The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-01
POLITICAL NOTES.
We Owe Patrolman O'IIarra an
Apology-The New City Char
ter Hardly Likely to Become
Observation-Disclosures Members
of the Beard Of Education Term
Expires.

We owe officer o. Harra an apology In
stating that he kept saloon at Fourth
and Poplar streets. John j. O'Harra now
officer O'Harra never kept saloon but
was engaged In the grocery business We
had no intention Of doing officer O'Harra
an injury and would ask his pardon for
any misrepresentation we may have done
him. We have nothing in the world
against him and believe he will make an
efficient officer. We were mislead In our
Information Of him that is all.
The Democratic politicians will never
for one minute allow the new City Char
ter now in the hands of our Legislature to
become a law. 1t would legislate nearly
every officer in the city government out of
office and place greater power than ever
in the hands of tho Mayor. 1t makes the
position worth having and would give
him moro worriment and chance to earn
his salary. Fun being figure head he
would became u parsonage of some I'M
portance. Then his term being for four
years he would be expected to give us a
good and clean administration.
But can all Mayors be depended upon to
do this. How about the time Mayor
Rhodes was the Chief executive was 1t a
model city government? Is not too much
power invested in the Mayor by the pro-
posed new city charterp We believe in
the people governing themselves as that
is a Republican form Of Government.
The slip shod way that our Municipal
affairs were conducted when City Council
had the management of the Water, Street
and Police and other branches of our city
government was disgrace to Delawa-
reans. Money was spent without the city
receiving any good Of it whatever.
Councilmen were paid big salaries for
holding committee meetings and the city
funds were spent in reckless and shame
full manner. Our streets were not i'm
proved, every ward worker in the city be-
ing put on the streets that could be before
every election. The City Treasury was
drawn upon to pay three men, and tbous-
ands of dollars were spent for which the
city got little in return. Every depart
lnont of the city government was run in
the same way until the leaders OF the
Democratic party who were more often in
this ascendance than the Republicans, had
the naalerous commissions created. Tho
position of City Councilman now does not
pay very big.
The members receiving 81 for each
meeting of Council and SO conts for each
committee meeting be shall attend and II
member does nob receive more than SO in
any one h. Tho mcnbers OF Council
in the good old days have received us much
as $500 per year.
Or all the young lawyers who appear in
the Municipal Court to conduct cases in
the last two years we have been told that
Philip l.. Garrett conducts his eases with
more ability and skill than some of his
seniors. He is the making of brilliant
lawyer
The Century Club will make an effort
to elect several members Of the Board Of
ilHucatton at he annual "lvC ion in Mny.
The following members terms expire
This ysnr: Daniel Rob, from the First
Ward: james d. Carter, second Ward;
John r. Hartman, FourIh Ward; Lewis
b. Morrow, Fifth Wnru; Samuel H. Bay ,
nurd, : tx h Ward; John Palmer Jr,,
Seventh Ward; J. Frank Baldwin, Eighth
Ward; Edgar A. FiuIeT, Ninth Ward.
Thomat Hn,y Tenth wa'd; Christian
Fredcrick, Eleventh ward and Arthur W.
Brilcy, Twelfth ward The officers Of the
Board are: President Charles Baird. Sec
retHry and treasurer Lawrence b. Jones,
salary $!2J; SuperntcndenJ of Schools,
David Y. Harlan {2I0J; Clerk in Superin-
ne Ufilce Katc Corbit, 5000; blilitf,
Thomas j. Webb, Sl25
The Board meets on thR second and
fourth Monday evenings of every month.
Nearly all of the old members will be
candidates for recollection.
The Hon. John f. Smith of Wcstmin-
ster, Md, Judge Of the Circuit Court of
Carroll Co, Md, says: Il have ttsod sal
walton Oil for rheumatism. Its effects
were prompt and lasting"