The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-23
POLlTIcAL NOTES.

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"A Coming Second Nat Qua,
| Curtailing the Powers of Cit
Council-The Pyle Primar
| Election Bill Now Likely
Pass-Plain Words from tn
Journal.
The bill to extend the terms of the polio
Commission which passed the Senate witt
only ono dissenting vote on "Wednesday
was killed on Thursday. This does no
settle the fate Of the bill by any means
as 1t will be called up again at some futur
time and passed It was offered by Sena
tor Pyle and he means that 1t shall no
meet the fate that befell 1t on Thursday IL
the House the second time it is reported.
AGAINST AN INCRE AsE OF SALARY.
Senator Alrioh is the only Senator who
spoke against an increase In the salaries
paid the two State detectives or thought
that 81 900 was adequate for their duties
The Democratic majority thought differ
emit and passed the bill paying them $1,000
each year from the passage of the act
The two detectives arc now good for a
four years term, and can only Be removed
on complaint being lodged against them
by the Attorney General Of the State.
Even then they have a right to be heard
through counsel. The bill passed gives
the detectives good snug berth for four
more years dating from April 1897, which
will carry them into 1901
A COMING POLITICAL LEADER
As Mr.. William Lawton well and favor
ably known to nearly every man, woman
and child In our city, was strolling leisure
ly down Market street, Wednesday after
noon, for the purpose Of having social
chat with his friend and neighbor Mr. S.
who was displaying globe like chart,
who claimed to be an astrologer. That he
forecast the future of those who paid their
nickel AMI tempted the fatss. Mr. Law
ton stepped boldly up to the man and re-
quested five cents worth of imforma-
ton. The man scanned him closely for a
minute or SO and then asked him what
year and day of the month he had come in
to this wicked world.
Mr.. l.. replied with the desired infor-
nation when the Astrologists studied
you were born when the earth was pass
ing through Libra. the scale or balance
corresponding to the reins or kidneys
Your characteristics are conferred In your
foresight. 1t is admissible that you carry
out your first decisions in all the things
that you undertake. Some of our most
successful politicians come from this sign.
You are naturally magnetic and il good
health exists should be very success full.
You were born under tho influence of the
same constellation as Reuben. See &c ne
sis xxx, 80.
These are the same conditions under which
Stanley M Quay was born and If you
should enter politics, you would become
as great leader In Delaware as no is in
Pennsylvania The mans remarks set
Mr.. Lawton to thinking If he had really
missed his vocation and II any of our
readers hear Of him taking to politics
and becoming tho Moses who shall lead
the bewildered Republicans into the
and OF Canaan, they need not DO sur
Drised. A gentleman who was present
;he man of foresight into the dim and
misty future, very kindly dropped the
lint to the writer of this column. We
give 1t to our readers for what 1t Is worth.
THAT WILMINGTON CITY RAILWAY BILL.
By permission of the gentlemenwho went |
Town to Dover to look into the Whining |
on City Railway bill and present its OBJ |
ectionable features to the members of the |
General Assembly Mr.. Peter j. Ford |
md Willard salisbury, the bill has been
aid over for consideration until Tuesday
lext, when it will have it's innings
The Senate Wednesday passed the bill
authorizing the Mayor and City Council
. pay the costs for bonding the Sinking
rund Commissioners, who serve the City
Without compensation. This act was only
light and proper as these gentlemen should
lot be compelled to give their talents and
line to the city and then pay for the
riviloge of doing SO.
CURTAILING CITY COUNCILS POWERS.
City Council is having what few per-
ulsites it has enjoyed taken from
by the Legislature. The park police.
len will hereafter be appointed by the
'olice Commission and will receive S76O
er year for their arduous duties Then
gain the Board Of Health is having bill
assed which will take the care Of the
rcmNtory out of the hands Of the Crem-
tory Committee of City Council, giving
le Board of Health the power to purchase
ne Crematory which Council has asked
uthority from tho Legislature to borrow
le sum of 5000 to be expended for that
urpuse.
City Councilmen will soon have nothing
} do but meet, admire one another, ex-
langc the plcasantries of the day, pass
le several department appropriations and
iJourn for which they every month will
D handed check munifiCent in amount
n faithfully performing their laborious
1ties. Ii this thing keeps on where will
lie duties of our city fathers endf The
uestion has been asked if they intend to
and this being treated as nonenties. A
lot is now a happy one, and
specially the position of City Clerk, who
As less to do than any other clerk who
as preceded him. But clerk Morrison
IN stand it, as he has grown fatter than
'er since his induction into that Office.
is sinecure.
THE PYLE PRIMARY ELECTION BILL.
After all the Objectionable features havo
zen eliminated from the Pyle Primary
lection bill it will be passed. A confer
ice was held on Wednesday with the fol-
wing well known Democrats OF our city,
eter J. Ford, Willard Salisbury, Jr,
'hn I. Dickey and Patrick Neary, known
the big -four" These men are deter
ined that primaries hereafter in the city
Wilmington especially shall be less
bject to manipulation and ballot box
utiing. Don't you sec? Vol wait and
u will see.
PLAIN WORDS FROM THE JOURNAL
The Evening Journal pays its respects to
representative Short, fellow Democrat,
usly: IF the rogues and rascals of the
ate desire to Inuzzle the press and keep
from making public their offenses
.ainst public and private interests, IL
ould be well for them to employ some
sistanoe for Mr.. Short, for he will need
before he passes even the preliminary
Fps Of bis etspsndOns ubSsGytakinx"
Then gives tls following terse advice 10
Mccullough and Donald
II also follow DsisOcrats:
II Reprssenative Mccullough OF
lristiana huDdrsd, and Representative
madison, of White Clay Greek hundred !
not get themselves straight in sb0Ps !,
der they will be disgrace to their oon-
tuents and q repYoach to the Demo.
atiC party, and no one knows it betseS
an tiley themselves.
What New Castle wants to know S who
holding the check on them. Tho
ople have tight to know, for thSse
en- were ssst - Dover as public ssryars
d their coupse 10 subject to public scru.
ly, inquiry and criticism. They have
Il conducted tkatn NJ 5xa puhEr |