The daily gazette., 1879-09-30

THE Democratic party is not response
Bile for men who may become bummers
and repeaters. This class of men usual
ly trace their fall from honesty to the
Republican party and the evils it, by its
bad legislation inaugurated. The flocks
of bummeIs that have been tramping
the country over since that party took
possession OF the government, are con-
sequence OF the acts of the Republican
party. And so 100 are the vai iious sys-
tens of illegal voting. Such a thing as
repeating" was not of heard before the
Republican party commenced it here.
The high officials of that pai.y did not
only set the "bummers" and neg oes of
Wilmington to "repeating;" but they
hied large numbers of Philadelphia
roughs and L. s. Deputy Marshals to
come here and vote in all the eection
precincts. This they did and went
away again the same night. Anthony
Higgins, Esq, was the L. 5. District
Attorney for this district and John NJ.
Dunn the U. $. Marshal. They knew
all about this transaction and Anthony
Higgins, Esq, enjoyed ii hugely. Now,
some of the same fellows whom the
plars of Messrs. Higgins AID Dunn
taush that the laws could be defed
may have followed the example set.
But of this We do not know. We must
here repeat Lat we know of no illegal
votes whatever. We were fully con-
vinced before the election as held that
the negroes who constitute about one.
third of the Republican party here
would not vote and unless all the ne
groes did vote the Democrats would
have large majority. Besides hat 9e
relied upon the electlo of 1873 when
the Democrats elected the Mayo. by 8
majority of $40 and carried both the up
per and the lower districts by large ma
jorities; thing the Democrats had no
done before for many years, if ever
There was, therefore, almost a certant
of large majority this year, and no II,
cessity for illegal voting at all. If ther
has been illegal voting let the laws h
enforced. We are fol- pure and hone
ballot. There is 10 Democracy witho,
it. The very fact that the Republica
party through its high ,tficers-l
young, able aud brilliant District At o
ney aud most active and eneig, tic L.
Marshal were mixed up with the Phi
d lphia repeaters, roushs, and it mig
have, provel murderers, who came he
and went down to old Appoqunimi
TO get up row; break up the elect,
boxes and perhaps kill Mr.. Sam,
Townsend and several other Democra
(for their Deputy. .Marshals We're alme
we say when this became kno,n as
fact, it gained the Democrats ms
votes. IL was horrible thing; and
have always been surprised that Ju,
Bradford did not give his Marshal
Attorney a severe reprmand al e
Somebody should have done this;
we presume the Judge only Leglec
It b. cause of old associations, ha,
been the law partLer of the one, an
great admirer of the daredevil conc
of the other during the reign Of tc
here IN 1924.
By-the-way that law firm was II
prosperous one. Through its age
and because OF its activity in organi:
the negroes and making them the c
n.nions of the white Rrpuuiisa"s Il,
H. league rooms, one became Dist
Attorney and the other U. S. Jud
both lucrative offices, although the Ia
is by all odds the most valuable.
shall see now how Mr.. Higgins
along with his prosecutions. Perl
he will distinguish himself again in
to put IN r another good office in
of success in 1880.
THE Philadelphia repe 4ters are