The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-13
A "Disgusted Citizen" writes u

"A 'tDisgusted Citizen" writes us
that he sees mo hope for better
\ government in Wilmington SO long
as we are in the hands and under
( the control of self seeking politi-
j cians." We differ with our cores.
4 pondent. There always comes a
time when even the politicians
yield. They are most responsive
70 the popular will when they find
A the people in earnest. Let the men
who dictate the politics of the city
and State understand that the peo-
pie intend to have a new city char
ter. with the consent of the party
managers if they will. but without
that consent if it be withheld,
and every party worker will
be heard shouting for 'reform"
more Justify than cock can crow.
What the charter movement requires
is more push. A few honest souls
have been left to do all the pushing
heretofore; now let the taxpayers
turn in to man and give the new
charter strong, determined and
aggressive support. The REpUB-
LIcAN Is in favor of change in the
methods of conducting the city's
business It stands now as it has
always stood tor the fullest measure
tot home rule under such safe guards
as will protect the people as a
whole from the cupidity of the few
and the aggressions of the many.
We believe that the taxpayers OF
Wilmington, with p tactical unanim-
'ity, demand new charter and they
should have It. No party can af-
ford to stand in the way of this
demand and no political leader, who
has his wits about him, will. AS to
the form of the charter bill, there
may be fair differences of opinion,
but we must start with something
definite, and If the bill approved by
the Board of Trade doesn't meet
the notions Of every critic, it has
a respectable parentage and much
the next General Assembly in max
ing it law.
AN exchange speaking Of the gen.
,eral prosperity throughout the
world amongst the manufacturers
says: The more carefully we study
our changed industrial conditions,
the more plainly apparent it be-
comes that the worn out machinery
of the world is everywhere being
renewed; and this process of re-
generation is Of far greater magni-
'tude than has been generally rec
Ognized. The activity of business
is not confined to any particular
industry nor to any specially ia
yored country; tits everywhere and
In all industries. Two years ago
the mills in New England were
overstocked with unsold cotton goods
and were working on short time or
were closed down entirely. Print
cloths were selling at less than ?
cents yard; wages had been low
cred to point never before known
in tine trade; dividends were reduce
ed or passed altogether, and there
was a general fear that the halcyon
days of cotton manufacturing in
New England had gone forever.
Now all this is changed the mills
cannot turn out goods fast enough
to supply the orders at an advance
of 50 per cent. in price The de-
mand tor lumber, bricks and other
building materials is unprecedent-
ed all over the country. Barring
accidents, the good times will con-
tinue for some time to come
THE Central Presbyterian Church
was re-opened on Sunday after be-
ing closed since August for repairs.
including new $1,000 organ. DR..
McCurdy preached appropriate SER
mons morning and evening. The
interior of the church has been
handsomely improved. The debt
has been all paid but a few hundred
dollars, which will be raised this
month. Rev. DR.. McCnrdy paid the
Trustees a high compliment when
he said he never before was IN sucn
a remarkable church as the Central
PRESBYTERIAN Church, who man
aged its finances so successfully
and whose members met their obi.
cations so promptly.
THE World says: "a syndicate
has been formed to buy the five
largest shipbuilding plants in this
country and combine them in Il sin
gle company. The five companies
are; Vim. Cramp a. Sons Ship and
Engine Building Company, the
Newport News Shipbulding and
Drydock Company. the Union Iron
Works of San Francisco, the CO.
lumbar Iron Works of Baltimore
and the Bath (Me.) Iron Works.
The five concerns represent about
$50, 600, 600 invested capital. But
there will be shipbuildng firms
outside the trust as large as any in
the trust. None Of the Wilmington
firms will enter the proposed trust
DELAWARE made SIS, 600 last week
from charters granted foreign cor
porations. The Boston and New
York Telegraph and Telephone Co.,
which was the first to obtain its
SS,oub'puN NHal lSl llhuCI lliC new law
held its first stockholders meeting
in Dover on Saturday. II viii pay
the State a handsome revenue year
ly. This incorporation law has al
ready brought several thousand
dollars into the State Treasury and
will enable the State to spend some
few thousands on Il new State build
ing ut Dover.
SATURDAYevening Captain Cham
bers was suspended from the police
force by order Of Police Commas
sloner Pyle. The charge is conduct
unbecomlng an officer while on duty.
Captain Chambers has served on
the force 10 years, and was always
obliglng and courteous tothose who
had business with him, He was
con sdered severe discipinarlan
by the police, but was well liked by
them. His dismissal from the force