Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-20

: PASS m OR KILL IT-NO sMOTHERING.

PASS TT OR KILL IT-NO SMOTHERING
a. TRANCE news came to this city from the Icgis
- latne halls in Dover last night. II that not
Nithstandng the fact that the BuIkhcad Law Repeater
had passed the Hease by the significant eie Of % -
O. and had been sent senate concurrence, tho
senators. Republicans and Democrats, reluctant
have the hill called MP and put passage that each
member OF the upper chamber might be put record
being IN favor Of protecting the interests Of tue
pcopc those OF the marshand spectators in the
ihrcc-milc stretch of Wilmington waterfront extending
from the mouth Of the Chrstiana river northward to
Edge Moor
II said that repeated cforts had been made to
induce Senators TO call the repeater up and put IL
It's passage. and that all such Efforts failed. Some
influence, seemingly more potent in the Senate cham
than either the wishes the interests Of the people
OF this city aud State, was holding the bill and at
tempting TO prevent it coming TO vote that the people
might he able 10 ascertain the senators who stand with
the people and those who stand with the WlImr gton
Terminal Company and IFS associates this highly
important piece OF legislation. In other words the
manifest purpose Of those whose interests lie in the
defeat Of this hill drawn TO repair great wrong done
to the people In 1901, DESTROYS that Il should he
smoered In committee Of the whole. the Senators
might XIII II without going record the people
might size them up and hold them in ungrateiuI
membrance.
Herbert II. ward. former United States Attorney.
and William G. Mahaiy. Clerk OF the United States
Court and United States Commissioner two Of the
Who. as officials Of the Wilmington Terminal Company,
expect TO reap fortunes by getting away with his 500
Of State land and the Federal Bukhead and ill
costing hundreds Of thousands Of dollars, busy in
the senate Chamber lobbying among the members aud
trying 10 beat the repeater. With them other
who should have been engaged in n better enterprise.
We wish 10 ask the State Senators, Republicans and
Democrats, what there is about IT, II. Ward and VIII
liam G. Mahany that they should turn listening and
friendly ear those two and deaf and unfriend-
Al. IA.
State Of DeIawareg
We wish 10 ask the State senators. Republicans and
Democrats, what II. H. Ward and William G. Mahany
have done that the State senate should desire to give
10 them 500 OF the peoples land within the
porate limits Of ciiy 81 10000 inhabitants and that
II should refuse to that land for the benefit
OF the puhlicl
We wish to ask the State Senators. Republicans and
Democrats. what II. n. Ward and William G. Mahaily
have done that they should desire to give 70 them
Federal bulkhead and ill. valued at $500 OO0 instead
Of giving those things to the peoplel
We wish to ask the state senators, Republicans and
Democrats what II. II. Ward and William G. Mahally
have done that they should be made the autocrats of
the deep-water port Of the city Of Wilmington and the
future commercial growth Of the States metropolis
placed AZ their mercy instead Of being vested in the
municipality for the public benefit
We wish TO ASK the State senators. Republicans and
Democrats, what II. II. ward and William G. MahaIy
have done that they should he made milIionaires
through free gift OF State land and the free gift Of
Federal bukhead and fiji that win be created by the
expenditure Of hundreds of thousands Of dollars Of the
peoples money and why the people shall he made cor
respondingIy poorer for their benefit
We wish TO ash the State Senators. Republicans and
Democrats. what II. II. Ward and william G. Mahany
have done that the seal Of senatorial approval is put
upon the Bulkhead Law Of 1901 for their benefit, y
selfish and sordid in IFS conception and 81
nnuiSe in its enactment that Speaker Holcomb. who
in the Legislature AT that time. says ne IS ashamed
now that he voted for IL!
We wish to ash the state Senators. Republicans and
Democrats. il they think that n. II. Ward and william
G.. Mahany and their Wilmington Terminal COMPANY
bigger and more important than the people Of the
rs and Statel
We wish to ask the State Senator's. Republican,
and Democrats. II they think that the interests of II
H. Nard and William G. Mahafy and their Whining
Ton Terminal Company paramount 10 the interests
Of The people Of our city and 'Ststel
We wish 10 say TO the State senators that IL they
fhni these things they should M Inc men and
ta,e their thoughts by their votes recorded
Va The Journal Of tho State Senate. They should not
ff, TO hide their friendly feeling for w. n. Ward and
William 6. Nahany by resorting the cowardIy ex-
pedieni Of trying 70 smother the srantland Bukhead
law Repeater to death in committee Of the whole o.
TIC senate.
The people Of this ciiy and State wish these mer
70 stand and he counted They elected hy the
fe'ss Of the people and the people, are earnesti,