Evening journal., 1912-07-05
FRIDAY. JULY 5. 1912
sToyER,s LATEST THREAT.

4 COUNCILMAN SLOWER, of the Seventh ward.
- ngy delights in showing. publicly and privately.
that he is a Of narrow mentality broad prejudice
and choeric disposition. The Seventh ward statesman
reconcile himself the fact that the taxpayers
and voters of Wilmington frightened him and other
Councllmen abandoning their plan jam through
City Council the Delaware river water exploitation
scheme of the Wilmington Terminal Company and its
associates. He is who rather would give those hun
dreds of of State land 90 river front spectators
than to the people of Wilmington for the public bene
ht That fact should be borne in mind in the consd-
Grafton of what follows that his choler may be under
stood
Following the signal defeat of the waterfront ex-
ploitation scheme by the taxpayers and voters. THE
EVENING JOURNAL which had been supporting the
Of the people suggested that the in our city
work obtain publiclyowned waterfront, and that
puhlc-spirited women work for the establishment
the Delaware river Of health giving and e-saying
riverside park It pointed out by that the State
the hundreds of acres of land and that It un-
ouestonahy would give that land to the city the
people TO ask for IT, also said that the Federal
Government desires to bukhead and MI in that State
land the city would step the possession of hundreds
of acres of high and dry land for wharf and park
purposes if the men and the would follow up
their victory the waterfront exploiters by up
setting the Bulkhead Law of 1901 in the courts and
obtaining legislation conveying to the city the States
title the land.
We felt that our commercial future would be served
by the piers and docks and that the health and happ
ness Of our people would be conserved by having
riverside park that barring the shrubbery trees and
grass seed. could had for the intelligent asking.
Relative 10 the riverside park, thought was that
II such publicspred women Miss Emily p Bissell'
Mrs Francis G. dupont Mrs Elizabeth C. Robinson.
Mrs rammo DUPONT Mrs Charles r. Wollaston. Miss
Margaret. H. shearman. Mrs Caleb E Burchenal Mrs.
A. d. Warner Miss Mary S Malone, Miss Edith s.
Danforth and Miss S. Cornelia Bowman were to take
hold Of that project they unquesonaby would be able
to put Il through they have many other projects
The view we took was those women. who spend the
bulk of their time working the good of the COM
munfy in which they live, could enlist in no cause
more worthy than that of establishing such park
not only for the OF those who cannot afford TO
90 away for the Summer but also for the benefit Of
ailine children and their mothers We felt that It
would be Infinitely better for the women Of our city
m carry TO success such an enterprise that than to
hermit the waterfront speculators TO get away with
the state land with the aid of Councilman stover and
some Of his associates in City Council.
We had no idea that our effort to interest the noble
and unseihsh womanhood of city in the riverside
mark plan would incense Councilman stoyer. In fact,
We did not have him specifically in mind when we wrote
that editorial thinking Of the commercial fu
ture of our city and of the magnificent results that
would attend the establishment of the riverside park
Councilman Sover, however, resents the idea of the
women Of our city engaging in any enterprise that
carries with II a menace his friends, the Whining
ton Terminal Company and its associates After he
had read that editorial he accosted reporter for rHf
JOURNAL in the City Treasurer's office and said
.sWell see that the editor of THE JOURNAL, discover
ing that he has pull with the now is asking th
women to use their influence TO get Council to repea
the Bulkhead Law" Councilman Downs was present
Turning to him Councilman stover continued; Downs
are YOU the chairman of the Printing Committee
City Council? II you are, want to say to you tina
If the advertisement OF the City Treasurer's repor
is given to THE JOURNAL. will cut the Printing Com
mittee's appropriation in half What do you get now
S300O2" Councilman Downs shook his head and toll
Slower he is not chairman of the Counclmanic Prin
ing Committee
THE JOURNAL wishes TO say to Councilma
stover that the Printing Committee of City Counc
has not enough advertising TO give out TO lead thi
newspaper to fail 10 give To the taxpayers and voter
Of our city truth about him and his associates
City Council about any scheme that may exist ther
and be backed by him and his associates So far a
THE JOURNAL is concerned. il does not cal
Councilman stover wipes out the printing approprii
uon. is purpose to tell the truth about h
and certain other members Of City Council, who ha
shown that they insists who rather would ser'