Evening journal., 1895-11-06
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Treachers's GAP .shsnf
Governor Reynolds Salvation Army Is
tc be paid by the taxpayers Of this
unity The Democratic members OF the
Levy Court, after holding eut with
conmondable frmness for nearly year,
have At last fallen prsyto the bosses.
tbs heelers the howiers aud the FOUNDERS
Of the city OF Wilmington.
Several thousand dollars are TO be
flchei from the county treasury and
distributed among men whose party
ftaliy is measured BY vsnality and
tsachery. We do not believe that the
taxpayers will submit TO 10 In fact,
submission could not bs expected
These special constables constitute the
outward ard visible sign Of one Of the
most repfehensible pieces Of political
treacbery that ever dlsersoed the Demo.
cratic party Of any stats In the Union
They we're appointed by q Democratic
governor who degraded the high pre-
negatives Of bis Office with the reckless.
ness Of a ward politician Of the lowest
type. They we're commissioned aud put
in service IA the face Of a solemn cove
nent into which our Democratic county
committee had entered with the
Republican committee. There was no
csuss given by the Republicans to
jually our party In breaking this
covenant It was the wilfol act Of q
a wilful man, who was the Prey Of
rioRstsr3 Of the most depraved type.
He sits to day, Ia his retirement, re-
pudiated by every sefrsspsctlug
Democrat His name goes coupled wi tn
g Democratic apology for his official
acts.
dis action IN appointing this army OF
irresponsible men contributed largely TO
tho defeat Of the Democratic party last
FAN True men would neither counte
nsnco nor uphold such vile trsschery,
Ihe action Of the three Democratic
members OF the Levy Court yesterday
viii cost the Democratic party a vote fsr
every special constable paid Sash acts
Of insxsusable exlravsgance on the part
O. public servants sre bad when party
maiorilies run 30 high that they do moi
endanger party success, but they are 10
faitely worse when thoy impsach the
integrity OF the servants. hold the party
up 10 public condemnation and constitute
menace to Democratic supremacy IN
both ths county aud ths state.
We hsve said that we do not believe
that Governor Reynolds was ever
psationed 10 app lot these special con-
stsbol IN ths msnner and form pre-
s'-ibsd by law We repeat our saser
ton ia The fsos Of the whining sne
eroysling letter which he has written {,
g Jerk Of the Peace Foald Consider tn.
ress1n he assigns for not making tbs
names Of the petitioners" public:
There we're number Of prominen
nen's names signed TO the petition, sn'
making their nsmas public might iriur
item To business"
Hsrs is a confession from the head
enter Of those acslssd OF most damna
hla plscs OF irsachery Hs might hay
5sd that their political aud social q
Veil ca tnolr business interests won
suffer Further than that ha Nigh
havo frankly confessed thai thiss pei
TONERS wers more ayments o, his fsrtil
Imagination Hs go. bis orders By wor
@ mouth from naa whs had striag
a'laohed 20 every nerve aud muscle O
h.s suetony and wac pulled them 4
they desifea
tic committed en- Illegal sct In appoin
iLg these special coDstables. for
petition, the essential element Of iush
cation, Was missing. Bad such pstiti,
ever hesn presented it would be In q
archives Of his Office OF forthcomll
when demanded BY the public Wi
this element misainr, the sction Of Z
Levy Court yesterday was equally llea
aud uDjustfab,e