The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-10


The REPUBLICAN PRINTING AND
PuBLIsHING ca.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1897.
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THE meeting Of the Board Of Trade last
evening was lar sely attended. After an
hours discussion over the resolution en-
dorsing the liquor business, which had
been passed on the previous Tuesday even
Ing, tho Board resoinded everything done
pertaining to the much discussed liquor
business. The following well known
business men took part In the debate
Messrs. D I. Taylor, Alfred D. Warner,
Mr. Rhoads, Edward I. Rice, Dr. Smith,
Mi. Barlow, Frank Slocumb. Archie Reed,
A. Q. McCausland, Harry p Pickles and
Josiah Marvel. -
There were some seventy five members
present, who voted on the proposed amend
inent 10 lay the whole matter indefinitely
on the table. The discussion was plain
and sensible one and apparently left no
sores after 1t. Never Def ore had there
been nything that had stirred up such an
animated discussion as this resolution
which was to have been sent to the Con
stitutional Convention at Dover, protest.
ing against Inserting local option clause
In tho new constitution. The preachers
all over the city got up in arms and sent
protests to the President of the Board Of
Trade, over the former action of the Board
Then several members, without stopping
to think, sent in their designations. New
or before had tho Board been stirred up
over question, MS Ghey were owes this III 4
tie Innocent resolution. From the tenor
Of the debate last evening, it was inferred
that II the former work OF the Board OF
Trade was not undone, then it would
surely be the means Of numerous other
gentlemen, members OF the Board, send
ing in their designations The debate was
q good natured one and the grounds were
taken that the Liquor question did not
come within the province OF the Bunrds
Although the three breweries aro recog
nized az industries, nothing bad as yet
b,en done to affect them or their business.
Until then, tho Board Of Trade had moth
Ing to do with the matter. President
Lawton presided, being as cool as a cuculn-
Der, giving everybody who wished chance
to speak Tho discussion was q fair one
and nothing was said to hurt the feelings
of anybody Thus this great bug ,a-boo is
disposed Of and ministers and Others are
no doubt happy at its final termination.
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Tue COustii utionui Gnns-niioh
Ii seems that the course pursupd BY
membbrs Of the Gonstit utioniu CUnpon.
tion does not meet with the Appreciation
Of all our citizens, US notice was given in
the House Of Representatives by Nj
Donaldson on Monday, of the introduu
ton of bill to repeal the act passed at
the last session, preyiding for holding this
Convention. We do not know hat tho
passage of ANY such measure would Ia
validate tho constitution formed by the
Convention, but it should eatlse the mem
hers to reject Objectionable provisions and
TO antagenize its adoption. Many articles
proposed to incorporate i'll the Cons'ltu
ton may, with great propriety be lett To
the Legislature, so they may he modified
M circumstances may require, A consti-
tuition must be reasonably popular, must
be in accord with public opinion. OF else
1t will not endure for any great length of
time, and the expensive instrument Will
be supplanted with another that will he
more in accord with the demands Of the
times. The members of the Convention
should strive to make thrir work 80 acaep
liable that it will ho approved BY the PEG
pie aud if they defy public opinion, they
may live to be condemned rather than
hpplauded for their luborS Let ihan,
therefore, be careful, AS it may prove bat
Der to do too little thaifS to do too Inurh.
A G3oo sign OF progra IS in the twD love
or counties is the progress education has
made during the past two years. During
that Time tAeIc havr been mora school
houses erected in Sussex county lhaa d4'-
scho u system OF lh1 STATE, IL Is estmat.
ed that there are 1Jj white children from
Bto IA years Of age, who 60 to school less
than two month, III the year Even IA
wors4 condition. exist, among the cDlurrd
e,ildren. 1t is hcll by many that Ne
Legislature should pass 4 compulsory law
shat would compel etery parent, g;.agd!a II
o. other person in the State, having can
tr0l or charge Of child or children be
tween the ages Of 5 and II years. to seui
such child or children to u school i'll which
the common English branches are taught
and that such child or children shall at
tend such school during at least ten weeks
of each year 1t is truly startling, the
number of young children in the United
States that grow up in Ignorance, when
we take into consideration the preseut
school facilities. There are hundreds that
run the streets in our city that should be
Q ,mpeled to attend our public schools.
although at the present every school in the
city has its complement of scholars More
schools can and will be built as the do
demand for them Increases.
F0rahcr vs. i,nnnu,
Governor Bushnell, Of Ohio, has stated
In an interview that he will not appoint
Marcus A. Hanna 10 the prospective va
eancy In the Senate, consequent upon the
retirement Of John Sherman to take pos
session of the State Department. The