Evening journal., 1894-09-19

HENRY HIkIEL, Third district
Inpoiitic, Dangerous and Dlshonorable
The proposition made by the Sunday
Star to increase Wilmington's represen-
tation Ia the General Assembly by saeil-
acing one Of the rural candidates aud
voting for both Victor B. Woolley. the
Democratic candidate, and Frederic Pyle,
the Republican candidate, is monstrous
one. 1t will be suicidal for any man or
party to endorse It. 1t is impolitic,
dangerous and dishonorable and win
recommend itself to no man who is
true Democrat or a true Republican.
Il is impolitic because it would array
the rural hundreds against the city.
They mold the balance Of power aud would
be prone to exercise 1t 10 retaliation In
this they would be perfectly justified.
As the matter Of spportlonmsnt is Que OF
usage aud not Of law, and as the county
committee which makes It Is controlled
by the rural hundreds, there Is nothing
TO prevent it, In such an emergency, from
taking away from Wilmington the one
representative now conceded to it, and
cunferiing the representation upon ain
outside hundred which would otherwise
be without representation; or to still
more closely carry out the retaliation,
give two representatives to one rural
hundred.
It is dangerous because the cutting
done may not be confined to one rural
candidate but may extend to al in suiH
cient proportion to defeat the entire
representative branch CT the ticket with
tie exception Of the Wilmington hun
dred nominee, and the gain Of one Will
miDgton representative would not com
psnaste either party for the loss OF six
in the rural hundreds
It Is dlshonorable because the Whining.
ton and rural hundreds county commit
teemen met together in good faith aud
made the spporticnment. No new condi
tion has arisen which can Justify either
party in this city IA breaking compact
concerning the fairness of the terms Of
which there was no question or eontrn-
versy at the time il WAS entered into
Upon the strength Of that compact, and
with 6rm belief ii its inviolability, the
rural hundreds put their candidates in
the geld, expecting from the city the
same generous support for them that
they would give the urban candidates
There is no line OF reasoning which can
nullify the mutual obligation or relieve
the city from its full share Of responsi.
bility.
Leaving the Prohibition and Peoples
party candidates out Of the question
there are two Wilmington men who as
pire to represent the city in the General
Assembly. They are Victor B. Woolley,
Democrat, and Frederic Pyle, Repub
lican. They would do honor to any
community They are men Of sterling
integrity and unquestioned ability, but
the principles OF public government
which they represent are radically differ
ent. It remains for the people to say
which shall go 20 Dover to legisIate il
their behalf.
We feel safe in asserting that neither
Mr. Woolley nor Mr. Pyle would for al
instant entertain such an impolitic
dangerous and dishonorable proposition
as that made by The sunday Star. Tn
love Of party and party principles is to-
deeply embedded in their breasts; th
regard for fair play is too strong as
constituent part Of their natures; Will
neither would stoop to dishonorable q,
tion to secure an office.
On the basis Of representation accord
ing to population Wilmington is entltls
to increased representation, but tina
does not so to say that the rural hun
dreds Of New Castle county have to
much. Kent and SUSSEX. counties hol
the key to the situation, and until the
consent TO a constitutional amendmer
increasing the New Castle county 1
gstion, and from which increase Wi
mington shall receive her proportional
share. things must remain as they are.
The truth Of the matter is that IL
two lower counties fear to increase u
legislative powers Of the upper count
Il viii be a difficult matter to induce