The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-02
The Political Pot is Still Boiling
Ex-senator Higgins to be Given
Consulship-A Better Election
Law--The Street and Sewer
Department Recognizable
Single Takers Whipped But Not
Dismayed--The New Crematory
for the City to Spend its Hard
earned Money.


thony Higgins, who will in all probability
| be given consulshir.
The members of the Constitutional Con
| vention had quite an animated debate on
| giving two Senators in the next Senate of
the Legislature which will be elected in
1899, and five Representatives to the city
| Of Wilmington. With our large popula-
ton greater than both Kent and Sussex
counties combined. 1t is an outrage that
our city should not have representation
according to population, in both branches
Of the Legislature. Without the city of
wilmington what would the other two
| counties OF the State amount to?
The city has nearly one third of the pop
ulation of the State, according to the cen
sus OF lS9O, and probably actually one
third by this time Our city has not now
single representative in the lower House
of the General Assembly and only one In
the upper Hols,. The exchange of views
on the subject by the different members OF
the Constitutional Convention enables our
people to see what liberal ideas of right
and justice that some men have who re-
side in the rural hundreds down the State.
II has always been that the people re-
sldingin Wilmington have for years paid
the greater proportion of the taxes that
enable our State to pay its debts. BY
granting the number of representatives
asked for to come from our city, it would
BIO an entering wedge for something better
in years to come, Since the above para
graph was written the Constitutional
Convention has adopted the increase and
the next Legislature will contain II mem.
bers in Senate and So in the House max.
ing quite an increase over the present
number in both branches.
A BETTEE ELECTION LAW.
hn
House joint resolution appointing Sec
rotary of State William H. Boyce, Will
lard salisbury, Jr., John d. Hawkins,
William G. Spruance, Robert G. Houston
and james Pennywill, attorneys to draw
up new election law. 1t is to DO hoped
that these gentlemen will give us q more
simple ballot than the enc which has been
used at the late elections, and simplify it
as much as possible so that cheating on
election day will be one of the things of
the past
The commission as made up consists of
three Democrats and we presume three
Republicans. AT least we are led to be.
lieve that 1t is anon-partisan body. Until
the obnoxious laws whereby the Levy
Court and the Board Of Registration can
by few strokes of the pen disfranchise
voters by the wholesale we do not look
for any improvement in the manner of
conducting our elections.
Rascally Inspectors who openly defy the
laws and the court should be punished, on
conviction, to the fullest extent of the law
When this miracle is performed in our
state, then and then only do we expect to
witness fair and honest elections in
Delaware When politicians can have
tho protection of the courts what are we
| to expect?
TIE STREET AND SEWER DEPARTMENT.
This department was organized to-day
| with the presentation of the credentials of
| Mr.. Ayars 5. Webster and Mr.. William A.
| Pratt chosen Chairman Of the Board
| After which the Commissioners left for
| Dover TO look after important business
| pertaining to their department The new
| Board which is now Democratic VIC have
! understood gave out enough to make the
| present incumbents in the departm cnt
feel sure Of holding on to their positions
for some time yet if they performed their
duties i'll Il creditable manner.
The head chopping process will not take
place at once, The Board is supposed to
run the department on strictly business
principles. Efficiency will count more
than political preforment In other words
the department is to run on Civil service
ideas The tlttcst man to be kept In office
Is TO look that they behave themselves and
ner to the Commissioners.
THE NEW CHEF.
There is every prospect OF Chief OF
Police being named in few days to sue
coed John f. Dolan. We understand since
the Chief sent in his resignation to get
| him reconsider it and have the Police
Commission to offer him the position
again But the public do not know every.
thing. They only know that the police
force is in better discipline than ever be-
fore III the history Of the Oldest citizens
and since the police officers are not sub
ject to change everything that new Mayor
Is elected.
Wealways Contendod that the police
force should be taken out of politics and
we are glad such result has at last been
accomplished. But has it? Ask Tom
StaytUn!
THE REED STREET BILL.
What has politics got to do with the
granting Of tho use of Reed street to tho
Blumenthnl Morocco Company? If the
bill is bad one kill it, IT it is Il worthy
one and one that would not work any
harm to the interests Of the tax payers
pass it, There should be no politics in
matters OF this kind that would be bust
ness accommodation to large industry
which will in short time give employ
mCnt to some twenty-five hundred people
of any industry that would bpnrGt ~,
city.
NN ~ lEhfo in" fl"Hl'
The fight over the re appointinr of Gan
stables Harry Smith and UurInS, is S III
on and from the wording Of fin Law rolnt,
ipr to these nnnu,ntneuts tbov sbo,,ld
have been made by the Levy Conrt n,
"Wednesday Tho Ait Lnv of NCn,h D. Dn
| not complying with the law the GOYurnO,
VIII now Dc cnilSu upon 10 DO what thest
Behllcliich totilu not agree upon amongst
themselves ltHe three Democratic mem
ncrs) 10 10 Tor them. There Is every