The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-08
POLITICAL NOTES.
The Democratic Inspectors Should
Be Punished Colonel John r.
Donahoe Not a Pebble on the
Beach-Other PoliticalzNotes.


Beach-Other PoliticalzN Notes.
Probably the punishment which will be
melted out to the Democratic Inspectors
who so forgot themselves as to undertake
to reverse the will OF the people as ex-
pressed at the polls may be such a lesson
that IL will deter others from following
their example. But these men are not the
ones who should be punished. The man
or men who put these men up to 1t, should
BIO exposed and themselves placed on trial
and made to pay for the part they took In
the proposed steal. We hope justice will
In no way miscarry at their trial. 1t would
be a lasting disgrace on every Delawarean.
These Democrat Inspectors owe 1t to
themselves and the public to bring in
those who put them up to the idea Of try
ing to turn defeat into Democratic
victory
Tho Democrats throughout the city do
not want the city election which should
coma off In June next postponed, Is
from the attitude Of the two wings Of the
Republican party, the Demo Gratis say
thay will have regular walk.oYe., ard
the idea. of keeping the present -ino um-
bents in Office for Is months longer is
nothing more than regular ohild's play. 1t
would be just as sensible to postpone tho
present ofiiceholdcrs.
Nobody that we have yet talked to ap.
pears to know whsre the bill originated.
They only know that John Il. Dickey
while member Of the House, gave notice
Of its birth. That Woodward w. Cheairs
his successful competitor introduced 1t in
the House. The bill has not one redeem
ing feature and should never pass Prob.
ably some day the Republicans of Della
will In
Democrats no matter how bitterly they
quarrel always make up by the time cleo.
ton day rolls around and turn In aud
whoop 1t mp for their party's success.
From tho report of the meeting held on
Saturday by tho Union Republicans in
our city, 1t don't look as II there were to
be much harmony in theirs during tho
coming election, II the Democrats make up
their minds to allow it to take place. A
divided Republican party can only result
in one thing, and that is the success of
the Democratic ticket That's what we
predict.
The Delaware Militia want an appro-
priaton of ten thousand dollars for the
next two years. 1t remains to be seen
what the Legislature will do for them.
AS far as their usefulness is considered
1t is that much good money Is thrown
away. When used for partisan purposes
Us they were to have been used by rur
Democratic Mayor on the night Of No
venber 5th VIC think their usefulness nls
been seriously impaired. From all ac-
counts our state Treasury is not any
healthier than 1t should be and the State
has no money on hand to throw away
The visit of the members Of the Legis.
lature to Farnhurst last Thursday, was an
object lesson for good many. as they had
never been through the institution. 1t
was a revelation TIC them, and gave them
better idea of what the institution was do
ing for the insane and cases bordering Oh
insanity. The trustees have asked for an
appropriation Of $4,000 to carry on the
institution for the next two years
It looks as if Wash WIS after some cheap
notoriety when he sent in his resignation
to the Board of Trade owing to tho resn.
luton adopted by the Board on Thursday
evening last. Why was Wash not present
and enter his protest?
His libel suit against Geo. W. Roberts,
editor of the Dover Sentinel, should for
the time give him notorlety enough. But
no, he thirsts for more, and PUSHES into
print and resigns from the Board of Trade.
Well, we hope that his resigning from the
body will not impair its future usefulness
In our city and community
Our State House at Dover is probably to
have ireprOof room built in it. The
same thing was agitated two years. ago but
the room was never built. We wonder if
the present Legislature will let the matter
end in talk. Such room is badly needed
and it should be built ut once. A fire
came near breaking out in the court house
only n few weeks ago, and II it had not
been discovered when 1t was 1t might have
rosultsd in serious loss to the State, 1t
is not always we'll to DO penny wise and
pound foolish.
You hear of Colonel John P. Donahaa
in tho convention once in great while.
But John ii BADLY pebble on the beach
in tho company he now finds himself in.
They're too fast tor evsn john.
1t is currently reported that Arley b.
Magee will he Senator II. II. kenney's
private sacrctary 1t is said that Mr..
Kenney's seat will be contested in the
Congress that will meet after the 4th Of
Marrh How successful it may be re-
mains to be seen.
If Congressman can wink their eyes at
the manner in which elections arc carried
out in our State then there is no use of
irving to elect anybody on the Republican
ticket hereafter
The good time predicted Is slowly max
ing its appearance and when President
elect Mckinley is sworn in to Office on
March 4Jh business will brighten up all
over the country. Confidence being re.
stored will help to restore business.
The big Chief is laid up IN the house
suffering from an attack of the grip.
The Republican glasses says; The
bill to place all primary elections
under the control Of the Democratic and
intensely partisan and unfair Department
of Election is the most impatient pIu.
positions ever advanced, even by tho i'm.
pudGnt and shameless Democracy Of
Wilmington. Its the quintcsance Of gall
and Is worthy of the coarse outfit that
tried to count in defeated candidates at
the last election.
But it is not the product Of that dcfJat.
ed ana disgraced cabal, but its virtuUns
enemies who are not done talking yet
about the utter dishonesty of the loss and
his cotere A Democratic friend Of tho
author of this hill, speaking to "Republi
can Glasses" about it, made the no doubt
accurate observation that the originatOr5
Of this measure had no idea of going fOr'
the Republican party.
They started out to finish Dickey. They
have not gotten over his treatment Of them
last summer yet, and probably were una
ware how utterly vicious the bill is. 1t is
| charitable to suppose that the Democratic
| politicians Of Delaware hardly ever apprG.
| Ciatc how thoroughly rascnlly their
| schemes are for if they did, they could not
| be guilty of the infames that constantly
crop out. They are uncOnSciDu5ly bad.
They have no conception of public duty.
| Evorythingis viewed from their personal
| point Of view. Thoy are SO grossly selfish
| That they are blind TO every political right
| IN their efforts to strip Dickey and VII
| lard salisbury Of their power over the
party by means Of their control OF the
| Democratic city and county committees.
! Mare t.oOd EIsh