The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-03
POLITICAL
a.. .... NOTES.
XVO AAU
Procrastination the Thief
of Time. Some Plain
Talk to Republic
cans.

~ W serve as lesson 10 every melnpor OF
the Republican party. With Republic
cnn administration at Washington and
two Democratic Senators tn represent our
Slate which With fair and honest assess
ment and fair count on election day,
would and should have have before this
beah In the Republican column Of States,
the lesson has indeed been dearly pur-
chased.
The Democrats of our city have three
we'll organized clubs with large member.
ship whose members take an active part
one take off their coats and roll up their
sleeves and mover leave the polls until the
window goes down at the closing Of the
They then take an interest in the count.
Ing OFT Of the ballots and have boen known
to bold back tho returns Of one ward and
| precincts until the vote WAS announced.
They have had the election machinery Tor
50 many years that they have begun to
think that they own the State, aud make
their election returns accordingly. 1t is
easy says the work maker to a-d fault,
but what Is your remedy? We have none
except abolish to Civil Service and
place all Of tie patronage to be dispen.
sed ID the State in the fhands Of the man
who was Deaware's choice for Senator
1t sometimes looks rs if other persons DO
ohuOo VAOoO WIN NIO 5uppOStu w udVp buG
giving out OF the Federal patronage in Del
aware, had taken q hand In It, Look at tho
appointment of Mr. Wells, q Maryland Re
publican, good enough man personally.
but what right has he occupying the posi-.
tion in our cityp What howl of protest
would have gone up from Collector Par
lett III Deaworean held a similar posi-
!ion under him. Tho Republican party In
Delaware needs surely to be born over a.
pDin n he I'D t,,j, t,,t {o,
ton given to understand that it needs all
Tho Kindly help IL can get from that source
tohelp II along and build it up
The old fashioned way of voting at nomi
nations has passed away. Only tho voter
qualified to vote can deposit his ballot at
nominations. For onco at least the candi-
date who receives tho nomination will get
it,honostly and not by tho peculiar method
which has been in vogue for so many
years in Delaware. Surely in some things
tho world do move
we will be willing to wager dollars to
donghnuts that If the Federal appoint.
mohts arc not sooD made that should be,
that the Republican party will suffer
thereby, Watch the vote and SEQ If my
predictions do not come out true MSsE esn
There is n notable difference In the way
in which these positions have been filled.
When Grover Cleveland was elected the
tive, Senator Gray nevor let chance slip
by, where Republican could be replaced
by u Democrat. We have only to call to
our readers mind the manner in which
cx.Marshnl McMulen and ex- Marshal N
hatfy were renewed from office and
Democrat appointed in their places before
they had even served out their terms of
office Then the threat was made to re-
move Collector OF Port George l. Town.
send if he did nos remove William r.
Finn as his deputy and put n llomocrat In
his placo These are ouly few of the in
stances where the Democrats of Delaware
treated tho Federal office holders in ruff. !
fanny manner What has te,n admins
tired rs sauce for the goose Is surely sauce
for he gander
The manner in which the federal pat
ronage has boon dispensed in the state of |
Delaware Is enough to make Republicans |
luke warm and make them make threats !
that arc not calculated TO inspire any |
strong belief in their adherence to the Re-
publican party
Although not having Republican Sen.
ator to look after the interests of Delaware
Republicans, their interest was certainly
expected to be looked after in such man.
ner that they would have some heart to
get rcglstered and vote at the coming
election
the procra tination of holding up the !
apppointIne, is of postmnsers is not helps
Ing matters any. The vacancies should |
be filled as soon as they occur.
The appointment in the Internal reve.
nuo department and Democratic Senator
have sufficient pull to control other fe,ler-
al appointments which have been made
this year. The spectacle is disheartening
TO the average Republican voter who
after losing time and taking money out Of
his pocket to pay his taxes, when he WINS
allowed by the grace of the Democratic
lax Receiver 1t Is enough to make him
torswenr to cease voting.
The civil service bugaboo has been trot-
e | out to Keep Democrats in Federal oflic.
cs iihout having been required to pass a
civil service examination and excluding
good and competent men, who when they
cast their ballotat the last election thought
they were voting 10 turn the rascals out 1t
will take more enthusiasm than tho aver
agcward worker can get up during this hot
weather to get the Republican voter in
line and impress upon him the necessity of
raying his dollar without which he will b.
even unable to vote at the primaries LIT
alone on election day. Without proper
and well organized body of Representative
men can the party hope to be successful at
the at the polls on election day.