Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-13


at the club, knows. For any one to
construe the reply as having any
reference to DIR. White and so ascribe it
to me in public print is outrageous. 1t
is SO shameful that hardly know what
to say. The ticket offered me by Alton
Pyle was Crumbaugh ticket"
"Are you in favor of women having
places on the Board of Education :" the
reporter asked.
II certainly am" was the emphatic
reply from Mr.. Bach, who continued,
II went to see DR.. White to-day. II
seems her brother told her these things.
He could not give his authority for
them. The harsh phrase attributed to
me could not be substantiated any
where. The person could not be found
who heard me say it, And that for the
simple reason that did not say it"
MI. Bach seemed very much distressed
over the assertion in public print that
he could be guilty of such discourtesy
as that charged to him.
OTHER ELECTION FEATURES.
In another part of the city contrasted
sentiments materialized equally strongly.
A number of citizens were gathered to-
gether where the question of women's
presence on the Board of Education was
most yehemently animadverted upon.
An ex-member OF the board exclaimed
very hotly, "why, these women already
have 80 per cent of the charge, educa.
tionaliy, of the children of the city.
Almost everyone of the hundreds of the
city teachers are women. Is not that
enough for them. | wonder how these
people of the new woman idea would
like that the men demand an equal
share of position of teachers in the
public schools. They dare not say that
under equal rights, share and share
alike, that the men would not be en-.
titled to one.half OF those positions !"
There was an official of the Board of
Education present when the remark was
made. The speaker turned to him and
sharply demanded u straight and square
answer TO the question, "Do you sup
pose, Mr.. -, that If the men asked
for share in the public school teach
ers' positions, that the opportunity
would be conceded them by the women?"
The official was taken all aback. Hesi-
tatingly, and at length very slowly, he
replied, "l-am-afraid-not
There was an echo of laughter at this
hardly extracted answer. "Well, then"
was the reply, don't you think the
women have enough are they ready to
scale ladders and see whether roofs are
leaking, and do the thousand and one
other things that these men do for moth.
J ing, and have done SO willingly for
many years?" ..@-.
TEACHERS ALSO OBJECT,
II is understood also that with few
aVppntinna thD f,nb1i, u,hnnl tnuohn.- 81
Wilmington, that is to say the women
! teachers now employed in the schools
/, look with anything but eyes of welcome
at the possibility Of women taking seats
, in the Board of Education. Reasons
are not given, but the fact OF the
very emphatic objection exists. 1t il
very well known at least that the
i, teachers of Wilmington are thoroughly
) well satisfied with their male rules in
= educational matters.
NED MITCHELL VERY ANGRY.
The angriest man in town Sunday
was City Tax Collector Edmund
e Mitchell, Jr. lie says that the statement
/, published Sunday, saying that he re
: fused a tax receipt to Dr.. Josephine NJ
? II. White, is utterly untrue She wa.
not in his Office on Saturday. She fnadt
! no application of any kind, and he Ger
tainly did not refuse her tax receipt
. Besides, on Saturday the tax office L
: closed at l p. ny But Tax Coilecto
- Mitchell remained there all the after
: noon of Saturday for the express pur
= pose of affording anyone, rlghtfully en-
= titled the opportunity of obtaining re
. ceipt for voting. For this reason TIL
Q assertion that he refused DR.. White
i tax receipt, Mr.. Mitchell claims, i
/ specially maleyolent.
A DISTINGUISHED coLoRED VOTER.
:. Horace Golfer of the Sixth ward nov
enjoys the distinction of being the onl,
colored man who has ever voted a
school elections in the city Of Whining
ton. He deposited his vote Saturda
and it was accepted. The judges di
IS not happen to notice the fact that hi
receipt showed no school tax, althoug
it did property tax. The law is tina
% to vote at city school election a schuc
tax must have been paid. The colore
voters do not pay city school tax. Their
S. is no item OF tnat nature marked on thei
property tax receipts for the city. Unde
k. the law they pay none, and therefore d
not vote at the biennial Board of Elu
n CdLlOH GlCCLtOIl' VII tliG OluGI lluHu IL
st understood, strange to say, if it ha
:. been colored woman property ta
= payer her vote on Saturday might hay
> been legally accepted. This is one {
=. the points where the "new woman" hi
IL opportunity to congratulate herself an
m her sex. But, at the same time, it is on
y Of those instances where the men
Is turn should claim their rights equal
,e with the women.
I'd ADDIcKs GOT A VOTE.
IN 1t is not generally known that one
m the nominees for membership of ii
Board of Education in the Fourth wal
~ was j. Edward Addicks. He received
oi vote.
% The First ward was the first to brir
ln in It's election returns Saturday nigh
I'll The box OF ballots and certifica
,st arrived at five minutes after 6 o'cloc
u' This was before the arrival Of the seer
tary. The box was placed for ten
porary safe keeping in the office of IL
ay city tax collector.
ne The secretary arrived soon after. III
in greatest laggards were the Ninth wal
he officials who did not appear until aft
de s u. m. Probably they took supp
en- before they got around with the
IL returns. There were no contests in Il
First, Second, Seventh, Eighth al
TIE Eleventh wards.
,or The contest in the Third ward hi
on very much the characteristics of Il
At | Fifth uard Tho friends of Nav