The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-08

Election Defeated in the HouS
Not in Favor Of Increasing Sala
iies-The Chicago Republican
Like Those of Delaware-Th
Clerks OF the Peace to Scttl
m Every Sixty Days TO Purify
The Election Laws-The Leg
islators Take Day Off
TO POSTPONE THE CITY ELECTION, IN =.
Tho citizens OF Wilmington are agains
the passage of the partisan bill to post
pone the city election eighteen months
from June 5tb, and by the vote which tn
bill received in the House "A majority o
the members arc also against its passag'
as when 1t came up on Wednesday !
was defeated by vote of Toto O. by this
it looks as II some good missionary worl
had been done in its behalf by somebody
who did not have the good of our mum
clpal government at heart, but had SOME
partisan.biil never should have received
one single vote In its favor. But ther
tho ways of some people are past finding
out.
E+as AGAINST INCREASE IN SALARIES.
The House also killed the bill providing
for an increase in the salary of the Deputy
Attorney General The Legislature is
opposed, to an increase in salaries at the
present time owing no doubt to the con-
diLion of the State Treasury.
TO SETTLE EVERY SIXTY DAYS.
Tho Clerks of the Peace will hereafter
be required to settle with the State Treas.
urer regularly every sixty days instead of
six months as has been the practice in the
past. BY this means 1t is hoped to have
enough money In the hands of the State
Treasurer to pay tho bills promptly when
presented which have been passed. by the
State officials.
treasury has been augmented by tho sum
OF S33, 1888, which Lus been turned In by
Clerk Of tho Peace jefferson Foard. OF
this sum S2S, G07. SO was received for liquor
licenses In the oity Of Wilmington ind
New Castle county. BY the adoption of
local option the State would lose such II
large part of It's revenue that it
would In u few days become practically
bankrupt and the already overburdened
property.owners compelled to pay more
onerous tax ratio. At the first Of the year
nearly one hundred thousand dollars re-
manned on the books of tho late tax re-
ceiycr for New Castle county alone, which
the stringent times made impossible for
those indebted to tho county TO pay what
they owed. A further increase In taxes
would mean such burden that the people
would have perfect right to rise up and
rebel. Easts4&
SHOULD NOT BE.
The Senate after considerable debate
yesterday passed the House bill authoriz-
ing the governor to appoint all of the cleo
ton officers for the rural districts to hold
the next general election. Tho people
should elect their election officers. The
governor should not have been given the
powor to appoint But then this is tho
very thing some men in the Republican
party voted for or at least by their actions
were the means Of bringing about.
SHOULD RE SATISFIED
The Republicans of Chicago should feel
greatly elated over the grand victory
they were instrumental in bringing about
by making 1t possible to elect Demo
cratic Mayor.
Chicago gavo Mckinley fifty thousand
majority at the Presidential election In
November last. On Tuesday Carter Har-
rlson was elected Mayor by Il plurality of
some thirteen thousand votes over both of
the Republican nominees, The split In
the Republican ranks made this possible.
From the present outlook the Republican
chances are very slim for some time TO
come in the Windy City.
THE FIGHT FOR OFFICE,
The Union aud Regular Republicans arc
having II Kilkenny fight in Sussex County
over who shall be appointed post master at
Lewes, Del. The present incumbent Of
tho post Office does not expire until next
November. Yet there are dozens of appi.
cants springing up, putting forth tEoir
claims rs If the plum should 80 to them
Those who have announced their will
i!ngnGsS to serve for the next four years
arrJ Joseph C.Willurd, David G. Covcrdale
Joseph A. Lhnk, Frank Burton, =. b
Norman, Jr Its anybodys race with Nc
kinley TO decide who came under the
bill first.
wOREIOusE NEEDED BADLY.
On Chief Justice Lore sentencing a
colorod woman, who had been convicted
Of petty larceny in the Sussex County
court, he remarked that under The law he
might send her to Jail for torn Of ten
years, but he felt it would be an impoSi.
ton upon the county TO thrust upon it the
burden and expense of herSuppOrt for that
lcngth of slime. He thought that if q
workhOuse was erected criminals of this
character could be compelled to earn part
OF their support and not become burden
on tax payers The Chief Justice and AS
sociate Judges OH the bench also are of
the same opinion The large growth of
the city Of Wilmington requires some
sort Of m institution to send its petty
larceny cases to.
NOT A SINGLE PRISONER.
Cape May jail for he first time in IS
months is without an inmate. The last
prisoner was discharged on Monday. The
Sheriff foes OF that county arc not very
groat from fo9ding prisoners. 1t speaks
well for the law abiding people of that
particular county.
PURIFYING THE ELECTION LAWS
The election laws are to be purified and
Il bill hAs been offered with that end in
view. To those who know anything
about Delaware election the very suggcs-
ton Is enough 10 rG,urrect sam Town.
send as one Of tho shining lights in Daa-
ware Democracy. But the spirits Of the
departed forbid.
After the protection that the twelve
DelltCFultc inspector ItCtNtil what Is the
use of talking about holding honest cleo
tons in Delaware? We should like TO
live to SEQ IT, but hardly expect to as mira.
cles are rarely performed now aduys. But
then, its hard to say what II day may
bring forth,
STATE LIBRARIAN,
GOV. Ebc Tunnel on Wednesday ap.
pointed Thomas W. Jefferson, Of Broad
kiln hundred, Sussex county, State Ii
brnrNu to succeed Potter G. Grlmnll He
will bond and assume the dudes Of tho
Office Oh Friday.
TOOK DAY OFF.
The members Of the Delaware Legisla-
ture found time to day from tho numor-
Gus cares of passing laws to change
school districts IN SoCkum and accept an
invitation to take IL ride over the now
Queen AIMS Railroad which will bring
Baltimore and Washington into close
touch with the people Of the lower part of
our state All work and no play it has
been said makes even Legislators dull in
deed.
ONLY SLEEPING.
The bill to do away with County
Comptroller George d. Kelley and make
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