The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-18

\ Done Away With-The Cit,
Treasury Being Looted to Pa,
Salaries-Time A Halt Wa:
Called. ~ ~
Now, Pat Neary Is down at Dover look
ing over the field He Is no Salisbury
man, but rather fayors John Biggs. Pat
Is said to he a farseeing politician, and as
ne received his training from Dickey he is
said to know considerable about how to
Manipulate votes on election day.
Even the stealing of the tally sheet upon
Which the votes of Dickey were recorded
by Clerk FIRST will make no difference in
the Choairs -Diokey contest CASE as John
L. is defeated, being low man without
doubt.
The spectacle of washing the dirty linen
of the Democratic party should put to
shame every man who claims to be in
favor of honesty and fair play In elections,
| The Dickey and Cheairs contest shows that
when rogues fall out honest men get their
dues.
Is it not time that we had a Court that
would help the citizens of Delaware to
put stop to such rascally practices. We
think that until all men are punished for
/ stuffing the ballot boxes and manipula.
ting the figures there will be no fair or
| honest elections conducted in our StACe.
All the hue and cry about vote baying
can't hold candle to the frauds thai have
| been committed in our State, by the
| Democratic party, for the past twenty
f, five years.
| The Constitutional Convention should
| take cognizance of the fact and got down
| to earth and the Inhabitants thereon. We
want some laws and then court that Will
| punish bribery and ballot box maupu-
lators. Until some safe guard Is thrown
around the ballot box the men who dothel
bidding of their masters Will have no re.
spect for Delaware laws When have pc.
luters of the ballot been punished in our
state2 How easily the thirteen men who
attempted to count outWilliam Il. Finn
for Sheriff where let off after being indict-
ed at the last term of court. Is it any
wonder that these men, some Of whom
held elections bang nsoec.Ors, have done
time in New Castle jail
The fight for Senator will be q very in
tcresting one and our citizens can watch
it with interest.
My, what howl would have gone up
from every Democratic paper in the State.
II the treasury should have been looted by
the Republicans to the extent to which
it has suffered under Democratic mlsrule?
The Republican party is torn in twain
by dissenlions, the Democratic party is
too corrupt to be countenanced by honest
men, as the counting Of the votes which
has been going on in the Dickey contest
case ct Dover has proven conclusively
The Mayoralty candidates have been
shining up their tiles SO as to make good
appearance when on dross parade before
the voters, praying that the Mayoralty
lightning should strike them. as tho
salary OF sl50) yearly for two years, would
come in very handy these Democratic
times.
The bill of John r. Dickey's which he
gave notice of in the House postponing
the city election which should take place
In June next should not pass that body.
The pretext made by honest John that it
would save the tax payers 5000 is all bun
cOmbe. He was not as careful when tho
$4,000 was being expended topay the
county constables. That was all right for
was that not good way for the Demo3rati
party to pay its heelers and ward workers.
There should be some law to prohibit the
raids made on the County Treasury by
the Democratic patty 1t has been
suggested that u now Board of Street
and Sewer Commissioners be created
and the Board to consist Of Dr. WEIGH,
David Lemon and James +. McGlinchey.
Then we would have Jim dandy of
amongst the Wilmington dry bones if
nothing else. They would be honcstin all
their dealings with our citizens No Jobs
or junketing trips would have place with
them on the commission
The plan of giving II ten per cent, rebate
on the water rents is bringing in the reve.
nue. fas: in this department..
The city should by all means have an
electric light plant of its own.
Dover, Smyrna, Middletown and lots
Of other small towns own their own
elcctric light plants and our city should
do tho same Our city government should
be run on more economical plan. There
are numerous useless offices that could DO
done away with, thus saving our tax
payers several thousand dollars yearly in
salaries
Daniel f. McKenny wants to sit in City |
Council from tho Third ward. He was
for several years in that body and made
a very fair member. He is Il Democrat
John f. Healcy would like to represent |
the Democrats of the Tenth ward in City |
Council, 1t remains to be seen what kind |
of pull John has with the boys in his |
bailiwick.
Councilman Francis McNulty and Cap |
tain Charles O'Conner will try to sec what
they can do in capturing the nomination
for assessor and collector of taxes in the
Southern district against Eugene NJ.
Savers the present Democratic office
holder.
Joseph E. McCafferty of tho Tenth
ward will be IL candidate for City Council,
to succeed i. J. McNulty when his present
term expires.
J, G. Mccoy will be candidate for
member of city council from the Twelfth
ward on the Republican ticket.
Both glasses in the Sunday chestnut
yesterday were very tame indeed They
U m Gnp n nEul nE hnir
pepporpot, but then great things are al
ways expected of tho mon who write only
once Il week for newspapers.
Some men arc born with sense, some
men achieve sense, some never have any
sense, and thus it is that the good Lord
makes up this busy world of ours.
All the good do not die young or else
there would not DO such glut OH tho
market in our State of Democratic place
hunters. The woods arc full of tho men
who have been the means of saving tho
Democratic party from obllteration in our
Sta'e
BE sure the men you vote for are Ro-
publicans, that is what they ask the voters
or the members of that party, when they |
go to vote for tho next Mayor of the city,
A Republican Mayor can aud should b,
elected to preside over the affairs of our
city. Select the right man and n popular
man and he will go in with rush.
Inc greater Wilmington bill will proba-
bly, pass the Legislature, which would do
away with several commissions. Directors
would take the place OF commissioners,
which would effect a saving alone Of
salaries. We should like TO see the re-
forms introduced by the three commits 1
sioners appointed by the last Legislature
for that purpose, pass the present Legisla.
lure. But will it!
Now that the city election is only five
m he off 70 ~, |
which positions only pay 81 for each meet.
ing and 90 cents for each committee meet.
Ing attended by a member, with the
promise made that not over SEQ shall be
paid to any one member per month So if
| member received $50 per month for
Twelve months tho salary would amount
10 $40
Rev CITY Charter.
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