The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-24

Philip Plunkett Offers Ten lho'
sand Dollars for theBed of Reee
Strcet-Rather a High Pricec
Bed-Partisan Legislation fol
Sussex County:
Milton H. Hawkins was sure Of being
appointed State Insurance Commissioner
by Gov. Tunnel, but DIR. Elwood Fowler
OF Laurel, is the lucky man. The appoint
ment is said to be worth some s., 900 u year.
1t Is said by those who think they know
what they arc talking about, that Mr.. J.
Edward Addicks has two personal friends
in President Mckinley's cabinet and they
are helping him in the matter OF Federal
appointments in our State. The future
will determine beyond all peradventure,
who has the pull. Somebody Will be dis
appointed, while somebody will be greatly
elated over the official favors, as they are
distributed among the few faithful in our
State My, oh my, what a state of chaos
things have been drifting into in our State.
The President could be the means of
strengthening this political Maelstrom
into which the Republican party in Della
ware is drifting. We can well exclaim,
good Lord save us from annihilation. :,
In the House yesterday Congressman
Handy showed his free trade tendencies
by tho part he took in the debate in the
tariff bill. Congressman Handy asked
Mr.. Lacey II he thought, the gold Demo
Gratis helped the Republicans to gain their
victory of last fall. Mr.. Lacey replied
that they did.
Mr. Handy. Well, don't you think its
a pretty hard return to make for their aid
to force upon them such tariff bill as
this?
The awful scare that Mr.. Handy intend
ed to give us in his speech before present.
ing Senator Bryan to the vast audience at
the Auditorium when he visited cur city,
on the harm the proposed tariff bill would
give lis on the increase on raw skins, like
Banco's ghost, will not down.
Harry G. Conrad is more than likely to
be the next United States Judge. He Is
in every way qualified for the position, and
being Wilmington boy he is the man
who should be considered above all Others
for the position.
Mr. Bayard Heisel says he does not
think the members of theLegislature have
looked Mt his and Mr.. kurtz's bill for le-
gal services in the CheaIrs-Dtckey case us
they should. That he and his associate
going into the trial and that he thinks
the bill was fair and just one, and should
be paid without word. We think our
selves. that these two young attorneys
should be paid the amountof their claims
presented. They are entitled to 1t, rs
their charges were not exorbitant. The
first bill to pay them was killed in the
Senate 1t will now have to be RECON-
mit.ed and acted upon again.
IA, at 1,tn TO- ttat
tion of the street that is situated between
the Blumonthal factory has assumed
new phrase. Mr. Philip Plunkett has
come forward with an offer to pay $4,000
for the same. 1t would not benotlt Mr..
Plunkett or any other person or persons
the amount offered for its possession. Tho
Blumenthal people would be bound to
accept that portion of Reed street that
lays between their factories to load and
unload their cargoes of skins and sup
plies for their factory The Blumenlhal
company should not be harassed by any
bluffs as their plant is worth thousands Of
dollars a year to our storekeepers and
merchants with whom they spend yearly
large sums of money for supplies.
The money spent by this firm Is all
brought from outside of our state and
amounts to quite Il nice sum during tho
year. We are opposed to giving them or
any other concern anything that is un-
reasonable but do they ask 1or too much
when they only want possession OF tho
square which will not Inconvenience
dUzon persons in year?
Representative Mccullough gave notice
on Monday in th0 House OF an act amend
atOry of tho secret ballot law. 1t does
away with the voters assistants, makes
party challongers stay out OF the voting
room and provides that all Instructions
to the voters shall be given at the table in
the presence of the election board.
This is another one Of the safe guards |
that our Democratic friends propose to
throw around the ballot box. But how |
about Tho inspectors who make fraudulent |
There Is not one word said |
against them or no provision made where. |
by they shall DO specifically punished. We |
think this matter needs looking into and |
definitely passed in the shape |
1f law that would forever altcrward pre-
vent such men, on conviction, from hold
ng any Office or voting in tho State. No
halfway measures should be tolerated il
,ho gentlemen who pretend to look with
horror and disgust upon the talnperiEg
with the election laws are sincere i'll their
1retcntiOns
Another partisan bill has been offered
II the House by Speaker Rggin, providing
or the appointment of IL collector for the
NoSt election district OF Little Creek
Sussex county, and another for
he appointment of an assessor for tho
tiast election district of the same Hundred.
lhC reason for this is that Sussex county
s now controlled by u Republican Levy
Court. The Kent aud New Castle county
Icvy Courts are Democratic, and it makes
difference whose political OK
S gorcd. If they cannot elect tho mem
'ers of these Levy Courts in the three
tuntics, they propose to lcgislatc all the
republicans out Of Office, that the people,
" their votes at the last election, said
bould occupy such positions.
|, there anolb state In tho Union be-
Idle Delaware that is governed by purti m
hgiSlaton? If there Is We do not know Of
t, and would be pleased 10 DO corrected If
30 arc wrong
The -four commissioners who drew up
he lew city charter, now want their pay.
What it will amount to is not yet known.
'ut the bill will be along shortly. From
resent appearances there is not much
ope of this bill passing. The Democrat
olticians and their organs are against it.
hat will settle its faLo us suro as Two and
NO make four
The session of the Legislature drags
long slowly and nothing of any great
has yet been dono by our
'w-mnkerS except passing some seventy
ivorcCS, granting charters to corporations
nd visits by the members to our city, to
p shown what the needs are of those who
ave bills bpiore them for their consider
lion and favorable action.
We thought the bill to extend the time
the mcmbtrS of the Board of Health
as buried in the Legislative church yard
ut, such it appears has not been its fate.
he bill after being killed has been resur
cted and re.cOmmitted to the committee
ho will look into its merits, and then
5 passage is almost assured the second
me 1t comes up. Even Democrats can
,ree in the game of politics.
Keep your eye on the doings of our model
legislature aud if you see any bill that
~ think Is not for the entire good of tho
,ople, when 1t is presented in either tho
ouso or Senate send n protest against its
usage ut 0ECc. DEMONSTRATION is tho
lief of time Tier is one thing certain
10 Legislature will not adjourn until the
institutional Convention ceases to be-