Smyrna times., 1872-10-09
How the salisbury Ring Defraud the voters.


How the salisbury Ring Defraud the Voters.
Wyoming correspondent of the NewS anu
Advertiser thus refers to the little election vote OF
North Murdorklll THE usual fraud and corruption
ut the ballot box for the perpelus of family power
were practced IN this Hundred Tuesday. About
hily-nlne names of Republicans had been Withheld
from the assessment sts-enough to turn the
majority in the filthy channel OF the SaulShurys.
Ihemosl contemplate mcannesses were practiced"n
the negroes by the mlsspelling OF names on tax
receipts and the assessment lists. For instance,
Samuel Crupper had tax receipf given hun by the
collector with the name spelled Samuel Cooper
his vote beng contested he presented his tax re-
crpt when his ballot refused upon the ground
that il was not his name. This is but out
OF twelve, that can be atested. LOrenso Bailey,
white man, was refused TO vote because his name
was spelled Lawrence Bailey on the assessment
list.
John O'Byrne Slaps the Snusburys.
In the Wilmington Advertiser of Saturday ap.
pears an editorial on the Little Election from which
we make the following extract: "The men who have
heretofore reapcd the profits of Democratic victories
assumed to be popular ledders-must now stand up
and hight the battle. The cItzens whose Votes make
Victories who are interrupted by patronage, unde
ierredBy nlmes, aud unbiased By prejudIces demand
vigorous action IN the campaign. The trlckery and
cowardIce ui the family organ at Dover, that prints
oi ITS columns, but negecs that Of the nominees OF
the party at BAllmore must he disastrous. 1t is
ilmo To speak out, the olIgdrchs of the State are
playing as deceIltu and as dirty game
t'ree card monte man. Peter Funk played off
upon ii raw peasant. The Dover Convention
hxtd up To slap our nominees III the face while
iccep'lng them. The pl.n 'aiIod The State
meeting To raIify the Baltimore nomination, held in
Dover was Il dcuSIOn and a shame. 1t ptsstd
resoluton That we endorse tie action of our dele
gates at Biltm"rr." What action dId II endorse
The Delaware delegates ted for the Hon James
A. Bnyard-and did not Vote On the Resolution of
Wallace, of Pennsylvania, 10 make the n. mrnation
OF Greeley unanimous Cali ye that Democracy?
Is that sticking TO the ticket"
a Lively Address.
The Republicans of Sussex county, taking
the Democratic dlsaifectlon in that county
into consideration, have issued stlrring appeal
against tho "ring," of which the following is an
extract: ut Is not necessary To remind yuu that
your taxes are now more than fiUice as much as
formerly. This you all realize wnen the tax
gatherer makes his annual demand upon you. Now
the question we would like YOU to ask yourselves
is, what have we, more than formerly, to show for
all the money exacted Ot Us? Are your roads any
better Are your poor any better provided for ?
Are your assessments any better made ! are your
elections any more expensive? Are your county
expenses necessarily any greater, in any respect
than formerly If not, then why is it, that IT re-.
qulres twice much money, To DOT the county's
Ullls as It did IN hrmer times? The only answer
Is, that your money is squandcred by reckless
and incompetent management. Unnecessary road,
are mace at the expense of the county, in the
interests OF parry iavorites; collectors and their
securities are not held to strict accountability for
monies collected County officers pay to their
tavOrItes enormous prices for work done and mater
Iais purchased for LnuT " road and poor purposes
eXlFdVapaOCe he ~
has been run lrgcly INTO debt spite Of the h, avy
taxation and the evidences of this debt Comfy
Orders-have been heavily shaved by party leaders
who have influence enough 10 pet the cash for orders
80 purchased, and who have thus grown rich by
shaving the county paper. All this reckle>sness
extravagance, and corruption, has been framed INTO
system, by which The few have been able 10 grow
rich al the expense Of the people"
Politics in SUSSEX.
The Every ErsHiHg Of Saturday (non. pa rtizan)
contains the following: "AlI is not satisfactory in
the political fold Of the dominant party of SUSSEX
county. Rehcllious spirits are causing trouble in
the Democratic ranks there, aud lifelong members
ol that organization seem to be crazed by the sup
'sltlon that the office of sheriff in that county is
mine OF wealth. AT the Democratic Convention for
the nomination Of sheriff, held in GEORGETOWN over
a month since, there was OF course, many defeated
aSPirants, as there always are at such gatherings
aud some Of the sprcS Of them free to declare
that they would not support the choice Of the Con.
vcntlon. But few people could b, found however
who believed they would stick by what they had
said. This dissatisfaction soon ripencd into open
rebellion. Some Of the defeated ones accused
Norris the successful aspIrant for the ShcrfTalty
nomination, of heng a carpet.bagger, and they
swore they would never support hrm on that account
(AIthongh Morris has spent most of his life in
Sussex hc has been until within few wears since
engaged in business in Philadelphia but lring of
that some time since he returned 10 his old home in
MilIsbo:o') And this Is why they branded hrm as
carpebIgger. Bu! f4ir-mndcd people charge
these hners with leaving their party because they
were unsuccessful in the Convention, ard nnt 10
principle as they would have many believe. BE
that as It may, however, they hnlled, and We have
IN our pps~essl"n the names Of two gcnIlemcn who
have been connected wit the Drrnocr tic party for
life time aud who were unsuccessful candidates
tor the Sher;filty nomination heloe the last Sussex
County Democratic CnnvcntlOn who offered them
selves To the recent Republican County Convention
for honors ~ the shape nf nomination by that body
for the office Of Sheriff. They were not accc pied.
Perhaps the Convention thought that within its
party would be mnre ace -pt bic and a stronger op.
pDncnt iur Morris to combat.
STATE AND LOCALS.