The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20
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The Four Political Glasses
Air Their Opinions. ~

In thu Sunday Star you can read what
four men have to shy on the political rspd
economical question every Sunday. Their
opinion and logic are as fur apart o. the
North and South Poles.
Every individual urges his respective
claim before the people as the only one so.
luton to the middle In which political
affairs have drifted In our city.
The writer Of the Regular Republicans
tells why the Honorable Anthony Higgins
did not succeed himself six years ago and
even at the session Of the last Legislature
as United States Senator. That the Union
Republicans would have voted for the
Honorable Anthony II II had not been for
the flop Of the three Democratic members
voting for Mr.. Addioks. This he says WAS
the Only valid reason why Mr. Higgins
was not chosen second time for United
States Senator. His writings and the ac-
lions of the eighteen Union Republicans
all during the time they wore voting for
Mr.. Addlcks do not bear Out his asser-
ton.
Then the writer Of the Democratic
glasses tells what no thinks be knows why
Democrat was not chosen United States
Senator and lashss Mcssrs. Farlow, Clark
and King numerically for bstraying thoir
party by voting for Mr.. Addicks for Uui-
tod States Senator. His glasses are truly
il nothing else laughable.
The writer Of The Union Republican
glasses says: Tho Unicn party IL
once ngsin defeated by the treachery In It's
own party ranks. That although defeated
they nre not dlsmayed or dlsorganized and
will come up smiling at the city e.ectlon
aud the election two years hence. Hs
shows by figures where tho Union Rspub.
lican party is In the majority. and figures
nevsr lie when set down truthfnlly and
properly. lie still insists that Mr.. Ad.
dicks will DO one Of tho Senators chosen
by tho Legislature two years hence. But
he las not one word to say in explanation
Of the withdrawal Of the Reverend iona
than S. Willis of Milford, from the Union
Republican party. II begins to look as II
everything was not 81 lovely in the Union
Republican ranks rs his psn pictures it to
tho Star readers"
Tho Single tax glasses still harps on his
old fallacies about the land paying tbs
taxes and sticl S a. Ipor IL lp4s ever to
his ideal dream whom tho poor man will
cease to have to work and tho ricl, pay all
the taxes and take to carrying the hod Of
the poor mans burdens. The Single taxs
ers for the money and wind thrown loosein
our midst have made sorry heaGway and
their dreams are as far away a scver OF
being realized in this State.
Sill ench one Of the writer's arc honest
In their theories and write what they hon.
cstly think Is the truth once every week
and the reader can pcrsue their articles
and tllon do his own thinking FREQ from
being button holed or annoyed by ex-
pressing his own honest convictions. IL
he don like :thoir different doctrines he
don't have to read them.
From all appearances the coming elec-
ton in Juno will be warm one and the
political lishtning.may strike tho last ons
expected. Still anything is better than
the prop osed strike city charter that made
Its appearance during the last days Of tha
session of the Legislature
The offices to be given Out under the
city and State government Is worth all Of
the federalappointments in our State.
Tho same old light is now going on Ia
Pennsylvania by the Republicans to elect
In Rnnnl.
iicans who have a majority In that body
are determined to follow Delawaro's OK.
ample and allow the seat to remain va
cant. This may be good politics but 10
will harm the Republican party moro than
the Democrats.
Ills to DO sincerely hoped that Mayor
Henry c. McLear will appoint a man to
tho position of Street and Sewer Commits
sioner, who will be credit to the Repuh-
lican party, and help to strengthen it ard
not be the means of driving vo:es away.
The East side Is most certainly entitled to
the new Street and Sewer Commissioners.
The residents of that side OF our oily have
surely some rights that 1t would DO for the
good of the Republican party for tho
Mayor not to forget. He may come before
The people again and then no would be in
position that he would need East side
votes. 1t is well to look ahead.
MI. Jesse X. Baylis' mayorslity boom Is
booming ahead in great style. The other
names thus far mentioned for tho Mayors
atty on the Democratic ticket are DR.. j.
C. Fnhev md u, II Hitch