The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13
POLITICAL NOTES.
The Democrats Only Hope is in
Senator Gray Tor U. S. Judge
But What is the Use, Senator
Gray is a Gold Bug-The Silver
Democrats Have Failed to CoG-.
firm the Appointments.
firm the Appointments.

Tho Democrats are very anxious to have
Senator George Gray appointed to the U.
S. Judgeship made vacant by the death
of Judge Wales. They say that he Is the
only man the Senate would confirm ard
then place would BIO made for Ambassa-
dor Thomas 4. Bayard, whose term will
soon expire and he will once again be u
plain everyday citizen, we suppose, Of
Wilmington. Some persons have thought
that probably when the Ambassador re-
turned home that he would take up his
residence in New York, but such is said
will not be the fact. This Ambassador
loves his people" and his people love
him and will honor him with anything he
mny give gentle hint of wanting.
The people are beginning to get tired Of
commissions, and when the new City
Charter is given us we expect to see some
thing better than ever before given us.
We want model City Charter and our
city run on business principles. Tn Q
Legislature is not disposed to give the
Delaware State Hospital for the Insane,
the appropriation asked for $9l 900, they
will try and have some Of the inmates
sent to the counties where they belong
thus greatly relieving tho Institute of
numerous patients which they contend
they have no business TO provide for By
this wedding out those who have no bust
ness in the Institution they hope to keep
the appropriation at the sum granted two
years ago
The time draws near when the Receiver
OF County Taxes will be given the dupli.
Gates to collect tho county taxes. 1t be-
gins to look as II tho bill to take all OF
the power ont Of his hands, would fail 10
pass the Legislature, ms u number of fair
minded Democrats are growing tired Of
the partisan bills that have been rushed
down to the Legislature for them to pass.
They are becoming tired Of being mere
automatons in the. hands Of few politi-
clans in our city, to do their will reg ard.
less OF what the bills contain and the
harm they may do.
Partisan legislation has tendency to
keep enterprises from locating in orr
city, thus working all injury to the COM
munity. Wilmington needs all the fresh
business enterprises it can capture at the
present time. 1t Is time our city fathers
and Board Of Trade were awakening to
this fact Wilmington is not the city of
ten years ago. 1t Is retrograding and this
should not be. Our city is just as well
adapted as ever for business and just as
favorably located having every facility
to transact business with dispatch and
for workmanship our products cannot be
excelled anywhere.
The political complication has had
something to do with the retarding of
the growth Of our city. 1t is time new
leaf was turned over, and brisker gate
taken on by our slow going people.
The Constitutional Convention prom
ises to give US new constitution that
shall help the growth of our State. 1t
can't be putAn force any too soon. The
members we have understood are to re-
ceive IS day for their services which is
not considered very big for the work per.
formed by the delegates
Ambassador Bayard ia a big man in
deed over in England. He has been wlned
and dined, and lauded to the skies, and
/ no doubt will feel lost when he arrives in
America plain ex 'AmbassadOr, The
troubles of some Republican politicians are
like the turmoil Of some families they are
never apparently happy only when fight.
ing each other. Instead of fighting the
common enemy the Democrats. they take
delight in quarreing with one: another.
even when there Is nothing to Ue gained
by the row.
As Speaker Reed said in visiting our
city, in a speech he made in the Auditor
ium; First get something to fight about,
then it will be time to fight over the
spoils." Had his advice been taken and
carried out, the Republicans would have
had something to quarrel over. As it is,
the offices are filled by Democrats. The
situation is not good one for our Repub-
| licnn voters to sit down and think about.
Even now the battle is going on to fill the
Federal offices. The tittest will survive to
fight what is left to fight over.