The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-20
POLITICAL NOTES.

: No More New Business m tn
q Lcgislature--Trying to Hea,
Off the Constitutional Conven.
tion-No Balm in Gilead-.Th,
! Pyle Primary Election Bill-Al
Quiet Along the Line-Increass
in Salaries one Of the Thing.
Possible by this Legislature -
Money to Burn.
Yesterday was the last day set by the
Legislature for receiving new business
and quite batch OF bills were received
by our law makers. Some good, some
bad and some Indifferent. Amongst the
number was one to increase the salaries
of the two State detectives from $500 to
$1,000 year, and providing that they
shall DO appointed for o term OF three years
and removed only for cause upon COM
plant of the Attorney General All they
will have to do IL tho proposed bill
passes Is to stand in with the Attorney
General and draw their one hundred dol
lars per month as it comes due. The State
should pay these men their salary or else
appoint q State detective Of their own.
The city Of Wilmington Is paying them.
and they are doing the States detective
business In rather cheeky way to say the
least. But this fact does not for one
minute disturb the equilibrium of the
average down State citizen.
CITY SOLICITOR WANTS MORE MONEY.
Senator John Pyle yesterday gave notice
Of q bill to increase the salary Of the City
Solicitor from 81, 200 a year to 81, 500 year.
and employ an assistant at a salary of
$1,000 year. Ex-City Solicitor George
G. Elliott tried hard when he held the
office to have the salary raised, but met
with no success 1t remains to be seen
whether his successor has any bettor luck
There has never yet been a lack Of young
lawyers who were not willing and even
eager to accept this position with the
81, 200 salary attached to It,
There Is no restriction to prevent the
City Solicitor from taking all outside
practice that may come In his way. We
think as the salaries 60 that there should
be movement to retrench and not 10 in
crease, when the already over burden tax
payers Of the city have to raise more than
they are able at the present time to pay
the increased city expenditures, which
every year are growing more and more.
Here is yearly increase Of salaries agre-
eating thirty-four hundred dollars, count
ing the increased salaries Of the two State
detectives There is an end to the city
financial resources. Increased exl elses
means increased revenue which necessi
tates a raising OF the tax rate. The tax
rate Is already plenty high enough and n
further increase would cause one Of the
biggest kinds Of kick from property
owners.
THE PYLE PRIMARY ELECTION BILL.
Representative Cheairs gave notice yes
terday of tho act extending to rural New
Castle Or the city of Wilmington. more
properly speaking, the Pyle Primary cleo
tion bill. 1t is intended to prevent fraud
being committed at the polls at the pri-
mary elections of both parties.
The bill has been amended and placed
in such u shape that all opposition against
1t has been Withdrawn. IL Is likely to pass
This week. BY It's passage more aspirants
for the office of Mayor will spring up than
has been known for sometime. The posi-
ton Isl slnocurepaying 81 500 year with
little or nothing to do, In former years
the office of Mayor meant something as
his honor had numerous places AT his dis.
posal He appointed the Chief of Police |
and all the members OF tho force But
that department has been long taken out
or politics so we have been led to believe,
but if what Willard salisbury says is
true We have been sadly misintormed.
THEY HAvEHAD THEIR SAY
Police Commissioner Patrick Mona
CHAN has had his say in relation to the |
which took place between |
Judge Grub, Willard salisbury and |
himself and those gentleman have also |
had their say. The public have been lsft
to act as jurors and give its opinion of
the merits OF the controversy. Each gem
tleman insists on having told the truth,
the whole truth. Leave it 60 at that. The
question Is will Senator Pyle get his bill
through the Legislature extending tie
terms Of the two Democratic Police Com.
missionersp We doubt 1t.
HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS BEST
The sharp trick of repeating the law
governing the makeup Of the Kent county
board is not likely to benefit its
promoters much. Chief Justice Lore on
Monday, on the application Of Walter II.
Hayes, ordered that writ be issued
against the IS inspectors of Kent county,
,iting them to appear in court on Friday.
They are cited to assemble and show cause
Why they shall not count the vote. 1t be,
gins to look rs If there was to be some
rouble ahead yet for the men who con-
lived to cheat the Republicans out of their
Tlctory, won at the polls in November
asst. The Union Republicans are making
he fight unaided and alone.
NO BALM IN GILEAD.
There does not seem to be much balm in
iilead for the Republican office seekers
Il Delaware as they have been given the
old hand at Washington and told to go
home and get together. Heal up this
reach in the ranks of the G. o. p But
hey don't assimilate worth cent and |
lever will. The President can soon TX
IL differences if he will He has it in !
is power to make Delaware Rcpubli- A
an IN the next four years, by making
20 mistake in appointing U. S. judge 4
S soon as possible, which should be right
way. Business before the U. S, Court
emands that much.
The Philadelphia Inquirer favors Henry
J. Conrad for Judge We think ourselves
G would DO acceptable TO the majority of
ur citizens, being Wiiniugtonian and
life long Republican.
TRYING TO HEAD IT OFF.
Representative Donaldson gave notice
estcfuay Oh q Oil which Is intended to
cad the work of the Constitutional Con.
ontion off. In other words the rank and
lie of the Democratic party are utterly
pposed to its provisions. BY its adoption
nu becoming operative the Republicans
MI be at least permitted to reside in Del.
ware, and once III while granted tho
rivilegc OF voting. AS for paying taxes,
ley pay two thirds of all the money turn.
into the city and county treasuries So
ley can't altogether DO spared from nav.
lg taxes even II their votes are not count
l after having exercised their franchise,
Wiimington's Wonderful Cure.
Peter Elmer, bother Fourth and Union
fo2tS, says II have suffered with rheu.
la5ism and kidney complaint Tor the last
1rcc years and tried all remedies md
lasters in vain, SO l went to the electric
OGtOr. John Townsend and his treatmnnt