The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-02


THROUGH Republican Glasses In suhds,
For ten days tie Dsuocratic Vol,
mas been bowling 1t the Water Com
mission Tor adopting rules OF govern
ment This 10 one more case Of meas
|urlng Republican oiIiclais with tls
Dem ocrHtfu yard-sticIy. Oh. the dread
'fui thinRs that wore Id store for the
well-paid. easy-goIpR employees OF the
Water Department They were all Il
be taught That this wac d Nepublicar
city and THAI none butRepublichns need
apply: Consciousness OF Urong-dolna
makes towards ofthem all. They fear
that Mosars. Hastings an d Pickeig will
do What they aud their friends have
done twenty tlmss over In this oity
They know for example that their
frienus stole the police force OF VII.
minGt0n ton months ago; that they
and tholr friends atole the Lovy Court
Of Now Castle County. the Constablea
ot the County. and tho tax Collectors
q the County. two years ago; that
they and their friends stole the city
ohlcinls OF Wilmington for yeuvs pro.
cadlng tho last election; that they and
their friends stois tho election In this
county last fall and then passed an
act ny so callod LeRislature pronibi.
ting the Courts from opening the
lHllot boxes; that they and their
friends stclo the Municipal Court from
q Republican Mayor. eleven years ago
aud htly nlied Its bench with . thIef,
and when he He'd from justice they
fil,ed II With partisan; that they md
their friends stole tho Error Hats from
the ONCE OF the Clerk OF the Peace In
order TO protect tho then tax
collector Neary from the lust
penalties OF the law; that they
and their friends stole stub.
books left with the County Comp
trolIer by the Tar Receiver. In order
to hide the Issue OF hundreds. II not
OF Illegal tax receipts; that
they and their friends have robbed
Justice Of Its power by tilllnG the jury
b0xes with .partisans OF the most dos.
perate and irresponsible character;
That they and their friends have rob-
bed the BALD. box OF Its last virtue by
taking from the people OF this city the
nnciont right Of choosing their own
lection otilcers; that they and their
srisnds. whenever thoy have been de-
featsd by the people At the polls IN
this city and county, have gone to al
plant and dishon6st Legislature and
by theft have taken back that power
which the people with their ballots
had taken from their unit and
hands; that they and
their friends wasted and stole
el20, 600, In this county between
1889 and 1890, VIII Oh Republican Levy
Court robbed OF one-half OF its eleot-
I'd term OF office, had to provide for
between 1890 and 1893; that they and
their friends in City Council from
1884 TO 1888 by pi.lage and other scan.
ials so disgraced this city that lead
ing Democrats, such as DR.. Draper,
Andrew @. Wilson. Judge Grubb and
samuel Bancroft. Jr., through legis-
alton. deprived City Council OF near
y all power and placed tho affairs OIL
me city into the hands OF the Water
md OF the Street and Sewer Commis.
,lons; that their last City Council sold
heir votes In the election OF city OFF,
'ers; that their last superintendent
p tho Water Department supplied thel
Democratic committee with gum
Boots at the public expense; that their
asst Secretary OF the Board OF Health
furnished the Democratic City Com J
nittee with ite statlonarya at the publ
10 expense; that their last BuiidlngI
did not inspect; that thsir
asst Clerk OF Council was generally tool
trunk TO read his minutes; that their
ust Superintendent OF the City Hos
,ital turned that Institution Into an l
designation house; that their last
,trest Commissioner brought lestlngl
iisgrace upon that hospital; that theirl
aet Governor has peddlod pardonsl
Or votes and for worse; that their
ast CONGRESSMAN pretends to be In
ayor OF the improvement OF riyersl
md harbors. while he lie the paid lob
'yist OF corporation which is op 4
,osed to oil such improvements; that
heir last United States Senator ap. I
,olnted q United States Marshal inl,
he middle OF term OF court In orderl'
o save from conviction three scoun-l'
lrels who had voted illegally; that,
heir last Legislature sneaked through
to the election laws, tibet
MANY OF which remains to be exposed
g future date. ID
They remember these and meny
more offenses, and hence they are
Ifraid that Messrs. Hastings and Pick
Is Will abuse their great power. They I
10 not understand that Republicans /,
re different from Democrats. J.