The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-29

IL Is with deep sorrow that we are COM
| PEELED to announce the death Of Ahnie r.,
wife OF Postmaster Thomas NJ Gooden,
one OF the most popular and best known
ladies of the town, She has been i'll for
several weeks, during which time she has
suffered considerably But the end came
rounded by several friends she passed away
in her 3ith year.
Miss Ida G. Cooper is visiting in VIII
mington.
POLITICAL NOTES.
To Form a Fusion Party and
Place Ticket in the Field at
the City Election An Efficient
Police Force Which May be In
creased-To Investigate Farm
hurst-George Phillips for Co.
lector and Assessor-Looks as il
~ the County Assessors Would
Have Their Salaries Increased.
There is talk of forming fusion party
In Wilmington at tho coming city election
and the men back Of the movement say 1t
would be sure to win. The silver Demo.
rnt 70 nt nJ 70
Democrat and they have very formidG-
bic organization, numbering some six
hundred members. There Is no doubt
that such ticket will be placed in the
field. There are a great many dissatisfied
Democrats as well as Republicans, and If
they should decide to join forces it would
give either of the two parties hard tussel
to defeat them.
TAKES THE LEATHER MEDAL.
What would the Legislature be without
Representatives Dempsey. Donaldson and
Short from SOckum. There lave been
legislatures and legislatures in Delaware
but there never has been one nor will everbe
another, ike the present body OF mon With
all the dilly daIlying the Republican leg
islature two years ago, they performed
more business than the present body. AS
II divorce mill it has earned II reputation
second to none. 1t has been said the only
two things done thus far by it has been
the passing of the Silycrbrook sewer bill
and tho granting of over hundred d.
vorces.
GIVES CITY COUNCIL TOO MUCH POWER.
Senator John NJ. C. Moore's chief OBJ.
lection to voting for the passage of tho
new city charter is on the ground that it
gave City Council too much power.
Senators. yle and Handy ably.defcrdel the
bill, but their flow Of oratory was wasted
on the member from Sockum. 1t is u
pity that city the size Of Wilmington
should have to even get tho consent Of
the men down our State as to how we
shall run it. But all the same the men,
bers from Kent and Sussex counties rule
Delaware. Who is it that pulls certain
men around like puppets and in fact own
them body and soul. They receive their
instructions almost daily and obey them
explicitly. A better class of men should
be elected to legislate for us and until
that is done we may not expect to see an
extraordinary quality of men making our
laws.
VOTED TO INCREASE THEIR SALARIES.
The Senate passed the bill to increase
the salaries Of the three County Assessors
for Wilmington hundred making u pro.
viso that they shall keep record of prop.
erty transfers for the benefit of the re-
crycr of taxes from $500 to 81 0O0 1t
means just six hundred dollars more for
the tax PAYERS to raise the coming year.
The manner in which tho General Assem-
bly, Is marching into the State Treasury
can only result in an empty one before the
present year expires. Although the good
times promised have not yet reached our
CITY, there has been an organized raid on
the funds of the tax payers and the raid
which commenced the very first day of
the session is still going on.
TO INVESTIGATE FARNuURST.
In all probability tho committee ap-
pointed to investigate the conditions exist
ing at the Delaware State Hospital at
Farnhurst expects to begin its labogs on |
Friday. There appears to be n concerted |
effort made to drive DR., Hanckcr away |
from Farnhurst by the attendants who !
think they know better than the Doctor |
how to run the institution. Then the
trouble begins as the Doctor is compelled |
to exert his authority. What kind of II
crew would Il captain of II ship have If |
every man was allowed to do as he pleas
ed, no discipline being enforced? The po-
stion of keeper of these poor unfortunate
ones is not Il big snap and the very best
assistants should be procured by the |
Trustees.
We hope the Legislators will SOC fit to |
grant the Asylum the amount askedIfOr, |
some $4,000. The new building has been !
finished for several weeks and will allow |
for the keeping Of several more inmates.
For ASSESSOR.
George Phillips expects to make the cf- |
fort Of his life and try and capture the |
nomination for collector and assessor Of
the Northern district. He is making
busting canvass for it and expects to land
winner George Is in every way qualified
for the position and onjoys a large circle
Of young rs well Us old friends, Of whom
he asks support in the coming noInina-
IiOn election. The man who receives tho
nomination is sure to BE- elected,
RVeters Would Not Work.
Work on the Steamer Tallahassee now