The daily gazette., 1878-06-13
JUNE I3. 1875.

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ed. He is the chairman of the Republi-
can State Central Committee. lie says
it is not a settled matter that there Will
be no Republican State ticket in the
field. The Republican State convention
will not be convened until after the DEM
ocratic State Convention Is held, which
he supposes will nominate Mr.. John ".
Hall for Governor, and Edward l.. Mar
tin, ESQ., for Congress. He speaks like
a man weighed down with sorrow and
overcome with grief The burden of his
affliction flowing from pack of Demo-
cratic fellows who have oppressed the
Republican voters by reason of legisla-
ton that can be manipulated by the
Democrats to suit their purposes. and
give the majority for their party.
That is all very well for Mr.. Pickles.
1t is the song which the Dover Republi-
cans sung in their late county meeting,
and Mr.. Pickles only adorns it little
giving some of its notes some polish
which the Dover lawyers neglected. Mr..
P. is good basso and delights to repro
duce effective music. But now he evil
dently feels that his "harp is upon the
willows" His people are afflicted and
his sympathy overfows. Once or twice
he lightens up, when referring to the
Mayoralty and the hopes he had OF
eecting such a man as Patterson-not
the noted "Billy," who was struck. But
Billy never received harder blow than
the one given by Mr.. Pickles. "ls my
brother in health to-day" and he smote
him under the fifth rib. This may not
have been intended. But
Well, Mr.. Pickles may sigh himself
away, if he pleases. The Democrats are
not sorrowful; and until they are beaten
will be apt to hold to any advantage
they have until the Republican voters
are released from the political slavery
into which they were drawn by the lead
ers Of the Black Republican party.
Every Republican in this State can Be-
cure vote by paying his tax. But if ht
does not pay tax the constitution cut
him out of his vote, and it was adopted
in 1882. No man can vote until he pays
his taxes. If the voter will not go to the
Collectors office and pay his tax he doe
not feel very heavily the weight of gov
ernment.
This change in the law relieving tn
Collectors from running after the po
taxes gre y out Of the U. S. EnforcemeI
law, and the prosecutions and persecl
tons under it in the U. S. Courts by tn
Republican party office-holders.
But the difficulty with the Republica
party lies in the fact that their part
leaders for a long time voted the negr
voters IN body Ike SO many sheep an
they voted all that came whether res
dents or noU-the negroes running int
Maryland and Pennsylvania the mex
day. The Republican leaders also raise
funds of money and paid the negroe
taxes. But they do not do this now an
the negro will not pay his tax and vot
He says the Republicans will not put h
race on the ticket for Office as the
promised; and unless they do put hi
on the ticket his people will withho
their votes unless their taxes are pa
for them; while some of them saw til,
will vote for the Democrats if thev W
put their names on the lists and n
their taxes and protect them from /
threats of other Republicans. But t
Democrats do not make bargains; tn
rely upon the intelligent whites. On t
whole we think Mr. Pickles is ratb
pleased with the arrangement. He
tired Of politics and glories in havi
led the Republican so well to its last ,
feat. lie might have been beaten unl
more unhappy circumstances. Such
befell our friend Harrington.