The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

NEW lily Snarter-LookS Dao
| for the Legislature-Congress-
man Handy Ill.
The investigation committee Of the Gen.
eral Assembly will be forced to make o
thorough Democratic Investigation. No
guilty man will be apprehended ifpossible.
What were the members Of the Legislature
elected for II not to get all there Is in the
office out Of itP How else were they TO- re-
celve the pay beftting the officer The
charges made OF persons trying to get
money for the passage Of certain bills puts
us In mind Of story told about certain
member Of the New York Legislature.
Two certain railroad companies wanted q
certain piece of legislation, but what would
benefit one would work to an injury to the
| other. The legislator was seen by repre-.
sentatives Of both the railroads and
vote against the Legislation while the
other company paid him $50. 900 to vote for
the measure. The old fellow said no was
! perfectly honest but in a quandary what
| to do He wrestled with his conscience
for quite while when he concluded that
the best place for him was homo. He
! was in $4,000 and to show his honesty he
| price all the same. Nobody who know
the men in our Legislature would for one
minute accuse them of taking money to
influence their vote. Somebody's guilty
or some tall lying has been INDUCED in
about them.
MR.. HANDY ILL.
Congressman Handy has been confined
| to his hotel by illness for the past few
days suffering from a very bad cold. He
will be left to serve his term out in Con-
gross. Thanks TO the Republicans of
Delaware who helped to elect him to the
Office which he is filling.
THE KENT COUNTY FARCE.
Ifever there was farce the Kent Coun.
ty Mandamus proceedings is one. The
manner In which the Union Republicans
have been cheated out of their victory, by
the Democratic party, backed by the
Court, is appalling.
The Legislature passed an act on tho 10th
day Of April amending Chapter 18th Of the
Revised Statutes that the inspectors nd
longer constitute any part fjtho Board of
Canvass for Kent County. There never
was a bigger steal backed by the Demo
cratic party, pefbetrated In Delaware. Is
it any wonder there Is an investigation CO.
ing on amongst the members of the Leg
islature9 1t is enough to shame the Devil
himself.
THE NEW CITY CHARTER
Tho Evening Journal says: "If we arc
to have q greater Wilmington we must
have new charter, for the city can never
attain greatness under the old one which
certainly binders its development and
growth. The bill at present before the
State Senate Is such u measure Us the city
needs, and it ought to become law. 1t
has been carefully prepared by competent
men, and every line of 1t brcathes honesty
towards the people Of Wilmington, who
have been misgoverned for such long
time.
One or two corporations, which think
that their interests arc threatened by the
bill, should not be permitted to stand in
tho way Of the growth and well being of
this municipality. The new charter prom.
Uses the greatest good to the greatest mum.
Der, and that is the best that any charter
can afford. There never was a charter
drawn that pleased everyone. Such
work is beyond human possibility. Even
the Ten Commandments bear heavily
upon many persons, but we have never
heard 1t intimatGd that they ought to DO
amended to suit the minority"
LOOKS BAD FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
Tho manner in which the proposed
amendments to the charter Of the Will
mington and New Castle Electric Rail
way Is being used, begins to look as If
some OF the members were owned by
somebody other than themselves.
A legislator is only a representative of the
| people who are supposed to have elected
them to that position, Ho should then
vote for the measures that will benefit
him the most 1t begins to look as il
money was needed for this Railway Com.
pany to get what it wants in the form Of
legislation from this legislature.
One of the papers truthfully says: When
tho lobby becomes stronger with the repre-
sentative of the people than the people are
themselves, we have II dangerous Condi-
ton of affairs confronting us" There Is
more truth than poetry in the above para.
graph
GET THROUGH AND ADJOURN
The legislature should get through
aud then quiCAly adjourn, The people
We're never 50 tired OF body of legislators
as the present one whose sessions have
been the source OF charges upon charge
that have given the members any thing but
a good name in and Outsi lie of our little
state. No wonder Democrats say they are
utterly disguised, it is enough to turn
men Of honesty and believers in IN honest
election and fair count away from the
Democrat party.
WHY 50 ANX IOU5
If John +. Callahan Is under Civil
! Service and can hold his position under
tho present Republican administration
why is hIso anxious to fill the position Of
| clerk of Orphans Court of New Castle
county, Trustee Crockett of the poor
house board is making lively hustle for
the position as is also Mr. Colcu Ferguson
! the present Cncumbent. If Trustee
| Crockett is as fortunate as his fellow
| members have been in bonding, he will
plppE nf tlrnhnDsl
| 50 John had better hold on to his snap
| and leave this Office for the other fellow
THE BIG FOUR.
The big four are beginning 10 shape
things 50 that they will control the pri.
| marlGs and thus have nominated the mon
| they want to sec elected to the different
city offices. The fight between the swal.
low tan and overall clements Will be an
| interesting one and will leave some bad
! blood after it. Tho new Pyle Primary
Law is expected to be passed before an.
other nomination election Is held and this
fact is giving the swallow. tails some
hopes Of dominating few Of their candi.
dates
sTILL ANOTHER,
Mr.. Nathaniel Culbert, ex. Trustee Of tho
Poor, residing In the Fifth ward, having
been waited upon by several of his friends
| hht tShtl 10 HllGN Aut u5C Ol MS name LOT
Mayor has consented to allow tho use
Of his name and will be a candidate at the
coming nomination election, subject to
the decision o. the Democratic party. Mr.
Culbort is large real estate owner and
has done as much rs any other man in
our city to improve Wilmington lie
wi have u largo following.
MILF INSPECTOR
The various applicants for milk in
speCtur it Is stated on the best authority
are as numerous as the COWS in the Coun.
W. There never has been time when SO
many men have hustled for u $1,000 job
with the pay sure which is drawn every
month.
DO sure to read the latest Fusion ticket
In tCmorrow's REPUBLICAN, 1t Is said by
It's friends that it will be winner. 1t
will be worth cutting ont and keeping in
| your scrap book for future reference,
WAITS TO Be SOLICITOR
Horace Greeley Knowles would like to
he the next city solicitor to succeed his
law partner Robert G. Harman Now
that Horace Is married he will give his
| law business closer attention than ever
| ara hustle for the coin of our laldirs If