The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-18


The question Inns been asked, What
are We going to do with Mr.. J, Edward
Addicks to get him outside Of the State OF
Dela ware. to take up his residence" Here
ne has gone and sent his check for sixty.
two hundred dollars to pay the taxes OF
several hundred Republican voters Of
Kent and Sussex counties, at the coming
election. From his latest gift 1t looks as
II he had no intention soon, of shaking the
dust OF Delaware from his latch strings.
He evidently has money to burn. What
TO do to suppress the irresistible Addicks,
lie now the burning question with numer
GUS would-be leaders of the Republican
party in New Castle County. He insists
on spending his money to pay delinquent
Republican taxes, Notwithstanding that
he has been read out of the Republican
party, Unfortunately for good many
persons who favor running him out of
the State, he has q fat pocketbook and is
not afraid to spend his money freely. He
has several thousand dollars invested In
Wilmington Industrial plauts, that give
work to several hundred hands. He was
the moving spirit that enabled the now
ahirt factory now In course OF erection at
Fifth and french streets, to become
possibility and locate in our city. That
We can't drive him out OF the State Ia
plain enough. so we will have to try aud
make aRood citizen out of him as long as
he Insists on staying in our midst.
TIE railroads employ an army OF work.
men. The Pennsylvania Railroad employs
fify.one Thousand eight hundred and
han Ill
OF $50 $40 ga. making the average daily
compensation OF s.. The Philadelphla
and Reading employers number 1880,
their total yearly compensation was
IS, 4I9 6j5 an average daily compensation
4ls3. The total number Of empioye on
eight OF the loading railroads report en-
ploying l3i.lt9 and their total yearly
compensation reached $40 SIG. 4S3 Tho
railroads pay out big money every mon til
To their hands.
THE Philadelphia Inquirer. Press and
Record pose "a the friends of the work
ingmeu. Yes. they are thu friends OF tn,
wOrkingmen when their own pockets are
not disturbed. These three papers drove
every Union man out OF thslr Offices lees
than two years ago and put type setting
machines In their places. Seventeen ma
chimes In tho inquirer Office took TIT
place OF some ninety men. Fifteen ma
ehiacs In ths Record Office too the Dinca
OF seventy men, anu the cam thing took
place in the Press otiec. These paper
are to blame for urging on tho Philadel
phia strike.
What can you expect from tho people
when judge ON tho bench SO far iorko
himself as to shoot a brother attorney
Chief Justice David l.. Snodgrass, sho
Colonel John Beasley in the arm on Mon
day in the law Office OF Representative
Brown in CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. In was ovc
an article written by Col. Beasley. severel,
critieisng the 1sief Justice, which ar
peared in the Chattanooga Iimse judg
that would go around armed Is hardly
ut man to sit upon The bench to admins
ter justice to his feGloWmen
THE property owners do not sss tn
reason for ralsO In ths water rents a
tho first OF the year. The department
finances are not In need of 1t. This is tn
time Tor retEehchment ana not increas,
Another waste Of money is the positio
of Meat Inspector. The position OF Gler
OF the Market and Meat Inspector shoul
be combined and thus one salary aaYe,
The striking tallors In New York a
fighting for principle But thus far the
have not resorted to rioting.
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