The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

Republicans Out Of Office
That Little Bill to Postpone the
City Election one Yeal-Seth
H. Feaster's Booom Growing
All the Time--No Partisan Leg
islation to be Rushed Through
the Legislature-But Every Bill
Relating to Wilmington Will
Bear Watching-Taxation But
Not Representation-The Early
Bird, Etc.
1t has been given out officially that
Police Commissioner, John H. Lawson,
will be the Democratic candidate for
Mayor. Mr.. Lawson is also one OF the
Trustees of the Poor of the city OF Will
mington and Secretary of that body which
position he has held for several years. 1t
has been hinted for sometime past that
John would like to capture the Mayoralty
nomination OF his party and run ut the
coming election for that figure head office
which pays salary of 81 800 a year.
1t Is not fair for the Police Commission
not to rppoint successor to patrolman
Kelleher who succeeds Simon Dougherty
who holds the position of Clerk of the
Senate 1t takes wagonman REILLY OIL
of the patrol wagon leaving Sergeant
Howgate the sole occupant.
The Baltimore Sun in u dispatch from
Washington says: The early bird, Ad'
dicks gets to Washington first, but he
may not be able to catch the Senatorial
worm which General II. r. kenney is also
after.
The Philadelphia Ledger says: Colonel
Henry DUPONT has the best claim on the
seat and will make final fight for it,
Although the seat is looked upon with
longing eyes by each Of these three con-
testants from our State. 49,
The Myers voting machine should
now be given trial, but we think our
Democratic politicians can beat anything
that ever was or ever will be concOcted for
purifying the elections in our State, AS
the laws have been enforced there is little
II any use OF Republicans casting their
ballots Oh election day. In fact tits sug.
gestod that u law be passed that shall pro
hibit any Republican hereafter, from
voting in Delaware What is the use, il
the modes now in force are allowed and
wnked at by those in authority who con
troll our courts. The federal patronage
to be dispensed in our State, has already
kicked up good sized squabble amongst
the Republicans.
Seth II. Feaster appears to bo gaining
ground daily as the available candidate
for Mayor on the Rel Il hican side. His
Republicanism is unquestioned and he
would make II strong candidate. Already
efforts have been made to side track Lin,
but little eadway has been made,
1t Begins to look AS if no extreme par
tisan laws will be rushed through the
Legislature as at first contemplated
Governor Tunnel in his inaugural ad-
dress to the Legislature took particular
pains to express clearly and forcibly on
the facts that he did not believe in fraud
and partisan legislation and SO set HIM
self right before the people on these two
vital political questions
Tho passage by tho Legislature of the
bill introduced by their representative,
Dickey, to postpone the City election,
that will take place in June next, would
throw thirty-one Republicans out Of posi-
tions and thereby make places for just
that many Democratic place seekers, coz
stituenJs of Mr. John I. Dickey, and this
is where tho City is to have saved he sum
Of five thousand dollars by postponing
the city election for one year or until june
1898
1t is one of the many schemes that our
dear Democratic friends have up their
sleeves for the welfare Of our city govern
ment.
Such schemes are too contemplate for
consideration although the above facts
are the truth of the whole matter
Do the people of Wilmington conduct
municipal affairs? Talk about The gal
ling yoke placed on our foretathers nccks
by the British, it is nothing in compari-
son to the political yoke placed around
the necks of the Republicans Of Delaware
and Wilmington particularly.
Talk about one mans power in Penn
sylyania New York and Ohio,we have
something worse right here in our State
We have an organized gang that runs
things with high hand. If they are
beaten at the polls they proceed to altct
the election returns to SUIT themselves
and take possession Of the uilic laugh
the Repul leans in frantic efforts to ga IL
possession of the Offices they havo been
elected to filthy the people.
1t is time such farcos were ended, other
wise there will be no use of holding clGC.
tions hereafter.
Probably, Receiver of Taxes, Horace G..
Rcttew will be left to perform the duties
which he was elected 70 fill forthe ensuing
four years Tho Democrats will have
chance four years hence to elect a Demo-
GRAFT to succeed him.
But when the public faith is gone,
Then who's ter blame If outer sCorn
Is visited on SONS unborn
To cnd'e & II raihuns:
What neither furrln goth ner gullph
{ ,Hn do tho Stntr can do itself