The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-03
POLITICAL NOTES.
dayor Je0eris Fayors the Election
Being Postponed Eighteen
Months-The Saving of $4,000
Only Ruse-More Than That
Sum will be Spent in Other Ways
L.. H.. papt,. &c Cuec..csGL
by the Party if Successful.

Sum will be Spent in Other Ways
by the Party if Successful.
Even Mayor Charles Jefferis is very de.
nirous of having the coming Spring City
election postponed for eighteen months
under the false plea of economy in saving
tho City The munificent sum,of 81, 600; more
than twice that sum alone could be saved
s II the City fathers should get out their
pruning knives, begin work. The Mayor
has thought so we'll of the scheme that he
has even taken a trip to Dover to try and
Impress upon the members of the Legisla-
ture the advisability of such a partisan
action. There Is a negro in the wood pile
somewhere back OF this proposed saving of
y, 600 to the City Treasury, II is a partisan
scheme to keep the present Democratic
officials In power In our County for eigh-
teen months longer than they had been
elected fill the position they hold by the
voters. ~
Are The voters not to BIO trusted in Ju ne
nextp Whose axe is it that has to be
ground9 Its bad politics which the de-
-featcd party has to appeal every session of
the Legislature to bolster up its falling
course There is no need of the present
proposed bill, postponing the City election
being acted lavorably upon by our law
makers. Is it any wonder that inquiry
has been set in motion at Washington to
J find out il our State has q Republican
form Of Government. Unfortunately the
politics has been controlled by set of
men, who apparently have no fear of
either man or devil in their partisan legis.
latioh that has been granted them by tho
Legislature 1t is nearly time II stop was
put to such proceedings. What is the use
Of having eiectionsg Better let the Legis.
lature postpone them indefinitely, now
that the Democrats are in power. Look ut
the amount Of money that would be
saved.
q The Democrats did not think of this
when they spent some fifteen thousand
dollars for county constables-three times
the amount 1t will cost us 10 hold the city
election. Ii Mayor Jetferis and the other
pot house politicians backing this pro-
: posed bill have lno other excuse to offer
they had better not lay themselves open to
Z the suspicion of every citizen OF Will
mington. There is something else back
Of it. Out with III don't conceal any
thing 1t will come out In time in these
columns.
2 The two Levy Courts of Kent county
met yesterday and organized. They had n
( regular monkey and poll parrot time OF it,
but the Democrats succeeded in capturing
the organization The decision OF the
courts is awaited with patencs, which
may reverse the order OF things.
The Levy Court Of Sussex County Re-
publican body was organized yesterday.
Everything was harmonious although the
Democrats have ruled the state for some
thirty years. AS soon AS they see that
they arc losing ground they look
around them 10 see how they can lIegis-
late the Republicans out of power. The
plan has been worked 50 often and SO we'll
In New Castle County that even the Dem
pcrats Of Kent and Sussex County have
{ 81 idea that it beats nothing on election
day all hollow, These are the method:
now used to keep Delaware Demo-
cratic. Is it any wonder that the state has
never made any progressive strides for
ward in population and enterprise.
Look at New Castle to-day. In what
straights Is 1t?
One gre,ty mistake has been made and
that is that John f, salisbury was not
even consulted to frame the new c0nstitu-
lion, 1t would have been a cookoO ii John
had had hand IN it, John IL very serious
about the new Constitution He says
that tho Constitutional Convention is
passing a revised code and not making I;
Uonst tuition. They are uSurping tn,
prerogatiyes of the General Assembly aGt
making themselves tho laughing stock OF
all persons who know anything about
Constitution making"
Now John has spoken and it would he
well If his voice was needed by the makers
Of our new Constitution.
Why would it not be polite to pass bil
giving each an applicant an office there
not being enough 10 go around, $500 to i'll
sure ethelr foalty to the Democratic tpartS
and not postpone the City election in jun
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