The sun., 1898-01-06

WHY il it that aside from the fact HAT
the Wilmington City Passenger Halfway
has mon ,poly OF our streets, it also en-
JOYS the right OF way without the slight
est pretrnsion Of being under obligation
to the city which gave it the freedom OF
the streets? Why is it that the Winning
ton City Passenger Railway Company is
not required to keep the streets over
which it cars operate in good repair?
The Philadelphia Traction Company is
bound by the provisions Of its franchise
to pay for the great privilege which they
have. Such should be the relations cX-
i-ting between this city and the Winning
ton City Passenger Railway Company.
The people of Philadelphia realize the
fact, that the Philadelphia Traction
Company derive more financial benefit
from the thoroughiarcs oi that city,
than any one else. Therefore tn" Irac-
tion Company is the party who, more
than anyone else, should contribute totlr
the maintenance Of the streets. The phl!a-
delpla Traction Company il held re
sponSiblc for the condition OF the streets
OF that city. from curb to curb. 1t must
pave the street from one sidewalk t" the
other WI at is it the Wilmington City
PIS>rng' Railway Company d"rs'
merely ob1isateS itself to keep in good
repair the paving between the rails OF
the track, and two feet on either side.
In no othcr city OF this size are the rail
ways allowed such an easy way OF main
tanning their line. No heavy cost, anu
no one to oppos tn, If every plan. Th"
pcop.c II Wilmington mast not ALLOW
the vii nington tity ra~~cl cr N"lIWA,
Conn any /" run over them.
Ir Is Il matter for grave concern that
the friends ul lhc gcntirlua who has
been animated United States Minister
to Chin are making Il strong fight t" III
duce President Mckinley to reconsider
his recent action withdrawing from the
Senate THAI nominations 'lhr r%-r may
bc regarded IT, a ,yrjr;u "n,--onc likely
to arise at amy time UndT the present
sIip>hoI policy 81 filling important
foreign diplomatic ami Consular appoint.
m'ntS The friends Of the gentleman
named "nNdp strong fight" to >cclrc
his nomination in til" iII>, instance.
Narip1> objections were raised by we'll
informed persons H. soon ~ tEc upmIIna-
tiun WH- rUadc: ~unurv missionaries,
amung others, ,Wcrr I'll the opinion that
the uulnilrr would not bc friendly to
the interests Of American missionaries IN
China. And the more important fact
that the nominee was comparatively
young and wholly IMMERSED in diplomacy
was also presented with such force that,
yiciuuly To- these considerations, the
Pr siIrnt withdrew the name which he
hal sent to the Senate.
In all the debate that has been pro
vokcd by this incident those who stand
by III" Presidents original nomination
have apparently failed to recognize any
question a. to the eXpcdirncy Of that
,nnttion--the, fitness Of the nominee.
Having failed to carry their point, they
have now induced some OF those who Op-
posed his confirmation to withdraw their
objections. 1t is even said that the mis-
sionarics who were at first dismayrd by
the nomination have since been con-
WINGED that they were wrong, and that
they will cease: their opposition, if they
do not actively support the nomination
to which they objected How this change
of front has been affected it is not ncces-
sary to inquire. These processes are ia
miIiar in politics.
THE very interesting report Of the Nicl-
ma physician who believes he has proved
that the sex Of off>pringsis determined
bv the food of the mother during COSTA
ton is portcntous in its consequences.
IN the first place. the proposition is not