF copies
to be issued, and the souvenir charac-
ter of the publication, gave advertise
ments to be inserted and paid cash
down for the insertion of the same
but to the disappointment OF several
of them, when the souvenir edition
appeared yesterday aud they found
TINT their advertisements were not il
1t. you con imagine the disgust
of the members of the Board of Trade
when they examined the publication
Instead OF twenty pages there are only
eight. Instead Of an issue of Is or ii
thousand copies, the issue itself says
that Only ten thousand copies had
been struck of, md members of the
Board who have investigated the mat
ter positively assert that, In reality,
not even half that number were print
cd.
AS to Its being an" Standardization, y
giving an account of the industries OF
the town aud the men who were in
strulnental in starting and carrying
on these industries, they might as
well have subscribed for SO many
copies Of the Police Gazette There
is not a word III 1t about the Richard,
sons, Joseph H. Whitaker. MaaIoyo
Hayes, N. b. Smithers, Joseph Levy
and others who have done So much to
make Dover what ii is. Such a pro
| ceedure would not have been condnc
| ive to the political objects OF tho Sin
deX. 1t docs not even mention TIN
name OF Caleb S. Penneiwell, Il. NJ
| Stevenson, misrepresentation Jones
| and other respectable Democrats who
| apart from their politics, were entitled
| to honorable mention for the interest
| they have taken i'll tho welfare
OF the town, but such men
do not belong to tho SAINT
| ilti as the Inflex. And men like them
be they Democrats or Republicans, who
endeayor to multiply the opportdni
ties for labor and increase the wages
OF working men arc, according TO TIT
Index, only pretenaers who desire &c
increase the power OF manufacturers.
The Index as its Issue of yesterday
shows has 10 sympathyWith mcehan.
ical or manufacturing interests. Ii
only desires to promote the business
interests OF dealers in fruit farms, and
advertise its ienchmen as candidates
for political situations.
Operations have commenced here
for the erection of large ice plant.
Tho hosiery is running in full blast
and will soon have an additional In,
dustry, a dye house, In connect
ion with it,
Under tho benetlcent effects of the
Nc kinney taritf.laW the whole local .
ity Is gradually developing its re.
sources and next November we vii
elect men us members OF our Legisia,
tnre who will encourage such develop.
mentS.
SC
A Lucky Escape.
Fortunate is The man or woman resld