The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-10

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inquisition to the President.
When John 4. Read was Collector of
this port Chester was known rs a
port OF entry" Collector Read. shortly
after his appointment, nominated we'll
known Democrat for the position of
Chief Deputy Collector at Chester. This
selection was bitterly opposed by the
Delaware county leaders, who pressed
the claims of another candidate. The
struggle became 50 fierce that the depart
ment at Washington settled the whole
affair by abolishing the office at Ches-
ter and transferring the business to this
city
For nearly -four years this embargo was
maintained. When Collector Thomas
was appointed to succeed Read. his aid
WIS solicited by the Delaware county
leaders to have some concessions granted
to the port Of Chester. Congressman
Butler took thr matter mp and finally in
dnced the department to re-eStablish the
port nj chester. This was finally agreed
TO hut with tho understanding that the
thief Deputy Collector appointed would
be directly under the supervision Of Col
lcetar Thomas.
The situation in Wilmington Il ahont
similar to that which prevailed in Ches.
Ter when President Mckinley abolished
that Office and placed its business with
the Philadelphia office
- il appears that the discontinnance
q the Office Is not only possible Int
probable President Mckinley having
made 4 precedent in the case by abolish
Ing the Office of Collector of Port ~
Chester. under similar conditions-thc
law allows the discontinuance Of the
office At the discretion Of tho President.
and he has shown his inclination toward
that kind Of q solution Of the problem
presented in the local case.
~ Delawareans who prize the States
relations 70 the Federal Union. and who
regard statehood for Delaware MS ono Of
"" valuable inheritnnceS coming 10 them
from the days Of the Revolution Of 10.
ana who would preserve the States no.
Siton in The Union aS that Of ono Of tbc
thirteen original States whose indcpcnd-
encn was Won from and Acknowledged
by Great Britain. thc proposition H.
illiik" ms State mn appcndage Of another
State i hnmliating Four years AGO
ne office Of collector Of internal revenue
~ this city was abolished nndcr circum.
slaiites similar q those affecting the
Custom House. In internal revenue af
lalfs, Delaware i dependent ,lpon
Marrlahd lattorly the office Of Tnitcl
states Survey in this city has been dis
continued, AMI now ii is proposed IL
ilh"lisl The Office Of Collector Of port on,1
Custom House hat dates from the
'flfllest history Of the Republic diScon
llilled -te have !; deputy u tho Collector
81 fot at Philadelphia controlling tbe
tlltlnS IF this port. On the same linz
at procedure the post office nj This place
may he run rs 4 stih-station III the philo.
'ielpha Fost ntlicc, the United States
i'istrtrt Court could be abolished and
delaware included III the jurisdiction of
Maryland n Pennsylvania. If this Thin.
| 3''fzH'' ~ ii"N D'tH NIuFItti@-
WIZ" can say where il will stop? In the
chester case thr old status has moi been
| recovered. That indicates that when
such changes have been made they 70.
main. In that case Delaware wonld
never regain the status Of Il State indie.
pendent and sovereign in all things.
This i III" danger Delaware i incur.
rlHs n the result Of the Anti. Addicks
bolt from the Republican party. Fifteen
y twenty so-callcd prominent business
men, with 4 following of not more than
| p i"r cent " tho Republican vote Of thu
| StAte hre tr Z systematic misrcpreScnta.
| tl"n 81 The people II the Statc-thc Re.
| Notwithstanding the National Admins
tiaii0n 70 DENY e. Delaware rights ana
| privileges Of statehood which came Ia hon
~ ih@ making If the original Union d
| States AddickSitoS have success
,irrlF defrated The peoples candidat,
fo nitcd States Senator, ana deprived
| tAe Stal" Of Senatorial representation
/ hre HoW Destroying Delawaf"'s statehood
what i left " il, il fight for ofiic,
T. which they have neither political j,
| moral right--havc made il probable tina
the oliee u Collector IL Port may il,
abolished, and the local Custom Hons,
! b. made u Sub-staton al The philadel
phia Custom House. The office can i,