The daily gazette., 1880-03-09


BE TRUTHFUL 1T would be more
creditable to the editors of the Netos |
to tell the truth. The GAZETTE has
made noasecret of its opinions on
negro suffrage, and it is willing to
bear whatever censure it may be fair |
to impose for hostility thereto nor |
would 1t give suffrage to Chinese or
any class or race of idolators. But |
the GAZETTE has never gone so far as
to advocate the disfranchisement of
any class who are entitled to vote
under existing laws or circumstances.
When, therefore, the News says:
- fThe Gdzette, of course, has from
the outset boldly advocated and .justi- |
fed the disfranchisement of any one |
who might not vote its way,
II asserts what is false, and we
think we have just cause for saying
it has done SO wilfuhy and intention
ally. TIL GAZETTE has not advocated
"disfranchising" any voter. 1t has
simply defended the Levy Court from
the unjustifable and untruthful at
tacks made upon it for discharging its
sworn duty to its constituency. On
the contrary the GAZETTE has all
along said the Court would not refuse
to assess voters who properly applied
with the requisite proofs and vouch-
ers ; and that when the Court got
through with the proper business of
the county it would, we believed, if
appealed to, appoint separate days to
hear applications for assessments.
The Republicans have made un-
reasonable demands upon the Court /;
and we do not believe they expected
them to be complied within fact
they wished their demands to be de-
MED in order that they might make
some show to the negroes to prove
to them that they were favorable to
negro suffrage and that the Democrats
were oppo sed to negroes being per-
nfitted to vote. This is in accordance
with the whole conduct of the Repub-
ican party. Its leaders claim that the
negro is the slave of that party that
he is bound to vote for it ; and dare
not vote otherwise. Hence that party
has raised fund with which to pay
the taxes of negroes and put the re-
ceipts in their pockets until election
day-then the tax receipt will be put
at the polls, and taken from him as
soon as he votes and put away for an
other occasion when the machine i.
wanted to vote again. There may be
two thousand negro voters in New
Castle county. But as they all vot,
without any consideration just a
Anthony Higgins, Esq, directs them
therefore Anthony Higgins, Esq.
votes two thousand votes, while othe
white men are allowed but one vote
That is the whole stock in trade o
the Republican party. Without til
aid of the Ignorant negro it is of n
account anywhere, and the negro i
not allowed to vote as he pleases. HI
must vote as they dictate. Under til
old slave code the negroes never vote,
in the South. He is now made
voting machine by the Republica
party in Delaware. In 1878 they OF
dered him not to vote, and h
obeyed the order. Now they order hr
TO vote, and at once the Levy Coul
room is filled with negroes, crowde
together like gaE ing herd. They al
simply the "supple jacks of such hypt
critical politicians as compose the X,
publican committee who manage thel
and drive them like sheep. In fact "
pity the misguided and misled negr
while we feel deep disgust for IL
whining hypocrites who assume to
his political masters. In the main the
are ignorant, prejudiced men, who ther
selves are the merest party tools, wItho
sufficient political knowledge to unde
stand the necessity for keeping the ba
lot in the hands OF the intelligent mass
aud the government under the control
free white men, by whom and for who
1t was framed. For an of1ice-a me
mess of pottage, without the excuse tn
atlated him Of old, they would gi
away heir birthright, and deprive the
own children of the Inheritance intend,
to be transmotted to them by the Fathe
of the Republic.
To enable tax collectors to esca,
the tyrany of the new Federal electiC
laws and persecution under the odio,