Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-23
1hE ELECTION

Which is to take place on the 9th OF November
one week from next Tuesday, is perhaps more i'm
portant than any election that has ever been held
in the United States
Though Delaware has but a small vote in th':
great contest she nevertheless less interested
than any of her larger sisters. Indeed her people
have deeper and more serious interest. and there
fore should exercise greater concern tor the re.
suit. Her vote should of course be cast with hel
interests.
The larger States may be said to be better able
to take care of themselves. Controlling large
masses of men and having heavy vote in the Ma
tional Legislature they may demand concessions
when the small voice of Delaware would not re-
ceive attention be listened TO- Under such cir
cumstances it behooves every Democrat, and every
other citizen of Delaware who would not have her
laws and institutions tramped under foot, or
changed in such manner as to be directly at va
rance with their Wishes to 60 to work at once and
every endeayor within their power to defeat
the aims of the revolutionary party. A party that
is now under the direction OF the Federal head,
making determined effort to oyerturn our local
laws, if not change entirely our whole political
system; substituting therefor new legislation not
IN conformity with the desires and understanding
of our people, and depriving them almost entirely
OF the power to alter, control and direct the enact
ments by which they will find themselves fettered.
To accomplish this purpose the Radical party
under General Grant declare they will use every
means within their reacc. They will repeat in
Delaware the foul system of frauds which was per-
petrated in Philadelphia have been heard to
say that they will vote every negro in this city
whether hs is entitled to vote or not regardless
Of the consequences that may follow TO the igno-
rant men whom they deceive into the commission
OF crime for which our laws impose the seveIest
penalties.
Already men of that party are under bonds to
appear at Court at New Castle TO answer the
charge Of counterfeiting forging the names OF
tax collectors and circulating receipts thus il
legally issued and which were placed in the hands
of ignorant men for the purpose OF occurring votes
in this illegal and criminal manner. All who vote
on such receipts will most undoubtedly be prose-
cuted and punished.
Let the Radical party but once secure the power
in this county and State and they will pursue the
same policy that has governed them III the States
south Of us. The political power will be 80 ma
nipulated as to keep it within their grasp.
The influence OF the negro now controls the in-
stitutioAs OF most Of the States south Of US. Al
though hs possesses but little property Of any kind
his voise and vote in the legislature taxes the
whites for his support and the education of his
children, while at the same time the white children
are frequently excluded from local educational in
stitutions. Such will be the case in Delaware
whom the Radical party succeed to power.
This can only be prevented by united and de-
tsrminsd sdort Of the Democratic and Conserva-
tive votsrs. It is useless to deny it. The best
U.ion white men Of tho Southern States who vo-
ted with the Radical party witnessed such scenes
and felt such sadsring after the triumph OF that
party - to make them regret that they had ever
trusted 70 ths fals promises Of the carpetbaggsrs
aad - il may b here. Let every good citizen
yots end work to dsfsat the introduction of Radi-
calism in DslaWArs.