The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

|
! Another Fusion Ticket That vii
be Sure Winner -Nit-Joh,
| T. Could not Pull City Council
| for his Brother Lewis-Walte
McEvilly for Milk Inspector -
| Stephen Cook for Ash Inspecto
Tho old saying that politics make
strange boil fellows was never truer thar
tendency to demoralize men of veal
stamina and make them do things they
| know are not right or honest But money
often covers a multitude Of sins and the
average legislator Is out after all the dust
| in sight, There are always plenty of men
| who want certain legislation who are will.
ling to pay for it, If they cannot get 1t any
other way. Hence this is where the
temptation comes in; the investigation
which took place, in which two mem bers
| of the Legislature were badly mixed up,
| will come to naught. The public can
| judge for themselves what to think of the
| investigation as reported in the news
| papers. That's nothing said well known
business man for our legislators to take
money to be used in procuring the neees-
sary influence in having certain measures
passed. In the last Legislature money was
used but nothing to compare with the
present one, which is a cuckoo.
THE LOBBYIST.
1t Is said that man slightly lame who
dresses in q light suit Of clothes and has
club foot has moro Influence" than
any other man at Dover in getting bills
looked upon with favor by the General
Assembly. Without his 'infuence" and
his opposition enlisted the bill would be
sure to be doomed to defeat. He ia said to
be the most successful lobbyist at the
Capitol, and his price" is not considered
high for the hard amount of labor he per-
forms in talking" TO the members and
impressng them favorably on the bills
when those interested i'll them have put
up the sum of money named to have them
looked upon with favor, The fair name
Of our little Diamond State has been
dragged in the dust frequently of late and
it is near time that brile takers and lobby
lists who make demand to stand and de-
liver were given to understand that their
methods are not looked upon with any
favor by the members of the Legislature.
ASH INSPECTOR.
Stephen S. Cook, printer by trade
and life long Democrat has beens the
fortunate man to be appointed by the
Street and Sewer Commission last oven
Ing as Ash Inspector. There was need Of
some kind of an inspector over the ash
contractor and a better man than Stephen
could not have been picked up. He will
mako first class official, even If no Is o
Democrat OF the overall faction.
THE FUSION MOVEMENT
The new Fusion movement has been
suggested to elect men to fill the city
Offices selected from both parties. Bust
ness and not politics should be the quail.
tcations that should recommend men for
the offices within the gift of the people, A
Fusion ticket composed of half Of the
candidates from each party it is said would
receive tho support of the working people,
who are in tho majority They hold the
balance Of power within their grasp and
can place such men In office who would
administer the citY's affairs to their in.
forest
The experiment Is surely worth trying.
Large movements for popular government
by tho people and for tho whole people,
have started from just such agitations as
cans and Democrats who refuse to be
driven like Cattle to the slaughter, but
think the time has come to cut loose from
these ld'time parties and form Fusion
movement in the interest of the masses.
Tho working people have the weapon in
their hands to pass better laws, which will
help them to earn few dollars for their
illfed and poorly clothed families viii
they use it, or be led and driven together
as IN years pastP
THEsLATK,
We bave been credibly informed that
tho Republican slate has been fixed up
for the coming election IN June as FOL.
lows:
Mayor-EvAN &. SHoRTLlDGE.
a President of Council-DR A. E.FRANTz.
City Solioitor-HORACE G. KNOWLES.
Collector and assessor-THos LEWIS.
Wehad hoped that tho politicians would
have seen the folly Of fixing up states only
to be smashed Oh election day by the
voters. A few mon can say who shall
and who shan't be nominated for this or
that Office but they can't tell the voters
how to vote on election day. There is
where tho voters get square with the
bosses The election II the nominations
are not made fair and above board will DO
no exception to some other ones i'll which
tho Republican party met with defeat
Tho Democrats arc having troubles Of
their own and the big four arc trying to
whip them into line. The Silver Demo
Gratis refuse to affiliate with tho Gold
Democrats and talk about putting up
candidate Of tho 10 to idea.
FUSION TICKET,
Tho following Fusion Ticket has been
banded in to this office for publication.
Mayor-Robert McGarvcy.