The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-19
WEDNESDAY. MAY 10, 1897.
In Favor Of Free Passes.

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In Favor Of Free Passes.
I The members Of the Constitutional Con-
yention yesterday by vote of II to 10 de-
cided it was not harmful for legislators to
receive passes from tho railroad compan-
les. City Solicitor Hartman made speech
and said he was using u pass from the
Delaware Railroad Company at the pres
ept time, besides pass book from the
Wilmington City Railway Company, not
withstandine the latter fact, however, he
said that in his official capacity ho had
rendered three decisions against the Com
pany, but the pass was still issued to him.
This docs not look like getting many IA
yors from the City Solicitor even il he does
ride on pass There Is no doubt per-
son feels under more or less obligations
toward any railroad or place of amuse'
ment which has been free with their
passes But there is no reason for any
legislator to be unduly influenced to pass
any legislation favorable to any railroad
company because he has a pass good for
tix months free rides over the Delaware
or B. & o. X. r. There are cranks in
every body Of men and others who like to
pass as great public reformers.
\ The Prospect Of Republican Success,
The effort made by leading Republicans
10 recommend candidates for the various
municipal offices which every member OF
tho party can consistently vote for, leads
us to hope that our city government will
be controlled by Republicans the coming
year. Had the same conciliatory course
been pursued year ago, the Democrats
would have been defeated and much bad
legislation avoided. This conciliatory
policy argues better feeling in the next
State campaign, but at the same time II
the legislative districts as made by the
Constitutional Convention remain I'M
changed, 1t Will BIO almost miracle for
the Republicans to obtain a majority IN
the Legislature. This is tho penalty the
party must pay for the monumental stu
pidity that marked the conduct Of the
leaders whose advice was followed and for
this they should be forced to give place to
policy that will promise success instead
oil defeat.
IT'LL becomes the editor OF the fus5y
i old woman published at the corner Fifth
and Shipley streets, to fling mud at any
Of the Republicans. 1t went out of its
way in last evenings issue to give fling
Mt Fred Eden Bach, Harry Billany, Henry
G. Conrad and j. Edward Addicks. The
only man that they had good word for
was WIN. II. Curry. We cannot see what
Is wrong with every man named on tho
Compromise Republican ticket The only
thing out of the way, which some Of the
candidates consider hardship, is the FIX
ing upon any certain men for positions Oh
the Republican ticket We believe In a
free and untrammeled nomination, but
arc In favor Of anything that will tend to
cement the Republican party together.
NIGHT Clerk VIM Neff Of the Clayton
House, took skip unto himself and
has disappeared from our city, taking with
him $3.50 of good money belonging to ono
Of the bOarders He locked the safe al
tering the combination, which it took II
hours to open, when it was discovered
that nothing else was missing. He could
lust as easily have walked off with two
sight drafts for $500 and $500 respectively.
lie should be captured and brought back
10 our city and given sample of Delaware
sticc and he will then wish he had fol
lowed the instructions laid down in the
Ten Commandments.
IA MAN has been making himself very
obnoxious to the female inhabitants III
the vicinity Of EISemere, by exposing hi
person The fellow was arrested by
gentleman connected with the Whining
ton 4 Northern Railroad Company ant
taken before Magistrate Susse aud fined
81 and costs Even then the Magistrate
III not know the case had been disposed {
~ To = o'clock yesterday AFTERNOON !
the man had been brought before JUdg
!inll, he would hAyo been muICtod it Tia
tun vi sac.
III ever n mAn Was guilty Of murdrl
rat wre'cn is james NJ. Gurdy who c
now in the rolsetown JliI awaiting liz
usvt tor his execution on the lIth da
u June. Governor Ebr w Tunnel la
sid he will not interfere in the cXrcutIu
u the sentence rs imposed on Gordy b
Lho Courts, The feeling is rs bitter Il
uyer toward the prisoner and his life wuul
In, 4, q al in Il
h n,!s Of the citizens Of Sussex cJuuty
The condemned still persists in his inn,
rAnce, instead Of making his peace VII
lt'a maker.
From the number Of prominent Rcpul
cans interviewed yesterday, and publish
ct in the REPUBLICAN, the selection ma,
by tho Joint committee Of the cunuidHt,
for the Republican ticket were satsfaCtUl
10 the rahk and file Of the party. The s
IL lIUn is as good Il one as could have bee
expected under tho circumstances, al
wILG not pleasing to every one, will me
with the hearty approval Of tho RrpubI
cans who have the success Of the party
b art.
llE now factory lnSpGC'FCsS ms br'
appointed by Judge Lore. Mrs There
j. ,eck was the lucky woman and the iir
one to be appointed to public position
our State, The duties arc not very On,
on, and if the law is carried out as
sholll be by Mrs. Buccl;, We rxucct to S
numerous sanitary arraug 'mcuts mad
especially where female help is cuploye
The law Is good ono and should rccui
to heln OF pycry wuri man 10 seg thaL