The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-21
THE DAILY REPUBLICAN.
!. Il. COR. THIRD AND KING STREETS
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Il. 1890,
Keep Down All Appropriations.

Keep Down All Appropriations
The Legislature should be very
chary in making appropriations to
aid either public or private enter
prises, or we shall have our State
burdened with an indebtedness that
will lead to excessive taxation. 1t
is a very easy matter to authorize
the issuing of bonds, but it is
difficult matter to procure the money
to pay the interest on them. We
like to see improvements, particu-
larly when they will produce reve-
nue. equal to the interest on the ex-
penditure. If the State had the
cash on hand, it could afford to
build monuments, aid colleges and
other public institutions. There is
disposition manifested by many
persons to be very generous with
the public funds, but when called
on to pay their proportion of the
expenditure, they begin to denounce
the extravaganza which made the
demand necessary. Cities, towns
and corporations, as well as private
citizens, should learn to pay as they
60 if they wish to avoid trouble
The talk of enterprise is often mis-
leading and productive of annoy
ance. If we attempt to CRAFTY
every one our taxes will be oppres-
sive. We cannot erect great High
School, a big workhouse, monuments
to brave heroes and eXpend thous-
ands of dollars in paving and i'm
proving our streets, in one or two
years. The work cut out cannot be
accomplished in 50 short time,
without injury to every business
interest. We therefore hope the
Legislature will be very careful in
making appropriations or in grant
ing authority toissue bonds for any
purpose whatever that is not abso-
lutely necessary. 1t is better to be
little slow than to be spendthrilts
and bordering on bankruptcy.
Thus far this has been a most re-
markable Legislature. There has
never before been anything in Della
ware that could touch it. The very
formation of the body commenced
in fight to control the personnel
OF the officers OF the House. It was
prolonged for about one week, both
the Union and Regular Republicans
fighting for control Of the slime
The Union Republicans wanted Mr.
William Tharp for Speaker, while
the Regulars would not be satisfied
with anybody but Mr.. Theodore t.
Clark, and, being nearly equally
divided in strength, they voted and
voted but could not arrive at any
conclusio and the Democrats had
to step in and settle the leud between
them. They can also settle who
shall be Senator at any time they
take notion to do So but it is
not probable that they will vote for
a Republican Tor United State SEN
ator as Democrats generally are
not built that way. That matter
has to be decided among the Rcpub-
licans themselves and the sooner
the better Tor the future success OF
the party.
SOME of the knowing ones say
that DR.. Evan G. Shortlidge will be
appointed Police Commissioner, so
as to get him ont OF the way as a
possible mayoruity CANDIDATE But
if certain things do not come to pas,