The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-06
POLITICAL NOTES.
New Oir Levy Court Has to Bor-
row Fifty Thousand Dollars
Kent County to be Divided Like
New Castle County Into Five
Districts-Other Items Of Inter-
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Well the good, goody Democrats of
Kent County, have already come forward
With another partisan brilliant idea to
| dlylde that county In five districts so that
1t will be utterly impossible for several
years to come for the wicked Republicans
to capture the Levy Court. The proposed
diyisiqn is about as follows:
First--Duek Greek and Little Creek
hundreds -
Second-Kenton, West Dover and the
western district of North Murderkill.
Third-East Dover and eastern district
OF North Murderkill.
Fourth-Western district of South MUIR
derkill and Mispillion.
Fifth-Eastern district of South MUIR
derkill and Milford.
Then here's our Levy Court that has dis.
pensed some thirty thousand dollars to
County constables during the last six
years unable to raise enough money,
although it Is said there yet remains
nearly one hundred Thousand dollars on
Receiver OF Taxes Diokey books for colIec-
tion. There has been a bill sent to the
Legislature praying for the authority to
be granted to enable the Levy Court to
borrow the sum of fifty thousands dollars
by which 1T may be enabled to meet the
demands now being made upon 1t to pay
Its bills. II the county has anything ike
the sum attributed to 1t owed to 1t, tnen
there should have been some means befors
this devised whereby the money could
have been collected and turned over into
the County Treasury, which badly needs
| it.
But this plan Of using the funds of the
people every once in while, like paying
o lot of men who were nothing more
than an organized mob to help the Dem.
ocrats carry an election, should once for
all be put stop to. Now that the whole
| tnlng has come to our mind we remem-
Der the last Legislature two years ago, at
Dover, abolished the law providing for
| County Constables. The men who were
responsible for the waste of the peoples
money are the ones who should be punish.
ed by public opinion, which was against
such an infamy.
so shall ye resp" In other words, the
money. of the tax payers having been
squandered, but not by the sanction of the
| levy Court, the people arc now called
upon to make the amount good, which
may mean higher county tax rate This
deficiency has to be made good.
| Mr.. Horace G.. Rettew, the present Re
| publican Receiver of Taxes, should by all
means be given an opportunity of seeing
| how he can collect the outs anding county
taxes Being Republican will noJ
impair his usefulness as conscientious
| public official.
There has always been too much politics
in the office OF County Collector. The
Democrats using this office in New Castle
County, for all it was worth. Now that
| the Office has been captured by the Re-
| publicans they want to legislate the pres
ent incumbent out and, take the collecting
ofCounty taxes out Of his hands. 1t is
nearly time the people have begun to ava.
| ken to the fact that the elections are only
n fnppn nd hnt fhnu u1ulll hn fo,
minute entertained.
| Senator Robert Handy has offered a Ill
| in tho Senate having for its purpose the
| aholishing of all toll gates in New Castle
County. We are heartily in favor of the
bill and only hope that 1t will pass the Leg
laiatIlro and become II law. The toll gates
arc relies OF the past ages. Away with
them into oblivion.
H. is proposed to have public printer
for Delaware. There is no necessity of
such an Office or officer 1t would be only
s,ood MONEY thrown away to create such
position. Then again ten chances to ono
The man who was appointed to such po-
sltlon would know more about purchasing
II horse, trimming carrlge or betting on
horse race than he would about the
printing business which he was suppos-
ed to know all about.
We don't want all public printing, but
we do want to see our Legislature prac.
tice us much economy as possible consid.
ering the condition Of tho times and the
treasury.
Why not pass bill granting to each
Senator private clerk. 1t would be Just
as sensible us creating the position of
ublc printer.
Ills to be hoped that the visit of the
members of the Legislature to Farnhurst !
Thursday where they inspected the build i
Jugs and grounds Of the Delaware State |
HDSDltul for the inSnDp IyithDnt |
Its good results. The trustees have petit |
TONED the Legislature for an allowance of !
some SD,OOO for two years mainta.nance
OF the institution. 1t is not one cent too
much and the guardians of the stats
Treasury should see that the money asked
for is appropriated.
This institution has to be conducted on
certain humane order and it takes
money to run such an institution. con-
sldcrlng tho number Of inmates. Every
thing should be made as easy and com
Portable for the poor unfOrtunates as posi-
BILE. Well well, will wonders ever cease.
After the pleading of guilty to the CHARGE
of criminal libel against Washington
Has things by Editor Gorge R. Roberts of
the Dover. Sentinel, on Thursday. What
Is the use of man employing u lawyer
when he could just as often conduct his
case TO successful issue, especially
when he is requested by his counsel to
Piohu Bullty. IL IS uetriy blnle tnat the
press was relieved Of its muzZle or other.
wise it will be u sorry day for the people
We don't want liCentiOus press, but wo
10 want bold fearless press, which Is
not afraid to call things by the right
name, and holdup men to public scOrn
who deserve it,
1t has been said that Patrick Neary does
not consider politician smart who gets
caught in every trick he undertakes, but
rather the reverse. Has Pat ever been
caught in any of the innumcrable sharp
practices lndulgcd in by the Democrats?
That's whore he is said to be superior in
politics to John Z. Dickey But is hey
He Is as resourcefu as John n. and as
bold and fearless.
The new constitution proscribes the
emoluments to bo enjoyed by a member
of the Legislature Members of the |
Assembly in all cases except treason, !
felony or breach of the peace, shall be OK
empt from arrest while on duty, and for
any speech Or debate in either house they
shall not be questioned in any other
placci no senator or Representative can
mold any other office under the State
while II member Of the Legislature. No
person while concerned in any army or
navy contracts can be a Senator or Repre-.
sentative.
We don't think that divorce should bo
granted for every trivil complaint but we
don't think that two persons should hn
made to bear the yoke that has becon Q
really burdensomu and CALLING to them,
and compel nun and wife to dwull to.
gether when they have nothing whatever
in common with one another. Such ell
forced marital VOWS have often lead to
murder. Better ten divorces than the
sta n Of murder on ono persons &C n c eAce.
One al Of tho reformers don't know now
half ui The people live while the other
half don't care a rap. What will mako tho
grass in one spot will have no effect upon
its fertility in another spot In entering
into marital VOWS so thoughtlessly should
DO tried TO be remeded and there would
DO less couples living arogular cat and dog
life.
Money is rs great bone of contention :
between married couples as any other
Jause. Living on love soon brings the
couples to realize that money cuts u con-
siderable figure in domestic happiness as
almost any other Of Uncle Sans domain.
DO the good people who have appeared be.
'ore the Constitutional Convention in this
iivorce business know itallp
The race track devotees arc getting a
good reputation around Elkton, for ali of
jho evil that has taken place in that local
option county for the past two years.
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