Daily Republican., 1880-11-22
The soi1d CoI0red Vote.

1t has been asserted over and owe
again by the Every Ev sniug that ther
was danger to be expected from part,
for which lore | people massed thsi
votes, and, in oder to still fuithe
prejudice the people against the Re
publican party estimates have beer
made OF the colo.ei vote to show tina
without it the Republicans could no
have been successful In New Castl,
County. The 0uly thing wrong IL
raising this hus and cry against thu
coloIe1 vote is that the State has nc
yet felt the evil Of what has been pre-
dicted. 1t will be time enough to rais'
the objection when the Republican,
by the aid OF the cOlored vote cleo. 10
ferior men TO office. Wherever the Re
publicans have elected their ticket IL
either county or city, we believe the
character and ability of the men elect
ed were fully equal to the men q: any
time elect ID by the Democrats. Did
not sx-Msyor Valentine Tor whom the
colored men voted make as good and
efficient al CfEoer as either Mr.. Simu 8,
Mr.. Whitley or DIR. Almond that
slcce eled and were elected by tn,
Democrats Would not Edward J.
Doughtrty, ez Mayor Valentine or c
Il. Gala her had they not been defeat
ed made as efficient officers as the gen.
tlenea we have named nd who ware
elected?
In the election Of City Counci!men in
1879, would no. Messrs. Evans and
Gawthr0p for whom thu ooloIel men
voted in the Fifth ward have made ss
intelligent and as faithful officers as d ID
Me 5srs, Allen and Carmichael who got
their seats through tle votes Of a gape
Of Democratic reIe2:e:s3 Would not
Samuel A. Pfite for whom the colorcd
men in the Third ward voted have
made as honest and able a CJunci,ma
as William E. Blake who was electe
exclusively by tie Democratic viii 81
vote o. the o her hand, what would
the city have gained had Thomas
Mellon been elected from the Seventh
ward instead o! Caesar A. Rod 1ey
How muca more character dill the city
government receive in the election oil
Mr.. BArnhiil from tho Ninth than Il
Mr.. Febiger had been electgdY Coming
on down tn the late city election how
does the comparison stand In the
Fifth ward, Mr.. Bsechfr for whom tho
colored men voted was elected instead
OF Rrcch Moore who go: the Democratic
white vote. Ir. Moore made very
good councilman but what has the city |
lost by the election of Mr.. Beecher |
Would the character of the city beer
much enhanced il Mr.. Robinson in Tia,
Third ward had been defeated and Mr.
Baugh elected? How much be ter Of,
would the city have been had Mr.. Ma k
lem instead If Mr.. T.lley been elected
In the Seventh warG2 Thomas L
Mouseley who has j1st aba 1doned the
contest for his sat, would lot have
been aay inn rovemC Mt over hon ost far.
mer Smith WHO gas ELECTED by the color
ei vote.
Docs the o'Sy government suffer by
tn" election Of uCh MAJ as Abrer +.
Bailey cVe- James Daley in the Eigh h
Ward And y! hundred or more
colored men vo.ed for Mr.. Bailey il
preference 70 Mr. Daley. Did the city
gain much by thu election of George
Adele 10 Council from the Fourth Ward
over William Turner Colored men
vote for the lait5r. Colored men v0t ID
for William Miller in the First Ward
in preference to Mr.. McKenna. DID
they 80 far wrongf II the colorsd vote
is such q dangerous element, and bad
legislation is to be feared from mel
elected by their solid vote, let US carry
the comparison little farther and sec
how much bstter it would have been
had the Democrats elected their entire
ticket Commencing with the Congress
sional candidates, would the State Of
Delaware lost anything in ability and
character had Judge Houston, for whom
the colorsd men va!ed, been elected in.
stead of Col. Martin How much better
Sheriff would New Castle county have
had If Mr.. Lynch instead of Philip R
Clark had been electe |. All the colored
men except fow who wers bought
voted for Mr.. Clrt. We do not believe
that eve with all Mr.. Yarnall's aff&-
billy and politene,s that he would
have brought u ore character and hon.
estV TO the office of Cororer had be beef
e,eo'ed ins cad Of Rayworth Weldir.
Yet the &C ored men voted OF he lat or.
With two nj n Of such high ,haraoter
as Mr.. Belts and Mr.. PoItlrs ruupIreI
for the office Of State Senator, the col.