The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

4 &rist 81 -
The Private Secretary Receives
$1,000 year-The Tax Payers
Should net be Compelled to foot
the Bills for the Cheairs- Dickey
| Contest-They Say Senator
George Gray is not Demo-
crat. u
The office Of private secretary 70 Senators
Is often considered snap although the
pay is not extravaganza. Considering the
high price OF board charged at the Capital,
Uncle Sam allows each Senator Sis00
year to pay for o private secretary This
sum is not much of salary, when taking
into consideration the place they have to
live in. This Is the reason why SO many
Senators and Congressman appoint their
own sons and daughters even wives, to
the positions
The House has cut down the expenses OF
the attorneys In the Cheairs-D.ckey con.
test from $3.50 to 800.
| The expenses even then viii be more
than they SHOULD have boon, Ii rascaity
had not been resofted to by the convicted
| inspectors at the late election. even this
contest with Its expenses, would uot have
been necessary to determine the result OK
| pressed Gu the day of election by the
voters Of New Castle County. But what
can be expected when men who hold the
| election have no fear Of the law before
their eyes' The money paid into the
| Court by the Inspectors whl were llnti
| SlU0 each, should b used to pay the ex.
penses Of thu Chea!rs. Dlcksy contest. The
tax payers Of New Castle County should
not be compelled to foot ths bills Of the
contest.
The appointing of postmaster at Lau
rel, Del, VIII decide whether tbs pipe of
peace has been smoked by tho Regular
and Union Republicans, We are afraid
that when tho smoke clears away that tho
same difficulties in the two wings of tha
Republican party will confront thom.
As Gen Grant said, Let rs have peace"
But the applicants FIR oill1as want each
an Office and tina devil take the uulucky
ones,
Ths active canvass for names to adorn
petitions for the several applicants for tho
vacant judgesh!p is now being actively
pushed by the frtends OF the gentlemen
whoss Dnmas have been spoken of favor.
ably In connection with the same.
Tha following gentlemen would not re- q
thn y,,,,y nr y,hn r',riS ,r,tt, ~ V,ino
nnisiras ,,,,iah n,,,nt' ~ .iNI,
49, ,y,,iinr, r. Gn,',o W I IL " f.o1'
EIv,ra +; Wr,,,TnrJ uanrn r. r,,"aa'
Chaile lea Il Richards, Bsniah Watson,
Benjamin Nieids, Martin Burria. s Rod.
mon SMITH, Samuel A. Macalister,
Anthcpy Higgins William Michael Byrnc,
Uo,,nhIinon I,nn,. i, VA o,t ,'i "S
rafnN, ,i,n ,n'i,;,n If tonir- .,'" - " b;
", 10 il ,'n,aon - 'rnuo,uu w. n'lll,
cnn,d have omr IL nnth}n 'J v, We
t;nnna f,r o thn " mn,itit n0'nrhS i,ri
ho,, .or 'no poS''io"' lnefe some
"T NJ WY ~ '''''' wv
! ne t''slsl'lauro wll' Pass OH abolish
lts VIC Iohstt,llloilhl convention or IN
olher words iihklhg everything ms body
mas nohe nun ana vo'u. HhIh phi would
only make laughing stock Of tho men
VINO should yo'e aye on such silly or
rlu'cuiouS Dill, hut there are plenty Of
PERSONS WnG ooiie'e that inc Legislature
can 90 ahythihB IL sets out To 90, law or
no ,aW me alone VIII tell what our do
hqGhihg legislature can ana cannot do.
me hcplons Oh the CohStitut'ohhl Con-
Teh''oh arc looked upon vita favor by our
Dem'crntlc friends as they see tho setting
OF Democratic raschilty ana supremacy
iauihE rom our state II the new oonsti-
~, =, '''' ~ ofIt u
inc democrats or tho senate endcavor-
Ell TO reach some conclusion upon tho
question OF organization or the Senate on
tuesday nut 10 was frultle5s in results.
Two factions, the silver aud hard money |
democrats arc mr. nrrayed hopeless y against
each other. The problem before those |
SEEKING TO take control of the senate from |
tho hepuo'irHns IS bow can These various
lac'loNa u,r sohulHed anu make ono IN in. |
terest' Inc chances arc Simmer than |
ever OF thc confronting parties, coming to- |
gethcr ana acting III harmony. The Pop
uliat' nave agreed among themselves that
they Will support any plan that they may |
DC inuors9d ny the Democrats.
, w nen we caucus was called on Tuesday |
senator cray was absent which led to tho
report 'hhI ne was NOT DEMOCRACY. That's
wheTe these men are mistaken. Tho Sen
atOr Is a Democrat and Is proud of it, But