The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-27

This Ia q pretty how do-you-doP But the
REPUBLICAN, predicted the very partisan
weakness would BIO passed by our Legis.
lature and warned the warine factious Of
the Republican party of that fact Of what
would happen II the Democrats were suosI
cessful. But the cry had gone out any
thingto defeat certain man, who had
entered Delaware politics some few years
ago and invested his money with the view
that liberal contributor to campaign
funds had q perfect right TO expect some.
thing in return for his good money which
he SO lavlshingly expended. He Is the
most hopeful man that ever entered Della
ware politics and the most feared.
The members of the Legislature are
having fun with each other While Mr.
Dempsey was speaking On Friday Mr..
Donaldson repeatedly interrupted him,
whereupon Mr. Dempsey remarked: go
sit down. You bob up and down like q
rubber ball" MIR, Donaldson is Of that
inquiring mind that he is anxious to find
out. what is taking place and that is
said to be his only reasons for bobbing up
and down like a rubber ball in his seat,
and to ask questions which he considers
concern the people and for the purpose of
eDlightening the members as we'll upon
all SUBJECTS brought up for their consider.
alton.
OF the United States judgeship matter
the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph says
II 1T be true, as reported, that the Presi.
dent proposesto appoint Edward G. Brad.
ford to the judicial vacancy in Delaware,
he will make no mistake This gentle
man would fill the place as ably IA his
distinguished father, many years ago.
The Hon. James G. Mcguire of California
the home of Dennis kerney of sand lot
fame, gave the General Assembly II talk
on Single Tax on Friday He claims
that it was possible to abolish all
licenses and other taxes and lay tax on
possibility to collect taxes levied on person.
al property for the reason that 1t can
easily ba concealed from the tax assessor
and collector. He tried to impress his
Single Tax views upon his hearers We
are inclined to think that he spent several
dollars of good money unless he rode on
free pass from California chasing a
phantom as far as our Democratic Legis'
lature Is concerned in regard to the mode
Of collecting taxes in Delaware. But then
we believe IN giving everybody hearing
1t costs nothing and savors OF free Govern.
ment by the people and not the classes.
The members Of the Board of Health
can now defy Mayor Jefferis to remove
them without the proposed bill to extend
the time of the city election for eighteen
months from June 9Th passes also Yes
had been passed by the Senate a few days
previous. The present Board Of Health
will thereby have their official life pro.
longed one year from May next
From present indications the bill to ex.
tend the Mayors term will be killed In
Senate even II it passes the House
Senator John Pyle would use his influ.
ence against It, or at least we think he
would.
If the present factional fight keeps up in
the Republican party, the next Mayor to
succeed the present incumbent will be q
Democrat. We make this prediction now
and will stand by it. .Withouta coming
together of the two factions 1t will be all
nonsense for the Republican party to
nominate any body for this office.
To be forewarned is to be forearmed We
have had our faith in Republicans shaken
on more than one occasion, but never
more than at the present time Some men
seem to think that when they are elected
to an office that they can act as they
please and ignore the men who help to
elect them to the office which they have
been fortunate enough TO hold, but such
notions should be knocked in the head and
the office holder made to realize tho fact
that he is not in Office for Doodle" only.
This is one thing that has wrought dis.
aster moro than once upon the success Of
the Republican party in Delaware and
particularly in New Castle county,
Wsare about tired of it and intend to
make things very interesting for some
men who Imagine they are beyond the
reach of moral suasion.
Even swan or duck knows enough
to bury its head underneath its wings
when caught in q rain storm. but a fool
never knows enough to get in out Of n
spring shower.
Some Republicans are only Democrats
in disguise and are known by their acts,
not by the way they say they have voted.
A liar is worse than thief. After MAX
ing promises he goes back on his word,
having no compunctions in the matter.
His skin Is as thick as Rhinoceros hide,
and only bullet put in his brain can kill
him. He should be killed if only as an
object to look upon for others to follow
him who have no regard for the truth.
We are writing in parallels to some of our
readers, but not all Of them. We shall be
heard from again and in no uncertain
language