Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-02-10
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1879,
rhe REPUBLICAN has the largest
circulation Of any paper In Della
ware. Advertisers take = mote Of
tNts.
The Down state Frauds.

not yet heard of the default OF Kent
and Sussex counties to pay the State
taxes, though such default was pub,
lished by the Auditor and laid upon
the desks Of the members of the Legis-
lature so far back as last Thursday
We hope We may not be thought i'm
pertinent by asking for the cause Of
this expressive silence. There stands
the Democratic Auditors report in live
burning language, showing that Kent
county has defaultcd to the State il
the amount OF $4,000, and Sussex
county in the amount of ga 900, both
together making the considerable sum
of $4,000. We naturally expected that
the Erery Erenl"g, the great indepen-
dent organ of the State, that shifts fraud
in every passing breeze, and hates dis
honesty with an intensity that is in
describable, would have unmufiied its
thunders, unbottled its lightnings, and
poured out the walls OF its wrath and
indignation upon such glazing fraud
as soon as it was known. We briefly
referred to it on Friday, and We eagerly
seized the first copy of the great Thun.
dererer that came along, expecting to
see the fraud denounced in such em-
phatic language as only the editor Of the
Ecery Erentng can use. We looked in
vain. The great reformer was as silent
as the grave. The defalcations were on
the wrong side. Had the default on "
occurred under Republican administra-
ton, then our Caesar would have been
himself again. But, oh, Heavens there
is not Republican officer in the state
from Mammals creek 10 the Pocouoke.
Senator Bayard has told this in lis
western trips. John O'Byrne proclaim
ed i. in Richmond. The L. +. and all
the Democratic papers in the State
rs-echoed it as tar aud wide as their cir
culation extended. Ex-Governor Coch
ran praised the honesty of the State
officials, and Governor Hall took up the
refrain as he seize the reins of govern
ment as they fell from Governor Coch-
rams hands. The Ga=etfp gleefully
chucklei over every little Republican
embezzlement it could hear of in Re.
publican States, and held up the De.
mocratic government of honest little
Delaware as sample for the benighted
and misguided Republicans of the
north. How honest we are down here
in Delaware, has been reflected in every
sentiment and line of theDemOcratic pa
pers Of the State. Well, nothing APP
peared in the paper that hates fraud
on Friday, and we charitably supposed
it had press Of matter, and perhaps it
might, like the lion crOuching for its
prey, be- gathering its strength for a
tremendous leap on Saturday. Yes,
surely Saturday 5 paper will be rich in
startling deuunciations of faud and dis
honesty, and tn" small fry, such as the
Go=eUe and the Florida YeraLd, would
constitute a chorus Of fraud cOndemna-
tions as would carry terror to the deni-
zens Of Kent and Sussex, that live
along the classic streams Of the Murder
kill, the MispiiOn, the Nanticoke and
the inlets OF Rehoboth and Indian
River. Again We are disappointed.
Not syllable is uttered in paper of
the Stat- IN reference to this $26, 600
detalcatlon except what the RErCBLI-
Gan and the State Sentinel said. Silence
still reigns supreme, and up to this
time, unless something is said in to-
days papers, so far as the Democratic
papers are concerned, the people Of the
State know nothing Of this defalcatiOn.
Now what can be the cause Of this stu.
died silenc.l We find the same spirit
pervaiing the Democratic press Of this
Stat that aCtuateS the Legislature;
disposition to oppose all investigations
or any legislation which might have a
tendency to reveal some OF the inside
workings Of the Demo 'ratic party ma
ehinery, ard even after this great de-
fllcation became known TO the Legisla-
ture through the Auditors report, and
Mr.. Dean offered resolution leading to
an inquiry, the resolution was tabled,
only Mr.. Dean voting for it. We're it
not that this detalcation is made known
through sworn officer Of The State, it
would hr easy tor tu"' D"Iawarean' and
thr "GaIettr' to say that the hFrrII-
cas- .i4L a, they did about the drmEeu
carousal, but happily for til" p"opI' Of
Delaware the Auditor report tells tne
tai, and if they want 10 Iisprovr i.
they must face that officer. We have
recollection Of how the "Every Even
ing deNouncei the KlIgor-' detail.
cation the imaginary dishonest tran|ac-