The daily gazette., 1879-10-14

or Vincent TO the Council showing so
much money to the credit of the city,
when that paper hoped to find that 1t
had all been expended long since, as
was the case on the first of September,
1878, when the Republicans controlled
the Council.
TIE Republican says its abuse oil the
Southern people is rewarded by an IN
crease in its circulation. Perhaps II Is
from the negroes. But its circulation
seems to decrease its influence with the
voters, since fewer votes are polled by
the Republican party than formerly
The very absurdity of the editorials OF
that paper, and their want of logic and
truth. may have shown its readers what |
folly it is to expect any reform or econo-
my from such politicians, as, Joined with
the negroes, assemble with its editors
in secret rooms and plot mischief and
concoct schemes that are wholly imprac-
ticable; as, for instance the contest for
the seats of Mess-s. Carmichael and
Allen, that they must be abandoned be-
cause lawyer is not permitted to occupy
the time Of Council at the expense of
the City. Be it remembered that the
Republicans asserted over and over
again that the Democrats had poll
ed "six or seven hundred illegal votes"
Yet the abandonment Of this prosecution
Is approved by it for the mere reason
that a lawyer is not permitted to ex-
anime a witness. Does not the very
position prove to every honest Republi-
can that the men who undertook on the
faith Of the assertions Of the REPUBLICAN,
to prove its charges had been deceived
that the falsehoods of that paper misled
the lawyer as well as his clients? 1t
seems so. If any thing was needed to
prove this it may be found IN the fol-
lowing awful msstatement in that paper
of yesterday:
alt must however be borne in mn'
that long before the polls closed the Re
publicans disgustet at the crowd of re
Spfifttef Spfifteff6i 81 't6eir protests, had ceased t,
challenge and looked with the utmos
astonishment at the frauds that were be
ing perpetrated. 1t was something 81
unusual in Wilmington ell, ctions that il
entirely deprived them of the power Il
act, and if they had, there were TIN
trained police watching like hawks t.
get an excuse TO arrest Republicans
TheRepublicans were prepared only t
hold an honest election, and were cor
ffonted with such monstrous frauds a
were perpetrated they were simply a
founded and knew not what to do, an
in such cases let the election go by d,
fault"
Now mind, the election took rlacc o
Tuesday, and in accordance with la
and an old custom the Council met c
Wednesday evening to examine the r
turns, swear in the new members, al
reOrganize that body. This was &
done. The Republican members wi
held over assisting, and Mr.. Chandlt
Republican member from the Seven
Ward was put on the committee to e
anime the returns. They made thu
ough examination taking twice as mu
time as usual, and reported unanmo
ly the returns correct and the candida
all eligible. Not one word was ute
to Council as to illegal votes being p'
ed by any member or by any Inspec
or Judge of Election. Now can {
candid man believe that a party /
had had control of the City Council
nearly twenty consecutive year
would have allowed such an opportul
to make their objections known pa
No indeed. 1t is a severe imputai
upon the good sense Of the Republi
members of Council and especial
such charge reflection upon the int
gence aud moral courage of Mr.. Cha
Ter, the member of the committee
elections. His knowledge and
understanding of his duties a
member of the committee
member of his party, and his
faith to it, could not have been !
cruelty inpeached than by charging
on him and his Republican compal
in the Council, such fatal neglect,
were true. Why, if what the RepuJ
Gays were true, these gentlemen v
be regarded as the weakest of Chi
in politics, instead of veteran
Fathers, upon whom the weight o
municipal affairs had rested for yei
This is not the case. The Repul
does not furnish the facts. The r.
lican members of the Council wit
Chandler at their head could not
weak, womauish and uDfaithful to
party as they would certainly be s
to be if what that paper says were
The election was fairly and homo
conducted. Peaceably, too, except
Fifth ward, where the attache
Republican Office was Judge, an
turbed the peace by making an e.
il to draw revolver upon tn
Democratic judges, with whom !
disputing vote.