The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-17
POLITICAL NOTES.
VIII Senator Gray Take the Judge
ship Trustees Of the Poor a
Stepping Stone to Better Paying
Positions-No Suffrage for
Women in Delaware -The De.
linquent County Tax Collector
Has a Pudding.

Has Pudding:
The all absorbing question yet In Demo
cratic circles Is, will Senator George Ora,
make any effort to fill the vacant jud pe
ship in the United States Courtp From
what has been dropped from very relia
Bile source, the Senator does not want the
honor preferring to stay In the Senate and
draw his 5000 yearly salary, which with
his practice pays him better than any
Delaware Judgeship. Senator Gray stood
by Cleveland In all his troubles and the
Senator'S friends surely expected that the
President would reward him with seat on
the supreme bench.
Three vacancies having occurred during
the past four years the President very
obligi1gly put some of his other friends
In, and gave Senator Gray the cold Shout.
der. There Is nosdoubt but that Prcsi.
dent Cleveland would send in Senator
Gray's name forthe Insignificant Judge.
ship In Delaware. This Is getting rid of
one of the leaders of the Democratic party
In the Senate, You can't tell what the
President has up his sleeve for the Demo.
cratic party in 1900. The pay of the Judge.
ship Is 10000 and ten dollars for every day
the Judge sits outside of his own court.
The Chief Justice office pays $500
year, and 50 extra day for every day
court is in session. While the Associate
Judges receive $1,000 each and extra
while sitting outside of their county.
1t Is said that there yet remains over
100000 on the books Of the Receiver OF
County Taxes, which Ia owed to the
County. Say ten thousand dollars of that
amount will be stricken off, as not being
collectable, which reduces the amount to
one hundred thousand dollars, which
ghnIIll ha nN IL. TO I.,, Ill n.
Is new being collected by the delinquent
collectors. which will net them quite q
handsome sum, as they receive ten Der
cent Tor making such collections.
There should be some effort made to
have the money collected as Speedily a.,
possible as the County could use 1t to nav
oil numerous bills which the County Is
now unable to pay, not having the neces-
sary cash in hand. The payment of fifteen
thousand dollars by the Levy Court dur.
ing last year was just that much money
which they ought never to have been COM
PEELED to pay. 1t was IL waste of the tax.
payers money.
Fortunately that obnoxious law has
been repealed and will not come up again
10 plague the Taxpayers. But that will
not return the twenty five thousand dol
airs which have been stolen from tho
county treasury.
The Constitutional Convention has de-
,lded by a decisive vote that women
should not have voice in he affairs of |
government. Women's Suffrage may |
ONE day be granted to tho women Of !
delaware, but that opportunity does not |
yet appear to be opportune. Agitation is |
he only remedy left now in the hands of
he women who appear to think that is
he advanced step to take in bringing for.
ward tho new woman
Inc Legislature appears to think that
lone OF the property of tho schools of
private nature should DO EXEMPT from
aXatlon in our State. In this matter
hey are, right II would be impossible to
now where to draw the line and this
you'd lead to much confusion and bit ter
ceiling among our citizens.
The divorce mill at Dover Is releasinp
he unfortunates who have undoubtci.
married in haste and now re.
ent ut leisure. Tho Legislature is fully
5 competent as the judges in the courts,
, passing on such matters, and it is con.
ldernbiy cheaper for those whom the mat.
lmonlal joke appears to be burdensome
,on't Jump from the dangers we have to
hose we know not Of
Trustee of the Poor A. P. Crockett of
T. Georges hundred is making an earnest
fort to succeed Colen Ferguson as regis.
!
curt. He was in our city yesterday and
lade the acquaintance of the Democrats
no are supposed to have pull with Gov,
unnel.
He has been trustee for two years. His
'rm docs not expire until 1893. The mem.
ers of the Trustee of the Poor have been
ithcr fortunate. There's Calvin Crossan
no holds the office of Registrar Of Willis
al jefferson b.. Foard who holds the
lice of Clerk of the Peace. 1t begins to
ok rs If the office of the Trustee of the
DOR WaSa stepping stone to something
'tter IN the line of promotion in the
lrty Councils.
IL Is strange that there is not enough
le men fully competent to fill the posi-.
Oh Oh elevator man and engineer for the
wv post Office in our city. But such up.
'ars TO not be fact rs both these posi-
)nS have been filled by men who reside
'eWhere. Tho plan is made that the
'3ltl0ns come under the civil service act
Is too bad that orr citizens should not
I'VE been given at least chance to COM
tie for those positions.
The Democrats Us well as Republicans,
no arc eligiblcfOr these positions should
INK hard or the manner in which they
I've been filled by the authorities Mt
aShlngton. We should have thought
at Senator Gray had influence enough
nave given these positions to Della
lrcans, but such does not appear to be
C lact. Why is it that our citizens were
ssoI over and men from other cities
ought hero to take the bread and butter
It Of the mouths of the mon who could
We performed the services required Just
well ana who needed tho work fully rs
q as these who have been assigned to it.
IlVll service may be all right, but Della.
irnhnS lrs5 should have been given a
hnGe. We are for men who arc resi-.
nto of our city or State first, last n nd all
time. The matter should 10 looked
to and little light turned on the sub,
Il, Of how these appointments were
ado.