Evening journal., 1912-09-23
MONDAY, SEPT. %. 1912
No GOATS.


NO GOATS.
f7ITY- COUNCILMAN SLOWER, who usually speaks
- twice before he thinks once, has another griev-
snoe He thinks someone il trying TO make goat OF
him The startling intelligence of that cruel enterprise
he proclaimed In Council IN imprisoned Grafton
Since then taxpayers and voters OF our city have
been endeavoring 20 picture in their minds-eye how
tho oquacious statesman from the Seventh ward would
look with horns and Observation-Disclosures. Thus far
Mr. stover has OF made It clear whether the con
spirators are -eHdeavoring to convert him into
Capra aeragrus or a Capra hrcus Neither has he
vealed whether he is to DO a Peseng, Common,
Maltese Syrian, Angora, Cashmere, a Nublan
or a Dwarf goat His failure to take the public into
his confidence relative to the details Of this con-
spracy quite naturally has led general speculation
which might have been avoided had he been more
specific To make matters worse the Seventh ward
statesman. whose chief asset is his tongue also as
that the conspiracy embraces his associates in
City Council We think speak for the taxpayers
and voters when say that they TO having
city Council composed OF goats and that II there is
anything they can Illustrate the conspiracy, they
ac willing to do IT, Point is made that under the
city charter goats are ineligible to seats in City coun
Gil Those who have taken the trouble TO look into
the matter call attention to Section OF the City
Charter as amended March 81, 1909. That section
reads follows
NO person shall be eligible to any Office who is
not at his election citizen OF the State and re-
sident OF the city. The Mayor must have resided in
the city two years next before his election mem
Der OF Council must also have resided in the city
two years before his election, and must additionally
be- at the time Of his election, resident of the ward
ia which he is elected and freehoder in the city.
M ordained clergyman or ordained minister OF the
gospel Of any denomination shall he eligible 10 any
Office established under or by virtue OF this act"
We have examined carefully the aunotations OF the
city charter made by Former City Solicitor Robert
II Head
fail 10 ind anything which empowers man
who has been turned into goat to sit in City Council
and lsgislate for the people of the city Of Wilmington
NOT can find anything in the decisions OF the courts
which authorizes goat TO counoilmanic donors.
Everything seems to indicate that the disqualification
extends TO all species Of goats no matter whether
they be Peseng Common, Maltese, Syrian. Angora,
Cashmere. Nubian or Dwarf
In view of the official declaration OF Mr. Slower
is trying to make goats OF our Council
men, it will be how serious the situation
a. The conspiracy revealed by Mr.. Stover strikes at
the very fountain Of legislative authority Of our
sovereign city. should It succeed. the taxpayers
would be put TO the expense of holding special cleo
ton to I'LL the vacancies, and # of the Council
manic goats should be disposed 10 cling to the Office
and make trouble the ground that although goat
now he was a man and a freebooter when elected, Il
probably would lead to litigation which might be car
red 20 the United States Supreme Court for sdiudi-
cation.
Our Counclmen perfectly right in protesting
against this conspiracy TO them into goats
They should exhaust all their prevent It
They are fortunate in having Councilman Slower for
their leader and spokesman. The courts should be sp
piled TO for injunction n that does not have tn,
desired effect the efficacy of a writ Of prohibition
shoald be tried. Atorney-Genetal Gray owes It Z,
himself and the people to offer to the menacet
Councimen the protective powers of his office. TIT
State detectives should be put at work the case
chief Of Police Black should send out general aaru
give each Of his officers writ of around tow
the arrest Of the consprators wherever they ma.
found Our Grand Jury should resort John Do
Proceedings Mayor Howell should issue a procama
ton and offer reward for the arrest and conviction
Of those who have such sinister designs against on
city fathers Political and civic associations in all Oh
wards should hold special meetings and adopt reso
lutions denunciatory of the conspirators. In shor
nothing should be left undone which will on
Councmen from being transformed into goats
would be contrary to the law of evolution laid dow
by Darwin and his apostles. and entirely of har
mony with the theory Of the TRANSPORTATION OF tn
human soul The taxpayers owe Il to themselves I
protect their councilmen and their city against sue
a calamity.
The fact that Old Home Week ia drawing nca
and that the Councilmen are the moving spirits IN
Is an additional reason why the entire communit
should 90 10 the defense Of the menaced Council
men Think what lasting disgrace it would be Il
haye flock Of twelve goats Instead Of our tnel,