The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-12

Well the REPUBLICAN as usual has been
right in Its predictions of what our I'M
nuculate Democratic friends were going
to do at Dover. sAlready Mr.. John Y,
Dickey has given notice of The introduc.
ton OF bill regulating the duties Of the
Receiver Of Taxes. In other words, the
collecting of the County tax Is to be taken
out Of the hands Of Rettsw and placed
in that of five County tax collectors who
are to be appointed by the five members OF
the Levy Court,
Another bill will be the introduction Of
one taking the feeding out of the hands
OF Sheriff Finn, who, being Republican,
they think should have his commissions
cut as much as possible.
The bill will provide for three COM
missioners in whose hands the feeding and
caring for the jail at New Castle Will DO
placed with them. The Sheriff will OK.
ecnte the laws serve writs and sell the
unfortunate ones out who can't pay their
debts. The feeding of the prisoners Is one
Of the big items OF revenue which helps
to reimburse the Sheriff for his outlay in
his contest for the office,
Scratch your head and think for one
moment why the Every Evening has been
loath to attack the police or the police
commission, Thereby hangs tale.
Lawyer Ponder sars he don't want any
snip Judgment in the Dickey case That
his client has a perfect and just right to his
seat in the House. and he. will hold 1t, not
wthstanding the rehash of the case in the
newspapers John Il. Is q bard man to
down and now some of his party associates
will find that all out. John wants to be
in the Legislature and having been seated
he means to hold on to 1t.
Lutheran Shaw is still Sheriff of Kent
County, is still holding office.
The question is now whether the Board
of Education Is getting the best of the
$1,000 contest or the Board of Health.
The Republican electors met at Dover
on Monday and cast their votes for Nc.
Kinley for President and d. +. Wilson
was selected to go to Washington and sit
in electoral college. Luckily Delaware's
votes are not needed as there are more than
enough votes TO elect Mckinley President.
The patronage of the new administration
will be controlled Ito a great extent by
Congressman Jonathan S Willis.
The peculiar fight is on for U. S. Sena'
tor from Delaware. Col Henry DUPONT
and j. Edward Addicks will both put in
claim for the much sought after scat,
while some Democrat will also present his
credentials from the present Speaker of
the House and Senate for il seat in the
same body.
The Afro Citizen is hot one, two three
but its white washed faced editor is still
In evidence in politics
James II. McIvor, our hustling enter
prising New Castle correspondent was
given avery nice complimentary vote by
the Republican Senate. jim would have
made AS good reading clerk as any of
them. Sorry he WAS not elected and now
performing his duties and drawing his
pay.
The REPUBLICAN said In yesterdays is
sue that Daniel keleher would be select
ed by the Police Commission TO fill the
vacancy of Simeon Doughty. Last night
he was the lucky man
Watch the REPUBLICAN and sou will
find that it does not go far asiray in its
political predictions.
Tho Democrats are having regular
monkey and poll parrot time over the
Cheairs Dickay contest.
Senator Robert Handy arose to a height
of oratorical flight in the protest against
the minutes OF the organization Of the
Senate being spread Oh the journal of that
body. He asked what would John NJ
Clayton, who consulted with Webster,
Randolph and Bayard, whose portraits
hang in the ball, say to snnCtiOning such
records on the Journal.
The Democrats as usual out voted the
by II majority of one and or.
dered that the minutes rs read be ap-
proved.
John +. Salisbury Is q member ex.
ofticio of the Legislature. He has as
much to say and in fact more than half Of
the members Of that illustrous body. He
is running everything he can in sight for
his cousin Willard. He hopes and expects
to control the federal patronage Two years
from now through cousin Willard when
Bryan shall have been elected President
The making of the Street and Sewer
Commissioners us well as the new Mayor
to succeed Mayor Jeifers are talked OF
Tho REPUBLICAN does not propose to
make any man Mayor, neither does it pro.
pose in advance to support any man who Il
is forced on the party. We intend here.
after TO assert our Independence whom
the REPUBLICAN, shall and shall not sup.
port. We wear no mans collar anu are
owned by no men Or set of men. This
paper is owned and controlled by few
individuals who do not in the future in.
tend that it shall be made the cats paw
to draw anybody's chestnuts out Of the
fire