Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-09
THE HoUsrOS-MARrIN OoNrEsr.

PROMINENT In the comm uulty-hhe
Republicans Inclined 10 be Ret
icent.
Several prominent gentlemen, of both |
parties, were talked with this morning |
about Judge Houston's proposed contest
for the seat of Congressman Martin, but |
many OF the most prominent leaders on
either side were out of town or insccessi-
BILE. Ex-Sscretary of State Iguatius o.
Grubb, Esq, was found at his office. and
said:
II think their sole object is to make
POLITICAL capital; that they rely in the
first place, on a Republican majority in
the House Of Representatives doing any
thing that party necessities demand
that If political necessity demands the
addition of Judge Houston, in order to
make a sure WORKING majority, obedient
TO the b, hests of the Republican leaders
they will throw MIR. Martin out regardless
of law or justice. Ia regard to the outcry
IN this State against our Democratic
administration of the assessment laws, l
consider it utterly hypocrltieal on the
part of certain Republican partisan leaders
Ia Delaware"
Tue facts show it TO be the case. l de.
uouI ced it as such upon ,he stump in tn
last campaign, aud gave the facts In sup
port Of the charge, and challenged their
refutation. They were not refuted, be-
cause they could not be. showed that
by reason of the Gallagher nomination FOR
mayor, in 1878, the anti-Gallagner H.
puulcans refused TO attend to the sssess
ment of their negroes and deliberately ltf
thep off the lst-, refusing to pay thelf
taxes If the Gallagher faction was to have
coutrol of them. Ihis they did until the
,pring of 1880, when they changed then
purpo-es AID made hue aud cry aoou
he disfrauchisement of the negroes, whet
nat disfrau chissmeut WAS the result If
heir own ac,s. They succeeded II
deceiving and making dupes Of many
lunesl voters in this Campaign, but upUL
tase pretelces, III the st qiel Will show II
here ID u full aud honest Investigation.
aud not d mere partisan inquiry In Thu
Houston contest. am sur
nat the result will exonerat'
ne Democracy aud bring di-crealt and
Just condemnation upon certain Rebubll-
sau political managers III thus y ate. u
eve that this coules. viii cost tue R-pub-
ilcsus here ali the misled voters and fair.
minded citiz MS they gained III the lat
campaign, aud eau do nolhlDg but Iii ure
| Judge Houston IN the estimation of many
| uI uls Urbt lIleuus.
rhe views expressed by Mr.. Grubb
we're substantially those Of other Demc-
Gratis WHO were talked with, some remark
lug that IL was merely continuation of
grand game OF bluff that has been playeo
~ tue X iUublicau party.
Several prominent II pub!cans wer.
taiked with. Co A. X Jduey remarked
that he really did not know anythiu.
/ tlA : hnh E.f mt vary
q liet b, those who were engineering II
would rather NOT express an oplniou at
20 the success of he movement.
lifted States Marshal Nc Mullen said he
uad no opinion about il. All he knew WAS
what he had read In the papers, which
WAS not enough information to base al
opinion upon.
Postmaster Pyle was 10 the same pre-
icams ut. lie thought 1t quite proper to
look INTO the matter of the election, but
could not talk intelligeptly upon it, as he
had not mad time to consider the subject
II. f Plckeis also declined TO express
an optnlon. He did not know what the
grounds were for the contest or what evil
lence Messrs. Harrington and Cannon
might b ave III their possession. He wouJ
not express an opinion about q matter ht
had not Investigated. w..
Such WAS the tenor Of the remarks Of
all the Republicans who We're talked with
COLONEL WILLIAM @ WHITLEY,
an ex-Oongressman himself said Il d.
not think thus contest will amount TO auy
a hing. II was gotten up by few men II
Kent and without consultation, SO far as
= can learn, with the Republicans here n
, all. do not think any member of tn,
- oar up here was consulted about it. w
have nothing TO fear from it /"
What do you think il the object il
!, view 2
" 40 raise some stir over the Assessment
&c laws for one ting. The laws, however
: are just as fair in this State AS in an,
.. other, and infinitely fairer for in-tanc
a than in the Repu0llcan State of RnUd
- Island, where about three fourtha Of III
" cit zsns are DISTINGUISHED by very vi jus
:, property qualification. Every negro O
= white man IN Delaware, ent tied to bt com
. 4 voter, could have been ASS ssed il he hu
taken any trouble. The fact about III
matter Is that the negroes would not pa
their taxes, aud they were dropped frou
the lists. Then they commenced at s.
RI late day to get item Oh again that til
as-essoTs did uUt have time to attend t
.e /
4 COUNTIES, as far as | heard, put on all VIII
applied and were legally asst ssable,
what do you thluk OF the Judd
remaining on the bench while engaged !
bis contest
THAT is what am more particular
Interested in, He claims nov 10 be
uit nber elect Of the Forty -eight
Congress-. II be- Is he should resign ft
uan cannot properly be cougres-ma
aud a Idg- both Besides 1t is ulant ~
improper Tor II judge to be Il partisan;
Is contrary to all our notions of ia
Judiciary" a...
Col Whitley here cali the reporter
attention to the foliowlLg clause 1t Act y
) .ctlou II OF the CONSTITUTION OF ID IL
ware referring TO the I'd Guar,
They shall hold no other Office of profit. N,
receive any fees Or peIqulrtes. III addition
their salaries, for busnless done by them.
farming back two or three pa4es Il
reporter read ii follows, from AIT. IL
SECTION q:
No member OF Congress, nor any perst
holding Or exercising any office under Il
United states shall at the same time hold
exercise the office Of judge. treasurer atturme
general, secretary, parliamentary, register I
the probate Of wills and granting letters
administration. recorder, sheriff. or any utii
uuder this state. With SALARY annexed to
or Hly other office which the legislature sin
declare Incompatible with offices or apron
meuts under the United States.
eft he he docs not resign now" CO
iinurd Colonel Nhituiey, "he shuu
resign by the ith Of Mach. think
he undertakes 10 hold the [ flee of ud
after thet date he cef.a!nly would be II
peachabe As his term does NOT beg
unui that date | Hni doubtful about /
Delug iIupeachBbie now, bu. the peOI
led down oountry are taking very strong
M. about impeaching him now"
You saw the reported interview W
Ia, the Judge, in the uOrning NtT| !"
"Y--, and | thirk he mad no right
justification for using the language TO Wal
ear 'u7 Depi"o'"'io P"tS u''i'puse" W H'.i4
the 'ha1 INTERVIEW ~ i'elawaIe we ha
h, the judiciary are independent in pOll,i
70 a aud the idea of q man running for Ct
10, gre4s without resignigg the iudgeship, d
,,na even remaining on the bench gfter
Oh, claims to have been elected, is ute
n foreign to our idras. Then, | think
a judge has GOT into the hands Of y,
bad element of the Republican party"
Z REPUBLICAN VIEW.
inc 81 really do not win to appear iu pr
on this topic,' said a K publican mem
poh % the bur "ln politics there are mt
~, things which, while we cannot iuio
them, for the sake of the party we do
.om care to antsgonize them. Democri
al, lawyers of course can peak freely on I