The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-06
now TO KEEr THE BOYS AROUSED.


zion, The civil service examination is q
Numbug and delusion.
HOW TO KEEP THE BOYS AROUSED.
In speaking on this subject the other
day, one Of the Republican leaders of
Pennsylvania said:
''The greatest menace to Republican
supremacy in the future Is the obnoxious
Civil Service Reform law. After awhile 1t
will be utterly impossible to induce any Of
the party workers to take any interest in
politics Only yesterday l received II letter
from certain worker who has always
been good for the delegates of his town.
ship, saying that he was thoroughly dis.
gusted with the Republican party because
OF its attitude on civil service, and hereaf.
ter he proposed to let things take their
own course.
There Is no encouragement be says to
work for tho party, and he doesn't mean
any longer to devote his time and atten-
tlon to anything so barren Of rewards as
politics. What is true Of this particular
worker Is true also Of many Others whom
I could name With no Office to give 1t
will require mint Of money to keep up
the enthusiasm of the boys"
The same apathy has begun to make Its
appearance amongst the workers in the
Republican party In Delaware and Loud
and deep are the mutterings at some OF the
appointments made by the federal author.
at,es In our State.
KENNEY ON WHEAT AND SILVER. =
Senator Kenney is nothing If he is not
funny. He, like all tho other poor foolish
silverites, is butting his head against tho
rapid rise In wheat, and the fall in silver
bullion, 1t having touched the lowest price
In Its history during last month. He
says;,
3ubilant over the advance in the price Of
wheat over that of silver, and claim that
because Of this the chief argument OF the
'bimetHtists Las been destroyed. But this
advance in tho wheat prices Is admitted to
be owing to the great shortage of the
wheat crops Of Argentina and India, there.
by creating an unusual demand upon this
country. The needs of the world for this
grain thus accredited the increase In the
price of wheat to the real and only cause
Increased demand.
"And SO were the minis OF the world
opened to the free coinage Of silver there
would at once DO all advance In the price
of that metal to more than double its pre-.
sent value. and for tho reason that there.
by al increased demand for that metal
would at once DO created. Supply and
demand fix tho price Of every commodity,
gold and silver included"
Let all our readers pcruss what he Inns
to say on tho subject und they then can
judge what amodern Sans on has arisen
and taken the seat of man who mover
made such a consummated ass of himself
while holding his seat 10 the u S. Senate
Yes, It would DO pretty howde.d do to
throw tho minis of tho world open to the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver dol
1GrS, when they arc not intrinsically
th 40 cents
would be more than playing the shell
e, as all business enterprises would be
ped and chaos rcign once more all ovor
length and breadth Of the United
.s. Some statesmen are not satisfied
having good times once moro begin.
TO make their appearance amongst
pple, and work take the place OF Idle
I'd poverty.
FOR POSTMASTER.
names Of Peter b. Aynrs, W. 8.
Washington Hastings. Stephen
SsDowney, Fred EdenIBaclt and !IarryS.
Billany have been going the rounds as ap
plicants for the postm astership, to succeed
Eol. Enoch Moore whose term expires In
the spring Of 1898.
Any one of tue above named gentlemen
would make a creditable and acceptable
officers The petition pays some s.. 500 O
year and Is for o term Of four years. So It
can be seon how attractive the office Is TO
seok for.
tits time the Republican authorities at
Washington were appointing Marshal
lIannan's successor. 1t will have to be
done sooner or later and why not right
nowf There is too much nonsense and
,guibbling over tho appointments, which Is
n hurt to the party. Procrastnation is
the watchword Of this administration
l,when pertaining to the appointment of
10 IL f,la VI. I -
Old soldiers are all right, but what Is
the matter In giving the offices to RepuD
lican old soldiersY iThe Democratic ad
nInistratlon is expected to look out for the
pOemocratic old soldiers. What right has
u Democrat, old soldier Or not, to expect to
receive any reward from the Republican
Administrations A man who voted tho
democratic ticket surely done nothing to
contribute towards tho success Of tho Re.
publican party. Tho office holders should
npOst surely he In perfect sympathy with
,the Republican party, or what's the use OF
placing the Republicans In power.
\, 1t is passing strange how soon the Dem.
pcrats in City Council kick over the truce
&hen Republican City solicitor renders
Ibis decision in tho matter of olectng
City otlicersp What is the use Of asking
,tho gentleman's opinion if after 1t huS
been given 1t is not heeded2 From present
appearances City CouHCil is law in its.
soil. The law don't cut much Of IL figure
with thom in their deliberations What's
she use of asking the City Solicitors
opinion II 1t Is not taken, what's the usc2
I The powwow committee Of tho two
Republican AUCTIONS apparently have been
1ubbng noses u la Fecje, but have failed
ito come to any conclusion yet how to ar.
range affairs so Us to get together. But
while tho lamp continues to burn the darn
Tools may yet return to smoke the pipe of
peace