The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-14
POLITICAL NOTES
"a BY OUR REPORTER.
Turn Out Every Democrat Federal Office
Holder In the State
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
Not In Favor Of Civil Service-Turn Out
The Old and Put In The New-Judge
William c. Spruance for the
Supreme Court.

II has been suggested Judge VIM. G.
Spruance be elevated to the bench Of the
Supreme Court Of the United States, to fill
the place made vacant by the retirement
of Chief Justice Field, who has served
81 years, months and 20 days Jus5lce
Field Is In his Slst year and will retire on
salary Of $4,000 a year as long as be lives
He was appointed to the Supreme bench
by President Lincoln and is a Democrat,
but not of the Bryan type. Why not
Judge Spruance? no is we'll qualified to
fill the position with honor to himself, his
State and the court in which he has the
honor to grace. He has mind we'll stored
with legal lore and has forgotten more
than some other men ever knew. His
elevation would be o lasting honor on the
State Of Delaware. Why not Judge Spru.
anCe?
GOT WHAT HE DESERVED.
Mr.. Fred Eden Bach. has been sworn in
rs supervisor of the free delivery system
in the rural DISTRICTS and Is now giving
his entire time getting himself famaliariz.
ed with his duties. His appointment
meets the approval Of nearly every body
who we have heard express themselves,
and he is to be congratulated In receiving
recognition from the administration for
the work he has performed for the Ropub.
licau party in Delaware. This Is the first
office he has held since his active work in
the party. He Is deserving of his good
fortune and his friends will join me in
wishing him good luck In his new position
as one of Uncle Sans toilers.
The placing of Mr. e. Marion Leitch In
the Revenue Office In place of William H.
Robinson which position Is now held by
Mr.. Wells of Maryland, would be the right
and proper thing for the administration at
Washington to do. The Republican party
I, oka tra,. nI
Every position, there beipg but three in the
Revenue office in our city should be filled
by Delaware Republicans, Any other
plan will only work to the disadvantage
Of the party and leave dissatisfaction that
will be hard to heal or conciliate.
The Republicans of Delaware only ask
for the salre kind Of treatment that this
Maryland Republicans would expect II
the Collector was Delawarean linstead Of
a Marylunder The request made from
our people 10 Collector Parlett Is not an
unreasonable one and should be granted
In u prompt manner. The changes should
be made just as promptly as the Demo.
Gratis would make them IT they were in
power The manner in which federal ap.
pointments have BEEN IN the past, should
be Patterned after by the present admins
tration, Civil service is all right when it
puts in Republicans who should fiji the
places of tho Democrats.
That's the kind and the only kind OF
civil service that will tend to strengthen
the Republican party all over the country
BY appointing tho right kind of Republic
cans to the heads Of tho different depart.
ments under the government, the civil ser.
vice will be treated as it should be and
would be by the Democrats. Take Della.
wares local officers. See how fairly the
Republicans have been treated for years
in this state and then whom few paltry
federal Offices at the disposal Of the Pres-
dent, what hue and cry is sent up from
the Democratic organs.
Bryan has set himself right In the Civil
Service question by saying that he Is In
favor of turning out every man now in
office if he should be elected President in
1900 :. Men who vote for change Of ad.
ministration want IL when their party Is
successful and are not satisfied when any
such subterfuae Is taken back of the Civil
Service bug -boo
Thomas B. Megear wants to hand out
letters ard papers and sell stamps, etc, at
the smyrna post office for tho next four
years. So docs David P. Hutchinson
want to add =. NJ to his name at Towns.
end. There are also several other appli.
cants In the field for other post offices down
the State, which should be filled as soon
as possible with Republican post masters.
Keep the good work up until not u single
Democrat shall holda Federal position in
Delaware. That's tho same medicine the
Democrats have always administered to us
Republicans in Delaware.