The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

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Legislation Election Con-
test Bills Cut in HalHJohn w.
Lawson Possible Candidate ior
Mayor,
John E. Callahan, after holding posi-.
tion for over two yenrs In the mint in Phil
adelphia knowing that his official life and
pay from Uncle Sam will soon be thing
Of the past, has cast his eyes on the
Office of Clerk of the Orphans Court and
Register of Chaucery. He has the power
full backing Of Dickey and Salisbury and
expects to get there. He will make even
greater fight for that office than he did for
the position of Deputy Collector of this
port when he had William X. Finn re-
moved and expected to secure the position
but was checkmated by ex.collector of
Port George L. Townsend who had Mr.
w j. Comegys appointed and John left
out In the cold. Then his friends got SEN
ator George Gray interested in him and he
secured the position In the U. S. Mint
which position he Is now holding.
He has done considerable work for the
Democratic party, and is one Of the men
who knows more Than he would care to
tell about some Of the deals that have
been made in his party's council in our
city. John has cnch on the leaders of
the party and demands his reward for
faithful services done in the past. He
says he has as good as secured the position
which he and bis friends have been work.
ing for. He was not an original Tunnel
man, neither was willard Salisbury, but
then they think they can get the appoint.
ment for the asking.
Politics in our city is rather slow ald
our politicians arc taking a spring nap,
: but will wake up before the coming elec-
tion in June, next.
James L. Wolcott will have to wait
soms time longer before he has his reward
from the Democratic party for the part he
took in the late fight in Kent county be.
fore the courts in that county.
The most disgraceful of partisan laws
Is that OF the proposed bill to do away
with the County Comptroller, Receiver Of
Taxes and go baok to the old way Of run
ming the Levy Court In New Castle county
The abolishing of the Road Commission
ers, and the raising of the pay of the men,
bers of the Levy Court from $500 to $500
year is now agitated. This increase
will amount to $1,000 which the county
will be called on to pay.
1t is passing strange that the counties of
Kent and Sussex should have their Levy
Courts abolished and five commissioners
appointed and that the plan in New
Castle where the five commissioners
transact all the business of the county,
should be abolished and twelve members
substituted. We are suffering from too
much legislation at the hands Of our
law makers at Dover.
This Is tho bill the REPUBLICANS pre-
dicted would be offered before the election,
II the Democrats carried the Legislature.
Thanks to the foolish Republican quarrel
that took place in the party, the Republi-
cans are getting what they voted for.
The cry Addiclls or nobody and the
Republican has settled the matter and the
Democrats will see that we get whatever
they are disposed to give us. The only
wonder is that a Republican Is allowed to
live and own property in Delaware.
If the tax rate keeps on nobody will
want to own real estate in Wilmington,
let alone in Delaware. The tax ratio will
soon have to be increased 10 pay the bills
piled up by the men who control our
State affairs.
It's strange that the House should cut
do VIII the bills Of he men who took part
in the Cheairs- -Dickey contest, from $1,000
to SS00. And with one or two exceptions
the bills were presen ed from Democrats.
This economical spasm is hardly in keep.
ing WiJll bHe Illdnl6r Ill WntCu Our D6UlU'
cratic friends treat the men Of their per-
suasion. But then these are Democratic
times and we are pleased to see that our
Legislators think that money does not
gov on trees in Delaware.
The partisan bill to postpone the City
election from June 9th next until eighteen
mon his later is likely to meet with defeat
in the House. We believe it requires a
two. third vote to pass it and from what
hf,, iol, a ha or tc m i1
not likely to have an easy birth, but very
decent funeral The principal hackers of
this monstrous piece of partisanship are
MIR. John Y. Dickey and his honor Mayor
Charles r. Jefferls.
The bill to allow the Levy Court of New
Castle County to borrow tho sum of
$50, 600 Is now likely to pass the Legislature
The proviso being that the money shall be
paid back by October lst, 1877: Nearly
Thirty thousand has been paid out of tho
County Treasury, to pay the detestable
County Constables the bill of which was
created by a Democrat Legislature several
years ago Is 1t any wonder the county
mas no money to pay its present urgenJ
bills Could any business establishment
be SO loosely conducted and pay its OBJ.
legations.
If the delinquent tax collectors are able
to collect half of what is on the books
owed to the county they will make a
handsome sum. Five thousand dollars
would be their fee, and ten thousand dol
lars If the one hundred thousand dollars
arc ever collected by them. At the first Of
the year over one hundred thousand dol.
lars remained on the county tax books,
the geator part Of which is cDllectable.
The office of county collector has been
used for the advancement and the retain
ing of the county in the ranks of Democ-
racy. Without this important office and
honest election inspectors New Castle
county would long ago have been Repub.
llcan by big majority. AS 1t is now and
has been conducted for years that fact is
an impossibility, but then ''evon this may
pass away" TO quote the words of an ex-
thusiastic RepuDlican-but whenP
The silly talk OF the Legislature passing
a bill to make everything done by the Con.
stituttonal null and void is beyond the
writer's comprehension. Don't these fool
ish takers know that the Constitu tional
Convention is body unto itself and be-
yond the power of our Legislators. If
they don't they will soon awaken to the
fact. Tho numerous up to date changes
that have been cngrafted into the propos-
ed new charter is beyond the scope for
the average Democratic politicians to
grasp and they are calling down all of the
maledctions upon the heads Of the men
composing the constitutional Convention
Wall until Jhey are through II tney get
through before Christmas and tLen hear
the howl of anguish that will go up from
the men who think they hold mortgage
upon the state.
The new officers for the Almshouse will
be elected by tho Board on the first meet
ing in April. AS all of the old officers and
employees have been chosen in the caucus
held at tho last meeting their re election is
assured. The Board has not very large
sum remaining of their appropriation to
run them for the ensuing three months,
which expires in April. The present win.
ter has been hard one, and tho trustees
have had to husband their resources, SO as
to keep the outside relief account down to
the lowest possible point.
: The paying of the salaries Of the State
detectives by the State instead of the City
of Wilmington was the right thing and
gives the police department that much
more funds ut their disposal There has
been persistent effort made to In crease
the policeforce and as soon as prac ti1able
the increase will come.
Police Commissioner John w. Lawson
will be possible candidate for Mayor on
the Democratic ticket