The sun., 1898-12-22

The United States Senatorial problem
which will come up before the Genera
Assembly on January II, is becoming
more complicated daily, but, notwith
standing this fact there are only tw,
men who are in the contest at this tim'
and they are J. Edward Addicks ant
Hon. George Gray, Gold Democrat.
The Regular Republicans who hav'
been notified by the Administration
that the desire is for the return of Mr.
Gray to the United States Senate ar
working hard to accomplish that result
The latest move is for the Democrats t.
hold caucus and if Mr.. Gray has a ma
jority vote every one of them is pledged
to support Mr.. Gray. The interference
of Willard Salisbury cannot stop thi
caucus and from present indications it il
more than probable that the caucus vii
decide in favor Of Mr.. Gray.
This is the only hope the Regular
have of accomplishing the result asked
for by the Administration and they will
endeavor to deliver the goods.
The members of the General Assem-
bly,, both Democrats and Republicans
should realize that if the body is to &C
complish anything at the coming session
it is absolutely necessary that it should
in the beginning fix certain regular hours
for committee work, and should see that
nothing else takes up the time so sci
apart. But unless the members are tc
stay in Dover for two or more nights
each week it is useless to establish such
a rule, for their days will be so entirely
taken up that committee work will have
no show. There is no necessity for leg
islators returning home every night-be.
sides Dover hotels and boarding house
keepers need the money the legislators
will spend if they stay there.-Demo
cratic Glasses, Sunday Star.
There has been considerable said re
Gently of the bad financial condition o.
Sussex county, and it is believed tina,
the county is in a very bad shape. There
is plenty of reason for this, however
For some time previous to the last Levy
Court the Democrats were in control O.
the county, and they managed to pile W
a considerable county debt which was
still in existence when the present Re
publican body came into power THAI
the Republicans have not bettered the
condition of affairs appears evident, fol
certain it is that the county cannot pay
its orders, and recently two orders
amounting to but $15 were returned tt
Wilmington from Sussex county witt
the information that the county did no
have the money to pay them. The only
hope out of the difficulty appears for thu
Republican General Assembly at it's mex
meeting to change the Levy Court sys
TEN in Sussex county 80 that the county
may be able to pay its debts and to keel
out of debt in the future.
1t has always been fact in this STATE
that the systems of county government
were bad and that it was always Difficult
for any OF the counties of the State t.
pay their debts as promptly as the.
should. Why this should be no one ha
been able to tell, but it has been a fac
for years and years, and Sussex count
is at present no exception to what ha
been the rule in the past, ,--Wilmingto
Correspondent, Philadelphia Inquirer.
The idea that Republicans will nc
vote at the election in 1900 because {
the selection of an Objectionable candi
date for U. S. Senator, is one of the mos
absurd that has ever been suggested
Intelligent and patriotic citizens will t
Influenced in their course by the que
tons at issue between the differer
parties, and net by the fact that the
failed to secure their choice of me
for U. S. Senator. The money que
ton, the tariffs question, the shi]
ping question, as we'll as the COVER
lnent Of the newly acquired territorie
are much more important than the nan
or character OF the Senator, and goc
citizens will not stultiiy themselves |
refusing to vote because of a disappoir
ment in the selection of Senator. R
publicans as a rule are too sensible to
Influenced by such consideration. Th'
may differ but they will submit to t
will Of the majority and act rational]
and not like pack OF overgrown babit
Even if a Senator should not be electe
no one would have good reason for II
voting. Every good citizen should
his duty and not plead the failure
others as an excuse for greater derel
tion on his part.-Daily Republican.
On May q, 1897, the General Asse
bly, passed an act entitled IAN act
authorize the recorder of deeds in a
for New Castle county to make certs
indexes" The act provided that t
commissioners should be named by
associate Judge of the Superior Court
New Castle county to assist the recort
in the work. the salaries to be fiz
by the Superior Court. The recor'
was authorized to procure the pro-
books.
Yesterday the Levy Court, under
provisions OF the act, and upon the :
vice of the court, made an appropriate
of 900 for the recorder of deeds, a
$1,000 for each of the two commissions
a total of $1,000. At this rate the t
commissioners each received pay at
rate of $40 a month, very good pay
the time consumed in making the co
parsons. Then take the $4 900 paid
recorder. Out of that must come
cost of the necessary books, say five hl
dred dollars. That would leave So,
for the pay of the two men engaged
making the transcripts and copying I
records. If those men were each paid
the rate of $94 a month, and worked f
nineteen months-which they did moi