Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-21

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the matter And not for many
years after did the truthfulness of
the arguments he used, strike
home with effect, and although he
did not live to behold the apprecia-
tion of the business of his stand,
his children did. The project,
although attended with some
points of advantage was generally
soon looked on by all concerned,
as failure, showing that the peo-
pie sometimes blunder as well as
individuals, which it might be well
to note in this day of craze for
what is known as popular rule.
Most writer's now upon economic
subjects, in defense Of unionism,
contend that it is a necessary
moment of labor for self defense,
as the laborer and mechanic no
longer own the tools with which
they work, and that the day of the
small mechanic acting independ-
entity is passed, but but twenty
five years has witnessed but little
if any change in this line here, j,
A. Collins, NJ, f. Hines, Clarence
Vail and William Hines, operat-
es independent plants ON small
scale along mechanical lines, as did
the late Samuel r. Hines and
others twenty five years ago.
The National Bank is one in
stitution where a noticeable change
has taken place. Besides the adj
dition of ~ savings department,
the interior of the bank has been
not only improved but SO altered
to compare favorably in beauty
and convenience with the modern
banking houses of our large cities.
Nearly all our business horses
have undergone Improvements UNI
til the lower part of Clinton 81. is
almost a continuous display OF
large tro1 t show windows, between
Front and I'd St. ON Clinton, be.
ginning at. the Post Office, when
all the improvements now under
way are finished, will make a
contrast indeed from twenty five
years ago. Another noticeable
change comes from an educational
point of view. Within that period
mas Deen WITNESSED the change Of
sentiment respecting ladies as
teachers and they have so grown
in favor that today no man is con
nected with the teaching force Of
the city's public school system,
and under a lady principal are
doing noble work i'll manner equal
even to that done under the last
our ablest men principals, Prof,
Fred L, Gardiner, j. b. Handy,
Willard Smith and Norris w.
Wilkinson. 1t is lamented by
Senator Tillman of South Caro-
lima that woman's participation in
the worlds affairs will destroy her
loneliness, but it is contended by
Others that the more she does
along these lines the more lovely
she becomes, that her loneliness is
a gift of the Almighty and il shall
endure forever. Carl Shurz in his
Renaissance of American life
laments the disappearing in rural
neighborhoods of old fashioned
literary societies and debating as
sociations, and cites as the useful
ness OF these institutions, the fact
that many a noted American
statesman owes his start in. oratory
to the old school house debate.
Our present. representative in
Congress, Hon. Franklin L. Brock
sin has lately attained a national
reputation in his reply to Congress
sman Evans of Montana, in defense
of the Delaware whipping post.
Now, Congressman Brocksin is a
product Of the old school house
debating society, who iustiiics
Carl schuIz's eulogy of their use
fulness In the winter of 1898
when Jos. b, Handy was principal
Of Delaware City school Mi. Brock
sin was principal Of Port Penn,
and to settle the question of super