The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-22

and his secretary OF the treasury, Mr..
Carlisle. are SO anxious to carry out
Democratic reform, especially Demo-
cratic Civil Service Reform. that they
discovered that the building Of tho
new Wilmington court and post Office
building could prooeed no further I'm.
less 1t had Democratic superinten-
dent. Consequently MIR. George II.
Hpllls. the efficient superintendent up
to that time. who A. S. Reed IL Co.,
contractors for the erection of the
building, says has made a most excel
lent superintendent was notified by
letter from Secretary Carlisle. dated
May Ia, that his resignation would be
agreeable. to take effect May To-
The business appeared to be very
urgent. Somebody wanted Mr.. Hol-
lis place. and wanted it as soon as 1t
could be handed over to him. Mr..
Hollis Of course Immediately sent
in his resignation and on Friday last
there was new superintendent for
the new Wilmington public buildings.
It was soon settled that James w.
Ware. stair builder and an ex-
member Of the Legislature was to be
Mr.. Hollis successor. Mr.. Ware is
very competent gentleman for the
position. against whom nothing what
ever can be said and the work of
building the new Federal buildings
will go on the same as under the
SUPPLEMENTARY Of Mr.. Hollis, but to
say that MIR. Wares appointment over
MIR. Hollis would be an advantage.
would be saying too much.
To Mr.. Hollis belongs the credit Of
starting this enterprise. which at first
was very much entangled, and it is
quite doubtful ii q public building
would have been under way at all at
this time, had it not been for his en-
terprise In going to Washington sew
eral times at his own expense and urg-
Ing the matter upon the government.
Had 1t not been for Mr.. Hollis, it is
quite certain that the new building
would not have been built OF Brandy
wine granite, and that much. at least,
would have been lost to Wilmington
Industry that gave employment to q
largo number of hands.
But We are not complaining of the
change. The Democrats are In power
and must have the offices. Civil Ser
vice or no Civil Service. What do
Grover Cleveland and Secretary Car
lisle care about these small trifles SO
that the Republicans are turned out
and Democrats are put in Office. What
do they care about the crashing OF
banks and moneyed Institutions all
over the country on account Of their
weak and vascillating financial system
80 iong as they can please the hungry
and thirsty Of their party by giving
them Offices.
small trifie as manufacturing indus.
tries closing their doors, reducing the
wages Of workmen and discharging
hands on account Of the uncertainty
OF the administration upon the tariff
question, so long as they have Repuh.
licans to turn out and Democrats to
put In office. Wilmington can stand
an e-ehanse-of-G'tpS,r 3nteEz 1 sr.ya. fqS
her new Federal building, but she
cannot very we'll stand her manufac.
tories discharging hands who walk
the streets in idleness. looking for the
good times promised by the Dem oerats
before the election, neither can she
very we'll Withstand the unsettled
monetary policy of an imbeciie ad-
ministration.
1t does not take much brains to tnrn
o Republican out Of office and put a
Democrat in. In this Cleveland and
Carlisle ara experts but In the real
science of government that would
bring prosperity to the nation they
are nonentities and first-class failures.
A word from Cleveland as to his rs04
intention to money and the tariff
would restore confidence, but the
only words heard from him are:"Turn
Republicans out and put Democrats
In