The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-28
POLITICAL NOTES.
The Successor to H. F. Pickles
Not Yet Named-Plenty o
Names of Prominent Men Sug-
gested-The Police Officers Are
Human - Somebody Peached
on Them-Was it Jealousy
Can't Keep an Officers Pay ii
He Performs Police Duty.

Can't Keep an Officers Pay
He Performs Police Duty.
The writer Of the Sunday Stars Demo
cratic glasses Is troubled with bad at
tack of dyspepsia He thinks because thu
REPUBLICAN commented on tho irregula
manner in which two Of the police officer
were dealt with for cooling on glass O
foaming lager while ON duty, that TIL!
paperts finding fault unnecessarily witt
the non partisan police commission. Coco
men sometimes forget themselves and do
things thoughtlessly not intending II
transgress and we have enough of The
milk of humanity in our make up to 10.
lievo that these two officers being warm
| worn out and thirsty INDUCED in the
| foaming lager without ever giving the
time and place and their being on duty a
| thought.
Both Of these officers are known person.
ally to the writer of these notes. and he
has found them good and reliable men at
all times. The department has no right
to make fish of one and fowl of another;
and they have no right to make an officer
perform his duty without paying him for
the same, but they have perfect right to
suspend an officer for 80 days as a warning
to others not to transgress, Every officer
who has been fined by the department.
and who gave his services during that
time to- the city, can collect the fines i'm.
posed upon him by the department..
There is no law that requires a man to
work and then allow corporation,
firm or Municipality to fine him aud take
what does not belong to them for some
dereliction of duty. II the commissioners
are satisfied that they have performed
their own duty in this case, the REpUBLl.
CAN is. The public can draw their own
conclusions, and nothing we can say can
change their opinion in the matter one
way or another.
There have been others who have trans.
gre ssed and have escaped without being
lined or even centured by the Commission.
ers or II they have we have never heard of
it, Policemen are human and sometimes
thoughtlessly forget the position they
hold for the public. The force, taking it
as whole, Is the best that has ever been
organized in the city and we hope 1t may be
continued at its present high standard
Man Is bound to err, but discipline has to
be enforced or tho force would become de-
morallzed and useless for the position as
public guardian.
Amongst those named FOR Commissioner
IN Henry f. Pickeps place on the Water
Commission are Stansbury J. Wiley,
Stephen n, Downey, George h. Roberts,
Henry G. Robinson, Philemma Chandler,
Philip h. Clark, Seth H. Feaster and
Thomas Foreman. The friends of Mr.,
Plckels arc urging his ro.appOintment as
he has made as efficient commissioner as
ever sat in that body.
We want to say ono thing in behalf of
Mr.. Pickles and it IL this which is well
known to every Republican in the city.
That when he was man Of means, being
worth some fifty or sixty Thousand dollars
he gave literally Of his means and time TO
help advance his party's interest in our
city and State.
H8 neglected his business to the detr.
mcnt of his own interest and by the usual
changes that happened to more than half
of the merchants he lost his entire for.
tune. He is certainly deserving Of some
consideration mt the hands Of the men who
now are in n position to reward him for
his staunch and loyal support to the Re.
publican party. There has beon persist
ent effort made by u few disgruntled men
in the plumbing business, who have had
it in for the Water Commissioners for the
position they took in the matter of plumb.
ing.
The rumor that Mr.. George W. Roberts
has been succeeded by Mr.. Bateman as
editor of the Dover Sentinel will give Mr..
b. Il chance to look nfter other interests
for Mr.. J. Edward Addcls 1t has been
reported that Mr.. Roberts will DO sent to
Wilmington to edit daily which will
advocate the interests of the Claymont
millionaire.
Mr.. John H. Hoffccker, candidate for
school commissioner of Smyrna, was dc.
feated on Saturday by Democrat Mr.
Hoffecker, it will be remembered, was the
candidate for Governor on tho Union Re.
publican ticket. The town of Smyrna has
generally gono for the unterrilled ticket
and Saturdays election was only another
evidence of what they intend to do With
the Republicans when they get an oppor.
tunity.
VIM. A. Price was appointed post mas.
ter at Delaware City. The appointment
is looked upon as victory for tho Regu-
lars So he makes u good and capable
official is all the people ask, not whether
he is a Union or Regular Republican, as
they call themselves.
The powers that control the federal pa
trOnagc in Delaware. so the Philadelphia
Record correspondent from this city, MIR.
A. G. Cummings says, control the Milford
News and advertise at Milford tho Ropub.
licsln at Georgetown and the Middletown
Transcript at Middetown thus giving
them three papers in New Castle County
i'll tho rural hundreds. 1t is all we'll
enough TO control newspapers but 1t is
of more Importance to control tho voters
Can it be done?
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEES
The former committee Of No school'
was John Pyle and j. A. Hartman, this
year 1t is d. Fl. Coylo and S, +. Belts.
No. 2 sChoOl-David II. Cuylc and J.
Frank Baldwin, this year John Il. Hart,
man and Thomas Hucy.
No. 3-Dr. John Palmer, Jr.. and
Thomas Hucy, this year Daniel Ross and
john R. Hartman.
No i.-James u. Carter and Samuel +.
Belts; this year james d Carter and DR..
John Palmer.
No. 0-Sumuel +. Bolts and S. 5. Nc.
Daniel, this year, e. N. Leitch and d. II,
CoyIe.
No G.--Daniol Ross and John c. Kerscy
against John G. KCrsoy and Robert Adair.
No John r. Hartman and John |
Pyle, thisyoar, George p. Alrey and john !
c, Kersoy.
No 8-Morris D. Crossan and Arthur
W. Briefly, this year S. +. Belts and Dr.. |
j w. Crumbaugh.
?: No 9-Wm. Turner and $. II Baynard; |
this year l.. b. Morrow and John r. Hart.
man.
No. 10 School. S. A. Mcdaniel and W.
II. Prick. this year blank and William |
Turner
No. Ii School, w. H. Prick, and DR.. J. |
w. CrumbGugh, this year the same.
NO |! School, Edgar A. Finley and A.
&. McCausland, this year, Robert Adair
5. II. Baynurd
No. 10 School, A G. McCausland and |,
William Turner, this year. S. A Nc. !
CuusInnd and John Pyle.
No. II School, John Z, Korscy and
Christian Frederick, this year, John c.
kersoy and blank.
No, l5-Arthur W. Briefly ana DR.. E.
G. Short!idge, this year George Rommel
and w. II. Frck.
No. &c. Marion Lcitch, this year S.
IL. Bavnard and L. B. Morrow
No. l7-Dr. f. Il ShortIidgo and H. b.
Morrow, thisyea Dr.. John Palmer and
l. B. Morrow,
No. lS-MOrris D. Crossan and Daniel
Ross, this year Jamo5 II. Green and 5. II.
No 19-Christlan Fcbigcr and James d,
'aTtCr this year A Il MC('Auslanh aud |