The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-31

Differences in Dclaware-Civil
Service Farce-WhyConstable
HAIRY Smiths disappointment
Has Been Held Up.
All Of the newspapers, In thu city, pnid
Chief John Dolan n compliment on the
manner in which he treated those who bad
business with the police department He
was at all times courteous To the news.
paper men which was somethingthat some
other Chiefs Of Police were lacking In.
!. For that reason his indispositions
were never alluded to In print
We sincerely hope that the man who
ehall sncceed Chief Dolan, the big chief rs
no was called, shall bo Al man of the man.
ners OF him who will soon retire from tho
head of Tho police force
There should not DO any politics in
granting the Blumcnthal Morocco Com
pany the night of using Reed street, in
4 conducting their business, This company
can go elsewhere Even New Castle
would welcome this industry with open
arms. They should be treated as libcrally
IS possible for the best interest of our
city.
st THE REASON WHY. esTA
50 A prominent Democrat said to the
writer of Those notes that John I. Dickey
wuld not allow the Levy Court to reap.
point Constable Harry Smith simply be-
cause Harry would not give his promise
to vote for Johns brother for Milk In.
epector. The re'appoint.:lent Of both
Constables Smith and Hurl0ck has been
held up because Levy Court Commission.
or Meaiey did not wanb them re-appointei
for u few days yet. The outcome of this
light which Is now going on in the Levy
Court over the appointment Of Constabies
promises to become very interesting before
The dead lock is broken.
With Levy Courtman Mealey dissatis-
He'd over the re-appointmnn t it is i'm
possible for the other two Democratic
members TO do thing. Especially when
the two Republicans refused to do any
thing but look on and enjoy the fun,
THE IRISH ARE MAD.
The Irish are mad said well known
Democrat and IN 1rlshman to friend In
hearing of the writer OF the political notes
They have good cause to be mad over the
turning down Of Police Commissioner
Monaghan, whom his friends surely ex-
pected to see him re appointed. The man
20 blame for the whole thing is Mr.. Will
lard Salisbury.
Willard got Judge Grubb to appoint
S1IoA' a Ilutb WIN WIS uDb bNtH nm hD-
ploant for the position and thus barred
put even what little chance both
Messrs Donahoe and Monaghan had The
hatred OF the two factions in tho Demo
cratic party who are now fighting for NIL
OFFICES in sight, and who are constantly
swearing vengeance upon one another
but who when election day comes around
Kiss and make up and hurrah and
vote for the mon they ara told TO give
their support to. How different from
the two fictions in tho Republican
pnrty.
u WHO Will BE CHlEEP
In all probability the new Chief Of Po
liCe will not lie selected for n few DAYS at
least As we have said before the new
Chief should come from the ranks Of tho
police force But then the Police Com
mission will do us they blankety blank
please and hen get cussed for their indie
pendence. 1t is said TINT tho old chief
viii engage in the new business about
the middle of April and will for all tne
retire from politics. Without his help
several years ago the Democrats would not
have been able TO have carried the city.
He mar5halpd the county consta bles on
Shat msmlrAoial occasion, in the Almond
factory corner of Seventh and ShplCy
streets Butthen we are away off Of the
subject We frat started in TO talk about
who would hn Chief Dulau'S surcrssOr
IL Is whispered about that Simon Dough.
erty former clerk under the chief will he
rendered the position. Simon says that
he doesn't care for it, or In other words he
nhs nevor had an opportunity to REFUSE
The position which pays Il salary Of Sl5W
year. There are others who ARE praying
for the position to he offered to the,n
civil SERVICE A FARCE.
After President Cleveland had dismissed
several thousand Republican Office holders
before their terms If uIlian was up who
had aGen appointed by pv President IIarri-
son lie pat all Of the same OitiGrs under
Civil service. How thankful the men who
expect to have long positions in tho GIN.
pinyOf the Government should feel althus
being placed beyond r,rnuNal when the
head Of the nation changed from u DAmu.
urat to u Republican.
Senator Gallagher rh!iculrd the farce
called civil service in the Senate. senator
Gray chhinpunrd the GnuSr of civil Scr
vice, but would he have done 50 it the
thousands of mon holding Federal appoint.
mentS were Republicans instead Of D.mo.
orats and the head Of the Nation Dnmo.
GratP We guess not, unt II Grurge knows
himsaIf, and rather guc1s he du"S
He Is the self sauIt senator who had
Harry McMuliru removed from the L. 5.
Mdrshal'- rlllGe before his tenn had ex-
pircd lie J., the man WIN had * Marshal
MRhafoy REMOVED from Office rs we'll as
Sheriff. William Il Finn who was IL dep.
nly Collector Of this Port.
Civil service may he all eight now whom
nearly all the fcdrraI utfIrrs are filled by
DeInoGhIS, but what change would
come over The minds 1t these very men if
fhe tables were iuvrIaGd IT. wound h., we'll
II the civil service rmlrs were III ado appli.
GABLE 10 he men whu are nov -vhuukling
at their good luck IN i'cluS altrndY in
Office,
ID lIE HANG WE'RE on HAND
Word comes from Dover that de
gang who want the prupo1rd till To pass
ppstponing the city election was down to
Dover iaifOrcr On Monday hut they found
they could not muster Il two third vote in
the House fayurnbln for the passage Of
their pet scheme aud so they rr,ujnud
homo feeling considerably worried over
the fate of the bill II we mistake not
the feolIHH Of our Legislature in this
measure the hill Will get whjlt It deserves
and that i, u dinrnt burial IL The lrgIsla