The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

Two Partisan Bills Have Made
Their Appearance at Dover
They are Hammers The Cheek
Some Men Have Would Make
Good Cement-The Present
Levy Court to be Again Recon.
structed-The Votes in West
Dover Hundred Ordered to be
Re. Counted-The Position Of
Clerk ofthe Senate a Snap
Other Political Notes. ,s,:,>=
The salaries paid some of the attaches
OF the Legislature are away beyond the
actual work performed. Take the clerk
of the Senate; he receives a salary and
perquisites of some eighteen hundred dol
lars for less than four months actual work.
We are not jealous, but Is not the pay
rather high for the duties performed?
This is one reason why there are so many
after that position as soon as the Senate
assemblies. These Democratic times the
pay is considered Il sinecure. Men that
do work for the party-that Is, the Demo.
cratic party-are always cared for; that Is
the reason the party always has SO many
good party workers. Is it any wonder?
The Constitutional Convention very
wisely thinks that two months Is long
enough for the Legislature to meet In sei-
sion. Ii the business was properly at tend.
ed to that comes before that important
body of men, there is no doubt but that
the needs of the people of our State could
DO attended to in that lime. 1t is u use.
less expenditure of timo and money to
keep the,e law makers in session any
longer than it really requires. 1t is no
great snap although the positions never
go begging 1t is really amusing to see how
sons men hug themselves with eCstacy
when they hold some public Office. They
are big men in their own estimation and
imagine that if they should happen to die
or resign from Office every thing would
end in chaos
1t has been suggested that there would
be little, ii any need of two bodies of
while the different commissions were in
force. There is not enough Of the city's
business to keep the present thirteen coun-
cilmen busy. But then, there Is no trou.
bio to get men willing and even anxious
TO fill the position of City Counoilmen.
Political positions do not always lead to
fame and fortune Take n retrospective
reelection of the numerous good men who
have gone wrong burst up in their bust
,,fI Ip h,,tp al ,tyIt al
position In our city. Some have made UNI
envlable rcJW ations beginning from tho
very day they entered politics, while others
they can be easily counted on ones finger
ends, who have made anything out OF potk
tics. Men who have been your friends,
ofton afterwards turn out to be your bit
tercst enemies if you happen to do any
thing they could take umbrage at. This
is where politics has its disgusting side.
If tho order Of the Superior Court of
Kent County is obeyed and the votes Of
West Dover Hundred are counted over
again, there is no doubt but that j. Frank
Alice will be declared the Senator.elcct Of
that county. 1t has been with such
tactics as these that tho Democrats have
controlled the Offices in Kent County for
yeaas 1t Is high time such practices as
the notification OF the result Of elections
should be taken cOgnizance of and a stop
pat to tho steals.
The Every Evening speaks its mind of
the proposed bill OF which notice has been
given in the House of Repre- sentative, 70
postpone the City election aome eighteen
months 1t is as follows:
In the House Of Representatives at Do
yer, "Wednesday, Mr.. Chcairs, in accord.
"ncO with the notice given by Represen-
tntivC Dckey before tho contest that re.
suited iii the unscating Of the latter was
settled introduced the bill changing the
time Of holding municipal elections in
Wilmington. 1t provides that the present
City Council and elective city officers shall
continue to hold Office until the first Mon.
day after the first day OF January, 1870,
and that hereafter beginning next year
the municipal election shall be held BIZ
ennially on tho day of the general nieC-
tons tho first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November
The bill introduced Wednesday should
BE- defeated And tho above came from
the pen Of man who held a seat in city
council for several years, was counted in
by the Democrats of tho Third ward and
who used Issue ballots TO staff the ballot
boxes with. Surely the vlcst sinner may
yet live to repent Of his fOlliCs and youth.
full indiscrctuns.
1t would be we'll if the Constitutional
Convention got down to plain, every day
business and not attempt too many re.
forms III one time The statutes arc nj.
ready cncumberod with laws that are
never enforced
should probe into tho manner in which
the late election was conducted in our
state.
y recount of every vote cast should be
mace, ana then ibe guilty parties should
he furnished for their damnabc work.
This is the only way that fraud can be
stamped out and the bill might as well be
taken by the h0rns nov as at any time 1t
wouId make good object lesson for tho
men who have been crying ont fraud aud
bribery while they have been committing
theft Of tn" very worse kind. Bynil means
let the ballots hG rc-cOuntrd in every
county in our State. No fair or honest
man fears the light of day turned on his
dOings Let justice be done though tho
Heavens fail. Turn on the light
Another Infamous partisan DIll will in a
Irw days ne introduced in the Legislature
to rcorgani2e the present Levy Court in
our County. The County will be divided
into four districts and the number Of Com.
mIssioncrs increased to twelve
When the old Lcvy Court contained q
Republican majority and they had APP
pointed the TAX collectors for the different
hundreds the Democratic Legislature
very considerably passed II bill doing
away with so many members Of the Levy
Court and making it to consist of five
members. making John r. Dick0y TAX
receiver for term of four years, at IL
yearly salary Of $iOlD Il year and allowing
ten per cent for all delinquent taxes col
lcctcd Now all this il To BE- renewed and
all bccau,r Mr. Horace Rcttcw ii Rapub!i.
can WAS elected tax receiver. The tax
UIlIcc i'll this county must be gotten con-
uul OF and this Is the means which will
Ire attempted to place it once more under
Democratic rule.
This l. n pretty kettle Of fish, but it Is
nevertheless the plain and unvarnshcd
trulh, about how the Democrats expect to
regain control Of thG tax office. The Leg.
stature has not been in session one month
yet, but already two mean and most con
trmptihle bills have made their appearance
at Dover, which should be properly label
ed: "bsIlStU benefit the Democratic party
and p"rnctuao them in control Of the at.
fairs Of New Castle county" If the leg.
lSlaturc had been controlled by the Rrpnb.
LEANS, rs it should have been, if the two
warning factions had any political sense,
then these par isan bills ;hnt have already
cropped out, would never havo been drawn
up IL is sincerely hoped that by the
counting Of the votes in West Dover Hd.J.
Frank Allcr will be declared elected Only
this possibility can be the IN ANS of pre-
venting the partisan legislation which has
already cropped out
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