The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-09
!, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1897.

ONE cause of the landslide which the
Republican party met with during the
election of November is owing to the
antipathy Of the Republican voters to tho
civil service laws, as interpreted by Prcsi-
dent Mckinley. II men who have worked
FOR the success of party are to be turned
down and Democrats kept in Office, then
onlyway they can got revenge is to vote
against the present administration. And
there Is no doubt but that thousands of
voters who became disguised at the civil
service laws as administered by the pres.
ent administration and were determined
to administer a rebuke to the President
and tho party he represents. The vot,
In Ohio alone showed that he Republicans
had become lukewarm and either stayed
away from tho polls or voted tho Demo-
cratic ticket. The adhering to the civil
service policy will witness such deserlion
of the Republican party by 1900 that it
will be hard for any leaders to lead the
angry voters and got them in line To vote
the Republican ticket. The people are
not yet ready for u monarchnl form of
government, and all that will be needed
then will he King. The Republicans
are not In favor of civil service, that is the
rank and file, who do tho fighting and
work for tho success Of the ticket election
day, and they have made up their minds
that II they or their friends are not to DO
rewarded by the present administration,
they will turn Ill and help defeat the party
ut the next election. They have been cdu.
catedup to the Democratic idea that to tho
victors belong the Offices With Bryan in
the White House he has given the assur-
ance that every Federal Office holder
would DO turned out and civil service
would have no place in his administering
the laws of the government. We should
the civil service bug,a. boo banetits few
ut the expense of the many. If men are
to be kept in ctlico he balance of their
natural life, then what is the use of voting
to effect change in the Administered ion?
Why not allow the President to serve I'M
der the same rules and thus save thous-
ands of dollars by doing away with tho
Presidential elections every four years.
The President who ties himself down to
civil service will only have ono term to
nurse his pet idea in the White House
The people will take care that their wishes
are not trampled upon civil service or not
he lie at nufl
The Democrats bid fair to be as greatly
divided at the election next year US they
were year ago on tho money question.
The majority of the party favors the free
coinage of silver and candidates will be
nominated who believe in that doctrine
The recent triumph in Kentucky is looked
upon as n victory for free coinage For
this reason, Henry WatIerson, of the
louisville Courier Journal, announces his
determination to take no part in uture
political contests, us he does not wish to
stultify himself by acquiescing in u policy
which he believes is calculated to bring
disaster upon our country. Ii Hon. Thos.
Bayard and Senator Gray, with their au-
herents, dare to announce their honest
sentiments, they will bo repudiated by
their party ana forced to give place to tho
supporters of Mr.. Bryan. The party has
passed from their control and they can
only regain their influence over it By adopt
ing the most 'heretlcal sentiments. As
honorable men they cannot stutify them
selves and therefore We confidently expect
division OF their party, similar to that
which took place year ago Senator
kenney and Congressman Handy are Bry.
antics and John +. Salisbury and the
editors Of the papers in Sussex county,
sustain their various contentious. There
must be division on the party platform
or their love of party is greater than their
love of principles
If Judge Van Wyck OF New York, who
was elected Mayor of the Metropolis tells
the truth in his sworn election expenses,
II is cheaper to run for Office in that city
than in Delaware. He makes sworn
statement Of his expenses being only
e1bS.75. What beautiful liar the now
mayor makes. Still he Is member of
shat truthful organization called Ta:nma-
~ Hall. Justice Van Brunt makes oath
That it did not cost him II cent, directly Or
indirectly, to be reelected to the Supreme
Court. til good thing the Lord is not
performing any miracles these days or
there would have been two dead men in
New York right after they made their at.
AdayIts. The average Delaware politician
should write and get leaf out of the
Tammany braves book of how they do it
In New York without using money.