Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-08
The Corruption Of the Republican
Party.

Party.
Wherever the Republican party has had power,
corruption, fraud and dishonesty has been un-
parAIleled. We know no exception. COmmenc-
ing in Washington, q system of robbery and raA-
eality seems to have spread through all the Re
publican States; and where the leaders Of that
party has had the most cOmplets contrOl, fraud
and corruption seems to have been the most open,
bold and unprecedented.
We are led 10 the above remarks from an article
in PHILADELPHIA Republican paper, of Monday
noted for its antag7nism of the Democratic party.
1t Is a remarkable thing that the "Quaker City
tAe city of "Brotheriy Love-" shoald have become
90 thoroughly corrupt rs the article We print rep
resenis it to be. But the article does net stop
with PhilAdelphia. It boldly charges the wH6le
Republican party with pths course Of the party in
Congress- and therefore it Is not surprised at the
"Rspublican detection"
In Philadelphia "ths men who 6n the ofiees,'
are 'steneh in the nOstriIs OF the people" They
are variOusIy regarded corrupt, tricky dissipa-
ted, unfit and immoral" -r t
These are strong and expressive words applied
10 the great Oficsrs- But read the article. We
clip it from the Philadelphia City Rem.
Republican Detection.
EAO4u ou paris OF ADo COUNTY, comes the un-
welcome inteligencethat there Is detection in the
Republican party.
When we reflect upon the course of the party
In the Congress, and In Legislaturos-(notably at
Harrisburg5 when we look at the bad men who
are IN ofice In this city, We are not surprised,
though gtieved, at this state of things.
The truth il, the Republican party is the party
Of ofintelligenee, Of patriotism, ofright OF Justice
and lt revolts at the shameful exhibition made
Thspreas OF the party is fettered and it heks
the courage 70 break away and assert its hide
pendenea OF patronage.
Until we make free press, we shall never have
government.
The man, or the party, who cannot stand fair
criticism, ought 70 60 down.
Here, in Philadelphia, Is seen and admitted the
necesslty for immediate and radical reform. The
men who GIL the Offices of City Treasurer, City
Solicitor, Register Of WillS PrOthonOtary, Sherif
etc, stink In the nostrils of our people They
are vaEiOualy regarded as corrupt tricky, vulgar,
dlssiPated, unfit, immoral, etc. A greal city and
great party may stand much, but neither can
long stand the strain inflicted by such men
Think OF $4,000 in bonds, stolen from the
arePrOOG under the very nose of the City
Treasurer.
Think Of ballot boxes being opened to enable
certain parties 70 win their election belsl
Think OF the rumor, (said 70 be well4ounded,) }
that one hundred thousand dollars were paid to
certain members ofthe Councils, (Of both parties)
20 secure Ihe new Bridge over the SchuyIkiu,
although Mahion h Dickinson and Charles
Thomson Jones told them they were wasting a
million aud . half by the nscally Job
Think of the daring vlllalny Of our Legislature !
The bold and unbiushing rascality Of some Of
our city member /.
Why, felIOw-cltizens, II we do not Immediately
inangurate Reform within the lines, we shall de-
stroy the party, or the State
Think Of itl Already the ticket for next Fall
u aTanged,-sET UP!
dozen men, who aspire TO Office, do not vet
seem 70 be aware OF the tact that every thing has
been Hhxed."
We are laboring solely in the interest Of the
stats. and to that end We demand good men and
honest government.
An tnteTssting question presents itself as to how
this state Of cOruptOn allowed to fasten itself
upon PhIlAdelphia and other cities; and thence
HAlify through state, county and township legiS-
lation.
Doabtess there were many causes leading to
tbs salns shameless results. But one Of the chioI
causes We believe may be found in tie fact that
bad. bOld men found willing tools in the negro
vOtoES that have recently been bro ught to the
polls By hundreds Of thousands.
The best and Purest men would not 20 to the
nightly resorts of negroes, in order to their
votes At nomination meetings, and the bad men
who have been placed in power, have in most
eAsos received their election through the aid the
Rspubliean party secured from such ignorant vo-
tSn. But in Philadelphia this did not suffice. In
addition, the vilest and most daring acts Of fraud
wsEe POEpStated Al the elections; committed un-
der the sanction Of alaW PnFPOsely devised By the
bad men in legislature elected through negro
VOtSs-a law the aim Of which was to deprive the
honsatm map Of both parties from making any
ohAngs - - better By OuSting the corrupt enc
missed g0od government And thus we hnd the
Rspabllgan party to-day in PhiIsdolphIa relying
q ths aid Of negro votes, and in the State Of
Psantylyanip Fslying upOn The rasnlIy system
Of 'ssnynandering," By which the same corrupt
party = 70 maintaih iis sscsndsney 70 commit
further outEsges upon the people.
.HHlI5lllKL LOVE- III ~
In the breach OF prOnsiseeaSe tried e SPRING
Aeld, on THURSDAY, the District Attorney pro-
tested against regarding, the betrOthal 0t MI
nOEs - '.boY ana 0lfi Affair."" and said that
h0 VA enf lhd to hlS present wife when hBl