The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-02
) POLITICAL NOTES. Y

Senator Gray does not like to be mis-.
understood and especially when spe, king
out his old home of New Castle He
written communication to the New
castle News setting himself right before i
the Democrats Of that city. He says in
substance; Il should be grieved, indeed,
II could be justly charged with feeling
that would permit to escape my Inns any.
thing like slur upon the town or the
people, where and among whom,the larger
part OF my life has been passed, and whera
the tenderest and strongest ties Of memory
and Affection now bind me- Very touch
ing really Is it not, but, then we think the
Senator was sincere,
There Is hope yet for New Castle although
even William Herbert could not get the
place to grow with any satisfaction to him.
self or his numerous real estate invest ,
ments. The floating population Is entirely !
too small. At the present writing there
are over one thousand wage earners 1 lie !
In the City Of New Castle. About one.
fifth Of the population. Something i
should be done and that soon for this
ancient place to keep II from retrogradln
eitogether. James ", Ponder .gho, de-
with Woodward W.. Cheairs , now
wants bis fees He should have them, /
but how soon. will he get them Is qults
another question. This fight which took !
place during the contest case Of Cheairs
and Dickey. Gives the public an Idea Of
what show Republican contest has in
getting anything like fair play from the
shamed Of themselves for the part they
took In the contest. The contest now
looks as u 1t would cost the county over
twenty-five hundred dollars II Is like
robbing the tax payers OF Just that much
money. Besides Attorney Ponder he also
presents claims from Attorneys DAILY and
Pennington.
We've, We wonder who is going TO pay til.
Walter H. Hayes and H. H. Ward in the
kentoounty Mandamus caseP Ten chances
to one they will present bill to the
Legislature and ask that they pay for
their services out of the funds Of the
County Treasury
By the time this article reaches the eye,
of our readers the Kent County Court
VIII have organized according to Demo-
cratic methods OF fair play and honesty.
Tbe Levy Court is surely Republican il
the last returns are given any considera.
tion whatever. But the Democrats ara
determined not to give up anything they
ore not forced to give up, and they are
hugging themselves with tho deusion
that they will be permitted to organize
Democratic body In Kent county.
turned over the paraphernalia Of tho Office
to his successor W. NJ. Ross. Mr.. Atkins
has made very efficient and capable
treasurer
Freddy don't have much to say lately
about his fellow Republicans in his Sun.
day glasses He Is now an applicant for
post master which pays the magnificent
sum Of $1,000 for each year, Well, the
place Ia really worth trying for There
will BIO no trouble to find man who will
gladly take the position salary and all.
1t begins to look <as II Colonel Enoch
Moore, the handsome bald headed post
master, would soon be walking around in
the new post office as ii first post master.
1t will be ready in few weeks to be
accepted by the government
The Democrats have their little flghts,
but by election time thoy are all healed
up and the party united upon their party's
right the reverse Of the man
ner in which the Republicans agree 10
disagree. They fight but they stay at
puts until the election 10 on then they
are ready and willing to talk about u
From the outlook the two wings of the
Republican party are not going to get
together which will mean Democrat TO
succeed Mayor Jefferis. This fact alone
will be one of the means Of preventing
The Legislature from acting fayorabiy
lpon the bill introduced by Representa-.
lives Chealrs. Even Fred Bach comedies
This fact in his Sunday glasses on Sunday
asst in the Star
John T. Dlckey Is not afraid of the Re.
publlcans He knows that there are some
faotional differences In Delaware which
'annot be adjusted, for instance the feud
between WoIcUtt and the Saulsburys.
There are others, and one exists In tho
Republican party. He knows pretty near.
y that tho Democrats will sweep this
,ity next juno; that the same men who
defeated tho Republican ticket In 1895
Will repeat that act in 1897 He has no
ear whatever Of Democrats losing their
lold on the city Offices
What he does fear Ia that Democrats
Who are .unalterably opposed to him VIII
make the city nominations In May and
ect their ticket in June, lie fears I
,osice department, Senator Pyle Senate.
fray and all his friends, the friends of tho
Inspectors who will be prosecuted next
week those Democrats who are tired Of
tOlen elections of stolen offices, and Of
he disgrace which tho Dokey regime has
rot ght upon their party. He fears that
% won't be in t,sanl therefore he wants
lobody else in 1t.
We think ourselves that the best way to
efeat party is at the polls and not like
spoiled CHILD fly for redress so the courts
'hs men who help to pass such laws as
efaat the will Of the majority are NJ
'et(er than those men who receive stolen
,onds from the thief who breaks in at night
nd robs his fellow man The law passed
y the Legislature will bo closely scruti-
i2ed by the people and there is no reason
ut that they should be given model Of
session OF the law making body.
Already Delaware has had odium
nough cast on its manner of conduct.
ng elections and 1t is high time that 1t il
itself in the eyes of it's sister
ates, 1t is never toe late to turn over q
ew loaf.