The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-04

vigilant Representative, otherwise it may
be said our legislators are penny wise and
pound foolish.
Arbitrate, Don't Strike.
We hope the men and managers of the
Diamond State Iron Company can amics-
bly, adjust their differences without
strike being inaugurated. Every strike in
our city In industries, has injured the men
as we'll as the firms that have the differ
ences with their employees. Look back at
the morocco strike; before it took place,
1t was undoubtedly the best business in
the city to pay good wages Compare
the wages paid to-day with those paid
eight years ago Machinery has displaced
hundreds of skilled hands. and boys and
girls employed, when they were unknown
Ia the morocco industry Arbitrate or do
anything before resorting to q strike.
Capital and labor can't get along without
there Is q disposition on both sides to give
and take. Capital needs labor's co-cpera-
ton and labor needs capital back of it to
make it, success. They arc like the hui
man body, one is Vital to tho welfare of
the other. Without the hearty co-opera-
tion Of both, there will be idle mills and
factories Labor must eat to live, and
capital must be invested to enable those
having 1t to purchase what the farmer
raises. Capital is no good if there is moth
Ing for it to seek IN investments Strikes
are the enemy of the wo,kmen and all
labor agitators who thrive and live off the
proceeds Of the toll of the wage Garner are
Ike an incubus, slowly but rely winding
Its coils around them to their death.
The attendance at the annual meeting
Of the New Castle County Grange was
quite large yesterday, and shows that our
farmers are taking q greater interest in
meeting and talking over what does and
does not benefit them as an industrial
class. Farmers were present from all
parts OF the county. The farmer is bstter
educated and more progressive o-tiay than
since the ground was first broken in the
garden of Eden, for the planting of the
tree that bore the fruit of life A series of
Farmers Institutes will be held all next
week at various places in theState. The
farmer Is Interested in tho laws passed by
the Legislature and interest themselves in
seeing that proper ones are pas ed that
give them chance with others.
MR. DAVID LEMON thiuks the newspapers
bl wilmington arc not plain enough in
shelr position on the Trading Stamp nuis-
hnce. He evidently has not read what tho
papers OF this city and the Peninsula have
said in regard to the giving away Of Trad.
Ing stamps to customers So as to influence
trade. The Legislature does not appear
to be disposed TO do anything in the mat
tor, as no bill has Eeen pas scd ding away
with them. Tho opponents OF the bill. Of
whom there are huaired, in our city
among the merchant, some Of whom are
still giving them away, have been PROM
tsed fair treatm ent when the bill comes up
before the General Assembly.
MIR. THOMAS DoLAN, of Philadelphia,
member of the Union League, called
MIR. VIM. G. Huey IA dry d S. liar"
on Saturday afternoon. The members are
allowed to express their opinions, but not
In such plain and ungent lemanly language
MI. Dolan fights at about lg0pounds, while
Mr.. Huey's fighting weight is said TO be at
the 200 pounds limit, To show that he
was IN lighting MOOD, he waited on the
sidewalk in front Of the Union League for
FULLY five minutes, watch In hand, for Mr..
Huey to accept the challenge Both men
hat far a
Dolan for using such language towards
Mr.. Huey
OHIO NOwLAND has declined re.nlcc.
ton as member of the Sinking Fund
Commission. Mr.. Rowland has made a
very valuable and efficient mem Der Of the
Ramo, and 1t is with regret to our citizens
That he cannot see his way clear to devote
the time required to the duties. The nosi.
ton carries with it no salary, and tbers is
considerable work and responsibility at.
tachod to the position. The Sin king Fund
commission has been composed of John
B. Rossell Thomas Young and Ohio Now.
land.
IRON reporter the Rev. Charles T.
otengle accepted the cloth as his cnlliug
In life. He was married to very estinn.
Die young lady of Virginia on Wednesday
, ihey are Spending their honyymn,n in
Washington, AMI yesterday he made the
opening prayer in the House of Repre,en-.
tatives. He asked that Speaker Reads
decisions might be IN accordance with the
rulings of the Almighty and all his nets
approved by Hin.
DYISG suddenly appears to be rather an
epidemic in our city and State. Never be.
iorc mas tie writer had his attention called
70 the fuct Of 80 many persons dropping
Gchd' me old adagc that lin the midst of
lie VIC are in death, has never been more
iorclbiy brought to our mind than with
the well known Wlmingtonians who have
been suddenly called home to the world
soo'e during tho past four months.
PRESIDENT DOLE, of the Hawaii Islands
sends his coincidence Of the disaster of the
h1ttlshp Maine. accompanied by his check
Tor 1910 This swells the amount to S30lo
Tor the ielief Of tho widows and orphans
VI those who lost their lives In the exDlo-
sion.
No-To-Bac Tor Eifty Ger.
GUAR htsed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
eshsHosY, blood ouze. 60c. 81. Al. druggists
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