Evening journal., 1896-05-26
The Two Lorer pIstrIots.

In political, as well as a.genersl sense,
tho Levy Curt of New Castle county is
a highly important body. 1t disburses
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars, fixes
the burden Of the taxpayers, stands
between the taxpayer aud the non.tax-
payer In the matter Of the exercise Of
the elective franchise and dlspenses
many political fsvors which are strength
ening to the party in control.
This being true, the. Democratic mana
gers cannot be too careful Of the party 3
interests in that particular this year.
The turn of q small number OF votes will
remove the Democrats from control aud
restore the Republican majority which
was such curse to the county IN the
days when United States Marshall Henry
O. Mahaffy stood upon the focr Of the
Levy Court room and enunclsted the
''slx beat Eve doctrine" which found 80
many advocates In the Republican party
The danger Is all the more apparent
when we consider how nicely balanced
the Levy Court is MS at present constl.
tuted. There are ave members from Eve
districts The First district, composed
Of those hundreds lying north and west
of Wilmington Is Republican by safe
majority, and the came can bessid Of the
Second district which comprises all Of
the city Of Wilmington nor th OF Sixth
street. That part of Wilmington lying
south Of OF Sixth street constitutes the
Third district and it is Demo cratic by
big majority.
Leaving the Christians river we come
to territory which Is Democratic but
possessing an element of uncertainty
that Is disgusting to a Democrat. The
majoritles In the Fourth and Fifth dis
trlcts are 80 small that a Democratic
nomination is not by any means equivA-
lent to an election. The Five Commits
sIoners bill, which did away with the old
Levy Court Of eleven members, provided
geographical lines which, while assuring
TO reasonable degree, control Of the
newly constituted Lsvy Court to the
Democrats, made two districts solldly
Republican, one solidly Democratic and
two Democratic by but small major
tiles
By dsvotlng their attention TO either
the Fourth or Fifth district, or both,
aud carrying one OF them the complexion
OF the Levy court would change and the
Republican party would become possessed
of advantages which 1t would speedily
abuss in Efforts TO psrpetuate Its
control.
Hence It becomes those who have the
good of the Democratic party at heart
TO keep a CLOSE wRrch upon the move
msnts Of the Republican politicians in
those districts Further than that they
should urge upon the several candidates
for the Levy Court nomination not to
permit themselves to be led into excess
OF any kind which will cause disssnslons
calculated to weaken the party vote in
November
1t Is already stated that Addicks, who
has following in each Of these districts.
will endeavor to carry one Of them, and
then, by holding the balance of power,
dictate terms to the two Republican
members and the party which they
represent. II they will not deal
with him, or recognizs him
as Republican. then he will turn to the
Democrats and make the most advan
tsgeous terms possible
We repeat, keep wRtchful eye upon
those two lower districts snd be prepared
to checkmate any move made by the Re
publicsns or the Addicks party.