The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

ed Over Ten thousand Dollars.
jesse K. Baylis Spoken OF Again
As Candidate for Mayor. =
There is movement on foot at the next
session of the Legislature to passa bill
taking the feeding CT the prisoners out OF
the hands of the sheriff, aud putting 1T i'll
the hands Of three Commissioners, two
Democrats and one Republican,. The
plan has M WlJh great deal of favor
able comm ~ ~ the leading Democrats.
who begin - lhink that il Democratic
Sheriff from N1E Castle county, is one of
the things Of An past, and they have de-
termined thai the feeding OF prisoners Is
such lucrative thing that they have
determined that the Democratic party
should have the Spll5.
The Office OF sheriff without the feeding
of the prisoners would not pay more than
half as big as it now does, and would not
be so eagerly sought after by those now so
willing TO serve the county. We don't
know how the three jail commissioners
would work, o. 4 il would be any saving
to the county It' sheritfS of Bucks
county, Wpst ., nd Delaware coun-
ties, do not re- '-.,. lnucl per prisoner
as the sheriff OF Nya Castle county.
Sheriff Allen had his bills cut ten
thousand dollars by LAe Democratic Levy
Court because they said 30 cents per
prisoner per day was too much, so he was
cut down to 20 cents per day. We can't
see how tho Sheriff is to make any big
bonanza feeding the prisoners at 20 cents
per head per day Still we expect the
Democrats who are engineering this plan
will get it through. Anything with II
Democratic halo around it will go through
with rush IN the coming Legislature.
Mr.. jesse X. la Is it IS said is leaving
his Mayorality boom in the hands Of his
friends. He is not seeking the Office and
firmly believes in the Office seeking the
man. There are Others who believe in
the man seeking the office, and already
there ale numerous men who pray nightly
that the MAY orally lightning may strike
them.
Al or being again "indisposed' for few
days, his royal nibs is again on duty We
wish him merry Xmas and a swear oil
on the New Year.
Great anxiety is felt as to how Senator
Bob Handy will vote, il the Senate should
be Republican by the seating of ).
Frank Alice.
The Court Of Errors and Appeals will
meet at Dover to-day. Chancellor Nichol-
son will preside whilo iud yos Marvii and
Grubb Will sit with him, Judge Grubb
disscnted at the first hearing of the
Kent county mandamus case. 1t is
thought that tho decision of the Upper
Court will not be sustained by the Court
OF Errors and Appeals.
Already the number Of applicants for
positions within the gift Of the two houses
' Dover ara legion.
The name of the Street and Sewer Com.
missioner who is to succeed Samuel
Chambers, was not given out rs Christ
mas present to that lucky individual by
Mayor Juifcris.
Horace Greeley Knowles wants his
g., 300 OF he will take legal steps to collect
it, lie can get it and the commission
might rs well pay it, as to have another
law suit on their hands With City solicitor
Hartman to defend it, which Will he only
adding to the cost already incurred Co
Ing to law is dear business and justice
does not always let the scales fall from
its eyes.
With City Soici'or II u.
the bills what can /. ~"
Nit but pay them
1t would be Us well If the Now Coustitu
tion had the office OF City Solicitor so
worded that extra Counsel could
be procured ut u stated salary for the year
The ey ra legal advice sought by the city
has some years cost us mu3h us $1,000 II
year.
I he position If Inspector of Meats 10 a
snap. 1t is held by George Adele who
draws his salary OF $1,000 year
You very seldom h"Aruf the meat inSpcc-
Tor having two hours work t. perform in q
week. The position OF Clerk OF the Mar
ket and Meat Inspector shuld both 10
merged into one position and thus the
salary of the inspector of meats saved to
the tux payers OF the rlty. city Council
elects his Successor in July next.
The clerk Of City Cuuncil has snap
now to what the duties vert ouco upon a
tme. The creating Of the commissions
mas le5sened the city clerks work and
almost made the position an honorary one
The salary is 81 200 ami it is another one
of those soft snaps that some men have II
way Of falling into. 1t beats working
for yourself When Judge Walter Cum,
Minis was appointed Iud ge, several OK
tras were created to that body. Clerk Vt
the court and crier were added
The Chief Of Police was once upon Il time
the Clerk who kept the Records Of the mr.
rests and made ont the warrants. Now
the Chief has clerk of his own. Hun
dreds of dollars have BEN aHlrd on year
after year to the police appropriation un'
I'll it takes upwards 1T nearly one hundred
thousand II year to pay the cEnonscs Of this
one department alone There should he
some way Of eGUnallAing and NOT TIC fill
up the costs of running this very necessary
department Of our city. The police force
service,
But there are several reforms that
should be iniluLuratrd in that particular
body by the Police Commissioners. II IN
officer higher up than n pntrulmhu should
get Off Of duty owing to being indiSposrd
he should be treated the same rs his poor
unfortunate brother officer lower down In
the ranks Several members Of tile pulrn
force have been dismissed tnr lisObHying
rule All II found in the r,lirc manual.
They ar" not given II warning. but have a
brOthrg officer taken utf of his beat, and
sent tu soc that his superior officer does
nothing while feeling ndIsposcu to call
down the press upon his heat,
The head often becomes bigger jthan
the body and some men can't stand pros
perty and that peculiar e1hubcrant feel
ing that loO%ing upon the nine is said tt
possess peculiar fascination upon men
at times that they cannot resist ami yiajd
30 their weakness.
We would like to see all OF the doing a,
the police station house tho light " day
turned upon them and see If cne half il
true THAI is told about cer'aln carrying.
on thar have taken place only reccutly.
More than ono Chief Of Police wher
holding that position under Rrruhlicnf
Mayor IN years gone by has been junpct
npon by the press Of this city 1t be
gins o look ns If the press in Wilmington
has been subsidized, to shut their ely rs ant
refuse to sec anything,
The decision Of the Court of Erro's An,
Appeals in the Kent County Mandarin
CASE WI Il" awaited with u grrnt deal o
Interest by PERSONS even outside of on
State stranger, have not a very exalte,
opinion of Delaware manner Of conduct
ing elections
Col. MrCau,Iand THINKS II the election
wis to he held over again Tomorrow that
william Jennings Bryan won'h he rlrcrct
by u big majority The Colonel don
Like the way he JinEo Senators at " ns
ingtOn have been arriug There ar
others who don approve Of their course
Srw Canning Fuct6Tv.
It Is reported hat new canning ia,
tory may be established at Cluvmunt at Il
early d,te, by j. Edward AdlIsks One e
bis friends informs Us that In the Ahsonc
Of corn and tomatoes he proposes prrsary
the promises If chairman Hanna and Pres
don't elect Mckinley until next season |
order TO soc how they will turn out II
may ais" seal up the ,llits entered by Al
tornry Higgins, II lfenler and COmpan
for the p"dntment II receiver for til
Bay StNr GAs Co, including a rulirt frUf
tlr Golden -rertre Mining co. and
thr1It that he him ef shoGld be broke
up U. put In prison.