The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-17
A Worthy r1easnre.

The bill introduced In the Inois,,tnr.
by Senator Pyle for the better protection
oil male and female laborers in our stores
and factories has considerable to recon.
mend 1t to the favorable consideration of
our Legislators Tho bill provides that n
room shall be provided to dress, wash and
lunch in, separate aud apart from the male
employees, allowing in said separate room
or rooms at least square feet of floor spaco
for each female employee That all store.
keepers must provide seats for his or her
clerks and employees, 50 that when unem.
ployed they may be seated. That 1t shall
De unlawful for any employer of female
labor or for any oyefseer, superintendent
foreman or boss to use indecent or profane
language to them under a fine of not less
than $40 nor more than 800 for each and
every otfense, The Governor is authorized
to appoint a female inspectoress, who shall
receive yearly salary of $500. There is
no doubt but that such an inspectoress is
needed, as female labor has been very
largely employed In the different branches
some protection should be given them by
our State authorities. No person when
not occupied in waiting on customer in a
store should be compelled to stand OH his
or her feet under II penalty of dismissal
The times are such that all female EN-.
ployes especially should receive humane
treatment at the hands of their embloy.
ers. We will in a few days be able to Law
the full text of this most important meas.
nre before our readers for their perusal.
From what We have read Of it, we consider
1t proper measure for our Legislature to
sake hold of and pass, SO that it shull b..
come operative as soon as possible
THE fourth class post master general
has thus far succeeded in dsplacng over
three hundred Dem oCrAts in less than one
month. This Is the kind Of Civil Service
that We believe in, any Other kind is o
farce and will defeat any party at the polls
on election day, We have resided too long
In Delaware to even give the civil service
methods consideration If William
Jennings Bryan had been elected Presi,
dent how many of our readers think tor
one minute that civil service would have
out any figure in getting rid Of every Re.
publican In the service of the Government.
We believe In the same treatment by the
Republican administration TO the Demo.
orat federal Office holders,
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TIE Morning News is now crying out,
"oh. please, Mr. Union Republicans, try
and knock the Kent county Democrats
out by securing legal opinion by the
court on the methods they resorted to at
the last election to control the Legisla.
ture." It would have been better if the
News had turned In at the last election
and taken the same stand the REPUBLICAN,
did, and that was that the Republicans
should come together and place but one
set OF candidates In the field. united
party only could hope to win, while d.
vided one could only result In defeat and
the perpetuation OF Democratic rule In
Delaware.
TIE Rev Charles l. Stengle Of Lelpsic
oan fight as well as preach When at
taoked by prize fighter by the name OF
Stout, of Dover, on Thursday, on the
dominic refusing to grant the privilege Of
be church for the purpose Of giving o
prize fight, Stout was promptly seized by
the pastor and choked until he was gled
10 break away. The gall of some people Is
beyond words to express. We believe In
the preachers taking physical exercise with
spiritual knowledge The Methodists are
hard to knock out, even by pugilists.
TIE Constitutional Convention Friday
wrestled with tho problem OF creating
Board OF Commissioners Of Agriculsu re-,
% be composed Of three members, one of
whom shall reside In each county In tho
6Late Any two Of them shall constitute
. quorum for the transaction OF business.
Good Lord Cant there possibly 10 few
more commissions created in Delawarei
The people appear to be pleased with them
and they should have what they wait,
AN unfortunate In Philadelphia Thurs.
day was sentenced to six months IN Jail
Surely this h severe punishment for bur.
rowing rain protector. What kind Of
sentence would he have received had he
stcisn nifty thousand dollarsf He could
then have compromised with his creditors
by handing over one half OF it and then
gone free.
SEVERAL munDars ct ~! theatrical pro-
fsSslon, accompanied By well known
gentleman Of Sporting p:otlivitiss, PAID q
svisis 10 Stosokle's famous brewery OH
Thursday ant we,s shown over the estab.
lishmeut f!vm top to bosto =. and ther
trrAtod % sAmples Of Tie pinnt's dellciors.