The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-09

Senator Haddicks-We = Hope
Washington Hastings, Esq, IS
Now Satisfed--Fred E. Bach
Would Like to be Posim lister.
The Democratic politicians who want to
postpone the city elections for eighteen
months have not good sense. They surely
need a guardian II ever Democrat politi-
clan In Delaware ever did need one 10
don't seem possible that tho present Legis-
lature will pass every partisan bill pre-.
sented to them for their consideration.
We trust that there Is some fair minded
men yet, who can't DO driven under the
party lash to do mans bidding, without
giving tho bills fair consideration ut their
hands. - s - 5, y So. 5, san
The Union Republicans OF. Kent and
Sussex Counties will carry their protest Of
fraud and unfair treatment at the hands
OF the Democrats OF these two counties In,
to Congress. They hope to be able to
get an Investigation Into the methods
employed by the Democrats in overcom
Ing the Republican majority in Delaware.
we hope that they may succeed In getting
tuC t1ohuto W ihuho AL lHV6SbiBdUIOu. W0
think 1t would open the eyes of the people
to the disgraceful manner In which some
men have been given the means to poss rs
saints while being the biggest thieves Of the
whole lot. Such an investigation II 1t did
no particular good can In no manner do
any harm. Let us have 1t by all means.
1t begins to look us II the whipping post
would still remain ono OF the relics
of tho barbarous times In our State. Its
In nf Tn ha hua
passed away. We say 1t chm be abolished
and Delaware justice as readily dispensed
as now,
Tho most of our Justice appears to be
dispensed to the colored people, and other
poor and unfortunate devils who happen
to steal some article OF food or clothing
worth from 3 cents to 81. Go over and
ask tho prisoners now confined In New
Castle jail what they are serving time for,
have been put In Jail for petty larceny.
Now that our Constitution trainers are
still In session, would 1t not BIO well for
them to 20 slow about adopting every.
thing offered to them. II they keep oh
there will be little II any use OF us here
after electing n Legislature. They Will
simply have nothing 10 do.
George w. Roberts should not have been
fined ono dollar for what he said in his
said as much IL not More dissagreable
things about gentlemen who differ with
him in the Republican party.
He should have been put on trial and
given an opportunity to purge himself of
what he had printed about other individ-
uals during the past campaign. He has
again come into notice by resigning from
the Board of Trade, all because the board
did something to which he says he Is OPP
pnsp3 Ha ahnuld haya hpon aft the mnet.
ing which was held on Thursday night
last and then and there entered his pre-
test with his voice. Ho appears to TO
posing for notoriety. He is getting it, il
1t Is worth anything after he gets It, His
course in the Republican party has not
helped the party to patch up their differ
enoes as yet. In fact the two factions are
wider apart than ever. which means Demo-
cratic success in our city at the coming
election.
The friends of James W. MoGlinchey
seem to think that Mayor Jetferis will
hand over to him the appointment OF
Street and Sewer Commissioner in SAM
uel Chambers place, whose term expires
In April Mr.. McGlinchey has not yet
given up hope and appears to think
that he has the inside track. But there
are others. The Mayor has slgnified his
Intention Of making the appointment be-
There will BIO one happy man and several
very unhappy ones when the Mayor
makes his announcement, The fact must
not be lost sight Of that only one person
can got the position.
During the last session of the Legisla-
turo at Dover every member had been sent
pass over the Delaware Railroad KEEP.
resentatiye Walker of Mil Greek Hun
dred. sent his pass back and purchased
mile ige book and rode back and forth on
1t, paying for every trip no took over the
road. He did not believe that he could
accept tho pass coming as 1t did without
giving an equivalent for it. He said be
did not want to be placed under obilksi-
tlons TO the Railroad or anybody else.
while member Of tho Legislature And
he wasn't.
1t is real amusing to soc with what ex-
ulation some men take things upon them
selves when elected to some Insignificant
office. They swell up like toad and the
only wonder Is that they do not some
times, by mistake, explode. Members OF
the Legislature are particularly afflicted {
with this malady. Instead OF being SER
wants of the public you would be given to
understand that they are the peoples >
masters. We guess they ore, for they pas
what bills they please, and tho public, If it
doesn't like it, can do what Vanderbilt
Said Mr.. John S Rcssell to the writer Of
this column, the new cltylcharter Is getting
alo ng nicely. We will have copies of III
struck off in q short time that will give
you good idea of the reforms that we
propose to offer for the better government
of the city. We are waiting patiently to
see how well these commissioners have
performed their work.
Mr.. Fred Eden Bach has had nothing
special to say in his Republican glasses
lately about those who he does not love
as his brother He being candidate for
Pos tmaster has softened his pen, and 1t is
not welded with the same force that IL
has been some time previous to the cleo
ton. But time and circumstances change
even men.
backing for the Postmastershlp, but
whether he will be able to make 1t remain
to be seen. We think that Fred would
make capable Postmaster. The affairs
are SO mudllcd up in our city that 1t Is
hard to say what tho outcome will be when
tho federal appointments are handed
around.
At tho Musee they are giving q, bur.
lesuue on Senator Haddicks and Charles
Kittingsr. The scene is laled in Dover at
the Richardson House. 1t /, quite laugh
able, as all farces Of these kind generally
are.
The bill which Senator Pyle has intro.
duced placing the control Of the primary
elections in the hands of the departments
of elections has not met with the favor 1T
was thought it would from the local
politicians. 1t would probably Lave one
good effect, it would stop the wholesale
cheating at the primary elections: Az
least 1t would have that tendency II the
law was enforced Bnt would it be?
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