The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25
POLITICAL NOTES !.
BY OUR REPORTER
A Free Train. to Dover--Turn Out Every
Democratic Office Holder In Delaware.
GRAY SET The EXAMPLE
William Jennings Bryan Against Civil Ser.
vice and Has So Pat Himself on
Record.


Comegys, deputy collector of Port, should
serve out his term, as his predecessor was
removed to make place for him. II VII.
liam r. Finn could have been removed
why so should Mr. Comegya and Repub-
lican be given his position. What was sauce
for the goose SHOULD be sauce for the gan
der and no civil service cant should be al
lowed to Interfere with the removal The
Democrats Get q good precedent by re.
Harry Mahaffy and William r. Finn.
There are also or two federal officials
who should be removed in Uncle Sans
employ In our city for being engaged In
political work that Is open for inspection.
They were partisans in every sense Of the
word and their past records should be
looked into by somebody and II found as
they have been represented to be they
should be given their walking papers.
These same men now expect to take refuge
behind the civil service laws and thereby
hold on to tho offices which they have no
legal or moral right to be filing under a
Republican President. =.
William Jennings Bryan has set him.
self clear OH the Civil Service He has put
himself on record as saying that be would
clear our every man now holding u Federal
faith in to I'll them, II he Is elected Presi.
dent in 1900. We think the Republican
administration can profit from such views
as have been set forth by Mr.. Bryan and
which will be the means II something's
not done by the present administration to
placate the men who by the votes wanted
chance In the office holders.
missioners should be men of the same pc.
litical faith as the administration. All
Cleveland Democrats should be made to
walk the plank, and Maryland Republi-
cans should be given to understand IN no
uncertain Language that the offices In
Delaware shall DO filled with Delawareans.
President Mckinley should see to It that
nothing Is now done to antagonize the Re-
publicans Of Delaware In the appointments
that are made In the revenue department..
Unfortunately for Delaware, both OF our
Senators are Democrats, which Is some
what Of draw back In our having as
much weight with the President as our
representative otherwise would have In
recommending the federal appointments:
We can'I see why Collector Cooper could
not be removed If the proper effort was
made. We think 1t would not be hard to
bring charges against him and thus MAKE
room for n Republican.
Anything is possible If the proper effort
Is made This would meet with the ap-
prevail OF the rank and flo of the Republt.
can voters of Delaware. The same kind
of treatment served out to the RepuD-
licans should be given the Democrats.
They set the example and taste of the
same kind Of medicine should DO given
them.
The postmastership of our city is yet
some months oil, but efforts are already
being made by certain persons to get the
backing of the gentlemen who. have the
Recommendation of the lucky individual
to get this position. 1t is worth $500
year and If the right kind of o man is SO.
lected can be the means Of filling several
positions In that department with Repub-
licans. Its dead easy II the postmaster
wants to do it, Notwithstanding the civil
service. He can make removals and select
Republicans from the eligible list submit
ted to him.
Fred H. Bach was III our city on Sunday
and said in conversation with the writer
of these not es that he was much pleased
with his new position III Washington and
had plenty of work to do until he gets
thoroughly acquainted with his duties He
has held his new position two weeks and
is yet located in the Post Office building,
whore lie will DO glad to see his Whining.
ton friends when visiting the capitol.
Polite Is getting active down the State
and the Union Republicans expect to have
big turn out In Dover at their Conven.
ton next month. On November 4th free
train it Is said will be run to Dover on
that day from our city. stopping ut all the
stations SO rs to make the occasion an en-.
thusiastic one.