The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-16

II begins now to look as II Mr.. John L.
Dickey would have to skip the coop. or In
other words will have TO vacate his seat
in the House, which will be occupied on
and after Tuesday by Woodward w.
Cheairs.
The counting Of the votes of this county
which is now going on at Dover, will sure.
ly reveal some startling political jugglery,
of which not one half has yet been made
public. Let the good work go on, the
public can stand It,
If even the Constitu tional Convention
had duty to perform, they surely owe
that duty now to the public.
Let them turn their search light upon
the way the elections have been conducted
by the men appointed by theBoard of Reg.
lstration in our city
There should be some change made
for the better protection of the ballot boxes
and the suffers and manipulators should
be punished. 1t don't mean surely to con-
done the practice that few men in our
city have been carrying on in the elections
Tor years past. II Is time now that q stop
was put to such dangerous practice.
The Legislature has adjourned until
Monday, by which time the Cheairs men
expect to be able to announce the result of
their labours to the House.
Look out for surprises when the an.
nouncement Is made, which will unseat
Dickey. There promises to be some rich
revelations made, when the final count is
announced.
If the bill should pass the Legislature
that Representative DiciSey gave notice of
when the election for Mayor to succeed
Charles JeTeris 1t would not take place
until the Spring of 1898,
1t begins TO look as il n niger was in
En Nufaf tla L.. a.
scrntnfze any bill offered to that effect.
There is something back of the bill that
VIII pop outin time. II Is not done for
tho purpose of prolonging any of tho pres
ent city officers terms but for the purpose
OF knocking the Republican voters out
thereby getting control of the tax offices
AID books once more and DISTINGUISHING
Republicans as Of old. Honest Johns
Idea is to make it impossible for the Re-
publlcanS to carry City or even Now Gas.
Tie county, at the next election. Most Of
the County tax receipts will have run ont
by 1893 aud will not entitle the citizen to
his vote.
It's great scheme but New Castle
County's treasury will be the sufferer.
Everybody who wanted to could pay his
County tax at the late election. Mr., Dick.
ey and bis deputies taking every tax that
was offered. Now that old dodge is to be
enacted again and only Democrats given
tax receipts
We would not be surprised to see such
partisan and unfairbill pass the Legis.
latnre. 1t is any thing to beat the Re
publlcans and why should they not. The
republicans of Delaware are II queer lot
They don't stick 10 their own. Thus con.
tention and diSsentions arise in the ranks
of the party.
The Young Mems Republican Club will
proceed to Washington in body on the
3rd OF March to witness the Inauguration
of President elect Mckinley. They expect
to make Il fine appearance dressed in their
regulation meeting suits.
The DUPONT Senatorial case is again at
tracing considerable attention from the
public. 1t begins to look from what was
published about it from Washington as if
Colonel Henry DUPONT would not be seat.
ed and Tie seat remain vacant for two
years more. It's Il burning shame that
such things should he, but they are all the
same. The distribution of the federal
patronage following the wake Of the SEN
dtorial courtesies, is what is stirring up
such scramble and fight for tho coveted
places.
1t begins to look as If Congressman |
Willis might get II cabinet position. If he |
did he probably would control The distri-
button OF the Federal patronage in our
State. Nay, but would there not he |
weeping, weiling and gnashng of tGethE |
The lngratltuie of some men makes |
countless multitudes lose all faith in their |
fellow creatures, and this is one of the |
things that travels with politics For ways
that are dark ana tricks that are vain, in |
pollLlCH, we can recommend our readers to
John y. Dickev.
The new Constitution makes all of the
county Offices salnried ones which is to be
the only proper way for the offices to be
run, The fees should be turned into the
County Treasury and officers paid Fixed
salary. Then when running for the office
the candidate would know exactly what it
Is worth and how much he could spend to
Secure it.
Things are quiet in Wilmington particu-
larly speaking the only ualet being broken
during the present week by tbs visit to
our city on "Wednesday Of several Of the
members of the Legislature who were the
guests of Mr.. John Y. nickcy and the
Young Mems Democratic Club They
were treated royalty and had no cause to
regret their advent amongst the boys. In
the evening they took in the theatre, after
which they lunched at Ainscow's. The
Representative knows how to entertain
and he does it right royalty.
The members had money of their own,
but it was no good while in our CITY. They
were wined and dined and talked to. IL
to be seen what the harvest will
DO.
With all power taken out of the hands
II Horace Rettew as Receiver of Taxes,
here will be but Republican Sheriff,
County Treasurer, City Treasurer, Coro.
ler, two Levy COurtmeu and five Com
nissioncrs and a few minor offices, such
Is Road Commissioners, etc for the Re-
1ubltcans to claim as the result of their
Iictory at the last election in New Castle
county