The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-20


the Police Commissioners last evening.
that is, before Mr.. John Lawson and Will
liam NJ. Pyle. Chief Dolan acted as chair !
man and presented the changes Officers
Kelley and Paul Ward are Democratic,
while unfortunate for Howard Feaster.
he 10 Republican. The charge OF assault
and battery Oh John Kane by Officer Kel
ley was very kindly withdrawn by Kane.
1t Ia said Kane's wounded feelings were
soothed over by some peacemaier, q
friend Of both mon. and the charge was
very considerably dropped SO that the
case was not even looked into by tho Pc.
lice Commissioners. Why should 1t have
boon when Kelley is good Democrat?
The case OF officer Paul Ward who is
also good Democrat for shooting James
Adams. COL. while arrssting him was
fined two weeks pay about $50 and order
cd to pay the same to Adams. We will
walt and see il Adams ever secs tho col or
of the officers ESQ. We are rather skeptIcal
about it. Howard Feasters case was
taken up. He was charged with falling to
meet Sergeant Welsh on Nov.9 and 10th,
rs the police rules required. Feaster also
owned up to having drunk glass OF beer
in saloon yard while on duty on Satur.
day. Nov. 10th, for which the rules Ia
Republican officers case. call for instant
dismissal.
He was accordingly dismissed from the
force. Messrs. Com missioners why was
not certain othar officers who happened
to be Democrats who were tried before
your august body tor drunkenness also
dismissed when the charges against them
were proven Why did you ullow John
Kane to withdraw the charge OF assault
against officer Kelley? II he committed
the assault which he certainly did. why
should he Kane be allowed to withdraw
the charge after making 1t? Looks like
trllling with the Police Com N lssioners.
The state senate
This body will stand live Democra
and four Republicans. Had the Registrars
in Kent County not dlsiranchisei about
ono hundred Republicans by striking
their names from the registration llst the
Republicans would have elected six mem.
bers and the Democrats three. The regis.
trars cannot be too severely condemned
for this high handed outrage, as the men
who thus trample on the law and rights of
their fellow citizens. should DO 50 greatly
punished as to prevent them from repeat.
ing such an outrage. We do not seq how.
ever that their villalnous act can justify
the Republicans in entering into contest
to prevent the Dem ocratic Senators from
taking their seats.
In short, we fail to see how the Senator'S
can go behind the returns mads by tho
election officers Had tho disfran oklse
ment boen the act Of tho inspectors or
Judges the election could havs been con-
tested and the seats given to!thslr oppon-
ents. We are not versed in legal matters,
hut it strikes US that this Is tho common
sense View. There ls no uso ia entering
Into contest that must end In defeat,
and therefore unless It can be shown tn al
the inspectors or judges have transconded
their legal authority, thrown out ballots
that should have been counted. or Ii
some way falsltied the returns, 1t IL wise
to acquiesoe In the result as announced
and permit the organization OF the Senate
to proceed as usual. although the Dem
ocrats will be able to control legislation
by this means and prevent the passage of
all retormatory measures. We must con,
form to law and trust to Providence fol
ability to work greater reformation In thu
fIture.