The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01
POLITICAL NOTES.

Police Commissioner Hart Now
-E. G. Bradford Will be Con-
frmed Early Next Week-To
Have Four County Collectors
Instead Of Twelve-Done Under
Plea Of Economy.
The idea of John G. Gray Of Sussex
County lately chief of division in the
pension ofll5e, who has been removed TO
make room f. Republican successor max
inga protest against his removal is laugh
able In the extreme. He was % pronounc-
ed silver partisan during the late election
lifting up his sonorous voice when ever
occasion or opportunity offered Mr. Gray
1t Is said will settle down and practice law
in our city. There being only very
limited number Of the legal gentlemen
in our city is the main inducement
offered Mr. Gray to settle in our midst and
hang out his shingle for legal business.
AN OFFENSIVE PARTISAN.
Mr. Gray should tell the Washington
authorities how the civil service idea
works in our commissions in our city. We
have always believed that to the yictors
belonged the Offices, but not the spoils, for
there would not be any of them If every
man was as honest as his neighbor For
ourselves we would be pleased to see
every Republican turned out of office |
when the Democrats are in power and |
the compliment returned when the Re-
publicans are in power. Civil service
should have no place in our government |
BY the way the heads of the hundreds |
of fourth class postmasters are flying off |
in different parts of the country, we arc
inclined to think that the Postmaster
General and his assistants do not have
much respect for such a law. We have |
been given to understand that the federal |
patronage amongst the different post |
offices in our State, would be disposed of
by the three Presidential electors VIM. |
g. Shawin New Castle county, Mr.. NJ J.
Fooks in Sussex and Mr.. Wilson in Kent.
APUBLIC OFFICE is PUBLIC SNAP.
II things keep on no city official will
want to work more than five hours a day
and only four days in the week. Tho bill
to close up the city departments on Satnr-
day afternoons during the month of May
to September inclusive has been offered in
the Legislature. When it has be.
them should have their salaries increa sed.
as their pay is not in keeping with the
work performed by them or their dignity
By all means have the bill SO amended
that our city officials shall not be COM
PEELED to labor more than their less fortu-
nate fellow men. We have begun to think
that u public office Is public snap"
SOON ANOTHER CHANGE.
Tho political complexion of the Water
Commission perhaps 1t is expected will
change in vory short time by commits.
sioner Fl. F. Pickles retiring. The next
Mayor of the city will have the naming
Of his successor and it remains to be seen
whether it will be Republican or q
Democrat Mayor. From present appear
auces it looks bad for a Republican to
succeed Mayor Jefferis, who has made
very fair official He is Democrat, but
has been able at oil times to drive the
unruly teams Of his party, as he thought
they should go, They have on more than
one occasion kicked over the traces, and
no person knows this any better than his
honor, Mayor Jcfferis.
A PROMINENT POLITICIAN.
As much time as Samuel Adams, the
handsome bachelor Clerk of the Munich
pal Court, can spare from his duties Is
given to coaching the members OF the
General Assembly and instructing them
how to vote on certain legislation pertain,
ing to the City of Wilmington. All OF
Sans bills were not looked upon kindly,
for instance the boiler inspectors bill
which the Legislature SO merctlessly
slaughtered. Then his primary election ;
bill, tho effort Of his life has been crowded
over to Harvey ..Whiteman, to,be put In
such shape that it now stands good
chance Of becoming law. 1t Is to pre-
vent all cheating at the primary elections
and give everybody fair chance and an =
honest count. Such a law has long been
needed in Delaware. For years eyon the
goats voted at the primaries in the Tenth
Ward. But my, how times have changed '
since those good old days OF William Lea, L
Harry Mcintyre and other unsuccessful a
politicians who have been succeeded by +
Pat Neary, John T. Dickey, John b, Cal !
lahan and Sam. Adams. /
ANOTHER GRAB. a
Insurance Commissioner Meredith has I
been granted the privilege Of compiling !,
and have p1 nting his annual report ut =
cost Of $1,000 which is just that much !
money thrown away, besides bsins allowed =
200 for experimenting the same, II this =
report is necessary why shoult 10 not have U
been printed during the term of the In =
surance Com missionerE We denounce it .
- another grab and raid on the public y
,reasury. 1t Is good thing that it is the " "
Democrats who are making this raid on D ?,
Jhe funds of the State, otherwise what an n
awful uproar would be set up by the Dem. !, ~
)cra5ic press of tho State. W
FOUR COUNTY COLLECTORS. el
A substitute bill has been drawn which
Will create four county collectors one for ~
'ach Levy Courb district outside the city N
If Wilmington, and one poll tax collector W
81 ,it al Uuln hna ,nt Of q
,cen decided upon. The idea now Is one ai
# economy, in which the salaries will t
'nly aggregate s., 100 The cost last year pC
o collect the delinquent taxes was $500, III
which added to the $1,000 salary received ii
" the County Receiver Dickey amounted al
o S12.220 And this plan was form ulated W
nd fastened OH the people of New Castle Ill
,ounty by one of the big four The idea to
rlginated with him as he found Horace NJ
!. Rettew a Republican had been elected pl
tccelver Of Taxes, to have tho law abol-
shed as it was found not TO work satts-
lctory only to tho man who created 1t. If
Vhy2 Because the issuing of tax receipts to
'ould bO taken out of his hands and that Y
leant certain defeat for thu Democratic til
arty Of Now Castle County. How well gt
is plans have turned out is shown by the W
i'll before the Legislature. th
NOW POLICE COMMISSIONER HART. II
Tt Is now Police Commissioner Hartwho ~
ill soon be initiated into the mysteries
the police department. He Is ono Of
1850 men who direct and mako his inQu-
ace, felt In this department. Mr.. Hart
afternoon bonded in the sum of
10 600 his brother James A. Hart, going
a it, The position is for term of six
lar5 and salary Of $500 year to pay
,ch commissioner for the wear and tear
n tholr conscience. r
WILL DE CoNEGRMED NEXT WEEK "a
Mr. Edward 6. Bradford will be con. u
rmed as Unitnd States Judge next week
hero will be no opposition to his appoint
ent when his name comes before tho
enate. It is really necessary thai tho
wv iudrc should be confirmed and take